Choc7 (超克7)

Choc7 (Chinese: 超克7) is a Taiwanese boy band from Taipei, announced in 2008 and debuting in 2009 with the EP 太青春 (Too Young), released on 29 May 2009 through Gold Typhoon.

The seven members are Ah Ben as leader, Modi, Gevin, Vibo, Peter, Shawn and Louis. Ah Ben, Weng Rui-di, was the band’s leader and guitarist and now also works as a screenwriter, actor and television host; he holds a profile of his own in this catalogue.

The band is recorded as running from 2009 onward. Its genre is given simply as pop.

Choc7’s roots lie in a run of televised contests rather than a single audition. Through 2008 the trainees of Mo Fan Bang Bang Tang were split into Knights of Princess and Elite of Otaku, who released the two version EP Adventure World in July that year, and seven of the ten were then brought together as Choc7. Gold Typhoon released the debut mini album 太青春 Too Young on 29 May 2009, with lyrics contributed by Lollipop, the label’s earlier band from the same show.

The band was built as a playing group as much as a singing one, with guitar, bass, drums, bongos and electric piano shared among the seven. From 2010 the members increasingly worked on individual projects in music, presenting and acting.