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Kok Hou Jin (郝浩然), better known as Aiden Kok (艾登然) is a Canadian-born Hongkongese-Japanese rapper, dancer, songwriter, singer, and actor under UTOPIA Label based in South Korea. He is best known as the former member Hong Kongese boy group SKYLAR and Japanese boy group LAPTEAM. Respected in the industry as one of its most talented and most experienced artists, Kok has held a career spanning promotions in 2 groups in 2 diffrent countries and as solo artist. He will participate in Asiavision Song Contest 2023 as Hong Kong's representative with song "Do Or Die".
Aiden will debut on July 18, 2023 with the EP "Do Or Die".
Early years[]
Kok Hou Jin was born on August 29, 2023 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada as the only of Hongkongese father - Kok Hou Ying, and Japanese mother - Kuroda Sayako. Despite living in Canada for over 10 years, Kok's first language was Cantonese. At school, he also learned how to speak in French, while at home his mother teached him how to speak Japanese and Korean. Because of anti-English and pro-French sentiment of his parents, he was prohibited from learning English. However, Kok managed to learn it in 2,5 years.
Kok began his education at age 4, as his parents realised that he was very intelligent for his age. Because of this, Aiden was bullied by other children during his elementary school years. Aiden later said in an interview for ViuTV, that he couldn't stand this situations so much, despite regularly notifing his parents about this problem, that he attempted to commit suicide at age 9. Aiden was found hanging in the bathroom. Luckily, he was able to survive it. After his attempt, Aiden moved to diffrent school, where he met some of his childhood friends. In 2013, Kok began his secondary education in one of the most prestigious secondary schools in the city, however 2 years later he moved to Hong Kong where he attended an private international school.
Career[]
2015-2018: SKYLAR[]
Sometime in 2015, Aiden decided to pursue his idol career. At first, his parents weren't happy about this, but later they accepted his decision. After failing many auditions due to his young age, Aiden managed to pass auditions for Music Nation Group's teen boy group. After 6 months of training, on June 15, 2015 Aiden was revealed as the member of the group, known later as SKYLAR. Despite having members age from 12 to 17, SKYLAR became a very popular group not only in Hong Kong, but also in Asia. In addition, some members (including Aiden) were also active as models and actors. However, SKYLAR got disbanded in 2018 due to conflicts between members. One of the main conflicts it was about Aiden's abilities and Japanese roots. Most of the members (with the exception of his friend and later bandmate Kyle) tormented him and even abused him physically and mentally. Despite this, Aiden didn't resigned from entertainment industry, but he wanted to continue his career in another country. In 2018, Aiden and Kyle moved together to Tokyo.
2018-2023: LAPTEAM, rise of popularity, CHUANG 2021, fatal car accident[]
In January 2018, Aiden and Kyle joined Sony Music Japan as trainees. After intensive 7 month trainee period, they were chosen as the members of agency's newest boy group - LAPTEAM, which debuted in September 2018 with EP "TEAM MODE". However, Aiden decided to promote under his Japanese stage name Shou. Unlike in SKYLAR, Aiden was considered as one of the most popular members of the group, even if Aiden and Kyle were the only non-Japanese members. The group also debuted in South Korea in 2019 with Korean version of "TEAM MODE". SKYLAR managed to receive 4 wins in music shows. In 2020, LAPTEAM left Sony Music Japan, as the group signed a contract under BMSG. It's first release under the new agency is the 3rd EP "FUSHION".
On December 31, 2020, Aiden annouced via his Instagram that he will temporary halt his activities due to his participation in 2021 as Sony Music Japan's representative. He returned to SKYLAR in April after his elimination in Episode 7 ranking at 51th place.
On March 12, 2022, SKYLAR was involved in a car accident near Tokyo. Despite that none of the members died, some of them have received serious injuries. Aiden was among them, but unlike the others, he wasn't in serious condition. After a few days in hospital, Kok was released. The car accident caused another problem with his mental health, which was the reason of his another hiatus. After nearly 4 months, Aiden returned to the group. On December 5, 2022, he annouced that he will left the group on January 1, 2023 to pursue his solo career. He also comfirmed that he will be promoting as soloist under UTOPIA Label.
2023-present: "Do Or Die", "Ghost Unit"[]
On June 1, 2023, Aiden annouced that he will release his 1st solo EP "Do Or Die" on July 18. He also comfirmed that he will be participating in his agency's huge project. On July 9, Kok was comfirmed as Hong Kong's representative on Asiavision Song Contest 2023. He will be performing the title track of EP - "Do Or Die".
On July 17, Aiden revealed that he will play one of the lead roles in an upcoming drama "Ghost Unit".
Discography[]
EPs[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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| "Do Or Die" |
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Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | "We Are SKYLAR" | Himself | Drama with SKYLAR members as the male leads |
| "Metropolis 9" | Cheung Man Keung | Cameo | |
| 2017 | "Utopia" | Li Shenzhu | Cameo |
| 2018 | "Signal" | Chang Yip | Cameo, debut in Japanese drama |
| 2019 | "Blackout" | Haru | Lead role, Japanese movie |
| 2023 | "MARS: Who Are You?" | Himself | Only Part 1 (Episodes 1-6) |
| TBA | "Ghost Unit" | Kwak Seung Joon | Lead role, debut in Korean drama |