[2] Having immigrated to Canada with his family,[citation needed] Alex rose to fame upon returning to South Korea years later as part of the group Clazziquai.

The group's popularity skyrocketed after featuring on the soundtrack of hit drama series My Lovely Samsoon.

[citation needed] In 2008, the group announced a temporary hiatus, and its members debuted as solo artists, including Alex.

[citation needed] Alex Chu became part of the MBC reality show We Got Married and was matched with Korean trot singer Jang Yoon-jeong in the Lunar Special episode, and actress/model Shin Ae for the rest of the series.

The show also stars Crown J, Andy of Shinhwa, Seo In-young of Jewelry, Solbi of Typhoon, Saori and Jung Hyung-don.