Sam and his high school friend Brent were both discovered by talent agency Comic Communications, which were in the midst of producing a four-member boy band to succeed Fahrenheit.
After successfully winning a series of auditions, both Sam and Brent were selected to be part of the first generation of SpeXial, alongside Wes Lo and Wayne Huang.
[1] Sam and Brent also starred as main characters in the Taiwanese drama KO One Return (2012), to promote the group's release.
In 2019, he formed the music duo, the Dragon Tiger Brothers, with his SpeXial bandmate Brent Hsu.
In May 2020, Sam announced that he has joined a new management TVBS, officially marking his departure from SpeXial.