Zhen is originally from China. He's been a stylist for 15 years, and has been part of the A·K·S® team since 2001, he became a blow-dry specialist in 2004, and is known for giving the perfect volume to fine and limp hair. Zhen started his styling career at a very young age in China, came to the United States and continued his profession in New York City's "Chinatown". In 2001, Zhen realized that he "wanted to work with American people". He decided to learn a new culture and language. At the beginning, Zhen had difficulty with learning English. Because of his devotion to his career, A·K·S® decided to pay his classes in ESL (English as second language) in order for him to communicate more efficiently with each client. Zhen appreciates all the support he received from the A·K·S® team, and is especially thankful to A·K·S® for helping him with the language barrier.