Her success in "Pink Ladies" won her a string of typecast roles later on. She played the capricious younger sister in the TV series "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devil", adapted from Louis Cha's novel, and a beautiful college student in Huo Jianxin's film "Please Praise Me". She went on to play Diao Chan, one of the four ancient beauties in China, in the TV series "Three Kingdoms". She gave a convincing portrayal of a woman who has a stunning face, graceful posture, and natural body fragrance.

In 2005, Chen reached outside the bounds of acting to release a singing album the self-titled "Chen Hao." She even won the most popular female singer award issued by Channel V the following year. Also, she released a Japanese language album in Japan in 2007 called "Feel Your Heart Every Time". In 2008, she walked away with another most popular female singer trophy. this time at the MTV pop music awards.

Chen returns to the big screen in 2009, shooting for films "No Trouble Making", "The Founding of A Republic" and "Seeking for Someone Called Tiny Dust". She also did some voice work for the animated film "Malan Flower".