| Van Ness Wu | |
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| Chinese name | 吳建豪 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 吴建豪 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wu Jian Hao (Mandarin) |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born | 7 August 1978 Santa Monica, California USA |
| Occupation | singer, actor, dancer, model, songwriter, spokesperson |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop, R&B, Dance, Taiwanese hip hop, Chinese Hip-Hop, J-pop |
| Label(s) | Sony Music Taiwan Pony Canyon Japan SM Entertainment Universal Music Taiwan |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Associated acts | F4 Kangta & Vanness |
| Official Website | Vanness Wu official website |
Van Ness Wu (traditional Chinese: 吳建豪; simplified Chinese: 吴建豪; pinyin: Wú Jiànháo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô Kiàn-hô) is a American actor, singer, director, producer based in Asia. He was born on August 7, 1978 in Santa Monica, California and worked as a telemarketer before moving to Taiwan. Wu is a strong Christian as stated on his Facebook page: "Christ's Servant first, Entertainer second.".[1], and takes part in to the popular Christian movement called the Moral Revolution[2], which emphasizes the importance of sexual intercourse only within marriage; which Wu supports.[3]
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Wu starred as Mei Zuo (美作), one of the F4 members, in Taiwanese drama series Meteor Garden. At the conclusion of the series, they continued to perform together and released three studio albums as boy band F4. In 2002, Wu was the second F4 member, after Vic Chou, to release his debut solo album, Body Will Sing. The track, "我討厭我自己" (I Hate Myself) is listed at number 95 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2002.[4] The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2002 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.[5]
He has also collaborated with Korean singer Kangta to produce one album, Scandal and is featured on singles by Beyoncé and Coco Lee. Wu has directed two music videos from his second album V.DUBB, as well as a video for Nike's "This is Love" campaign in Hong Kong. He was also executive producer with Terry Tye Lee on the Nike track, "She's Not Sorry."
Wu has appeared in several Taiwanese drama both with and without other members of F4, and has starred in three motion pictures. In 2009, Vanness starred in Autumn's Concerto along with Ady An and Tiffany Hsu, who starred in the MV of "Reason" from Wu's first Japanese album.In 2011, Vanness starred in Material Queen, otherwise known as 拜金女王 with Lynn Hung [熊黛林].
In 2011 Van Ness Wu’s comeback album C'est La "V" to be released this July under Universal Music Taiwan.
His current Hit single: Is This All feat. Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic (written and composed by Ryan Tedder, theme song from TV Drama “Material Queen”)
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Meteor Garden | 流星花園 | Mei Zuo | live-action adaptation of Japanese manga, Boys Over Flowers |
| Meteor Rain | 流星雨 | Mei Zuo | Mei Zuo's Chapter | |
| Meteor Garden II | 流星花園2 | Mei Zuo | ||
| 2002 | Peach Girl | 蜜桃女孩 | Ah Li | live-action adaptation of Japanese manga Peach Girl |
| Come To My Place | 來我家吧 | JJ | live-action adaptation of Japanese manga "Uchi ni Oideyo" by Hidenori Hara | |
| 2004 | Say Yes Enterprise | 求婚事務所 | Song Zhen Kai | Story 01: Cinderella |
| 2008 | Wish to See You Again | 這裡發現愛 | Leo | |
| 2009 | Autumn's Concerto | 下一站,幸福 | Ren Guang Xi | |
| 2010 | Year Of The Rain | 那年，雨不停國 | Ah Huang's cousin | guest star and executive producer |
| Material Queen | 拜金女王 | Cai Jia Hao |
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| 2003 | Star Runner | 少年阿虎 The Kumite (Canada, USA) |
Bond Cheung | film debut nominated: Hong Kong Film Awards, best new artist |
| 2005 | Dragon Squad | 猛龍 Dragon Heat (USA) |
Officer Wang Sun-Ho | |
| 2007 | Kung Fu Fighter | 功夫無敵 | Ma | |
| 2008 | Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon | 三國之見龍卸甲 | Guan Xing | |
| 2009 | LaMB | Dr. Grisworld (English voice acting) | ||
| Kung Fu Chefs | Lung Kin Yat/Ryu Ken'ichi | |||
| 2010 | The Haunting Lover | |||
| 1040 Movie | Christianity In New Asia | Himself (exclusive interview) | ||
| TBD | Grand Theater | |||
| 2011 | The Road Less Travelled 乐之路 |
| Album# | Title | Track List | Notes |
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| 1st | Body Will Sing (身體會唱歌)
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"CD + CD Extra" version also featured "Ask for More" by F4 |
| 2nd | V.DUBB
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Japanese release featured a Japanese version of "Wanna Love Somebody" as Track 11, plus a Japanese version of "Wanna Love Somebody (Justin Michael Remix)" as Track 12 |
| 3rd | In Between (New + Best Selection)
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| 4th | Reflections
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Vanness first Japanese album |
| 5th | C'est La V |
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Knockin' was written and produced by Bruno Mars
有你在 was featured in TV Drama “Material Queen” Is This All was written and composed by Ryan Tedder, and was also the theme song from TV Drama “Material Queen”. |
| Single# | Title | Track List |
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| 1st | Only
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| 2nd | I Don't Wanna Lose You
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| 3rd | Reason
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2006 - Scandal - Kangta & Vanness Collaboration
After having dabbled in a few ventures with friends, from clothing to a shoe store, night club to record company, movie productions to talent agency. Now finally comes something that Vanness has always loved doing but never really had the chance of getting real hands on, until now- jewelry.
He has always been drawing/designing but finally has met the right people to help put the visuals into solid form.
Smash and Grab was Co-Founded by Van Ness Wu in 2006 and is an up and coming broad-based entertainment company. They specialize in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of all types of entertainment and its business. Smash and Grab is leading the way in the entertainment industry. From music production and recording in there private Studio, to music videos, television, feature films, home video/DVD, books, product and brand licensing. Smash and Grab is formed by a group of young artists all with different entertainment backgrounds. They are a leading up and coming entertainment company working throughout Asia. www.sagprod.com
Machi is a rap/hip hop record label which Vanness has also invested in. Based in Taiwan Machi was founded by music producer Jae Chong and Jeffrey Huang. www.machi.cc
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