Vanness Wu

Vanness Wu

Vanness Wu (simplified Chinese: 吴建豪; traditional Chinese: 吳建豪; pinyin: Wú Jiànháo) is an American-born actor and singer in Asia. He is a member of Asia's phenomenal Boy Band called "F4". He was born on August 7, 1978, in Los Angeles, United States, and speaks fluent English and Mandarin. He enjoys singing, dancing, rapping, and acting. As a member of F4, he has done 3 group albums and acted as a spokesperson for Taiwan tourism. He has released three solo albums thus far, "Body Will Sing", "V.Dubb", and did a collaboration with Korean star Kangta to produce "Scandal",a Korean-Mandarin-English Album. He also starred in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel, Meteor Garden II as well as other TV series that proved to be successful such as Peach Girl. To date, he has starred in three movies: 'Star Runner' with Korean actress Hyun-joo Kim, 'Dragon Squad' (with Shawn Yue, Sammo Hung, Maggie Q, Michael Biehn and Li Bing Bing), and 'Kung-Fu Fighter' (with the cast from Steven Chow's 'Kung-Fu Hustle').

In around mid-2006, he collaborated with Kangta (who is a member of the now-defunct Korean boyband, H.O.T.) , and their first single "Scandal" was released in May 2006. His latest duet with Coco Lee, called ‘Hip Hop Tonight’, was featured in her new album ‘Wow!! Coco’. He is also in a remix of Crazy in Love with Beyoncé. This remix was only available in the Asian edition of Beyoncé's album.

His second album, "V.Dubb" (his nickname), was released on April 20, 2007. He also directed 2 of the album's music videos.

He recently directed a music video for Nike's women campaign for "This is Love" in the region of Hong Kong. (He also executively produced the track with Terry Tye Lee, "She's not sorry")

Profile

• Birth Name: Wu Jianhao 吳建豪
• English Name: Vanness Wu
• Nationality: American
• Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
• Date of Birth: August 7, 1978
• Zodiac Sign: Leo (Western); Horse (Chinese)
• Height: 180 cm (5'11")
• Weight: 72 kg (165 lbs)
• Body: 40.30.38
• Religion: Christian

Filmography

1. Grand Theatre (To be announced this year)
2. Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
3. Wish to See You Again (03 February 2008)
4. Kung Fu Fighter (27 April 2007)
5. Dragon Squad (10 November 2005)
6. Star Runner (Shao nian ah hu - 12 November 2003)
7. Say Yes Enterprise (Qiu hun shi qu suo)
8. Meteor Garden II (Liu xing hua yuan 2 - 2002)
9. Meteor Rain (Liu Xing Yu - 2001)
10. Come to My Place (Lai wo jia ba - 2001)
11. Peach Girl (Mi tao nu hai)
12. Meteor Garden (Liu xing hua yuan - 2001)

Discography

流星雨 (Meteor Rain) (November 2001) - F4

1. 流星雨 - Sung by F4
2. 我是真的真的很愛你 - Sung by Jerry
3. Here We Are - Sung by Ken
4. 誰讓你流淚 (Shei rang ni liu lei - Who Made You Cry?) -Sung by Vanness
5. 為你執著 - Sung by Vic
6. 第一時間 - Sung by F4
7. 要定妳 - Sung by Jerry
8. 你不愛我愛誰？ (Ni bu ai wo ai shei - Who Do You love if Not Me?) -Sung by Vanness
9. 愛不會一直等妳 - Sung by Ken
10. 最特別的存在 - Sung by Vic

Fantasy 4ever (January 2003) - F4

6. 當你是朋友 (Dang ni shi peng you - You as a friend) - Vanness and Ken Zhu (朱孝天)
7. 心理測驗 (Xin li ce yan - Psychological test)

身體會唱歌 (Body Will Sing) (19 September 2002) - Solo Album

1. Intro (Xu qu)
2. 尋找朱麗葉 (Xun zhao zhu li ye - Searching for Juliet)
3. My Friend
4. 我討厭我自己 (Wo tao yan wo zi ji - I hate myself)
5. 身體會唱歌 (Shen ti huei chang ge - Body Will sing)
6. 寂寞廣場 (Ji mo guang chang - Lonely Square)
7. Sick
8. 想像十個你 (Xiang xiang shi ge ni - Imagine 10 of you)
9. 那個女生 (Na ge nu shen - That girl)
10. 午夜場的電影 (Wu ye chang de dian ying - Midnight Movie)
11. 因為太愛你 (Yin wei tai ai ni - Cuz I Love You So Much)
12. BONUS TRACK: Can't Help Falling in Love (Sung by F4 or now known as JVKV)

"Crazy in Love" Beyonce featuring Vanness Wu ( Asia only release)

Scandal (May 2006) - KangTa and Vanness

1. SCANDAL (Mandarin) Rap: Vanness Wu
2. 127 DAYS (Mandarin)
3. GOOD VIBRATION (Mandarin) Rap: Vanness Wu / Kee & Kenith
4. ONE DAY (Mandarin)
5. SCANDAL (Korean) Rap: Vanness Wu / Kee & Kenith
6. 127 DAYS (Korean)
7. GOOD VIBRATION (Korean) Rap: Vanness Wu / Kee & Kenith
8. ONE DAY (Korean)
9. FAINT (Korean)
10. SCANDAL (English) Rap: Vanness Wu

"Hip Hop Tonight" CoCo Lee featuring Vanness Wu (1st single off of CoCo's disc "Wow! CoCo!" )

V.Dubb (20 April 2007) - 2nd solo album V.DUBB Tracks

1. Wo De Wang Guo (My Kingdom)
2. Never Let You Go
3. Fang Shou - Let Go
4. Just One Dance
5. Friday Night
6. Huan Xiang Zhe Ai (Imagine This Love)
7. Ling Shi Cha (Zero Time Adjustment)
8. Ma Ma
9. Ru Guo (If)
10. Eternity
11. Huan Xiang Zhe Ai (Imagine This Love) (House Remix)

"小胖子的一天" 李玖哲 rap：吳建豪 想太多

Waiting for you 在這裡等你 (28 December 2007) - F4

1. 體驗(F4)
2. 在這裡等你(F4)
3. 你是我唯一的執著(言承旭)
4. Listen to your heart(吳建豪)
5. 殘念(周渝民)
6. 愛不停止(朱孝天)
7. 白(周渝民)
8. 七天 - 吳建豪
9. 無所謂(朱孝天)
10. 我沒有辦法離開你(言承旭)

Commercials

• MP3 Recorder Walkman
• Siemens 2118
• Legend Computers (China region)
• Mingle Shoes(China region)
• Lu Piao Shampoo(China region)
• Pepsi
• Samuel & Kevin
• Bicowave & Bicogirl

See also

• JVKV (F4)

Other F4 members

• Jerry Yan
• Ken Chu
• Vic Zhou

External links

• VanNess Wu Official Website
• VanNess Wu Official Blog
• Vanness Wu at IMDb
• Only Vanness
• The TFL.org approved Vanness Wu Fanlisting