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Vanness Wu
Chinese name	吳建豪 (Traditional)
Chinese name	吴建豪 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Wú Jiànháo (Mandarin)
Origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	August 7, 1978 (1978-08-07) (age 31) Santa Monica, California, USA
Occupation	singer, actor, dancer, model, songwriter, spokesperson
Genre(s)	Hip pop Pop Hip-hop Rap R&B C-Pop Dance Taiwanese hip hop Chinese rap Chinese hip hop J-POP
Label(s)	Pony Canyon Japan SM Entertainment Seed Music Taiwan
Associated acts	F4, Kangta & Vanness
Official Website	www.vanness.tv

Vanness Wu (simplified Chinese: 吴建豪; traditional Chinese: 吳建豪; pinyin: Wú Jiànháo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô Kiàn-hô) is a Taiwanese American actor, singer, director, producer based in Asia. He was born on August 7, 1978, in Santa Monica, United States. He worked as a telemarketer before moving to Taiwan. As a member of Taiwanese boyband F4, he has appeared on three albums. He has also released three solo albums, and collaborated with Korean star Kangta to produce one album, "Scandal." He has also been featured on singles by Beyoncé and Coco Lee.

Wu has also appeared in several dramas for Taiwanese television both with and without other members of F4, and has starred in three motion pictures.

Wu has directed two music videos off his "V.DUBB" album, 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."

Acting credits

Television

Film

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Books

• Daydreamer - autobiography

• With F4
  • F4@Tokyo - 2005 photobook
  • Comic Man - The First Anniversary of F4 - 2002 photobook
  • Meteor In Barcelona - 2002 photobook
  • F4 Music Party - 2001 photobook

Concerts

• 2008 F4 Japan Tour-Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka
• 2008 Murakami Contemporary Art Exhibition-Geisai Museum, Tokyo Japan.
• 2007 Vanness Wu 2nd Solo Concert in Japan-My Kingdom
• 2006 Vanness Wu 1st Solo Concert in Japan-Vandalism in Tokyo
• F4 Forever 4 - March 22-25, 2006 Hong Kong
• F4 Bangkok Fantasy - 2004 Thailand
• F4 Happy New Year 2004 - 2003 Philippines
• The Event (with Ken and ASOS) - 2003 Philippines
• Fantasy F4ever Live Concert World Tour - 2002~2003 Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China, U.S.
• F4 Music Party - 2001 Taiwan

Discography

With F4

Please see main article: F4

Solo work

With Kangta & Vanness

Please see main article: Kangta & Vanness

Other collaborations

• Beyoncé Knowles - "Crazy in Love" (Asian releases only) [2004]
• Coco Lee - "Hip Hop Tonight" [2006]

Commercials/Endorsements

• MP3 Recorder Walkman
• Siemens 2118
• Legend Computers (China region)
• Mingle Shoes (China region)
• Lu Piao Shampoo (China region)
• Samuel & Kevin
• Bicowave & Bicogirl
• Pepsi' - 2002~2005 Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
• YAMAHA' - 2003 South East Asia

Other Ventures

3.V.0.7.

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. Vanness has partnered up with Janet Yang President of Dazzling and J-Y Fashion, to design and create his first ever jewelry line. All of the pieces were designed to reflect where Vanness is currently in his life right now. From the chastity belt double finger ring, to a selection of crosses, which have all been on sale since February 13, 2009. Love. Faith.Live www.dazzlingdazzling.com

Smash and Grab

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

Triumvir

Van Ness Wu and his childhood friend Brandon Cheng first introduced Triumvir in 2004, an independent lifestyle company with apparel as its primary focus. Triumvir consists of a group of individuals, with varying takes on life shaped by different backgrounds, sub/cultures, experiences and upbringing of each member. Its these differences tied together by the main commonality of Orange County. For those unfamiliar with Orange County it is a sub/culturally diverse segment of Southern California. With a wide range of influences from skate to hip hop, punks to hipsters; its these intertwining subcultures that have molded these individuals to form Triumvir. www.triumvir.com

LeftFoot

Back in June 2007, Van Ness collaborated with Singaporean urban art icon Jahan and created the LeftFoot Taipei chapter. LeftFoot is a shoe boutique which specializes in limited edition footwear. www.leftfoot.com.tw

Primo

Vanness Wu also invested into the creation of an up scale and luxuriantly styled nightclub, which opened its doors for the first time on March 26, 2008. www.club-primo.com

Machi

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

See also

• F4

External links

• Vanness Wu's Official Blog
• (Chinese)Vanness Wu @ Sony Music
• Vanness Wu at the Internet Movie Database

References