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F4, or JVKV, is a Taiwanese boy band consisting of Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, and Vic Chou. The group F4 was formed in 2001 after the Taiwanese dramaMeteor Garden that they starred in was widely successful. Together they have starred in several Taiwanese drama series and released three albums, Meteor Rain (2001), Fantasy 4ever (2002), and Waiting for You (2007).

In 2007, due to copyright issues, the group changed its name to JVKV, using the descending age of the initials of its members.^[1] Other than their home country, Taiwan, they have also attained popularity in other parts of Asia, such as the Philippines, mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea.

• 1History
• 3Solo projects

History[edit]

Formation and Meteor Garden: 2001[edit]

The group formed as a result of the success of a Taiwanese drama series, Meteor Garden. The series is an adaptation of the Japanese shōjomanga series, (Hana Yori Dango). Yan plays the lead role of Dao Ming Si, an extremely arrogant and rich university student who meets his match in the poor but proud girl, Shan Cai. Chou, Wu and Chu play as his friends Hua Ze Lei, Mei Zuo, and Xi Men, respectively. In the series, the four guys identify themselves as a group called 'Flower Four', or often shortened as F4.

Meteor Garden was released in Taiwan in 2001 and turned the leads into stars virtually overnight.^[2] In 2002 Meteor Garden was released in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and the Philippines in 2003. It was also released in some place of Europe. The series was aired on Xing Kong channel, and was later remade in China. A sequel, Meteor Garden II, was shot in Spain later and released in 2002.

Musical venture, Meteor Rain, and Fantasy 4ever: 2001–03[edit]

In 2001, F4 became a boy band and signed a record deal with Sony Music Taiwan. In the same year they released their debut album, Meteor Rain, and in the following year they released Fantasy 4ever. The album includes the Mandarin version of 'Can't Help Falling in Love' that they recorded for the Asian version of Walt Disney's Lilo & Stitch soundtrack,^[3] a Mandarin version of 'Yo Te Amo' by Chayanne, and a Pepsi advertisement theme song 'Ask For More'.

In 2003, they embarked on an Asian tour to support Fantasy 4ever, and went on an unannounced hiatus afterwards as the members began to focus on their solo careers.

Waiting for You and name change to JVKV: 2007–08[edit]

On April 29, 2007, Meteor Garden producer Angie Chai announced that the group would no longer be known as F4. The change in name stemmed from copyright-related issues. Japanese publisher Shueisha, who owns the copyright to Hana Yori Dango allowed the group to use F4 as its band name in 2001. However, as Japan had filmed and aired its own live action versions of the popular manga, with its own cast of four, the publisher felt that there may be confusion over the name in different countries.^[4][5] Due to this conflict, the group was renamed JVKV using the first initials of each of the group's members. According to the producer, the members are listed in the new name by the order of their birth dates from oldest to youngest, thus Vanness Wu's name appears before Vic Chou's.^[1]

Despite rumours of disbanding,^[6] JVKV released their third album, Waiting For You, on December 28, 2007.^[7] Their third album still bore the name F4, not JVKV. F4 were the first foreign artists to hold 7 consecutive concerts in Japan.

Jiangsu TV's Spring Festival: 2013[edit]

In January 2013, the group was confirmed to perform at Jiangsu TV’s Spring Festival in China along with Harlem Yu.^[8] The performance was taped in Beijing on January 30, 2013,^[9][10] and was aired on February 10, 2013. It was their first performance together in four years. During the show, they hinted that they were going to have a concert tour in China, which did not come to fruition.

Members[edit]

Solo projects[edit]

JVKV are also individually concentrating on their solo careers in both acting and music. Three of them appeared in Wish To See You Again, starring Chou and Chu, while Wu made a few guest appearances in a few episodes. Due to scheduling conflicts, Yan did not star in the series; his part was played by Kingone Wang. Yan filmed a series in Taiwan alongside Wu Chun of Fahrenheit and Show Lo, called Hot Shot otherwise known as 篮球火 which was released in the Summer 2008.

Jerry Yan[edit]

In August 2004, Ordiales came out with his first solo album titled, The First Time (第一次 Jerry for You). He's acted in Taiwanese drama series such as Spicy Teacher, Meteor Garden, its sequel Meteor Garden 2, Meteor Rain, Come to mMy place, Love Scar, The Hospital, and made a movie, Magic Kitchen 魔幻廚房 (2004). Hot Shot (2008) was broadcast in Taiwan, and Starlit aired in Taiwan in 2009; and Down With Love.

Vanness Wu[edit]

Wu focused his attention on both movies and music. He first released a solo album titled Body Will Sing in 2002, and has since released several more albums. He also has been featured in several music videos, such as 'Ai Cuo' with Wang Leehom, the Chinese version of 'Crazy in Love' with Beyoncé, and Coco Lee's 'Hip Hop Tonight'. Besides music, he also has been acting as well, notably in Autumn's Concerto (下一站，幸福) with Ady An. He also has been involved with several big-screen movies such as Star Runner, Kung Fu Fighter, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, and Dragon Squad, among others. He also took part in China's Jiangsu TV's 'Stars in Danger: The High Dive' (星跳水立方). As of 2013, he has released two Japanese albums, Reflections and Reason. He has also collaborated with Kangta from H.O.T on the album Scandal, which was produced by SM Entertainment.

Vic Chou[edit]

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Chou was the first JVKV member to release a solo album. He has since came out with 3 solo albums, Make a Wish (2002), Remember I Love You (2004), and I'm not F4 (2007).

Ken Chu[edit]

Chu,released his own cookbook, Delicious Relations (美味關係) in 2006, after starring in a string of idol dramas. He has also starred in at least one drama per year since 2001, except 2005, where he came out with his own solo album, On Ken's Time. He has released his 2nd solo album 'Getting Real' in January 2009.

Discography[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab(in Chinese)F4嫌新称呼JVKV绕口 合体宣传用回本名. May 2, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
2. ^'CNN.com – F4 Talkasia Transcript – Jun 16, 2006'. Edition.cnn.com. June 16, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
3. ^'F4主唱《星际宝贝》横袭好莱坞 F4 singers hit Hollywood in Lilo & Stitch' (in Chinese). NETandTV.com. June 26, 2002. Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
4. ^Wang, Vivien (April 29, 2007). 'Boy band changes name F4 into JVKV'. China Daily. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
5. ^'Boys over Flowers Forces F4 Idol Band to Rename Itself'. Anime News Network. May 14, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
6. ^'F4 to Formally Disband in October'. CRI English. August 31, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
7. ^(in Chinese)F4再度合體發行全新專輯「在這裡等你」　四騎士劍誓再度征服全亞洲Archived December 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. December 28, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
8. ^Belmonte, Maureen Marie (January 11, 2013). ''Meteor Gardens F4 To Reunite at China's Spring Festival'. The Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
9. ^'F4 arrives in beijing for spring festival gala'. xinMSN. February 1, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
10. ^'F4 performs in million dollar costumes'. xinMSN. February 1, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
11. ^(in Chinese) Sony Music Taiwan 360 Degrees:F4 Five Years Glorious Collection album infoArchived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine November 28, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2011
12. ^(in Chinese) Epoch Times.com 陳奕迅與陳慧琳奪得最受歡迎男女歌手獎Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine December 3, 2002. Retrieved July 2, 2011
13. ^IFPI Hong Kong 2002 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners listArchived July 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 19, 2011
14. ^IFPI Hong Kong 2003 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners listArchived February 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 19, 2011

External links[edit]

• (in Chinese)Official SonyMusic F4 360 site

Vanness Wu (simplified Chinese: 吴建豪; traditional Chinese: 吳建豪; pinyin: Wú Jiànháo; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American actor, entertainer, singer, director, and producer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness.

• 2Career
• 4Filmography
• 5Discography

Early life[edit]

Wu was born in Santa Monica, California, and lived in Newport Beach in his mid-to-late teens. After graduating from Corona Del Mar High School, he worked as a telemarketer before moving to Taiwan at the early age of 21 to 'search for a life with more meaning'.

Wu studied performance arts and acting classes in Hollywood and is fluent in Cantonese and Spanish as well as English and Mandarin Chinese.

Career[edit]

Early career with F4[edit]

Wu starred as Mei Zuo (美作), one of the F4 members, in the Taiwanese drama series Meteor Garden and its sequel, Meteor Garden II. At the conclusion of the series, they continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the boy bandF4. In 2002, Wu became the second F4 member, after Vic Chou, to release his debut solo album, Body Will Sing. The track, 'I Hate Myself' is listed at number 95 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart for 2002.^[1] The album was awarded as 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.^[2]

In 2003, he was featured on Beyoncé's single 'Crazy in Love', featured on her album Dangerously In Love.

In 2004, Wu made his film debut in the Hong Kong film Star Runner and was nominated at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Newcomer.

In 2006, he collaborated with Korean singer Kangta, forming Kangta & Vanness. The duo released the album Scandal.

In 2008, Wu was announced as the opening act for Kanye West's 'Glow In The Dark' concert in Shanghai.^[3]

Solo career success[edit]

Wu has appeared in several Taiwanese dramas as well as motion pictures. In 2009, he starred in Autumn's Concerto, one of the highest-rated Taiwanese idol drama. He also released his first Japanese single 'Only', which entered Top 10 of the Oricon Chart, as well as another single 'I don't wanna lose you'.

In 2010, Wu became the executive producer for the television series Year Of The Rain.

Wu's third Chinese solo album C'est La V was released July 2011 under Universal Music Taiwan. It features collaborations with international artistes such as Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic, as well as Bruno Mars and Justin Michael who wrote the track 'Knockin'.

Besides directing, producing, acting, and singing, Wu is also the creator/designer of his own jewelry line 3.V.O.7. He is also the creative director of Reebok (greater China division).

In 2012, Wu won the 'Best Crossover Singer' at the 16th Chinese Global Music Charts.

In 2013, Wu joined Jiangsu TV's diving variety show Stars in Danger: The High Dive, and won the silver medal.

In January 2015, Wu was announced to be one of the judges of the talent showAsia's Got Talent, along with Indonesian-French singer Anggun, Canadian musician David Foster, and former Spice Girls member Melanie C, which aired from March to May on AXN Asia.^[4]

In July 2015, Wu returned to the Philippines after a decade of his first visit for the special show for the #LiveinLevis event sponsored by Levi's in line with the launch of the Women's Denim Collection for Fall 2015. Wu's performance was a way of thanking the brand's fans and style seekers.^[5][6]

In 2016, it was announced that Wu will star in his first Chinese television series The Princess Weiyoung alongside Tiffany Tang, as well as the science fiction film Pili Back.

Personal life[edit]

On November 15, 2013, Wu married his longtime girlfriend, Singaporean heiress and entrepreneur Arissa Cheo, in Los Angeles.^[7]

However, on June 20, 2018, they both decided to get a divorce after 5 years of marriage.

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Film[edit]

^[10][11][12]

Discography[edit]

Studio album[edit]

Singles[edit]

With Kangta & Vanness[edit]

• 2006 - Scandal - Kangta & Vanness Collaboration

Other collaborations[edit]

• Beyoncé – 'Crazy in Love' (Asian releases only) [2004]
• Coco Lee – 'Hip Hop Tonight' [2006]
• Brian Joo – 'Everything to Me' [2010] - 3rd Wave Music - I WILL BE THERE Album - www.3rdwavemusic.org
• Sammi Cheng – 'Forgiveness' (In both English and Chinese) [2010]
• Lee Junho – 'Undefeated' [2012] (M/V)
• Avicii – 'Levels' (Mandarin Version) [2013]
• David Foster, Anggun and Melanie C – 'Let's Groove' (charity single for the victims of Nepal earthquake) [2015]
• Danson Tang, Selina Ren, Diamond Zhang, Madoka Yonezawa, Siwon, Yao Yao, Rainie Yang, Amber Kuo, Wayne Huang - 'Blessing (Chinese edition)' [2015]

Endorsements[edit]

• Siemens 2118
• Legend Computers (China region)
• Mingle Shoes (China region)
• Lu Piao Shampoo (China region)
• Pepsi - 2002~2005 (Taiwan, Hong Kong, China)
• Yamaha - 2003 (Southeast Asia)
• Hang Ten - 2012
• Hyundai - 2012
• G-Shock - 2014
• Casio - 2014
• Levi Strauss & Co. - 2014

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^(in Chinese)Hit-Fm年度百首單曲 2002 (#51 to 100) Retrieved 2011-04-16
2. ^IFPI Hong Kong 2002 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners listArchived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-04-19
3. ^http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/11/02/1221s420334.htm
4. ^''Asia's Got Talent' judges announced'. The Philippine Star. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
5. ^Lejano, Don (August 1, 2015). 'IN PHOTOS: F4's Van Ness Wu returns to Manila'. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
6. ^Tantuco, Vernise (July 31, 2015). 'IN PHOTOS: Vanness Wu performs in the Philippines'. Rappler. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
7. ^Maclang, Jon Khristian (August 27, 2015). 'Sibling Act: Elva Hsiao, Vaness Wu's Matters of the Heart'. Yibada. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
8. ^吴建豪加盟《锦绣未央》 饰演腹黑王爷拓跋余. Netease (in Chinese). October 20, 2015.
9. ^张柏芝霸气回归荧屏 携手吴建豪演绎《如果，爱》. Sina (in Chinese). May 8, 2017.
10. ^'Vanness Wu'. imdb.com. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
11. ^'Vanness Wu'. chinesemov.com. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
12. ^'Official Movie Site - VanNess Wu'. 1040movie.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.

External links[edit]

• Vanness Wu on Facebook
• Vanness Wu on IMDb