Vanness Wu tweets of solidarity with girlfriend

Vanness Wu's newfound faith has without doubt made him the new darling of the media.

After proclaiming a few months ago that he would not lie anymore about his love life due to his Christian faith, the former member of F4 has gone from admitting without hesitation to his latest girlfriend, to now tweeting of the couple's solidarity in fighting the current limelight.

His Twitter wrote, "Babie, this is our war against the outside world. Jesus has descended and sent His angels. Let's fight this battle together."

More is now known about Arissa Cheo, the 27-year-old Singaporean heiress.

Other than having already dated Vanness for a year in 2006, Arissa also tried her hand at stardom in Taiwan when she was 19. But after acting stints in idol dramas Toast Boy's Kiss II and Sweet Lemon under the stage name Yao Zhining, she left for studies in California as she could not achieve the breakthrough she desired.

Local reports also claimed her father is a top executive at a large media group in Singapore.

In response, Arissa tweeted that it was her friends who encouraged her to act in the idol dramas, but her dream is to be a singer, although her parents are against it.


http://sg.news.yahoo.com/xin/20100412/ten-032-vanness-wu-tweets-solidarity-gir-3c1b9bc.html

Van Ness Wu goes shopping with his new girlfriend in HK

Here's more from Appledaily:

It turns out that Van Ness Wu’s “new girlfriend” isn’t so new after all. According to “close friends”, his girlfriend Arissa Cheo was the person that he was dating back in 2006. She is apparently from a rich family in Singapore and has two brothers who are studying in California. She also appeared in the music video for his song “My Kingdom”.

Van Ness Wu and his girlfriend were also spotted in Taipei on April 2nd

After the news of Van Ness Wu’s relationship, his manager Katie tried to keep a low profile at first. However, the two were not actually just starting to date, but rather rekindling their relationship. They were reportedly together 4 four years ago, but Arissa was in the US while Van Ness was filming and touring in Asia, and eventually broke up. His manager Katie was asked if the on and off again “AV-love” is back on. She responded, “On that (I) can’t answer.” As for Arissa’s appearance in his MV, Katie said “(she) just happened to be there.”

According to a source, the 27 year-old Arissa was very popular in her school days. There are many photos of her on the Internet, and most seemed to have been taken at nightclubs, including some with Van Ness. The source also pointed out that the couple share several common friends like Stanley Huang, Jaycee Chan and Melody Yeung. At the press conference of his new film Go Lala Go, Stanley Huang said, “(I) didn’t know he has a girlfriend, and (I) don’t know this girl.”

In contrast, Jaycee Chan acknowledged that he has known Arissa for 3 to 4 years. He said she is easy-going, gentle and makes friends easily. Jaycee Chan was a little shocked to hear the resurrection of “AV-love”. He joked at first, “Isn’t God Van Ness’s girlfriend?” He continued, “They are definitely not boyfriend/girlfriend.” Obviously, Jaycee Chan is still having trouble accepting their "renewed" relationship.

Jaycee Chan is not taking it well...

Source: AppledailyTW, Next Magazine

http://www.cpopaccess.com/2010/04/more-on-van-ness-wus-not-really-new.html

Spotted: Vanness Wu and his new girlfriend

Last seen in the hit drama series, Autumn Concerto, Taiwanese-American artiste Vanness Wu was recently spotted in the company of an unknown long-haired female while shopping in Hong Kong. He admitted to having a new girlfriend and explained that "we are still trying to work things out."

Due to delays in the filming schedule for his new movie, The Killer Never Kills, directed by Philip Ng, the 31-year-old was able to enjoy some free time in early April. A few days ago, he was spotted in the company of a fashionable and sweet-looking long-haired beauty at Hong Kong's Zhonghuan street.

Decked out in a black couple outfit, the blissful pair was seen exchanging intimate gestures. When they were on the escalator, Vanness dotingly arranged the hair of his female companion, and waited patiently for her while she did her shopping.

The couple hurriedly left the area when they spotted the presence of reporters. When the press questioned his female partner's identity, Vanness tried diverting the attention to others around him and asked, "You wanted to take a photograph with me?"

Despite his initial denial, the fervent Christian confirmed rumours of a blossoming romance through his manager, Katie, and said, "Since photographs have already been taken, I'll just have to admit it. Yes, that's right, she is my new girlfriend and we started dating not too long ago.

"We have the same faith and background. We get along pretty well and we are still in the stage of trying to work things out," Vanness admitted.

Katie refused to divulge further details of his said girlfriend and only shared that "she is over 25 years old and is 160cm tall." She pointedly expressed for reporters to refer her as "Miss A" as she does not belong to the industry.

"She [Vanness's girlfriend] has already gotten a shock from all the stalking and following. It is not convenient for me to explain too much," Katie said.

Sources believe that Miss A does not belong to the entertainment industry and has been longtime friends with Vanness. She is an American-born Chinese and they were brought together by their common religious beliefs.


http://sg.news.yahoo.com/xin/20100408/ten-018-spotted-vanness-wu-new-girlfrien-3c1b9bc.html

Taiwan star Vanness Wu spotted with mystery girlfriend

HONG KONG: Taiwan star Vanness Wu has been photographed shopping with a long-haired beauty on Monday in Hong Kong and has admitted that she is his new girlfriend, said Chinese media.

The pair were spotted behaving intimately while shopping in the Central district with Wu's friends. He swept the hair from her forehead when they entered a lift and was seen laughing and chatting with her throughout the trip.

The 31-year-old singer-actor admitted that the girl was his new squeeze in a statement relayed by his manager Katie.

"Since [we] have been photographed, it's best to admit it. She is indeed my new girlfriend. [We] have just started seeing each other," said Wu in his statement.

Katie pointed out that the former F4 member did not deliberately hide his relationship with her. He simply wanted to maintain a low profile.

He had apparently known the girl for several years but they only started dating about a month ago. She, like Wu, grew up in America and is also a Christian.

Wu's buddy, actor Phillip Ng, described her as a "very, very good female friend" of Wu and said that the girl had been "part of their circle of friends for a long time".

Wu said that as she is not from the entertainment industry, adding that she was uneasy about being followed by paparazzi.

After the "Meteor Garden" star split with actress-model Vivian Hsu, he admitted to having another girlfriend but eventually broke up with her as well.

Wu had not been seeing anyone for the past two years, though he was recently rumoured to have taken an interest in "Monga" star Ethan Ruan's girlfriend, Tiffany Hsu, after acting opposite her in the Taiwanese drama "Autumn's Concerto".

- CNA/ha

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1048396/1/.html

Esquire's April 2010 article on Vic - English translation

Credit Thanks : af4zz @ V.I.C for translation for us.
Thanks to : Orange_Vic@Pantipmember for posting

Thanks to Meihua for typing out the Esquire article. Based on Meihua’s post, I’ve put together an English translation of the Esquire article for Vic’s non-Chinese-reading fans. Please make allowances as there will be many places which the translation is not quite correct.
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周渝民
擇善固執做自己
SEIZE THE MOMENT

“I’m happy when I’m performing in front of a camera”
After the experience gained from several TV series and movies, Zai has come to enjoy performing, giving his all to achieve perfection, projecting his force as an actor.
Away from the stage, he is still unwavering in meeting challenges, trying out new things, ignoring the trivial disturbances surrounding him, immersing himself into each role he plays. In the future, he will continue in his pursuit of his ideals and announce to the world his dreams.

One can only be happy with a work product if he was fully prepared and conscientious

From his rise to fame as a member of F4 in the popular Meteor Garden, Zai has always been in the focus of attention, exuding an unstoppable star quality. However, Zai says that behind the glamour and large productions, he felt a great emptiness. It was not until he met Director Cai and Da S for MARS, that he started to like acting. “They are perfectionists in what they do, I learnt a lot from them whether acting or work attitude. I started to understand that acting is not only concerned with looking good through the screen, but with developing a multi-faceted character that belongs to me”

Looking at the wave of newcomers, Zai hopes they have the right mentality to be in the business, not just by luck or as a hobby. He also hopes that the agents will adopt a more responsible approach to develop the newcomers, and teach them how to treat people with sincerity. One can only be happy with a work product if he was fully prepared and completed it with utmost sincerity.

In his effort to step up to the next level, he has refrained from acting in “pure romances”. Recently after a long break, he came across “Returning Home” based on a true story, which has rekindled his interest and high spirits. The story is set in the period of internal war, and the Japanese invasion of China. Zai plays a medical doctor in the military, surrounded by injuries and death, war hostages and the ruthlessness of war. “Actually in that setting, no matter which side of the war one is on, one has already forgotten about one’s own safety. All people can think about would be their family.” Zai has high expectations for this epic series which is considered the Asian version of “The Titanic”, and hopes that he will have a chance at the GB awards (translator: personally don’t think this is what Zai is concerned with).

A fine line between introvert & extrovert

When he first started acting, he was reactive and doing what the director tells me to do, I didn’t have any individuality. However reality and acting are still different, and so, during his available time before the next series starts filming, he has gathered some friends to start a workshop, actively working towards a group creative project that is faithful to the original ideal. “Now I realize that when everyone is committed to a common interest, we are not that far from reaching our goals. it our commitment and experience, I’m sure the final product will be very close to what we originally envisaged.”

Zai says that he most wants to try to play a mentally disturbed or schizophrenic, reason being that he will spend months playing his role. He likes to live the part he’s playing, almost living identical life off-screen during the period of filming. If I can play two characters in a movie, or a part with multiple personalities, then I can live vicariously through them and get more experience, which is what I want to try.” He is impressed with what Robert Downey Jr said of his role in Tropic Thunder, many have played mentally retarded, but being the character does not get you an acting award, the challenge is to create individuality through your own unique interpretation of the part.

Zai indicated he used to tend to be impulsive. However with the incessant rumours and gossips, he has adjusted his emotions from being angry to being excited, as he is determined to tackle these with the truth. “I can understand the demands of the media, but I am angry at being malicious slandered or being used to create gossip. I only want to be a good actor, and use my will and power to reverse the “gossip” culture that has been existent for so long”. To be happy whenever he wants like any ordinary person, is his most ordinary wish at this moment.

Zai frequently works overseas, and every time he travels to foreign places, he has to adjust and familiarize himself with his environment. He said he used to miss his family and girlfriend when he travelled. Now he makes sure those foreign countries he travels to are well connected with internet. As long as he can communicate through the internet, distance is no longer an issue. Now that he has become a spokesperson for Sony「α」series, he also captures the things he sees during his travels through his camera, a necessity he now uses to record moments, adding color to his itinerary.

Zai recommends 「α550」和「α500」for those beginners who are looking to upgrade their camera. He smiles seriously and says that he doesn’t say this because of PR for Sony, but that these cameras have a feature that will adjust the color and contrast no matter the light condition under which the picture is taken, so that the picture quality is greatly improved. Zai said that he doesn’t really like photographers telling him to pose coolly looking shuai. He like pictures that are spontaneous, that will be interpreted through the subject’s emotions and background story, the environment during the picture taking, etc, that will touch the people looking at the pictures. Zai is finding his orientation and style, through concentrating on his present projects, demanding attention to details. He will continue to be unwavering and keep to his principles, being true to himself and his attitude in life.