Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Autumn's Concerto 下一站,辛福

Autumn's Concerto, aka Next Stop, Happiness
下一站辛福 is my all time FAVORITE drama. I got addicted to it this summer when it aired on LA 18, a Chinese channel that I watch sometimes. But this drama first aired in Taiwan in Oct 4, 2009, and ended sometime in January, so it was kind of late of me to pick it up in late July. :) well whatever, I want to talk about this drama.

下一站,辛福 (aka Autumn's Concerto and Next Stop, Happiness), to me, is the best drama ever! I've watched it 5-6 times, and i still cry in the same parts and I'm never tired of it. When it just started airing on LA 18 in late July, I watched the first 3 episodes and liked it alot. I missed one day so I ended up going online to watch what i missed. See, online there's the temptation of watching all the episodes because they are right in front of you, so thats what i did. So when my family & I went to Las Vegas for 3 days, I took my laptop with me and watched Autumn's Concerto every night i was there. I finished it the day before we left back to California. Spending my nights watching it? Wasn't difficult at all, once you start watching it, it's hard to stop, especially when there's nothing that can stop you when you're watching it online.

Here's the summary:
Ren Guang Xi (Vanness Wu), a cocky law student, seems to lead the perfect life. He’s the sole successor to a huge and famous business and a talented ice hockey player with good looks and charisma to boot. But in reality, his lonely life lacks joy, laughter and motivation. That is until he meets Liang Mu Cheng (Ady An), the new bento seller at his school canteen. Although orphaned at a young age, Mu Cheng does not let her past affect her and lives life with great passion and determination. A harmless bet brings the two together and Guang Xi slowly changes as Mu Cheng teaches him how to give and love. Tragedy strikes when Guang Xi suddenly has to go through a major brain surgery, causing him to wake up with no memory of his past at all. His mother begs Mu Cheng to leave him and in order to save his life, she has no choice but to do so. Later she learns that she already has Guang Xi’s child.
Six years pass. Mu Cheng lives a quiet life with her young son in the countryside while Guang Xi is now a successful lawyer with no memory of his past and is engaged to He Yi Qian, the kind and beautiful doctor who took care of him after his surgery. Guang Xi has flashbacks during a case and hits his client which sends him to the same town that Mu Cheng and Xiao Le (Guang Xi's son) is living. After he leaves, Xiao Le goes to Taipei to find "Uncle Guang Xi" and meets Guang Xi's mother and collapses from his illness, diabetes. He Yi Qian, Guang Xi's fiancee operates on Xiao Le and gives Guang Xi a wristband that contains photos of him and Mu Cheng. The day before the wedding, Guang Xi sees a memory card of pictures of the two lovers. Guang Xi suddenly realizes that everything that everyone told him was lies and the painful memories begin to rush back. A strangely familiar piano piece stirs Guang Xi’s heart as he struggles to recall his past romance with Mu Cheng, which leads to him knowing about the true father of Xiao Le. He leads to the court to fight for custody. How will the couple make up for six years of lost time? Happiness, which stop will I alight at?

Sound interesting? This summary I found shows more than it should, in my opinion, but it's not like i can write anything better. Beforeee you just exit out of the window, you should hear me out. I'm not just another lame drama lover who's addicted to lame & meaningless dramas. This drama, it's not lame at all and it's really worth the watch. And btw i have never cried so much ever watching a film. So this is really something. And some of you out there, might not like the really sad dramas that make you cry 24/7. Don't worry, this drama won't make you cry 24/7 unless you're the really sensitive type of person who cries over that one grain of rice someone wasted. This is a very touching love story, and it is also very complicated, as a drama should be.

Cast:
Van Ness Wu 吴建豪 as 任光希 (Ren Guang Xi)
Ady An  安以轩 as Liang Mu Cheng
Tiffany Xu as He Yi Qian, Guang Xi's fiancee 
Chris Wu as Hua Tuo Ye, Mu Cheng's best friend  
Xiao Xiao Bin as Xiao Le, Liang Xiao Le, Mu Cheng and Guang Xi's son

^^ Those were the main characters. I should also point out that this drama was rated #1 in all of Taiwan last year in 2009. So of course it has to be good! I've also recommended it to my friends, i figured i should share the wealth & spread the word. And whether it was a boy or girl, everyone who watched it.. LOVED IT! <3 so give it a chance, let it take up your life and make it part of it :) you won't regret.

PICTURES OF AUTUMN'S CONCERTO!!!!!!!!!








Vanness Wu, Xiao Xiao Bin, Ady An, & Chris Wu
Xiao Xiao Bin and Ady An
Truth commission scene from autmn's concerto
 WATCH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 its da best and btw vanness wu is very hot <3 for those girls out there (:

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Vanness Wu!

吴建豪
Van Ness Wu  is an actor, singer, dancer, and is also a director and producer in Asia. He is Taiwanese/American, and he was raised in Santa Monica, CA in the United States. He worked as a telemarketer at a telephone company before his family persuaded him to move to Taiwan and try is luck at the entertainment industry. He has appeared in many Taiwanese Dramas and Hong Kong Dramas. The Taiwanese Drama that got him famous was Meteor Garden (2001), and after the drama they got signed and were officially a Taiwanese boyband called F4 (aka JVKV). Unfortunately, the talented 4 (Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Zhu, and Vic Zhou) split up. But they didn't officially break up but technically they did because they just stopped doing things together and just went their own ways. Vanness directed 2 of his music videos in his 2007 album, V.Dubb. He was also an executive producer with Terry Tye Lee on "She's Not Sorry".


Birthday: August 7, 1978
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA


Taiwanese Dramas: (from oldest to most recent)
1. Meteor Rain (April 2001)
2. Meteor Garden (April 2001)
3. Peach Girl (October 2001)
4. Meteor Garden II (November 2002)
5. Say Yes Enterprise (May 2004)
6. Wish to See You Again ( 2008)
7. AUTUMN'S CONCERTO!!!! :D (October 2009)
8. The Year of the Rain (May 2010)


Autumn's Concerto (Left is Vanness as Ren Guang Xi) (Right is An Yi Xuan as Liang Mu Cheng)




Hong Kong Dramas: (from oldest to most recent)
1. Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (April 2008)
2. Kung Fu Chefs (Feb 2009)


Movies: (oldest to most recent)
1. Star Runner (2003)
2. Dragon Squad (2005)
3. Kung Fu Fighter (2007)
4. LaMB (2009)
5. The World Less Traveled (2010)
6. The Haunting Lover (2010)
7. 1040 Movie (2010)


To watch Autumn's Concerto here is a link to all 21 episodes (you won't regret it) click here ----------> http://tw.sugoitw.com/autumns-concerto-episode-01-english-subbed/


Vanness Wu's Music Career




Albums:


Body will Sing




Body will Sing (身體會唱歌 )

  1. 序曲 (Intro)
  2. 尋找茱麗葉 (Searching for Juliet)
  3. My Friend
  4. 我討厭我自己 (I Hate Myself)
  5. 身體會唱歌 (Body Will Sing)
  6. 寂寞廣場 (Lonely Square)
  7. Sick
  8. 想像十個你 (Imagine Ten of You)
  9. 那個女生 (That Girl)
  10. 午夜場的電影 (Midnight Movie)
  11. 因為太愛你 (Cuz I Love You So Much)
  12. Can't Help Falling in Love (by F4)

[Sony Music Entertainment]
  • Released: 2002 September 19
  • Countries: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan


V.Dubb


V.Dubb
  1. 我的王國 (My Kingdom)
  2. Never Let You Go
  3. 放手 (Let Go)
  4. Just One Dance
  5. Friday Night
  6. 幻想這愛 (Wanna Love Somebody)
  7. 零時差 (In Sync)
  8. 媽媽 (Mama)
  9. 如果 (If)
  10. Eternity
  11. 幻想這愛 (Wanna Love Somebody) (House Remix) (Cantonese Version)
  • Released 2007 April 20
  • Countries: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea

In between


In Between
  1. 我不是自己 (I Am Not Myself) [NEW SONG]
  2. Lucky Me [NEW SONG]
  3. 自己的節奏 (My Own Pace) [NEW SONG]
  4. 我討厭我自己 (I Hate Myself)
  5. 午夜場的電影 (Midnight Movie)
  6. 零時差 (Zero Time Adjustment)
  7. 尋找茱麗葉 (Searching For Juliet)
  8. 我的王國 (My Kingdom)
  9. 放手 (Let Go)
  10. 想像十個你 (Imagining Ten Of You)
  11. Never Let You Go
  12. Listen to Your Heart
  13. 誰讓妳流淚 (Who Made You Cry)
  14. 因為太愛你 (Because Of Loving You Too Much)
  15. 媽媽 (Mother)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
  • Released 2008 July 1




Reflections  (Japanese and English)

  1. Hyper Car
  2. Kodoku
  3. Stuck on U
  4. Reason
  5. Purple Rain
  6. I Don't Wanna Lose You
  7. Only
  8. Super Model (English)
  9. Sail Away (English)
  10. Devil (English)
[PONY CANYON INC.]
  • Released 2010 February 3

Vanness also collaborated with Beyonce in "Crazy in Love" (the Asian version), Kangta (Korean Star) in Scandal, and Coco Lee in "Hip Hop Tonight". 

Sexy pics of Vanness Wu
"Scandal" photoshoot
Doesn't he look so cute in this one? <3
ahhh.. vanness *sighh*
                


<----- This is from a scene in Autumn's Concerto, it's a Truth Commission hearing where law students in Sheng De University practice their knowledge in real cases. This is where he represents Liang Mu Cheng and wins a case for her which is the reason why he becomes a lawyer in the future.




OHkayyy, well.. this is the end of my first post. Don't forget, stay cool and check out Vanness Wu! :)

Here's a link to his REAL blog page (not some poser's) -----> alivenotdead.com/vannesswu
And his twitter---->twitter.com/VanNessVanWu
His myspace-----> 

ALRITE BIIEE :)
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