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In this Chinese name, the family name is Sung.
Vivian Sung
Sung at the 59th Golden Horse Awards in November 2022
Born (1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 32)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materFu Jen Catholic University
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese宋芸樺
Simplified Chinese宋芸桦
Hanyu PinyinSòng Yún-huà
Wade–GilesSung4 Yün2-hua4
JyutpingSung3 Wan4waa4
Hokkien POJSòng Ûn-hôa

Vivian Sung Yun-hua (Chinese: 宋芸樺; born 21 October 1992) is a Taiwanese actress. She is best known for the films Café. Waiting. Love (2014) and Our Times (2015), as well as the television series Lost Romance (2020). She was nominated for the Best Actress award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for her role as Lin Zhen-xin in Our Times.

Career

Before her debut, Sung starred in many short films and music videos, mostly along with her friends. She first appeared in IGUband's music video "So I Stopped". The music video was widely circulated amongst students, resulting in her receiving many short film offers. Thereafter, with a growing interest in the entertainment industry, Sung began by signing a contract with Star Ritz.[citation needed]

Sung's debut movie was screenwriter and producer Giddens Ko's romance film Café. Waiting. Love, in which she plays the lead role of Lee Si-ying. Ko said on his blog that he was hoping to find new people to play the lead roles and had to do a lot of interviews and auditions. At that time, Sung was still a third-year university student, studying at Fu Jen Catholic University, Department of Textiles and Clothing. After Sung's interview with film producer Angie Chai, Ko told his agent, "This girl is perfect for the role!" After several rounds of auditions and interviews, Sung was chosen to play the role. Café. Waiting. Love premiered in August 2014, earning more than NT$200 million at the Taiwan box office, earning Sung much recognition.[citation needed]

In 2015, Sung starred in her second film, Our Times, as lead character Lin Zhen-xin. The film's producer, Yeh Ju-fen, said that after ten auditions, she had never seen an actor like Sung. Director Frankie Chen said in an interview that Sung is a logical thinking girl, but her character is the complete opposite and acts based on her instincts instead. Hence, on her first day of filming, Sung could not even get into character. Mentor Xu Jiehui suggested to break down Sung's elegance, forcing her to learn how to be her character by unlearning how to be herself.[citation needed]

Our Times topped the box office in Taiwan, earning more than NT$400 million. Sung received her first award nomination for Best Actress at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards. Then 22 years old, she was the youngest among the five candidates. While Sung did not win the award, she was praised for her performance of the theme song, "A Little Happiness," at the awards ceremony.[citation needed]

After appearing in two movies, Sung appeared in the TVBS television series Taste of Love as the lead actress, in which she played a tour guide overly obsessed with good food.

In 2016, Sung was cast as the lead character, Shen-xi, in the Chinese fantasy web-series Proud of Love. The first season aired on Youku on 9 September 2016, and concluded with the second season on 1 January 2017.[citation needed]

The third film that Sung starred in, as lead character Li En-pei, was Take Me to the Moon, which premiered in December 2017.

In 2020, Sung starred in the idol drama Lost Romance, in which she played an editor of a publishing company who finds herself transported into the pages of a romance novel and comes face-to-face with the man of her dreams (played by Marcus Chang). Lost Romance placed number one in its time slot during most of its run, and Sung and Chang were praised for their on-screen chemistry.[1][2]

On 28 November 2020, Sung started her YouTube channel where she posts videos with her celebrity friends like Marcus Chang, Bruce Hung, and Simon Lian.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Starry Eyes
2014 Café. Waiting. Love Lee Si-ying
2015 Our Times Lin Zhen-xin
2015 Les Aventures d'Anthony Xiaohei
2017 Mon Mon Mon Monsters Student Cameo
2017 Take Me to the Moon Li En-pei
2018 The Way of the Bug Jing Xiang
2018 Hello Mr. Billionaire Xia Zhu
2019 Nina Wu Kiki
2019 Love The Way You Are Zhou Lin Lin
2020 Taipei Suicide Story
2021 Till We Meet Again Hong Jing Qing/Xiao Mi

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Taste of Love Ye Xiaohe Main role
2016–2017 Proud of Love Shenxi
2019 Memory Eclipse Guo Wei Na
2019 My Spicy Girl Xia Ruyue
2020 My Unicorn Girl Coach Ma Cameo
2020 Lost Romance Zheng Xiao En Main role

Music video

Year Artist Song title
2011 IGUband "So I Stop"
2013 Mayday "Three Fools"
2015 Kenny Khoo "The One and Only"
2015 Hu Xia "Take Care of Her For Me"
2015 Ming Bridges "Beautiful Melody"
2016 Mayday "Tough"
2020 Simon Lian "Walk Away"

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Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2015 52nd Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress Our Times Nominated
2019 Seoul International Drama Awards Asian Star Prize — Won
2021 Lost Romance Nominated

References

  1. ^ "宋芸樺披婚紗嫁張立昂 《浪漫輸給你》掀劇情高潮 - Yahoo奇摩新聞". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ 娛樂星聞 (5 September 2020). "《浪漫輸給你》收視蟬聯冠軍 張立昂、宋芸樺大放閃親不停 | 娛樂星聞". star.setn.com (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ Vivian Sung at douban.com
  4. ^ Vivian Sung at chinesemov.com
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