Wei Chen (singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wèi Chén (pinyin) 魏晨 |
| Also known as | Vision (English name) Little Orange, Chen Chen |
| Born | 22 February 1986 Lanzhou, Gansu, China |
| Genres | Mandopop, K-pop |
| Occupations | Singer, Actor |
| Labels |
EE-Media (management) EE-Media (record) (2007-present) CJ E&M (record) (2011-present) |
| Website | t.sina.com.cn/1291843462 blog.sina.com.cn/chenchen990 |
Wei Chen (Chinese: 魏晨; pinyin: Wèi Chén) (born February 22, 1986) is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through Super Boy a televised singing competitions. He is best known through his album "Disparate" and his role as Ye Shuo on Meteor Shower.
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[edit] Biography
Wei was born on February 22, 1986. He grew up in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China. In high school, he started having vocal music and piano lessons and later attended the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. As a professional musician, he is also good at piano, guitar, hulusi, guxun.
Wei Chen participated in the 2007 season of Super Boy (快乐男声), a famous national televised singing competition in China, and placed third. In the competition, Wei's contagious performances and sunny image had won him much attention.
In 2007, after Super Boy (快乐男声), Wei participated in Just the Two of Us (名声大震) with Rujjana Utaiwan from Thailand, and the duo finished in second place.
In 2008, he co-starred in the movie Shiqi (十七), starring Joan Chen and Sam Chow. In the film, he acts as Tian Yi(Chinese:天翊) who is a sunny boy and the friend of the leading man Shiqi.
In 2009, he filmed the television series Meteor Shower. In the TV series, Wei acts as Ye Shuo, a computer genius with dreams of becoming the next Bill Gates. Ye is somewhat brooding and introverted, and he is clear about whom to love and whom to hate. Ye hates and opposes his older brother, who owns a gaming company, because of his carelessness to their family, blaming him for the death of their father. In his university, Elliston Business School, a series of romances befall Ye and his three closest friends. Ye falls in love with a slightly older woman, Yunhai's sister, but she is not comfortable with the idea of being with a younger man. Eventually, Ye's persistence comes through and the two share a kiss, but the future of their relationship is left ambiguous. Also, Ye and his brother make peace in the end of the series, and both gain more understanding on the importance of family.
On July 21, 2010, he released his first album 千方百计 (Disparate). The same titled first single 千方百计 was received with great commercial success, reaching number 1 on numerous Chinese music charts. Songs from the album were used for the TV series Meteor Shower, including 向日葵的微笑 and the self composed single "Meteor Shower Has Come (流星雨又来临)". 流星雨又来临 received huge success. The album itself was one of the best selling albums in China in year 2010.
On August 25, 2011, Wei Chen's track "Run Away" featuring Lee Joon and Thunder of MBLAQ was digitally released through various music sites.[1] The track was a co-production between CJ E&M, EE-Media, and M Plus Entertainment.[2] That same day he performed "Daybreak" (Po Xiao/破晓) and "Run Away" on the Korean program M! Countdown.[3][4]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2009 | Meteor Shower | Ye Shuo | Hunan TV | aka Let’s Go Watch Meteor Shower |
| 2010 | Meteor Shower 2 | Ye Shuo | Hunan TV | aka Let's Watch The Meteor Shower Together Again |
[edit] Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Seventeen | Tian Yi | aka Shi Qi |
| 2009 | Fire Boy | Ou Xiaolang | aka Le Huo Nan Hai |
[edit] Stage
- "Struggle", 2008-2009, aka Fen Dou
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums and EPs
| Album Type | Album Information | Tracklisting |
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| 1st Extended Play | Optimist (乐天派; Lètiānpài)
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| 1st Studio | Disparate (千方百計; Qiānfāngbǎijì)
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| 2nd Studio | Daybreak (破晓; Pòxiǎo)
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[edit] Singles
| Release | Albums and EPs Title | China Pop Song Charts | |
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| Peak Weekly Position | Song | ||
| 2007.05.29 | "Super Boy Season 1: Wei Chen" | — | |
| 2007.07.26 | "Shàonián Yóu" 少年游 | 1 | Shàonián Yóu 少年游 |
| 2008.01.02 | "Lètiānpài" 乐天派(1st EP) | 1 | Yīgè Rén Shuì 一个人睡 |
| 2008.10.29 | "Jiāyóu! Nǐ yǒu ME!" 加油！你有ME！ (with alan) | 7 | Jiayou! Ni You ME! 加油！你有ME！ |
| 2010.07.25 | "Yǒu Nǐ De Xìngfú" 有你的幸福 (with Yu Shasha) | — | Yǒu Nǐ De Xìngfú 有你的幸福 |
| 2010.07.25 | "Disparate" / "Qiānfāngbǎijì" 千方百計 | 1 | Qiānfāngbǎijì 千方百计 |
| 1 | Wǒ Xiǎng Ài 我想爱 | ||
| 1 | Liúxīngyǔ Yòu Láilín 流星雨又来临 | ||
| 2011.08.25 | "Daybreak" / "Pòxiǎo" 破晓 | 1 | Run Away (with Lee Joon and Thunder of MBLAQ) |
| 2011.09.14 | 1 | Pòxiǎo 破晓 | |
| 2011.09.21 | 1 | Goodbye Goodbye | |
[edit] References
- ^ http://news.nate.com/view/20110824n11073
- ^ http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/wei-chens-run-away-ft-mblaq’s-lee-joon-thunder-released
- ^ http://www.soompi.com/news/mnet-m-countdown-08252011
- ^ http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/wei-chen-performs-on-m-countdown-with-mblaqs-lee-joon-thunder
