Wu Chun
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| Chinese name | 吳尊 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 吴尊 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wú Zūn (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Goh Kiat Chun (吴吉尊) |
| Origin |  Brunei |
| Born | October 10, 1979 Brunei Darussalam |
| Occupation | Singer, actor, and model |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | Drums/percussion |
| Label(s) | HIM International Music WOW Music (HK Only) |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Associated acts | Fahrenheit |
Wu Zun (simplified Chinese: 吴尊; traditional Chinese: 吳尊; pinyin: Wú Zūn), also referred to as Wu Chun, is a Brunei-born actor of Han Chinese descent, singer, a former model, and gym instructor. He is the only non-Taiwanese born member of the boy band Fahrenheit, and is known for his roles in the Taiwanese idol dramas Hanazakarino Kimitachihe, Romantic Princess, Hot Shot and Tokyo Juliet.
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[edit] Biography
Born Wu Ji Zun (simplified Chinese: 吴吉尊; traditional Chinese: 吳吉尊; pinyin: wú jízūn) in Brunei on October 10, 1980[1], Wu studied at the Chung Hwa Middle School in Bandar Seri Begawan. He later graduated from the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Wu also played basketball for Brunei's national team.[citation needed] Prior to joining Fahrenheit, he was a model for Yi Lin (伊林) in Taiwan and for Diva Models in Singapore. Wu speaks — with varying degrees of fluency — Minnan, English, Cantonese, Malay, and Mandarin.[citation needed] He manages a family-owned gym club, Fitness Zone in Brunei. As of Aug 2007, Wu is appointed as the chairman of newly opened Palm Garden Hotel and its neighbouring multi-story Fitness Zone centre in Brunei. For his effort and success, Wu was awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Brunei during the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards in August 2008 organized by the regional think-thank organization, Enterprise Asia.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2005 | 终极一班 / KO One | Tian Hong Guang (Wu Shi Zun) / 田弘光 (武屍尊) | |
| 2006 | 東方茱麗葉 / Tokyo Juliet | Ji Feng Liang / 纪风亮 / Akira Himemiya | |
| 花樣少年少女 / Hanazakarino Kimitachihe | Zuo Yi Quan / 左以泉 /Brian Zuo | ||
| 2007 | 終極一家 / The X-Family | Huo Yan Shi Zhe / 火焰使者 | |
| 公主小妹 / Romantic Princess | Nan Feng Jin / 南风瑾 / Yoshiki Shido [2] | ||
| 2008 | 籃球火 / Hot Shot [3] | Wu Ji Zun / 無極尊/ Tyrone Ji | |
| 2009 | 終極三國 / K.O.3an Guo |
[edit] Film
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2008 | 武俠梁祝 / Butterfly Lovers | Liang Zong Shan / 梁仲山 | |
| In Production | 錦衣衛 / 14 Blades | Judge |
[edit] Music career
Wu was the last and oldest member to join Fahrenheit. He is the bass vocalist of the group. His publicized temperature is that of cool Autumn, at 59 degrees. He also represents "Mysterious" (traditional Chinese: 神; pinyin: shén ).
[edit] Trivia
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- In response to a picture of him and his niece that was posted online, Chun said joking in an interview that he was married with three children. The "three children" that he referred to were the other three members of the Fahrenheit band. (He is the oldest in the band of four, and therefore he treats the other three members as "children".)
- He is 1.83 meters tall.
- Lost his mother at a young age.
- Comes from a wealthy family with Chinese roots, from Kinmen County, of Fujian Province, Republic of China. His family owns the sole distributor company of Mitsubishi motors in his home country, Brunei.
- Was a model in Singapore before going to Taiwan where he was discovered.
- When Chun took part in Tokyo Juliet, he spoke unsatisfactory Mandarin because he wasn't a native, so producers had his voice dubbed.
- Chun is the first Fahrenheit member to be in a film.
- Aside from Fahrenheit, Wu Chun is also popular in the Philippines for his role in the Taiwanese drama Hanazakarino Kimitachihe, along with S.H.E member Ella Chen and another Fahrenheit member Jiro Wang. He rose further in popularity when Romantic Princess was shown in the Philippines; Calvin Chen is also a part of the drama and also gained popularity for his role. They recently rocked Manila doing some guestings in one of the Philippines' biggest TV networks, ABS-CBN.
- In early 2009, Chun had an accident where the increased speed of his support string left Chun injured after the HK concert.
[edit] References
- ^ (Chinese)Wu Chun in China Movie DataBase
- ^ (Chinese) (Wu Chun and Angela Zhang To Be In a New Drama). April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ (Chinese) 「籃球火」開鏡 三帥拚人氣. November 22, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
[edit] External links
- (Chinese) H.I.M International Music
- (Japanese) Fahrenheit: Official Japan Site
- Wu Zun at the Internet Movie Database
- Wu Zun's Blog
