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{{short description|Taiwanese singer and actress}}
{{short description|Taiwanese singer and actress}}
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| name = Vivian Hsu
| name = Vivian Hsu
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| image = 2023 Vivian Hsu portrait (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Hsu in 2005
| caption = Hsu in 2023
| native_name = 徐若瑄
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| birth_name = Bidai Syulan<br>徐淑娟 <small>({{zh|p=Xú Shújuān|w=Hsu Jo-hsüan}})</small>
| birth_name = Bidai Syulan<br>徐淑娟 <small>({{zh|p=Xú Shújuān|w=Hsu Jo-hsüan}})</small>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|19}}
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| birth_place = [[Taichung]], Taiwan
| birth_place = [[Taichung]], Taiwan
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| nationality = [[Taiwanese people|Taiwanese]]
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| education = Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School，[[Shih Hsin University]]
| education = Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School<br />[[Shih Hsin University]]
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| occupation = Singer, actress
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|singer|lyricist}}
| years_active = 1990–present
| years_active = 1990–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Sean Lee|June 26, 2014}}
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| children = Dalton Lee (son)
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| genre = Pop
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| label = [[Warner Music Taiwan|UFO Record]] <small>(1991–1992)</small><br />[[Eastworld]] <small>(1995–1996)</small><br />[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] <small>(1997–2000)</small><br />[[Sony Records]] <small>(2000–2001)</small><br />[[EMI Music Japan|Virgin DCT]] <small>(2001–2002)</small><br />[[SME Records]] <small>(2002–2003)</small><br />[[Avex Taiwan]] <small>(2003–2007)</small><br />[[Warner Music Taiwan]] <small>(2007–2010)</small><br />[[Universal Music Japan|Far Eastern Tribe Records]] <small>(2010–2011)</small>
| label = [[Warner Music Taiwan|UFO Record]] <small>(1991–1992)</small><br />[[Eastworld]] <small>(1995–1996)</small><br />[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] <small>(1997–2000)</small><br />[[Sony Records]] <small>(2000–2001)</small><br />[[EMI Music Japan|Virgin DCT]] <small>(2001–2002)</small><br />[[SME Records]] <small>(2002–2003)</small><br />[[Avex Taiwan]] <small>(2003–2007)</small><br />[[Warner Music Taiwan]] <small>(2007–2010)</small><br />[[Universal Music Japan|Far Eastern Tribe Records]] <small>(2010–2011)</small><br />Wonderful Music Co. Ltd. <small>(2014-2015)</small><br />[[Rock Records]] <small>(2018-2019)</small><br />[[Sony Music|Sony Music Taiwan]] <small>(2020-present)</small>
| associated_acts = Shao Nü Dui <small>(1990–1992)</small><br>Black Biscuits <small>(1997–1999)</small><br>The d.e.p. <small>(2001)</small><br>Vivian or Kazuma <small>(2003)</small>
| associated_acts = Shao Nü Dui <small>(1990–1992)</small><br>Black Biscuits <small>(1997–1999)</small><br>The d.e.p. <small>(2001)</small><br>Vivian or Kazuma <small>(2003)</small>
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| p = Xú Ruòxuān
| p = Xú Ruòxuān
| w = Hsu Jo-hsüan
| w = Hsu Jo-hsüan
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'''Vivian Hsu''' ({{langx|tay|Bidai Syulan}};<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vivianhsufanclub.com/traditional/profile.aspx |title=profile |accessdate=2011-06-19 |work=徐若瑄 Official Website|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612125557/http://www.vivianhsufanclub.com/traditional/profile.aspx |archivedate=2011-06-12 }}</ref> {{zh|t=徐若瑄}}; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese actress, model, and singer. In 1990, at 15, she won first place in a talent show in Taiwan and formed Girl's Team (1991–1993). At 19, she moved her career to Japan, where she became active on variety shows and formed the band Black Biscuits.<ref>[http://www.news-gate.jp/2010/0217/10/ " 'I'm home' – Vivian Hsu releases a single after an interval of 7 years, holding a news conference in front of nearly 100 press reporters"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929053607/http://www.news-gate.jp/2010/0217/10/ |date=September 29, 2010 }}, February 17, 2010, The Television {{in lang|ja}}</ref> In 1998, she performed on Japan's NHK [[Kōhaku Uta Gassen]]. Since 2003, she has refocused her career in [[Greater China]].
'''Vivian Hsu''' ([[Atayal language|Atayal]]: {{lang|tay|Bidai Syulan}}; {{zh|t=徐若瑄}}; born March 19, 1975) is a [[Taiwanese people|Taiwanese]] singer and actress.

Hsu rose to prominence in Japan, where she made her first appearance in 1995 and has become a highly recognized celebrity with her countless appearances in media during the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.news-gate.jp/2010/0217/10/ " 'I'm home' – Vivian Hsu releases a single after an interval of 7 years, holding a news conference in front of nearly 100 press reporters"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929053607/http://www.news-gate.jp/2010/0217/10/ |date=September 29, 2010 }}, February 17, 2010, The Television {{in lang|ja}}</ref>

She was also the main vocalist for Black Biscuits, a Japanese dance band which released four singles, ''Stamina'', ''Timing'', ''Relax'', ''Bye-Bye'', and one album, ''Life''. 1.5 million copies of ''Timing'' were sold in Japan.


==Early life==
==Early life==
The second of three children, Hsu was born to a [[Hoklo Taiwanese|Hoklo]] father and [[Atayal people|Tayal]] Taiwanese Aborigine mother<ref>[http://www.recordchina.co.jp/group.php?groupid=36814 Recordchina 2009/11/04] {{in lang|ja}} ''Record China''</ref> as '''Hsu Su-chuan''' ({{zh|t=徐淑娟|p=Xú Shújuān}}), and used this name until she began her modeling career. Her parents divorced when she was a young child. She attended [[Taichung]] Jianxing Elementary School and Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School.
The second of three children, Hsu was born to a [[Hakka]] father and [[Atayal people|Tayal]] Taiwanese mother as '''Hsu Su-chuan''' ({{zh|t=徐淑娟|p=Xú Shújuān}}), and used this name until she began her modeling career. Her parents divorced when she was a young child. She attended [[Taichung]] Jianxing Elementary School and Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School.


==Career==
==Career==
Hsu's career in entertainment industry started after winning first place in a "Talented Beautiful Girl" contest held by Taiwan's [[China Television|CTS]] in 1990. At that point, she was working by delivering food on her bicycle, and her customers began to recognise her from her television appearances. The same year she joined a musical trio named "Girls' Team" (少女隊). They released two albums, in 1991 and 1992, then broke up. Following this, Hsu started modeling.
Hsu's career started after winning first place in a "Talented Beautiful Girl" contest held by Taiwan's [[China Television|CTS]] in 1990. At that point, she was working by delivering food on her bicycle, and her customers began to recognise her from her television appearances. The same year she joined a musical trio named "Girls' Team" (少女隊). They released two albums, in 1991 and 1992, then broke up. Following this, Hsu started modeling.


===Modelling===
===Modelling===
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Hsu has appeared in a number of films and television programs both in China and Japan. She appeared in the ambitious 2006 mainland China-Taiwan-Hong Kong collaboration ''[[The Knot (2006 film)|The Knot]]'', a [[romance film]] that takes place between the [[Communist Party of China|CCP]]'s takeover of mainland China and the present. Her debut film was ''[[Shaolin Popey]]'' (1994), a [[comedy film]] which became a box office hit in Taiwan and Hong Kong. She also has some experience as a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]], having voiced [[Aisha (Gundam SEED)|Aisha]] in ''[[Gundam SEED]]'' for three episodes.
Hsu has appeared in a number of films and television programs both in China and Japan. She appeared in the ambitious 2006 mainland China-Taiwan-Hong Kong collaboration ''[[The Knot (2006 film)|The Knot]]'', a [[romance film]] that takes place between the [[Communist Party of China|CCP]]'s takeover of mainland China and the present. Her debut film was ''[[Shaolin Popey]]'' (1994), a [[comedy film]] which became a box office hit in Taiwan and Hong Kong. She also has some experience as a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]], having voiced [[Aisha (Gundam SEED)|Aisha]] in ''[[Gundam SEED]]'' for three episodes.


Hsu also starred in three Hong Kong motion pictures, ''Hunting List'', ''Devil Angel'' and ''Angel Heart''. She played the role of Chao Jiale in ''Love Storm'' (2003), alongside [[Vic Chou]] and [[Ken Chu]]. She also composed and sang the opening theme for this series, ''Decide to Love You'' (決定愛你), which was released as a single in 2003. As with many actors and actresses, she appears from time to time in commercials and as spokesperson for various causes. In 2006, Hsu played a role in the film ''The Shoe Fairy of Do Do'', a modern [[fairy tale]].
Hsu also starred in three Hong Kong Category III motion pictures, ''Hunting List'', ''Devil Angel'' and ''Angel Heart''. She appeared in the 2001 film ''[[The Accidental Spy]]'', with [[Jackie Chan]]. She played the role of Chao Jiale in ''Love Storm'' (2003), alongside [[Vic Chou]] and [[Ken Chu]]. She also composed and sang the opening theme for this series, ''Decide to Love You'' (決定愛你), which was released as a single in 2003. As with many actors and actresses, she appears from time to time in commercials and as spokesperson for various causes. In 2006, Hsu played a role in the film ''The Shoe Fairy of Do Do'', a modern [[fairy tale]].


Since 2010 she has appeared in television commercials for the [[Japanese Aesthetic Salons|aesthetic salon]] Slim Beauty House, and [[Kao Corporation|Kao]]'s ''Essential'' [[hair care]] brand line as one of its three newfaces along with [[Yuriko Yoshitaka]] and [[Nozomi Sasaki (model)|Nozomi Sasaki]].<ref>[http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4951934/ "Nozomi Sasaki, Yuriko Yoshitaka and Vivian Hsu become new faces of Kao Essential"], August 18, 2010, ''[[Livedoor]]'' {{in lang|ja}}</ref>
Also appeared in the 2001 film ''[[The Accidental Spy]]'', with Jackie Chan.


===Music===
===Music===
Hsu released her first solo single in 1995. She released her first full-length album, ''[[Tianshi Xiang]]'' (天使想) in 1996. Shortly thereafter, she took a speed course in Korean, and released a Korean version of the album titled ''[[Cheonsa Misonyeo]]'' (天使美少女). Unusually, neither of Hsu's first two albums was sung in her native language.
Hsu released her first solo single in 1995. She released her first full-length album, ''[[Tianshi Xiang]]'' (天使想) in Japanese in 1996. Shortly thereafter, she took a crash course in Korean, and released a Korean version of the album titled ''[[Cheonsa Misonyeo]]'' (天使美少女). Unusually, neither of Hsu's first two albums was sung in her native language.


In 1997, with two Japanese comedians—[[Kiyotaka Nanbara|Kyoya Nanami]] and Amazan—and later with a second female vocalist known as 'Keddy', she was included in a musical act known as the Black Biscuits. The group was formed primarily as a "rival band" for the Japanese music group Pocket Biscuits, which was the creation of the Japanese variety show ''Utchan Nanchan no UriNari''. Between 1997 and 1999, they released four hit singles and a full-length album, ''Life''. Their single CD "''Timing''" recorded 1.5&nbsp;million sales in 1998. And, they participated in [[Kōhaku Uta Gassen]] in 1998.
In 1997, with two Japanese comedians—[[Kiyotaka Nanbara|Kyoya Nanami]] and [[Hiroyuki Amano|Amazan]]—and later with a second female vocalist known as Keddy, she joined the musical act Black Biscuits. The group was formed primarily as a "rival band" for the Japanese music group Pocket Biscuits, which was the creation of the Japanese variety show ''Utchan Nanchan no UriNari''. Between 1997 and 1999, they released four hit singles and a full-length album, ''Life''. Their single CD ''Timing'' recorded 1.5 million sales in 1998. They participated in [[Kōhaku Uta Gassen]] in 1998. Towards the end of the group's run, they failed to accomplish one of the challenges set forth by the variety show and the resulting punishment was the disbanding of Black Biscuits.


During this period, Hsu also released two more solo albums: ''[[Da Mafan]]'' (大麻煩) in 1998, and ''[[Bubai de Lianren]]'' (不敗の戀人) in 1999. She followed ''Bubai de Lianren'' with a Japanese translation, ''Fuhai no Koibito'', in 2000. Later that same year she released another new album, ''[[Jiaban de Tianshi]]'' (假扮的天使).
Towards the end of the group's run, they failed to accomplish one of the challenges set forth by the variety show and the resulting punishment was the disbanding of Black Biscuits.


In 2001, she formed The d.e.p with Masahide Sakuma, [[Gota Yashiki]], Masami Tsuchiya and Mick Karn. The band was short-lived: by the end of the year they had released all the music they ever would. This amounted to two singles and a full-length album, ''地球的病気 -We Are the d.e.p-''.
During this period, Hsu also released two more solo albums: ''[[Da Mafan]]'' (大麻煩) in 1998, and ''[[Bubai de Lianren]]'' (不敗の戀人) in 1999. She followed ''Bubai de Lianren'' with a Japanese translation, ''Fuhai no Koibito'', in 2000.

Later that same year she released another new album, ''[[Jiaban de Tianshi]]'' (假扮的天使).

In 2001, she formed The d.e.p with Masahide Sakuma, [[Gota Yashiki]], Masami Tsuchiya and Mick Karn. The band was short-lived: by the end of the year they had released all the music they ever would. This amounted to two singles and a full-length album, ''地球的病気 -We Are the d.e.p-''.


Over the next two years, she released a few more singles, including, alongside Kazuma Endo of [[Siam Shade]], ''Moment'', the second opening theme to ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'', followed in 2003 by her next solo album, ''[[The Secret to Happiness Is Love]]''. Her last album is ''[[Hen Hen Ai]]'' (狠狠愛), released in April 2005. Her most recent album is ''[[Vivi and...]]'', released in September 2006. For this album, Hsu collaborated with many artists and people including Jay Chou, Wang Leehom, Gary Cao, Nicky Lee and even her little brother and uncle.
Over the next two years, she released a few more singles, including, alongside Kazuma Endo of [[Siam Shade]], ''Moment'', the second opening theme to ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'', followed in 2003 by her next solo album, ''[[The Secret to Happiness Is Love]]''. Her last album is ''[[Hen Hen Ai]]'' (狠狠愛), released in April 2005. Her most recent album is ''[[Vivi and...]]'', released in September 2006. For this album, Hsu collaborated with many artists and people including Jay Chou, Wang Leehom, Gary Cao, Nicky Lee and even her little brother and uncle.


Hsu returned to Japan after a seven-year absence to release her new single ''Beautiful Day'' on March 3, 2010.<ref>{{cite news | title=Vivian Hsu back in Japan after 7-year absence | date=February 14, 2010 | url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/vivian-hsu-back-in-japan-after-7-year-absence | access-date=February 16, 2010 }}</ref>
Hsu's music, especially in her later work, covers a great range of genres. Included are slow love songs, R&B, hard rock, and of course J-pop. She has even dabbled in rap. This, combined with the fact that she is fluent in [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]], [[Cantonese]], and Japanese makes her a very versatile artist.

Hsu is also an accomplished lyricist. Her lyric-writing talent first gained serious notice when she completed several songs for Taiwan's R&B singer-songwriter [[Jay Chou]]. By proving that she is not just another pretty idol, but a very capable artist, Hsu surprised both her critics and adorned fans. She continued to collaborate with Jay on his second and third albums after his triumphant self-titled debut, and co-wrote songs for other pop performers, such as [[Leehom Wang]], [[Vanness Wu]], [[Show Lo]] and [[Gigi Leung]]. Her lyric work is much praised for its clever and straightforward simplicity.


Apart from being a singer, Hsu is also a lyricist, noted for her collaboration with [[Jay Chou]]. She also wrote for [[Leehom Wang]], [[Vanness Wu]], [[Show Lo]] and [[Gigi Leung|Gigi Leung.]]
===Return to Japan===
Hsu returned to Japan after a seven-year absence to release her new single ''Beautiful Day'' on March 3, 2010.<ref>{{cite news | title=Vivian Hsu back in Japan after 7-year absence | date=February 14, 2010 | url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/vivian-hsu-back-in-japan-after-7-year-absence | access-date=February 16, 2010 }}</ref> Since 2010 she has appeared in two [[Nippon Television|NTV]] television shows, and two television commercials for the [[Japanese Aesthetic Salons|aesthetic salon]] Slim Beauty House, and [[Kao Corporation|Kao]]'s ''Essential'' [[hair care]] brand line as one of its three newfaces along with [[Yuriko Yoshitaka]] and [[Nozomi Sasaki (model)|Nozomi Sasaki]].<ref>[http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4951934/ "Nozomi Sasaki, Yuriko Yoshitaka and Vivian Hsu become new faces of Kao Essential"], August 18, 2010, ''[[Livedoor]]'' {{in lang|ja}}</ref>


== Personal life==
== Personal life==
In January 2014, Vivian got engaged to 36-year-old Singapore businessman Sean Lee of Marco Polo Marine Limited.<ref>{{cite news|title=Artis Cantik Taiwan Bertunangan dengan Pria Indonesia|url=https://id.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/artis-cantik-taiwan-bertunangan-dengan-pria-indonesia-051417941.html|access-date=July 3, 2014|publisher=Yahoo! Indonesia|date=January 29, 2014|language=id}}</ref> They held a wedding ceremony in Bali, Indonesia on June 26.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Ching-yi|last2=Chen|first2=Christie|title=Taiwan star Vivian Hsu marries Singaporean businessman|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201406300011.aspx|access-date=July 3, 2014|agency=Central News Agency|date=January 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819233557/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201406300011.aspx|archive-date=2017-08-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> Vivian announced her pregnancy in March 2015 via Facebook calling the pregnancy a "surprise" and "heaven sent" and said it came at a time when the self-professed workaholic promised to clear her work schedule in 2015 to focus on starting a family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://women.asiaone.com/women/people/vivian-hsu-expecting-first-child|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325002741/http://women.asiaone.com/women/people/vivian-hsu-expecting-first-child|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2015|title=Vivian Hsu expecting first child|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> On August 13, 2015, she gave birth to a boy, Dalton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shanghaiist.com/2015/08/18/taiwanese-star-vivian-hsu-gives-birth-baby-boy.php|title=Taiwanese star Vivian Hsu gives birth to baby boy after 132-day struggle|last=Shanghaiist|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref>
In January 2014, Hsu got engaged to Singaporean businessman Sean Lee of Marco Polo Marine Limited.<ref>{{cite news|title=Artis Cantik Taiwan Bertunangan dengan Pria Indonesia|url=https://id.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/artis-cantik-taiwan-bertunangan-dengan-pria-indonesia-051417941.html|access-date=July 3, 2014|publisher=Yahoo! Indonesia|date=January 29, 2014|language=id}}</ref> They held a wedding ceremony in Bali, Indonesia on June 26.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Ching-yi|last2=Chen|first2=Christie|title=Taiwan star Vivian Hsu marries Singaporean businessman|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201406300011.aspx|access-date=July 3, 2014|agency=Central News Agency|date=January 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819233557/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201406300011.aspx|archive-date=2017-08-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hsu announced her pregnancy in March 2015 via Facebook calling the pregnancy a "surprise" and "heaven sent" and said it came at a time when the self-professed workaholic promised to clear her work schedule in 2015 to focus on starting a family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://women.asiaone.com/women/people/vivian-hsu-expecting-first-child|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325002741/http://women.asiaone.com/women/people/vivian-hsu-expecting-first-child|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2015|title=Vivian Hsu expecting first child|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> On August 13, 2015, she gave birth to a boy, Dalton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shanghaiist.com/2015/08/18/taiwanese-star-vivian-hsu-gives-birth-baby-boy.php|title=Taiwanese star Vivian Hsu gives birth to baby boy after 132-day struggle|last=Shanghaiist|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> The couple divorced on 10 December 2023, nine years after their marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/taiwanese-singer-vivian-hsu-and-husband-divorce-after-9-years-of-marriage|title=Taiwanese singer Vivian Hsu and husband divorce after 9 years of marriage|website=The Straits Times|date=10 December 2023|last1=Lim|first1=Kolette}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{{Main|Vivian Hsu filmography}}
{{Main|Vivian Hsu filmography}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!English Title
!Original Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2001
|''[[The Accidental Spy]]''
|
|Yong
|
|-
|2005
|''The Shoe Fairy''
|人魚朵朵
|Duo Duo
|Nominee - China Film Media Award for Best Actress
|-
|2009
|''The Star and the Sea''
|星海
|Huang Suying
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Hot Summer Days]]''
|全城熱戀熱辣辣
|Wasabi
|
|-
|2010
|''Juliets''
|茱麗葉
|Hsiu-Chu (Segment "Juliet's Choice")
|
|-
|2010
|''Dancing Without You''
|背著你跳舞
|Xia Xun
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale]]''
|賽德克·巴萊
|Obing Tadao aka Hatsuko Takayama
|
|-
|2011
|''[[The Sorcerer and the White Snake|The Sorceror and the White Snake]]''
|白蛇傳說之法海
|Ice Harpy
|
|-
|2013
|''Saving Mother Robot''
|瑪德2號
|Cao Yi
|
|-
|2013
|''Rhythm of the Rain''
|聽見下雨的聲音
|Sharon
|
|-
|2018
|''[[The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish]]''
|人面魚: 紅衣小女孩外傳
|Huang Ya-Hui
|Nominee - Taipei Film Festival for Best Actress
|-
|2020
|''The Confidence Man JP: Princess''
|コンフィデンスマンJP プリンセス編
|Bridget Fuu
|
|-
|2020
|''Little Big Women''
|孤味
|Yu
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Mama Boy]]''
|初戀慢半拍
|Lele
|
|}


==Discography==
==Discography==
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===Songwriting credits===
===Songwriting credits===
{{Div col}}
* Lovely Woman, Jay "Jay"
* Tornado, Jay Chou "Jay"
* Adorable Woman, Jay from ''[[Jay (album)|Jay]]''
* Istanbul, Jay Chou "Jay"
* Tornado, Jay Chou from ''Jay''
* Simple Love, Jay Chou "Fantasy "
* Istanbul, Jay Chou from ''Jay''
* Can't say anything, Jay "Fantasy"
* Simple Love, Jay Chou ''[[Fantasy (Jay Chou album)|Fantasy]]''
* Can't Say Anything, Jay from ''Fantasy''
* Love Cliff, Jay Chou "Ye Hui Mei"
* The Cliff of Love, Jay Chou from ''[[Yeh Hui-Mei]]''
* Want to love you, Jerry Yen "Jerry for you the first time"
* Want to love you, Jerry Yen "Jerry for you the first time"
* Imagine ten of you, Vanness Wu "Body Can Sing"
* Imagine ten of you, Vanness Wu "Body Can Sing"
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* Listen to me, Ruby
* Listen to me, Ruby
* Walking together, Kim Jeong Hoon "Love Strategy"
* Walking together, Kim Jeong Hoon "Love Strategy"
* The Daily Recipes, Leehom Wang "Versatile"
* The Daily Recipes, [[Wang Leehom]] "[[The 18 Martial Arts]]"
* The Everlasting Happiness, BoBo "Let's BoBo"
* The Everlasting Happiness, BoBo "Let's BoBo"
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 18 December 2024

In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Hsu.

Vivian Hsu
徐若瑄
Hsu in 2023
Born
Bidai Syulan
徐淑娟 (pinyin: Xú Shújuān; Wade–Giles: Hsu Jo-hsüan)

(1975-03-19) March 19, 1975 (age 49)
Taichung, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
EducationTaipei Shulinguo Junior High School
Shih Hsin University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
  • lyricist
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Sean Lee
​
​
(m. 2014; div. 2023)​
Children1
Musical career
GenresPop
LabelsUFO Record (1991–1992)
Eastworld (1995–1996)
BMG (1997–2000)
Sony Records (2000–2001)
Virgin DCT (2001–2002)
SME Records (2002–2003)
Avex Taiwan (2003–2007)
Warner Music Taiwan (2007–2010)
Far Eastern Tribe Records (2010–2011)
Wonderful Music Co. Ltd. (2014-2015)
Rock Records (2018-2019)
Sony Music Taiwan (2020-present)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese徐若瑄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXú Ruòxuān
Wade–GilesHsu Jo-hsüan
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChhî Jio̍k-soan
Japanese name
Kanaビビアン・スー

Vivian Hsu (Atayal: Bidai Syulan;[1] Chinese: 徐若瑄; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese actress, model, and singer. In 1990, at 15, she won first place in a talent show in Taiwan and formed Girl's Team (1991–1993). At 19, she moved her career to Japan, where she became active on variety shows and formed the band Black Biscuits.[2] In 1998, she performed on Japan's NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Since 2003, she has refocused her career in Greater China.

Early life

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The second of three children, Hsu was born to a Hakka father and Tayal Taiwanese mother as Hsu Su-chuan (Chinese: 徐淑娟; pinyin: Xú Shújuān), and used this name until she began her modeling career. Her parents divorced when she was a young child. She attended Taichung Jianxing Elementary School and Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School.

Career

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Hsu's career started after winning first place in a "Talented Beautiful Girl" contest held by Taiwan's CTS in 1990. At that point, she was working by delivering food on her bicycle, and her customers began to recognise her from her television appearances. The same year she joined a musical trio named "Girls' Team" (少女隊). They released two albums, in 1991 and 1992, then broke up. Following this, Hsu started modeling.

Modelling

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As a model, she posed in two photobooks titled Angel (天使心) and Venus. Angel, published in 1995, was shot in Capri and Sicily. Venus, published on July 7, 1996, was shot in Mexico and had separate runs in Taiwan and Japan.

Hsu's success in modeling achieved its zenith in July 1996 when she was featured on the cover of two biography (the Japanese edition, and the comparatively low-distribution Hong Kong edition). Like the photobooks, both these items have become very sought after by collectors and fans.

Hsu has continued to model for designers such as Hang Ten, Gucci and Mode Marie, and has modelled in all three of her brief, autobiographical books: Earth Onigiri (2001), Privacy (2001, ISBN 4-88745-060-5), and Wo Ai Taiwan (2002). In addition, most of her musical albums contain substantial inserts featuring new modelling work.

Acting

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Hsu has appeared in a number of films and television programs both in China and Japan. She appeared in the ambitious 2006 mainland China-Taiwan-Hong Kong collaboration The Knot, a romance film that takes place between the CCP's takeover of mainland China and the present. Her debut film was Shaolin Popey (1994), a comedy film which became a box office hit in Taiwan and Hong Kong. She also has some experience as a voice actress, having voiced Aisha in Gundam SEED for three episodes.

Hsu also starred in three Hong Kong Category III motion pictures, Hunting List, Devil Angel and Angel Heart. She appeared in the 2001 film The Accidental Spy, with Jackie Chan. She played the role of Chao Jiale in Love Storm (2003), alongside Vic Chou and Ken Chu. She also composed and sang the opening theme for this series, Decide to Love You (決定愛你), which was released as a single in 2003. As with many actors and actresses, she appears from time to time in commercials and as spokesperson for various causes. In 2006, Hsu played a role in the film The Shoe Fairy of Do Do, a modern fairy tale.

Since 2010 she has appeared in television commercials for the aesthetic salon Slim Beauty House, and Kao's Essential hair care brand line as one of its three newfaces along with Yuriko Yoshitaka and Nozomi Sasaki.[3]

Music

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Hsu released her first solo single in 1995. She released her first full-length album, Tianshi Xiang (天使想) in Japanese in 1996. Shortly thereafter, she took a crash course in Korean, and released a Korean version of the album titled Cheonsa Misonyeo (天使美少女). Unusually, neither of Hsu's first two albums was sung in her native language.

In 1997, with two Japanese comedians—Kyoya Nanami and Amazan—and later with a second female vocalist known as Keddy, she joined the musical act Black Biscuits. The group was formed primarily as a "rival band" for the Japanese music group Pocket Biscuits, which was the creation of the Japanese variety show Utchan Nanchan no UriNari. Between 1997 and 1999, they released four hit singles and a full-length album, Life. Their single CD Timing recorded 1.5 million sales in 1998. They participated in Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1998. Towards the end of the group's run, they failed to accomplish one of the challenges set forth by the variety show and the resulting punishment was the disbanding of Black Biscuits.

During this period, Hsu also released two more solo albums: Da Mafan (大麻煩) in 1998, and Bubai de Lianren (不敗の戀人) in 1999. She followed Bubai de Lianren with a Japanese translation, Fuhai no Koibito, in 2000. Later that same year she released another new album, Jiaban de Tianshi (假扮的天使).

In 2001, she formed The d.e.p with Masahide Sakuma, Gota Yashiki, Masami Tsuchiya and Mick Karn. The band was short-lived: by the end of the year they had released all the music they ever would. This amounted to two singles and a full-length album, 地球的病気 -We Are the d.e.p-.

Over the next two years, she released a few more singles, including, alongside Kazuma Endo of Siam Shade, Moment, the second opening theme to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, followed in 2003 by her next solo album, The Secret to Happiness Is Love. Her last album is Hen Hen Ai (狠狠愛), released in April 2005. Her most recent album is Vivi and..., released in September 2006. For this album, Hsu collaborated with many artists and people including Jay Chou, Wang Leehom, Gary Cao, Nicky Lee and even her little brother and uncle.

Hsu returned to Japan after a seven-year absence to release her new single Beautiful Day on March 3, 2010.[4]

Apart from being a singer, Hsu is also a lyricist, noted for her collaboration with Jay Chou. She also wrote for Leehom Wang, Vanness Wu, Show Lo and Gigi Leung.

Personal life

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In January 2014, Hsu got engaged to Singaporean businessman Sean Lee of Marco Polo Marine Limited.[5] They held a wedding ceremony in Bali, Indonesia on June 26.[6] Hsu announced her pregnancy in March 2015 via Facebook calling the pregnancy a "surprise" and "heaven sent" and said it came at a time when the self-professed workaholic promised to clear her work schedule in 2015 to focus on starting a family.[7] On August 13, 2015, she gave birth to a boy, Dalton.[8] The couple divorced on 10 December 2023, nine years after their marriage.[9]

Filmography

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Main article: Vivian Hsu filmography
Year English Title Original Title Role Notes
2001 The Accidental Spy Yong
2005 The Shoe Fairy 人魚朵朵 Duo Duo Nominee - China Film Media Award for Best Actress
2009 The Star and the Sea 星海 Huang Suying
2010 Hot Summer Days 全城熱戀熱辣辣 Wasabi
2010 Juliets 茱麗葉 Hsiu-Chu (Segment "Juliet's Choice")
2010 Dancing Without You 背著你跳舞 Xia Xun
2011 Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale 賽德克·巴萊 Obing Tadao aka Hatsuko Takayama
2011 The Sorceror and the White Snake 白蛇傳說之法海 Ice Harpy
2013 Saving Mother Robot 瑪德2號 Cao Yi
2013 Rhythm of the Rain 聽見下雨的聲音 Sharon
2018 The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish 人面魚: 紅衣小女孩外傳 Huang Ya-Hui Nominee - Taipei Film Festival for Best Actress
2020 The Confidence Man JP: Princess コンフィデンスマンJP プリンセス編 Bridget Fuu
2020 Little Big Women 孤味 Yu
2022 Mama Boy 初戀慢半拍 Lele

Discography

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Main article: Vivian Hsu discography

Songwriting credits

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  • Adorable Woman, Jay from Jay
  • Tornado, Jay Chou from Jay
  • Istanbul, Jay Chou from Jay
  • Simple Love, Jay Chou Fantasy
  • Can't Say Anything, Jay from Fantasy
  • The Cliff of Love, Jay Chou from Yeh Hui-Mei
  • Want to love you, Jerry Yen "Jerry for you the first time"
  • Imagine ten of you, Vanness Wu "Body Can Sing"
  • That girl, Vanness Wu "Body Can Sing"
  • Fantastic love, Vanness Wu "V.Dubb"
  • Reborn, Ken "Never Stop"
  • Journey, Fei "Trip EP "
  • Paradise, Harlem Yu "Harlem Heaven"
  • Emergency Tears, Gigi "Magical Season"
  • Hold you tight, Gigi "Sense of Belonging"
  • Confessions, Zhang Huichun "Solo"
  • Love, Nicholas Tse "Release"
  • You say yours I say mine, Show Lo "Show Time"
  • Happiness Hunter, Show Lo "SPEShow"
  • Love Castle, Cyndi "Honey"
  • Go with you Kim Jeong Hoon "Love Strategy"
  • If you love, Khalil Fong "Orange Moon"
  • Listen to me, Ruby
  • Walking together, Kim Jeong Hoon "Love Strategy"
  • The Daily Recipes, Wang Leehom "The 18 Martial Arts"
  • The Everlasting Happiness, BoBo "Let's BoBo"

References

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  1. ^ "profile". 徐若瑄 Official Website. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  2. ^ " 'I'm home' – Vivian Hsu releases a single after an interval of 7 years, holding a news conference in front of nearly 100 press reporters" Archived September 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, February 17, 2010, The Television (in Japanese)
  3. ^ "Nozomi Sasaki, Yuriko Yoshitaka and Vivian Hsu become new faces of Kao Essential", August 18, 2010, Livedoor (in Japanese)
  4. ^ "Vivian Hsu back in Japan after 7-year absence". February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "Artis Cantik Taiwan Bertunangan dengan Pria Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Yahoo! Indonesia. January 29, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  6. ^ Wang, Ching-yi; Chen, Christie (January 30, 2014). "Taiwan star Vivian Hsu marries Singaporean businessman". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Vivian Hsu expecting first child". Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Shanghaiist. "Taiwanese star Vivian Hsu gives birth to baby boy after 132-day struggle". Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  9. ^ Lim, Kolette (December 10, 2023). "Taiwanese singer Vivian Hsu and husband divorce after 9 years of marriage". The Straits Times.
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