
Vivian Hsu (Hanzi: 徐若瑄, pinyin: Xú Ruò Xuān, Wade-Giles: Hsú Jò Hsuān, Japanese language: ビビアン・スー) born March 19 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan, is a famous singer, actor, and model (person) who has worked mainly in Taiwan and Japan. ==Beginnings== The second of three children, Vivian was born 徐淑娟 (py. Xú Shú Juān), and used this name until she began modelling nude. Her parents divorced when she was quite young. She attended Taipei Jianxing Elementary School and Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School. She got her start in entertainment after winning first place in a "Talented Beautiful Girl" contest held by Taiwan CTS TV in 1990. At this point, she was working by delivering food on her bicycle, and her customers began to recongise her from her television appearances. The same year she joined a musical duo named 少女隊 (py. Shaonu Dui, en. Girls Team). They released two albums, in 1991 and 1992, then broke up. Following this, Vivian got her start in modelling. ==Modelling== As a model, she produced two nude photobooks: ''天使心'' (py. Tiānshǐ Xīn, en. Angel Heart) and ''Venus''. ''Tianshi Xin'', published in 1995, was shot in Sicily. In the United States, the title of this book is often mistranslated simply as 'Angel', which may be related to the mistranslation of one of Vivian's films. ''Venus'' (Special:Booksources&isbn=4821120976), published on July 7, 1996, had separate runs in Taiwan and Japan, with five of the photos being stricken entirely from the Taiwanese version of the book. It has been argued by [http://sex.ncu.edu.tw/members/Ho/paper/SpiceGirls_to_%20EnjoKosai_tw.pdf Dr Josephine Ho (PDF)] that ''Tianshi Xin'' "unwittingly opened a new door to self-expression for teenage girls" and represented the beginning of a new image for teenage sexuality in Taiwan. Sociological issues aside, both of Vivian's nude photobooks sold very well and are now considered collector's items. Apart from her two main photobooks, Vivian appeared nude in two Taiwanese movies: ''赤裸天使'' (py. Chìluǒ Tiānshǐ, en. Barenaked Angel) in 1994, and ''魔鬼天使'' (py. Móguǐ Tiānshǐ, en. Devil Angel) in 1995. ''Chiluo Tianshi'' has been officially translated in international versions as 'Angel Heart', which may explain why ''Tianshi Xin'' is often referred to simply as 'Angel'. Though she gave up nude work after 1996, Vivian has continued to model for designers such as Hang Ten and Gucci, and has modelled in all three of her brief, autobiographical books: ''Earth Onigiri'' (2001), ''Privacy'' (2001, Special:Booksources&isbn=4887450605 ), and ''Wo Ai Taiwan'' (2002). In addition, most of her musical albums contain substantial inserts featuring new modelling work. When modelling, her official vital statistics were as follows: *Figure: Chest 85cm, Waist 57cm, Hips 85cm *Height: 161cm *Weight: 45kg *Blood Type: A ==Music== Vivian released her first solo single in 1995. She released her first full-length album, ''天使想'' (py. Tianshi Xiang, jp. Tenshi Sou, en. Angel Dreaming) in 1996. Shortly thereafter, she took a speed course in Korean, and released a Korean version of the album titled ''天使美少女'' (kr. Choensang Misonyeo, py. Tiānshǐ Měishǎonǔ, jp. Tenshi Bishoujo, en. Angel Prettygirl). Unusually, neither of Vivian's first two albums was sung in her native language. In 1997, with two Japanese comedians -- Kyoya Nanami and Amazon -- and a second female vocalist known as 'Keddy', she formed a band known as the Black Biscuits. Between 1997 and 1999, they released three hit singles and a full-length album, ''Life'', but shortly thereafter the group disbanded. Their music suffered somewhat because neither of the men in the group possessed good singing voices. During this period, Vivian also released two more solo albums: ''大麻煩'' (py. Da Mafan, en. Big Trouble) in 1998, and ''不敗の戀人'' (py. Bubai de Lianren, en. Undefeatable Lover) 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, ''假扮的天使'' (py. Jiaban de Tianshi, en. Pretend Angel). 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, ''Moment'', the second opening theme to Gundam Seed, followed in 2003 by her next solo album, ''the secret to happiness is love''. Her most recent album is ''狠狠愛'' (py. Hen Hen Ai), released in April 2005. Vivian'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 JPop. She has even dabbled in rap. This, combined with the fact that she is fluent in both Mandarin (linguistics) and Japanese language, makes her a very versatile artist. Vivian is also an accomplished lyricist, having written songs not only for herself and her bands, but for other artists such as Vanness Wu and Gigi Leung. ==Acting== Vivian has appeared in a number of movies and television programs both in Taiwan and in Japan. She also has some experience as a seiyu (voice actress), having voiced Aisha in Gundam Seed for three episodes, as well as Blossom in the Taiwanese Powerpuff Girls. Perhaps her most recongisable role to Westerners was opposite Jackie Chan in ''The Accidental Spy''. She played the role of Chao Jia Le in Love Storm (2003), alongside Vic Chou and Ken Chu. She also composed and sang the opening theme for this series, ''決定愛你'' (py. Juédìng Ài Nǐ, en. Decide to Love You), 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. A complete list of these uncreditable roles (through 2002) can be found at this [http://www.pro-vivian.de/collecting-vivian/timeline.htm career timeline]. ==Complete Discography== *Shaonu Dui **December 25 1990 ''Merry Christmas (PS I Love You)'' single **1991 ''我的心要出旅行'' (py. Wǒ de Xīn Yào Chǔ Lǔxíng, en. My Heart Must Go Travel) **June 1992 ''偏愛你的心'' (py. Piānài Nǐ de Xīn, en. Prefer Your Heart) *Black Biscuits **September 1997 1997-09 ''Stamina'' single (ZH), BMG **December 19 1997 ''Stamina'' single (JP), BMG: BVDR-5001 **April 1998 ''Timing'' single (ZH, JP), BMG: BVDR-5002 **October 1998 ''Relax'' single (ZH, JP), BMG: BVDR-5003 **May 1999 ''Bye-Bye'' single (ZH, JP), BMG **May 26 1999 ''Life'', BMG: 74321-66897-2 90732 *The d.e.p **April 1 2001 ''Mr. No Problem'' single, Sony: SRCL-5047 **May 15 2001 ''地球的病気 -We Are the d.e.p-'', Sony: SMD 8419 **August 2001 ''Itai'' single, Sony *Vivian or Kazuma **January 29 2003 ''Moment'' single, Sony SME: SRCL 5537 **July 7 2004 ''Moment Remixes'' single, Sony SME: SECL 108 *solo **August 1995 ''Whisper Message'' single **October 25 1995 ''Kuchibiru no Shinwa'' single, Toshiba: TODT-3557 **March 6 1996 ''Kyohansha'' single, Toshiba: TODT-3637 **April 10 1996 ''天使想'' (py. Tianshi Xiang, jp. Tenshi Sou, en. Angel Dreaming), Toshiba: TOCT-9375 **July 31 1996 ''Hachigatsu no Valentine'' single, Toshiba: TODT-3765 **October 10 1996 ''天使美少女'' (kr. Choensang Misonyeo, py. Tiānshǐ Měishǎonǔ, jp. Tenshi Bishoujo, en. Angel Prettygirl), SAMPONY **April 29 1998 ''大麻煩'' (py. Da Mafan, en. Big Trouble), BMG: 74321585252-0 9054-2 **October 26 1998 ''Xiang New Edition'' a.k.a ''1st. Album'' (a reprint of ''Tianshi Xiang'' plus two new tracks), Toshiba: TOCT-10587 **October 18 1999 ''不敗の戀人'' (py. Bubai de Lianren, en. Undefeatable Lover), BMG: 74321 726702 **March 23 2000 ''Fuhai no Koibito'' (Japanese version of ''Bubai de Lianren'', with some track substitutions), BMG: BCVR-11018 **May 23 2000 ''Happy Past Days'' (Taiwanese version of ''Fuhai no Koibito'' plus two new tracks), BMG: 74321 761012 **September 19 2000 ''假扮的天使'' (py. Jiaban de Tianshi, en. Pretend Angel), BMG: 74321-796722-2 **March 2001 ''愛の瑄言 *精選輯'' (py. Ai de Xuan Yin) compilation album, BMG: 74321-855092 **November 7 2001 (as "Lil' Viv") ''Marry Me?'' single, EMI: TOCT-4336 **August 2003 ''決定愛你'' single (py. Juédìng Ài Nǐ, en. Decide to Love You), Avex **September 28 2003 ''the secret to happiness is love'' Avex: AVTCD-90034 (limited), AVTCD-95723 (regular) **April 1 2005 ''狠狠愛'' (py. Hen Hen Ai), Avex: AVCCD90063A See also :Category:Vivian Hsu albums. ==External links== *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398852/ IMDb profile] *[http://www.avex.com.tw/vivian/ Vivian Hsu's Official website] (Chinese) *[http://cherrytea.powersugoi.net/viewforum.php?f=9&topicdays=0&start=0 "Collecting Vivian" fan boards] *[http://www.pro-vivian.de/ Pro Vivian] *[http://blog.livedoor.jp/kikaiw_vivi/ 我愛viv] (Japanese) 1975 births Vivian Hsu
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Vivian Hsu (Hanzi: 徐若瑄, pinyin: Xú Ruò Xuān, Wade-Giles: Hsú Jò Hsuān, Japanese language: ビビアン・スー) born March 19 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan, is a famous singer, actor, and model (person) who has worked mainly in Taiwan and Japan. ==Beginnings== The second of three children, Vivian was born 徐淑娟 (py. Xú Shú Juān), and used this name until she began modelling nude. Her parents divorced when she was quite young. She attended Taipei Jianxing Elementary School and Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School. She got her start in entertainment after winning first place in a "Talented Beautiful Girl" contest held by Taiwan CTS TV in 1990. At this point, she was working by delivering food on her bicycle, and her customers began to recongise her from her television appearances. The same year she joined a musical duo named 少女隊 (py. Shaonu Dui, en. Girls Team). They released two albums, in 1991 and 1992, then broke up. Following this, Vivian got her start in modelling. ==Modelling== As a model, she produced two nude photobooks: ''天使心'' (py. Tiānshǐ Xīn, en. Angel Heart) and ''Venus''. ''Tianshi Xin'', published in 1995, was shot in Sicily. In the United States, the title of this book is often mistranslated simply as 'Angel', which may be related to the mistranslation of one of Vivian's films. ''Venus'' (Special:Booksources&isbn=4821120976), published on July 7, 1996, had separate runs in Taiwan and Japan, with five of the photos being stricken entirely from the Taiwanese version of the book. It has been argued by [http://sex.ncu.edu.tw/members/Ho/paper/SpiceGirls_to_%20EnjoKosai_tw.pdf Dr Josephine Ho (PDF)] that ''Tianshi Xin'' "unwittingly opened a new door to self-expression for teenage girls" and represented the beginning of a new image for teenage sexuality in Taiwan. Sociological issues aside, both of Vivian's nude photobooks sold very well and are now considered collector's items. Apart from her two main photobooks, Vivian appeared nude in two Taiwanese movies: ''赤裸天使'' (py. Chìluǒ Tiānshǐ, en. Barenaked Angel) in 1994, and ''魔鬼天使'' (py. Móguǐ Tiānshǐ, en. Devil Angel) in 1995. ''Chiluo Tianshi'' has been officially translated in international versions as 'Angel Heart', which may explain why ''Tianshi Xin'' is often referred to simply as 'Angel'. Though she gave up nude work after 1996, Vivian has continued to model for designers such as Hang Ten and Gucci, and has modelled in all three of her brief, autobiographical books: ''Earth Onigiri'' (2001), ''Privacy'' (2001, Special:Booksources&isbn=4887450605 ), and ''Wo Ai Taiwan'' (2002). In addition, most of her musical albums contain substantial inserts featuring new modelling work. When modelling, her official vital statistics were as follows: *Figure: Chest 85cm, Waist 57cm, Hips 85cm *Height: 161cm *Weight: 45kg *Blood Type: A ==Music== Vivian released her first solo single in 1995. She released her first full-length album, ''天使想'' (py. Tianshi Xiang, jp. Tenshi Sou, en. Angel Dreaming) in 1996. Shortly thereafter, she took a speed course in Korean, and released a Korean version of the album titled ''天使美少女'' (kr. Choensang Misonyeo, py. Tiānshǐ Měishǎonǔ, jp. Tenshi Bishoujo, en. Angel Prettygirl). Unusually, neither of Vivian's first two albums was sung in her native language. In 1997, with two Japanese comedians -- Kyoya Nanami and Amazon -- and a second female vocalist known as 'Keddy', she formed a band known as the Black Biscuits. Between 1997 and 1999, they released three hit singles and a full-length album, ''Life'', but shortly thereafter the group disbanded. Their music suffered somewhat because neither of the men in the group possessed good singing voices. During this period, Vivian also released two more solo albums: ''大麻煩'' (py. Da Mafan, en. Big Trouble) in 1998, and ''不敗の戀人'' (py. Bubai de Lianren, en. Undefeatable Lover) 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, ''假扮的天使'' (py. Jiaban de Tianshi, en. Pretend Angel). 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, ''Moment'', the second opening theme to Gundam Seed, followed in 2003 by her next solo album, ''the secret to happiness is love''. Her most recent album is ''狠狠愛'' (py. Hen Hen Ai), released in April 2005. Vivian'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 JPop. She has even dabbled in rap. This, combined with the fact that she is fluent in both Mandarin (linguistics) and Japanese language, makes her a very versatile artist. Vivian is also an accomplished lyricist, having written songs not only for herself and her bands, but for other artists such as Vanness Wu and Gigi Leung. ==Acting== Vivian has appeared in a number of movies and television programs both in Taiwan and in Japan. She also has some experience as a seiyu (voice actress), having voiced Aisha in Gundam Seed for three episodes, as well as Blossom in the Taiwanese Powerpuff Girls. Perhaps her most recongisable role to Westerners was opposite Jackie Chan in ''The Accidental Spy''. She played the role of Chao Jia Le in Love Storm (2003), alongside Vic Chou and Ken Chu. She also composed and sang the opening theme for this series, ''決定愛你'' (py. Juédìng Ài Nǐ, en. Decide to Love You), 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. A complete list of these uncreditable roles (through 2002) can be found at this [http://www.pro-vivian.de/collecting-vivian/timeline.htm career timeline]. ==Complete Discography== *Shaonu Dui **December 25 1990 ''Merry Christmas (PS I Love You)'' single **1991 ''我的心要出旅行'' (py. Wǒ de Xīn Yào Chǔ Lǔxíng, en. My Heart Must Go Travel) **June 1992 ''偏愛你的心'' (py. Piānài Nǐ de Xīn, en. Prefer Your Heart) *Black Biscuits **September 1997 1997-09 ''Stamina'' single (ZH), BMG **December 19 1997 ''Stamina'' single (JP), BMG: BVDR-5001 **April 1998 ''Timing'' single (ZH, JP), BMG: BVDR-5002 **October 1998 ''Relax'' single (ZH, JP), BMG: BVDR-5003 **May 1999 ''Bye-Bye'' single (ZH, JP), BMG **May 26 1999 ''Life'', BMG: 74321-66897-2 90732 *The d.e.p **April 1 2001 ''Mr. No Problem'' single, Sony: SRCL-5047 **May 15 2001 ''地球的病気 -We Are the d.e.p-'', Sony: SMD 8419 **August 2001 ''Itai'' single, Sony *Vivian or Kazuma **January 29 2003 ''Moment'' single, Sony SME: SRCL 5537 **July 7 2004 ''Moment Remixes'' single, Sony SME: SECL 108 *solo **August 1995 ''Whisper Message'' single **October 25 1995 ''Kuchibiru no Shinwa'' single, Toshiba: TODT-3557 **March 6 1996 ''Kyohansha'' single, Toshiba: TODT-3637 **April 10 1996 ''天使想'' (py. Tianshi Xiang, jp. Tenshi Sou, en. Angel Dreaming), Toshiba: TOCT-9375 **July 31 1996 ''Hachigatsu no Valentine'' single, Toshiba: TODT-3765 **October 10 1996 ''天使美少女'' (kr. Choensang Misonyeo, py. Tiānshǐ Měishǎonǔ, jp. Tenshi Bishoujo, en. Angel Prettygirl), SAMPONY **April 29 1998 ''大麻煩'' (py. Da Mafan, en. Big Trouble), BMG: 74321585252-0 9054-2 **October 26 1998 ''Xiang New Edition'' a.k.a ''1st. Album'' (a reprint of ''Tianshi Xiang'' plus two new tracks), Toshiba: TOCT-10587 **October 18 1999 ''不敗の戀人'' (py. Bubai de Lianren, en. Undefeatable Lover), BMG: 74321 726702 **March 23 2000 ''Fuhai no Koibito'' (Japanese version of ''Bubai de Lianren'', with some track substitutions), BMG: BCVR-11018 **May 23 2000 ''Happy Past Days'' (Taiwanese version of ''Fuhai no Koibito'' plus two new tracks), BMG: 74321 761012 **September 19 2000 ''假扮的天使'' (py. Jiaban de Tianshi, en. Pretend Angel), BMG: 74321-796722-2 **March 2001 ''愛の瑄言 *精選輯'' (py. Ai de Xuan Yin) compilation album, BMG: 74321-855092 **November 7 2001 (as "Lil' Viv") ''Marry Me?'' single, EMI: TOCT-4336 **August 2003 ''決定愛你'' single (py. Juédìng Ài Nǐ, en. Decide to Love You), Avex **September 28 2003 ''the secret to happiness is love'' Avex: AVTCD-90034 (limited), AVTCD-95723 (regular) **April 1 2005 ''狠狠愛'' (py. Hen Hen Ai), Avex: AVCCD90063A See also :Category:Vivian Hsu albums. ==External links== *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398852/ IMDb profile] *[http://www.avex.com.tw/vivian/ Vivian Hsu's Official website] (Chinese) *[http://cherrytea.powersugoi.net/viewforum.php?f=9&topicdays=0&start=0 "Collecting Vivian" fan boards] *[http://www.pro-vivian.de/ Pro Vivian] *[http://blog.livedoor.jp/kikaiw_vivi/ 我愛viv] (Japanese) 1975 births Vivian Hsu
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