Win Wu YanHong explained

Win Wu YanHong
Native Name:吳彥宏
Other Names:
  • Win Woo
  • Winter (as member of Four Seasons)
  • 吳俊賢 (Previous stage name)
Birth Date:11th January
Birth Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation:Singer, lyricist, actor, model, presenter
Years Active:2002 - Present
Height:1.80 meter
Television: (2019-Present)
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Origin:Indonesia
Instrument:Vocals
Label:Universal Music Indonesia (2007-2009)

Win Wu YanHong (Chinese: 吳彥宏) is a Taiwan-based Indonesian Singer-Songwriter, actor, model, and presenter. He debuted in 2002 as a member of quartet band Four Seasons - the first mandarin boyband in Indonesia.[1] [2] The band was then signed under Universal Music Indonesia

Personal life

Win Wu YanHong’s passion in performing arts anchored in fond memories of his trips to cinemas with his belated father. “When I was a child, father and I used to walk to cinema (about 10-15minutes walk) and watched Andy Lau movies. There and then all I wanted is to be like him, a singer and actor; a multi-talented performer.”.

It is a baffling ambition considering he grew up as ethnic minority in the most populous Muslim country in the world during an era where being Chinese is frowned upon. After May 1998 riots in Indonesia where Chinese descendants were targeted victims, Socio-political democratization took place. And that's when Win Wu had his chance to break in to the entertainment industry; as a member of Indonesia's very first Mandarin boyband that made it into recording company.

Career

Singer & Songwriter

Win Wu YanHong first debuted as a member of quartet boyband Four Seasons - Indonesia’s first Mandarin boyband under Universal Music Indonesia in 2002, riding in the wave of F4 Mandopop craze in early 2000. Although referred to as boyband, on the contrary to common boyband and pop-band practises, members of Four Seasons composed their own songs. In the album Tian Zi (天子) (released in 2007), the members composed a total of 8 out of 10 tracks.[3]

He then took a huge leap of moving to Taiwan in 2011. It was a bumpy ride in adopting Mandarin as first language. Overcoming the language barrier, Win Wu manage to write a number of mandarin songs lyrics for fellow Indonesian Mandarin singer Alena Wu[4] namely Cherry Blossom and Seindah Diriku. Including duet that Win Wu sang with Alena Wu :Thank You 谢谢 and A Minute of Hope (一分鐘的希望) (2011); a song meant to encourage people who are struggling to achieve their dream, inspired by his own personal struggle.

Win Wu also wrote lyrics for his original single track titled Going Home 回家 (2018).

Screen Presence

WTO Sisters Show (WTO姐妹會)

As an Indonesian representative in Taiwanese culture talk show WTO Sisters Show, Win Wu is one of the cast since 2019.[5]

In the show he is sometimes dubbed as the handsome role-model husband/father.

Movie

Appeared in Jay Chou’s second self-directed film 天台爱情 The Rooftop (2012) as LuoMen.[6] As leading male in short movies under Liwu Entertainment titled 愛不简单 Love Is Not Simple (2016) and What Makes it Perfect (2016).[7] Win Wu won Best actor & Best Action Scene in 48 Hour Film Project Taipei 2016 in movie titled Bloody Knows. Also starring in another 48 Hour Film Project Taipei 2014 movie titled BAR 吧檯[8] which won Best Lines.

Commercials, Modelling, & Music Video Appearances

Win Wu has appeared in numerous name brand video commercials in Taiwan; namely Sharp AQUOS XLED (2022), Quaker (2020), Taiwan Stock Exchange (2020), Bissell (2020), Hyundai Tucson[9] (2019), and with Taiwanese selebgram Zamy Ding in Durex Air commercial.[10]

Win Wu also had Music Video appearance as lead in Kenji Wu’s 吳克群 我能給的 MV (2010)

Discography

With Four Seasons[11]

Duets

Singles

Lyrics written for other singers

Filmography

TV Show

Movie

Short films

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ETtoday新聞雲 . 2012-11-05 . 印尼帥哥Winter會唱又會演 愛台灣「講台語馬ㄟ通」! ETtoday星光雲 ETtoday新聞雲 . 2023-08-27 . star.ettoday.net . zh-Hant.
  2. News: 2008-04-21 . Chinese pride burns as Indonesia hosts torch . en-GB . BBC News. 2023-08-29.
  3. Web site: Four Seasons, Grup Mandarin Pertama di Indonesia! . 2023-08-27 . detikhot . id-ID.
  4. Web site: Alena Wu - YouTube . 2023-08-27 . YouTube.
  5. Web site: WTO姐妹會 官方頻道 - YouTube . 2023-08-27 . YouTube.
  6. Web site: Kamis . 26 Maret 2015 18:02 Penulis: Rizqi Zhairisma . Dengan Perjuangan, Winter Wu Sukses Berkembang di Luar Negeri . 2023-08-28 . KapanLagi.com . id.
  7. Web site: LiWu Entertainment - YouTube . 2023-08-27 . YouTube.
  8. 2014 台北48小時 BAR 吧檯 “Winning The Best Lines" . 2014-10-29 . Martin Chen . 2024-07-02 . YouTube.
  9. Web site: 品牌消息 . 2023-08-29 . Hyundai 台灣官網 . zh-TW.
  10. Web site: Watsons - 情人節晚上的......運動 就交給 #杜蕾斯 專家 >> https://bit.ly/3vk3dhV 全新力作「大人的遊戲組2.0」 玩出愛愛新招式~ 享受前所未有的感官體驗 性福就是這麼簡單 馬上揪伴一起玩好玩滿 打造獨一無二的情人節回憶❤️ #白色情人節快樂 #屈臣氏 #watsons #watsonstaiwan Facebook . 2023-08-27 . Facebook . en.
  11. Web site: 2008-03-25 . 天子《Four Seasons》 . 2023-08-29 . 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily . en.