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Background information | |
Chinese name | 宋芸樺 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 宋芸桦 (simplified) |
Origin | Taipei, Taiwan |
Born |
Taipei, Taiwan |
21 October 1992
Occupation | |
Years active | 2012–present |
Alma mater | Fu Jen Catholic University |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Sòng Yún-huà |
Wade–Giles | Sung4 Yün2-hua4 |
Vivian Sung (born Sung Yun-hua, 宋芸樺; 21 October 1992) is a Taiwanese actress, best known for Café. Waiting. Love and Our Times. She was nominated for the Best Actress award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for her role as Lin Chen-hsin in Our Times (2015).
Before her debut, Sung starred in many Micro Movies and music videos, mostly along with her friends. She first appeared in IGUband's music video "So I Stopped." This MV was widely circulated amongst students, resulting in her receiving many micro movie and short film offers. Thereafter, with a growing interest in the entertainment industry, Sung beginning signed a contract with Star Ritz.
Sung's debut movie was screenwriter and producer Giddens Ko's romance movie "Café. Waiting. Love", in which she plays the lead role of "Lee Si Ying." Giddens said on his blog that he was hoping to find new people to play the lead roles and had to do a lot of interviews and auditions. At that time, Sung was still a third year university student, studying at Fu Jen Catholic University, Department of Textiles and Clothing. After Sung's interview with film producer Chai, Ko told his agent,"This girl is perfect for the role!" After several rounds of auditions and interviews, Sung was successfully chosen to play the role.
"Café. Waiting. Love" premiered in August 2014, earning more than NT$200 million in the Taiwan box office, allowing Sung to gain much recognition. Despite doing so well in the box office, neither the film not the actors were nominated at the 51st Golden Horse Awards.
In 2015, Sung starred in her second film,"Our Times", as lead character Lin Zhen-Xin. The film's producer Ye said that after ten auditions, she had seen never an actor like Sung. Director Frankie Chen said in an interview that Sung is a logical thinking girl, but her character is the complete opposite and acts based on her instincts instead. Hence, on her first day of filming, Sung could not even get into character. Mentor Xu Jiehui suggested to break down Sung's elegance, forcing her to learn how to be her character by unlearning how to be herself.