Vivian Sung

Vivian Sung
Background information
Chinese name	宋芸樺 (traditional)
Chinese name	宋芸桦 (simplified)
Origin	Taipei, Taiwan
Born	(1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Alma mater	Fu Jen Catholic University

Vivian Sung (born Yun-Hua Sung, 宋芸樺; 21 October 1992) is a Taiwanese actress, best known for Café. Waiting. Love (2014) and Our Times (2015).^[1] She was nominated as the Best Actress at The 52nd Golden Horse Awards for her role as Lin Chen-hsin in Our Times (2015).

Biography

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.

"Our Times" topped the box office in Taiwan, earning more than NT$400 million. Sung received her first award nomination for Best Actress at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards. Then 22 years old, she was the youngest among the five candidates. While Sung did not win the award, she was praised for her performance of 小幸运 (A Little Happiness) at the awards ceremony.

After appearing in two movies, Sung appeared in TVBS television series "Taste of Love" as the lead actress "Yeh Hsiao-ho" - a tour guide who's overly obsessed with good food.

Filmography

Film

Drama

Discography

Music Videos

Awards and Nominations

References

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