Van Fan
Encyclopedia
Van Yi-Chen Fan is a Taiwan
ese aborigine
(tribe:Amis) singer and actor
best known for Cape No. 7
, the second top-selling film in Taiwanese cinematic history.
Van Fan made his debut in 2002 with the Chinese version theme song I Believe to the South Korea
n film
My Sassy Girl
. After a somewhat mediocre singing career Van Fan started to show up in local TV series since 2005, and rose to fame in the Greater China Area in 2008 after the significant success of Cape No. 7
, whose 2 theme songs As Happy as Can Be and South of Border are also sung by him.
In 2010, Van Fan played a role in the new film "The Break-up Artist
" , produced by the international superstar Jackie Chan
. The film was shot in Beijing and Taiwan and is expected to be released on Valentine's Day of 2011.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese aborigine
Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Although Taiwanese indigenous groups hold a variety of creation myths, recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on the islands for approximately 8,000 years before major Han...
(tribe:Amis) singer and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
best known for Cape No. 7
Cape No. 7
Cape No. 7 ) is a 2008 Taiwanese romance comedic music-drama film written and directed by Wei Te-Sheng, his first full-length motion picture. The film is in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese with significant lines in Japanese. Before its commercial release, the film was world premiered on June 20,...
, the second top-selling film in Taiwanese cinematic history.
Van Fan made his debut in 2002 with the Chinese version theme song I Believe to the South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
My Sassy Girl
My Sassy Girl
My Sassy Girl is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train which changes his life...
. After a somewhat mediocre singing career Van Fan started to show up in local TV series since 2005, and rose to fame in the Greater China Area in 2008 after the significant success of Cape No. 7
Cape No. 7
Cape No. 7 ) is a 2008 Taiwanese romance comedic music-drama film written and directed by Wei Te-Sheng, his first full-length motion picture. The film is in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese with significant lines in Japanese. Before its commercial release, the film was world premiered on June 20,...
, whose 2 theme songs As Happy as Can Be and South of Border are also sung by him.
In 2010, Van Fan played a role in the new film "The Break-up Artist
The Break-Up Artist
The Break-Up Artist is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Steve Woo starring Amanda Crew, Ryan Kennedy, Moneca Delain, Peter Benson, Ali Liebert, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Serinda Swan.-Plot:...
" , produced by the international superstar Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
. The film was shot in Beijing and Taiwan and is expected to be released on Valentine's Day of 2011.
Filmography
- The Break-up Artist (Target: February 14, 2011)
- Gangster Rock (2010)
- L-O-V-E (2009)
- Cape No.7 (2008)