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What’s Meant For You Will Always Be | Vanness Wu

Kinjaz: Movement In The Shadows

2022/05/23
Kinjaz: Movement In The Shadows

Kinjaz: Movement In The Shadows

2022/05/23
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Actor, singer, director, entrepreneur, member of F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness, Vanness Wu goes deep with the hosts about not being able to dance as a kid, learning about success from people around him, and how his faith influences his ar...

Highlights

Vanness Wu, a multifaceted artist known for his work in acting, singing, directing, and entrepreneurship, shares his life story with the hosts. His journey from struggling to find joy in dance as a child to becoming a prominent figure in the entertainment industry is marked by personal growth, family influence, and spiritual transformation.
05:00
Being sent to Weight Watchers at a young age shaped Vanness Wu's perspective on body image.
10:29
Joined Solid at 13, leading to deeper involvement in singing and performing.
14:44
Faced racial slurs and found strength in Asian American community
16:02
First music video experience with Run DMC vs. Jason Nevin
23:02
Dance gave me the confidence to talk to girls.
24:06
Breaking into UCI dance studios was one of the best times of my life.
30:36
Speaker confronts father about past opposition despite newfound respect.
32:02
Proving himself right led to losing his sense of self amidst fame.
38:04
Breaking barriers is often about changing your mindset.
42:18
Success requires effort even if you're not the best.
51:59
Yoji Yamamoto showed interest in the speaker's self-designed shoe
54:02
Once saying yes to something, God gives grace to achieve it.
55:02
Vanness Wu believes in challenging himself daily to experience miracles.
1:04:16
A mafia-gangster friend got baptized and asked to be introduced to God.
1:11:14
Mastery requires practicing one thing thoroughly, as Bruce Lee said.

Chapters

Intro
00:00
Origin
05:00
First finding joy in dance and performing
08:00
Getting signed
12:00
Appearing in Run DMC vs. Jason Nevin's 'It's like that' video
16:00
Moving to Taipei and pitching demos
18:00
Learning to believe in yourself
24:00
Influence of family
28:00
Meteor Garden
32:00
Dealing with fame and success
35:00
Faith and making art
40:00
Navigating failure and shape-shifting projects
47:00
NFTs
54:00
Purpose
55:00
Growing up Buddhist and coming to the church
1:01:00
Lightning round
1:05:30

Transcript

Ben Chung: This episode is brought to you in part by Kinjaz Dojo for Beginners, an online dance tutorial site for noobs. Anthony Lee: If you've ever wanted to start learning how to dance, now you can do so from the comfort of your home. No judgment, no fe...