Vision Wei

Wei Chen (Chinese: 魏晨; pinyin: Wèi Chén) (born February 22, 1986) is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through televised singing competition Super Boy. He is probably best known through his album Disparate and his role as Ye Shuo in television series Meteor Shower.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei (魏).
Vision Wei
Vision Wei in 2017
Born
Wèi Chén (pinyin)
魏晨

(1986-02-22) 22 February 1986
Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Alma materSichuan Conservatory of Music
OccupationSinger, Actor
AgentHuayi Brothers
Musical career
GenresMandopop

Early life

Wei was born on February 22, 1986. He grew up in Lanzhou, Gansu. In high school, he started having vocal music and piano lessons and later attended the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. As a professional musician, he is also accomplished at piano, guitar, hulusi, guxun.

Wei Chen participated in the 2007 season of Super Boy, a famous national televised singing competition in China, and placed third. In the competition, Wei's contagious performances and sunny image had won him much attention.[1]

Career

In 2007, after Super Boy, Wei released his first extended play Optimist and held his first solo concert.[2][3]

In 2008, Wei made his acting debut in the film Seventeen, starring Joan Chen and Sam Chow.[4] The same year, he starred in the musical Struggle, based on the popular youth drama of the same name.[5]

In 2009, he starred in the television series Meteor Shower as one of the leads.[6] The drama was a commercial success and launched Wei to fame. The same year, he starred in the musical film China Idol Boys.[7]

In 2010, Wei released his first full album Disparate. The album was met with commercial success, reaching number 1 on numerous Chinese music charts.[8] He reprised his role in the sequel of Meteor Shower, which was met with success.[9]

In 2011, Wei began hosting the variety show Great Sunday.[10] In August, Wei collaborated with Lee Joon and Thunder of MBLAQ on the single "Run Away", and performed on the Korean music program M! Countdown.[11] His third album, Daybreak was released on October 10.[12]

In 2012, Wei held his second solo concert, My Way in Beijing.[13] His fourth album V Space was released on October 15, 2012.[14] His fifth album, Pinnacle was released on August 21, 2013.[15] His title song "Cover the Lover" featured Hannah Quinlivan as the lead actress.

In 2014, Wei co-starred in the youth film Fleet of Time.[16] His sixth album Hat Trick was released on December 12 with him acting as the executive producer of the album.[17]

In 2015, Wei established his personal studio. His seventh album Day Dreamer was released on December 21.[18] He then held the eponymous titled concert tour which wrapped up in Beijing on October.[19]

In 2016, Wei co-starred in the crime thriller Lost in White as an important character.[20] His eighth album Journey was released on December 25 to mark his tenth anniversary since debut.[21] The same year he was cast in the war film A Fangirl's Romance as a general.[22]

In 2017, Wei joined the cast of drama film Midnight Diners.[23] In September, Wei embarked on his Journey arena concert to mark his tenth anniversary.[24]

In 2018, Wei focused on acting. He first joined the cast of the war film The Eight Hundred directed by Guan Hu,[25] and was cast in the military television series Anti-Terrorism Special Forces III.[26]

Filmography

Film
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2008Seventeen十七Tian Yi
2009Fire Boy乐火男孩Ou Xiaolang
2014Fleet of Time匆匆那年Qiao Rang
2016Lost in White冰河追凶Li YongSheng
2019Midnight Diner深夜食堂Tang Song
My People, My Country我和我的祖国Captain Chen[27]
2020 The Eight Hundred八佰Zhu Jinzhong[28]
Three Old Boys三叉戟 [29]
The Sacrifice金刚川Yan Rui
TBAA Fangirl's Romance迷妹罗曼史Ye Weijun

Television series
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2009Meteor Shower一起来看流星雨Ye Shuo
2010Meteor Shower 2一起又看流星雨Ye Shuo
2013The Sweet Burden小儿难养HimselfCameo
2019Anti-Terrorism Special Forces III反恐特战队之天狼Tang Shi
2020Mystery of Antiques 2古董局中局2Yao Buran[30]

Stage
  • Struggle, 2008-2009

Discography

Albums
YearEnglish titleChinese titleNotes
2008Optimist乐天派
2010Disparate千方百计
2011Daybreak破晓
2012V SPACEN/A
2013Pinnacle登“封”造极
2014Hat Trick帽子戏法
2015Day Dreamer白日梦想家
2016Journey旅程

Singles
YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotes
2007Juvenile Tour少年游13
2008Jiayou! You Have Me!加油！你有ME！Xin De Dong Fangwith Alan Dawa Dolma
2008Happiness of Having You有你的幸福Classic Love Song Duet LoverPromotional song of Struggle
2008Mad Man's Wish疯人愿N/ATheme song of Struggle
2009Velvet Flowers绒花Hongxing Shanshan
2009Split Lover分身情人Meteor Shower OST
2009Traces of the Rain雨痕
2009Language of Stars星空物语as part of H4
2009Let Me Sing a Song for You让我为你唱首歌
2010Blooming of Dreams梦的怒放N/ATheme song of Super Boy 2010
with Lu Hu
2011Great Sunday给力星期天N/ATheme song of Great Sunday
with Hans Zhang and Zhu Zixiao
2011Curse of Love恋爱咒语Magic to Win OST' with Hong Chen
2012Love is only Complete with You爱,有你才完整Fairytale OST
2012Love x Love爱×爱N/ATheme song of Music Radio Charity Event
2013I Endorse Myself我为自己代言N/AAdvertisement theme song for Jumei
2013Warm Snow热雪Tiny Times OST
2013Mr TopN/AN/ATheme song of Music Radio
with DJ小强
2014Good night my loveN/AN/AAdvertisement theme song for 奶特公司
2014The Year Where Flowers Bloom花开那年Fleet of Time OST
2014Your Own Sunshine自己的太阳N/ATheme song of Music Radio Charity Event
2015Love Cannot See相爱不能见Love Weaves Through a Millennium OST
2015Lovers & Movies爱我就陪我看电影Lovers & Movies OST
2015Fracture破绽Lost in White OST
2016Blazing Combat烈火神盾Hot Girl OST
2016Date! Super Star約吧！大明星N/ATheme song for Date! Super Star
2017Half a Centimeter半厘米N/Awith Lokey
2017You are the stars of the sea星辰大海是你The Starry Night, The Starry Sea II OST
2018Asia Tsunami亚洲雄风N/A
2018Worldly Affairs红尘Ever Night OST

References
  1. "快男魏晨要做全能艺人 出乎意料闯进前三强(图)". Sina (in Chinese). July 24, 2007.
  2. 魏晨《乐天派》一路飘红的三大因素(图). Sina (in Chinese). January 16, 2008.
  3. 未曾那么爱你 2008魏晨北京演唱会. Hunan TV (in Chinese). February 5, 2009.
  4. 大学生电影节魏晨参演影片《十七》见面会受热捧. Hunan TV (in Chinese). April 13, 2009.
  5. 张晓晨魏晨"80后"新人齐《奋斗》. Sina (in Chinese). January 7, 2009.
  6. 《流星雨》新剧照曝光 魏晨肖涵深情拥吻(图). Sohu (in Chinese). August 7, 2009.
  7. 《乐火男孩》8月25日公映 快男上演绿茵大战. Sina (in Chinese). August 13, 2009.
  8. 魏晨《千方百计》势不可挡 新专辑销量破10万. Sina (in Chinese). August 12, 2010.
  9. 《一起又看流星雨》开播 魏晨音乐影视齐绽放. Tencent (in Chinese). September 12, 2010.
  10. 快男跨界主持湖南卫视新节目 庾澄庆给力提携. Sina (in Chinese). December 17, 2010.
  11. 魏晨韩国首唱《破晓》 现场视频点击率逾四百万. Sina (in Chinese). August 31, 2011.
  12. 魏晨新专辑《破晓》首发 千方百计冲击金唱片奖. Sina (in Chinese). September 28, 2011.
  13. "2012"My Way"魏晨北京演唱会 精彩大看点". China News (in Chinese). May 17, 2012.
  14. "魏晨发新专辑 《江南STYLE》导演打造MV(图)". Sina (in Chinese). October 15, 2012.
  15. 魏晨发新专辑《登"封"造极》 昆凌安心亚送祝福. Netease (in Chinese). August 21, 2013.
  16. 电影《匆匆那年》定档 魏晨献唱《花开那年》. Netease (in Chinese). September 1, 2014.
  17. 魏晨首度担任音乐总监 《帽子戏法》首播. Netease (in Chinese). November 5, 2014.
  18. 魏晨新主打《白日梦想家》 美国一线音乐人跨刀. Tencent (in Chinese). December 23, 2015.
  19. 魏晨巡演北京圆满收官 郑恺现身帮帮唱. Sina (in Chinese). October 19, 2015.
  20. 《冰河追凶》定档4月15日 梁家辉佟大为玩命缉凶. Netease (in Chinese). March 3, 2016.
  21. 魏晨新曲《不变》首发 述十年音乐故事. Sina (in Chinese). December 16, 2016.
  22. 魏晨回归荧屏 为4月进组新戏忙健身. Xinhua (in Chinese). March 19, 2018.
  23. 魏晨进组新戏《深夜食堂》 专辑海外宣传启动. Netease (in Chinese). February 13, 2017.
  24. 魏晨迎出道十周年纪念 "旅程"巡演9月成都开启. Netease (in Chinese). June 16, 2017.
  25. 魏晨年底再揽音乐大奖 新片《八佰》热拍. Xinhua (in Chinese). January 29, 2018.
  26. 魏晨《反恐3》杀青 与尤小刚导演首次合作被赞. Netease (in Chinese). July 24, 2018.
  27. "《我和我的祖国》曝"定格"版海报 辛柏青胡军等实力戏骨组黄金阵容". Sohu (in Chinese). September 12, 2019.
  28. 《八佰》杜淳演谢晋元&姚晨饰何香凝 导演管虎：没有番位，只有番号. Mtime (in Chinese). March 8, 2019.
  29. "高群书《三叉戟》携仨老炮儿追击惊天大案". Mtime (in Chinese). January 7, 2020.
  30. 《古董局中局2》杀青 “许愿”夏雨魏晨一起鉴宝. Sina (in Chinese). January 24, 2019.
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