Wu Chun: 'My family is untouchable'
The New Paper
September 2, 2011 - 5:33pm
By: Kwok Kar Peng
HE'S fair game, but his family is strictly out of bounds.
That is Brunei-born singer-actor Wu Chun's stance against the Hong Kong media's intrusion into his personal life.
The heart-throb and former frontman of Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit told The New Paper over the phone from Beijing, where he's filming his new period movie Saving General Yang: "Whatever (the media) says about me, I'm okay with it. I can't control it.
"But don't go to Brunei and disturb my family. They even took photos of my father and I'm very uncomfortable with that."
In June, Hong Kong's Next Magazine went to Wu's hometown in Brunei and spoke to the locals there.
The magazine reported that Wu, who turns 32 next month, married his high school sweetheart of 15 years in 2009 and had a baby girl born in February.
It named his alleged "wife" and her family background, and quoted Wu's family friends saying his marriage is an open secret in Brunei.
The reporters also staked out his family home, and took photos of the house and of his "wife" entering it.
Wu, through his manager, denied the report, and clarified the woman in the photo is his sister-in-law and the baby, his niece.
About a week after the Hong Kong report, Wu announced he has quit Fahrenheit, which first propelled him to stardom in 2005.
He revealed that he wanted to concentrate on his acting career and spend more time with his family.
But given how close the report and the announcement were, there was speculation that Wu had quit the band to care for his daughter.
Wu said: "I don't mind what the media say about me, they already think I'm a father years ago. I'm an optimistic guy, so I won't be upset."
Even when TNP asked him to confirm he's not a married dad, Wu didn't throw a fit.
Sounding surprised, he said he doesn't wish to answer the question any more.
However, he admitted he would hide his marriage if that's what his wife wanted.
While most of the news reports have swirled around his private life, the actor has been kept busy with his movie career.
Apart from filming Saving General Yang and another contemporary movie Happy Magic, he is also promoting My Kingdom, which opens here on Sept 8.
In it, Wu plays cocky Peking opera performer Guan Yilong who goes to Shanghai with his "sworn brother" Meng Erkui (Han Geng) to avenge a dishonour their master suffered years ago. That sets off a string of tragedies and betrayal.
The movie, set in glitzy 1920s Shanghai, also stars Barbie Hsu, Annie Yi and famous Taiwanese magician Liu Qian.
As many of his scenes were filmed with Han Geng, director Gao Xiaosong wanted the two to build up a brotherly rapport before filming began.
So they had dinners in private rooms and talked about everything under the sun.
It was awkward initially, Wu said, as both are the shy sort and slow to warm up, but things continued well from there.
The New Paper
September 2, 2011 - 5:33pm
By: Kwok Kar Peng
HE'S fair game, but his family is strictly out of bounds.
That is Brunei-born singer-actor Wu Chun's stance against the Hong Kong media's intrusion into his personal life.
The heart-throb and former frontman of Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit told The New Paper over the phone from Beijing, where he's filming his new period movie Saving General Yang: "Whatever (the media) says about me, I'm okay with it. I can't control it.
"But don't go to Brunei and disturb my family. They even took photos of my father and I'm very uncomfortable with that."
In June, Hong Kong's Next Magazine went to Wu's hometown in Brunei and spoke to the locals there.
The magazine reported that Wu, who turns 32 next month, married his high school sweetheart of 15 years in 2009 and had a baby girl born in February.
It named his alleged "wife" and her family background, and quoted Wu's family friends saying his marriage is an open secret in Brunei.
The reporters also staked out his family home, and took photos of the house and of his "wife" entering it.
Wu, through his manager, denied the report, and clarified the woman in the photo is his sister-in-law and the baby, his niece.
About a week after the Hong Kong report, Wu announced he has quit Fahrenheit, which first propelled him to stardom in 2005.
He revealed that he wanted to concentrate on his acting career and spend more time with his family.
But given how close the report and the announcement were, there was speculation that Wu had quit the band to care for his daughter.
Wu said: "I don't mind what the media say about me, they already think I'm a father years ago. I'm an optimistic guy, so I won't be upset."
Even when TNP asked him to confirm he's not a married dad, Wu didn't throw a fit.
Sounding surprised, he said he doesn't wish to answer the question any more.
However, he admitted he would hide his marriage if that's what his wife wanted.
While most of the news reports have swirled around his private life, the actor has been kept busy with his movie career.
Apart from filming Saving General Yang and another contemporary movie Happy Magic, he is also promoting My Kingdom, which opens here on Sept 8.
In it, Wu plays cocky Peking opera performer Guan Yilong who goes to Shanghai with his "sworn brother" Meng Erkui (Han Geng) to avenge a dishonour their master suffered years ago. That sets off a string of tragedies and betrayal.
The movie, set in glitzy 1920s Shanghai, also stars Barbie Hsu, Annie Yi and famous Taiwanese magician Liu Qian.
As many of his scenes were filmed with Han Geng, director Gao Xiaosong wanted the two to build up a brotherly rapport before filming began.
So they had dinners in private rooms and talked about everything under the sun.
It was awkward initially, Wu said, as both are the shy sort and slow to warm up, but things continued well from there.