Vanness

Vanness is a given name most commonly associated with Vanness Wu (吴建豪), a Taiwanese-American singer and actor born August 29, 1978, in Santa Monica, California. Wu rose to prominence as a member of the boy band F4, the quartet formed for the popular television drama Meteor Garden, which aired in 2001 and helped popularize the Hana Yori Dango adaptation across Asia.

Following Meteor Garden and the continued success of F4, Wu pursued a solo career in music and acting. He has released solo material and appeared in a variety of film and television projects in Taiwan, mainland China, Hong Kong, and elsewhere, including both Mandarin-language productions and international ventures. He is known for his versatility as a performer and for his ongoing presence in East Asian entertainment.

Vanness Wu’s career reflects the path of artists who achieve breakout fame through a television phenomenon and subsequently expand into diverse media work, including music and acting across regional markets. The name Vanness, while most widely recognized because of Wu, is less common as a public given name outside this context.