[KOR] KangTa & Vanness

**dolphin115** · #1 (**permalink**) 17-01-2007, 08:25 PM

Discography:
2006 Scandal
-Scandal
-127 Days
-Good Vibration
-One Day

Stage Name: Kang Ta
Korean Name: An Chil Hyun
Birth Date: October 10, 1979 (Lunar year)

Chinese Name: Wu Jian Hao 吴建豪
English Name: Vanness
Nationality: U.S.A
Birthday: August 07, 1978

Collaboration of KangTa (previously a member of "Group S" and the lead singer of the former Korean group, H.O.T.) and Vanness (from the Taiwanese group, F4) come together to bring a Korean and Chinese album. The single called "Scandal" came out on May 24, 2006. KangTa learned Chinese (Mandarin) while Vanness learned Korean for this collaboration (though he already knew some Korean from his Korean friends and listening to Korean music...he is also KangTa's fan!). Their songs are wonderful! There are two fast songs which include Good Vibrations and Scandal (the title song). 127 Days, One Day, and Faint are all slow songs. Vanness mainly raps in English, but in the slow songs, you will be able to hear him singing in Korean clearly, which is not bad. And their image reminds me of back when Kangta was in H.O.T. with their fast dancing and rapping.

Both appeared on both Chinese and Korean television shows. While on the Korean shows, KangTa mainly responded to questions while Vanness managed to answer in simple Korean words/phrases and in English. On the Chinese shows, Vanness conversated mainly while KangTa amazingly answered some questions in Chinese with great pronunciation and in Korean with help of a translator! On this Chinese show "Big Big-Brother", they had to do a skit in which Vanness brings his girlfriend, Kangta, home to his father for approval. It is so hillarious because Kangta put his head on Vanness' shoulder and answers in Chinese "I love him. I really love him" and Kangta also sings the Chinese song "Moon Represents My Heart" while Vanness shows off his great dance moves (you'd mistake him for Bi/Rain)!

**lit0dr3amz** · #2 (**permalink**) 31-01-2007, 11:57 PM

I at first didn't like either of them but then Vaness seemed to have gotten better looking and he started to grow on me.... and as for kangta I thought he looked really gay...but after watch the MV for 127 days....I kinda opf like him too...

**Jiro<3** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-02-2007, 11:52 PM

Ohh. I saw that Big Big Brother show.. LOL it was so funny. I think they are a okay group.. and their songs were good too. Can't wait to see what they'll do next.

**Sacreble** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-03-2007, 11:34 AM

lol....it was just a collaboration and nor a group forming..

and uuh...their song scandal was pretty ok then it got very tiring.. I think it would be better if they don't collaborate

**dolphin115** · #5 (**permalink**) 27-06-2007, 07:39 PM

Yeah, I actually prefer KangTa in Group 'S' with Shin Hye Sung (from Shinhwa) and Lee Ji Hoon. I loved their 1st album. Actually, I loved Group 'S' songs more than KangTa's jazzy songs!

**coco** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 01:03 PM

Not sure why Kangta needs to pool with Vanness Wu. There's no benefit at all. Kangta himself is a star himself with superior vocals.

**dolphin115** · #7 (**permalink**) 28-09-2007, 09:02 PM

Well, KangTa and Vanness both wanted to bring Chinese & Korean together...to introduce one language to another. It's kind of like how BoA and many other Korean artists went into the Japanese music industry, how Coco Lee went from Chinese to American music industry and such. Besides, it's kind of refreshing to see Korean and Chinese come together.