Career
Waiting. Love (2014) and Our Times (2015). Before her debut, Sung starred in many micro movies and music videos, mostly along with her friends. She first appeared in IGUband"s music video "So I Stopped." This Move Files was widely circulated amongst students, resulting in her receiving many micro movie and short film offers.
Thereafter, with a growing interest in the entertainment industry, Sung beginning signed a contract with Star Ritz.
Sung"s debut movie was screenwriter and producer Giddens Ko"s romance movie "Café. Waiting. Love", in which she plays the lead role of "Lee Si Ying." Giddens said on his blog that he was hoping to find new people to play the lead roles and had to do a lot of interviews and auditions.
At that time, Sung was still a third year university student, studying at Fu Jen Catholic University, Department of Textiles and Clothing. After Sung"s interview with film producer Chai, Ko told his agent,"This girl is perfect for the role!" After several rounds of auditions and interviews, Sung was successfully chosen to play the role.
"Café. Waiting. Love" premiered in August 2014, earning more than Northwest Territories$200 million in the Taiwan box office, allowing Sung to gain much recognition.
In 2015, Sung starred in her second film,"Our Times", as lead character Lin Chen-hsin. The film"s producer Ye said that after ten auditions, she had seen never an actor like Sung. Director Frankie Chen said in an interview that Sung is a logical thinking girl, but her character is the complete opposite and acts based on her instincts instead.
Hence, on her first day of filming, Sung could not even get into character.
Mentor Xu Jiehui suggested to break down Sung"s elegance, forcing her to learn how to be her character by unlearning how to be herself. "Our Times" topped the box office in Taiwan, earning more than Northwest Territories$400 million.
Then 22 years old, she was the youngest among the five candidates. After appearing in two movies, Sung appeared in TVBS television series "Taste of Love" as the lead actress "Yeh Hsiao-ho" - a tour guide who"s overly obsessed with good food.
