Many stars have their own way to get rid of the paparazzi, and for singer-songwriter Wang Leehom it's adopting different guises.
'I've tried to disguise myself by wearing wigs, shades as well as beards,' said the 34-year-old. 'I view the entertainment industry and being a celebrity with a more humorous and ironic attitude.'
Wang was in Shanghai to introduce his directorial debut Love In Disguise, set for release in August. In the romantic comedy, he plays a pop star who masquerades as different people, such as a music student and security guard, to get to know a university student (actress Crystal Liu Yifei) he falls for. The film also features Taiwanese comedian Chen Handian and Joan Chen as the pop star's manager.
Named spokesman for the Taipei Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, he recently played with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra as part of the Taipei Impression programme in Shanghai.
Wang became more active in movies after appearing in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, as the patriotic student Kuang Yumin, in 2007.
'Being an actor is quite passive. We have to wait for jobs, wait for good scripts and characters. I've read a lot of scripts but none interested me. Then I thought, why not write a script myself,' said Wang, who starred alongside Jackie Chan in Little Big Soldier.