26 Facts About Aloysius Pang

Aloysius Pang Wei Chong was a Singaporean actor once managed under NoonTalk Media, best known for his involvement in multiple Mediacorp dramas.

Aloysius Pang studied in Pei Chun Public School and Yuying Secondary School.

Aloysius Pang started acting at the age of nine after he joined an acting class organised by Mediacorp, and starred in children dramas such as My Teacher, My Buddy, Bukit Ho Swee, The Adventures of BBT, A Child's Hope, and I Love My Home.

Aloysius Pang was nominated for his role as Ding Wei Liang in A Child's Hope in Star Awards 2003 Young Talent Award in Star Awards 2003.

Aloysius Pang left acting in 2004 after being repeatedly bullied; in a 2015 interview he said he'd "told [Mediacorp] to take my file out and never call [him] again".

In 2012, Aloysius Pang made his comeback in the lead role of the film Timeless Love, which was directed by Lim Koong Hwee and Singaporean celebrity Dasmond Koh.

Aloysius Pang made his directorial debut in 2014 by directing the music video of Singapore-based singer Gavin Teo's I Understand, which starred Xu Bin and Kimberly Chia.

Aloysius Pang released his first single "Black Tears" in 2015.

Aloysius Pang was known for setting aside 10 percent of his pay to thank and bless the production people on set.

On 7 April 2017, in an interview with Mediacorp's Toggle, Aloysius Pang said that he would not renew his contract with Mediacorp in order to focus on a business he had set up with his brother.

Aloysius Pang was named Kairos Green and focused on wood plastic composite.

Aloysius Pang was to start shooting in February 2019 and take on his first lead role in the Channel 8 romantic comedy drama My One In a Million, alongside his long-time onscreen partner Carrie Wong before his death.

Aloysius Pang's role was given to Beijing-based local actor Lawrence Wong.

Aloysius Pang was in a unpublicized relationship with actress Jayley Woo which first started from 2017.

Aloysius Pang did not elaborate on the reason for keeping the relationship secret, but Pang's manager Dasmond Koh is known to have imposed a no-dating rule on his stable of artistes.

On 19 January 2019, while taking part in a live-firing exercise at Waiouru Training Area in New Zealand as an Operationally Ready National Serviceman, Aloysius Pang entered the cabin of a Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer to troubleshoot a fault.

Aloysius Pang was in the path of the receding barrel and sustained severe crush injuries to his chest and abdomen as a result.

Aloysius Pang was evacuated by helicopter to the Waiouru Camp Medical Centre and then to Waikato Hospital, where he had abdominal surgery.

Aloysius Pang died at the hospital on 24 January 2019 at 1:45 am NZDT.

Aloysius Pang was accorded a military funeral later on 27 January 2019 and his casket was moved to the Mandai Crematorium.

Aloysius Pang's ashes were scattered into the sea off the island of Pulau Ubin the following day.

Aloysius Pang was the first soldier to be injured due to gun lowering while operating the SSPH as claimed by the Ministry of Defence in a media release clarifying the safety record of the artillery vehicle.

Aloysius Pang's death sparked renewed concerns about the accountability for and safety of military training, and prompted other national servicemen to share their experiences in the military online.

Aloysius Pang was posthumously promoted to the rank of Corporal first class, the highest enlistee rank within the Singapore Armed Forces.

At the time of accident, Aloysius Pang was together with a NSMan gun commander, 3SG Hubert Wah, aged 31 and a Military Expert technician, ME2 Ivan Teo, aged 35.

Aloysius Pang did not move away from the gun barrel as required in the operating procedures, claiming that he would not be hit.