1. Jackson Wang is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, and songwriter.
46 Facts About Jackson Wang
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Jackson Wang founded the Chinese record label Team Wang in 2017, serving as the creative director and lead designer for its subsidiary fashion brand Team Wang Design.
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In 2021, Jackson Wang left JYP Entertainment and formed the Chinese hip hop group, Panthepack, under Team Jackson Wang.
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Jackson Wang was ranked 41st on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 in 2020, and 10th in 2021.
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Jackson Wang has the highest number of Instagram followers among Chinese celebrities, with 32.2 million as of May 2023.
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Jackson Wang was raised by two athletic parents: fencer Wang Ruiji and gymnast Zhou Ping.
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Jackson Wang started his fencing training at the age of ten.
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Jackson Wang went on to win multiple awards as part of the Hong Kong national fencing team, including first place at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship in 2011.
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In 2010, while playing basketball at his school, Jackson Wang was noted by a representative of South Korean talent agency JYP Entertainment and invited to participate in the global auditions in Kowloon.
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In July 2011, Jackson Wang moved to Seoul, South Korea for his K-pop training.
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In 2013, Jackson Wang made an appearance on the reality survival program Win: Who Is Next.
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Jackson Wang appeared alongside fellow trainees Mark, Yugyeom, and BamBam, who were then selected as members of Got7.
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In December 2014, Jackson Wang joined his first variety show, SBS' Roommate, as a member in its second season.
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Jackson Wang was later awarded the Newcomer Award at the 2014 SBS Entertainment Awards.
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Jackson Wang subsequently appeared on several other Korean variety shows such as Star King, Law of the Jungle, Happy Together, Radio Star, Problematic Men, Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education, Saturday Night Live Korea, A Look At Myself, and others.
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On 12 May 2015, Jackson Wang was appointed as a new MC for SBS' music show Inkigayo, following the departure of ZE:A's Kwanghee.
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In December 2015, Jackson Wang presented on the Chinese version of the show Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, called Go Fridge.
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Jackson Wang wrote the lyrics, composed, and arranged the theme song for the show in seasons 2 and 3.
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In March 2016, Jackson Wang was appointed as MC for Fresh Sunday, a show on Hunan TV.
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On 29 April 2016, Got7 held their first concert in Seoul, where Jackson Wang performed his self-composed songs "I Love It" and "WOLO " with his group members Yugyeom and BamBam.
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In November 2017, prior to the release of Got7 second Japanese extended play "Turn Up", Jackson Wang dropped out of all group activities in Japan due to health concerns and conflicting schedules.
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In July 2016, Jackson Wang appeared on the Chinese reality TV series, Fighting Man.
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In January 2017, Jackson Wang was awarded the Popular Artist of the Year award at the Sina Weibo Awards.
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Jackson Wang established Snake or the Rabbit, which is a distribution company based in the United States, as partnership with Team Jackson Wang.
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In July 2017, Jackson Wang was awarded the MTV Special Award at the Asian Music Gala in Guangzhou.
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Jackson Wang attended the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards as an Ambassador of Great China on 12 November.
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On 9 February 2018, Jackson Wang was appointed as envoy of Hong Kong Tourism.
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Also that month, Jackson Wang collaborated with Sammi Cheng on the single "Creo En Mi".
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On 22 October 2018, Jackson Wang signed with Canxing Culture to enter the international market.
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On 6 November 2018, Jackson Wang released a single, "Different Game", featuring Gucci Mane.
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On 23 March 2019, Jackson Wang held a birthday party titled "328 Journey Festival" at the Beijing Olympics Sports Center.
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On 12 June 2019, Jackson Wang was featured on the song "Rumble" from the album Diaspora by GoldLink and Lil Nei.
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The limited edition collection, for which Jackson Wang designed clothes, shoes and accessories, sold out immediately after the launch.
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On 12 September 2019, Jackson Wang held a listening session of his first album Mirrors for the press: the digital record, which expresses the emotions of the contemporary youth and incorporates elements of China's traditional culture, was produced in China, South Korea, and the United States.
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Jackson Wang supervised the whole process, from the initial creation to the packaging, and was personally involved in arrangements, lyrics writing, and music video shooting.
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On 24 January 2020, Jackson Wang appeared on the stage of CCTV New Year's Gala for the first time and performed "The Beginning of Youth".
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In July 2020, Jackson Wang appeared as a mentor on the Youku competition series, Street Dance of China.
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Jackson Wang was behind the whole planning and editing of the music video, which pays homage to Hong Kong's love movies from the 90s, and directed it with Conglin.
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In December 2020, Jackson Wang released the Chinese-language single, "Should've Let Go", with JJ Lin.
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Jackson Wang is the fastest Chinese artist to reach 10 million views on Vevo.
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Jackson Wang left JYP Entertainment on 19 January 2021, along with other Got7 members after their exclusive contracts expired.
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In March 2021, Jackson Wang terminated his working relationship with Adidas, after their previously made public statement regarding alleged forced labour in the cotton-producing region of Xinjiang resurfaced.
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Also in April, Jackson Wang performed "DNA" on the Mango TV reality competition series, Sisters Who Make Waves In June 2021, Jackson Wang ranked in the top 10 on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list and was listed on Tatler Hong Kong Asia's Most Influential individuals in the culture field.
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The self-directed and self-written cinematic music video features Jackson Wang acting himself in a reversed timeline plot.
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Jackson Wang partnered with the Singapore Tourism Board for the SingapoReimagine global marketing campaign.
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Since December 2023, Jackson Wang was forced into hiatus to address his depression and mental exhaustion.