Jackson Wang
| Jackson Wang | |
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| Chinese name | 王嘉爾 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 王嘉尔 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wáng Jiāěr (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Wong4 Gaa1-ji5 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Jackson Wang |
| Ethnicity | Han Chinese |
| Born |
28 March 1994 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Wang Ka-yee |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Associated acts | |
| Ancestry |
Shanghai, China (maternal) Guangzhou, China (paternal)[1] |
Jackson Wang (traditional Chinese: 王嘉爾; born 28 March 1994) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese rapper, singer, and dancer. He is best known as a rapper of the South Korean boy group Got7 under JYP Entertainment, as well as for multiple appearances on Korean reality television series such as Roommate.
He is a former national sabre fencer for the Hong Kong fencing team, and ranked 11th in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, winning first place at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in 2011.[2] Jackson is fluent in Mandarin, English, Shanghainese, Cantonese and Korean.
Biography
Early life and career
Jackson Wang was born in Hong Kong on 28 March 1994, to parents who were both athletes (his mother, Sophia Chow/ Zhou Ping was an Olympic gymnast) from mainland China.[3] At the age of ten, he began to train in fencing, being taught by his father and other professional coaches. He went on to win multiple awards as part of the Hong Kong national fencing team,[4][5] including first place at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship in 2011.[2] He attended the American International School in Hong Kong up to the eleventh grade.[6] He was offered a scholarship for Stanford for fencing, but he turned it down to become a singer.
Jackson moved to South Korea in July 2011, becoming a trainee under JYP Entertainment. He trained at JYP for two and a half years before making his debut, during which time he made an appearance on the reality survival program WIN: Who Is Next, which aired on Mnet on 6 September 2013. The program was a competition between YG Entertainment trainees (that have now debuted as the groups Winner and iKON), whom he competed against for the episode alongside JYP trainees Mark, Yugyeom, and BamBam (now Got7 members).
Got7
He made his official debut as a member of Got7 with the debut single "Girls Girls Girls", released on 16 January 2014, from the group's first EP Got It?.[7]
On April 29, 2016, Got7 held their first concert in Seoul, where Jackson performed his self-composed songs "I Love It" and "WOLO (We Only Live Once)" with his group members Yugyeom and Bambam.[8]
Solo appearances
Jackson's individual popularity rose after he appeared on the SBS reality series Roommate, for which he was awarded the Newcomer Award at the 2014 SBS Entertainment Awards.[9] He 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, SNL Korea, A Look At Myself, and others. On 12 May 2015, Jackson was appointed as a new MC for SBS's music show Inkigayo, following the departure of ZE:A’s Kwanghee.
In 2014, Jackson joined his first variety show Roommate season 2 as a member.
In December 2015, Jackson made his Chinese television debut as one of the presenters (alongside He Jiong) on the Chinese version of the show Please Take Care of My Refrigerator,[10] called Go Fridge, which was well received.[11] In March 2016, Jackson was appointed as MC for Fresh Sunday, a show on Hunan TV.[12]
Discography
Singles and collaborations
| Year | Title | Artist | Peak position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Frozen in Time (멈춰버린 시간)" | Sunmi feat. Jackson | 100 | Full Moon |
| "Stress Come On! (스트레스 컴온!)" | Big Byung (빅병) | — | Digital single | |
| 2015 | "Ojingeo Doenjang (오징어 된장)" | — | Digital single | |
| 2016 | "Fresh Sunday Theme Song (透鲜滴星期天)" | With He Jiong | N/A | — |
| "Go Fridge Season 2 Theme Song (拜托了)" | With Go Fridge Cast | — |
Songwriting credits
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Label | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | |||||
| 2016 | GOT7 | "WOLO" | JYP Entertainment | Yes | Bambam, Yugyeom | Yes | GENNEO | |
| "I LOVE IT" | Yes | Neo Gen Rong | Yes | Neo Gen Rong | ||||
| "FEEL MY VIBE" | Yes | BOYTOY | Yes | BOYTOY | ||||
| Flight Log: Turbulence | GOT7 | "Boom x3" | JYP Entertainment | Yes | BOYTOY, Penomeco | Yes | BOYTOY | |
| "노잼" (No Jam) | Yes | Yugyeom, Mark, Frants, BamBam | No | — | ||||
| "아파" (Sick) | Yes | Ars (Youngjae), Mark | No | — | ||||
| 2015 | Just Right | GOT7 | "Back To Me" | JYP Entertainment | Yes | Sumpeople, Mark | No | — |
| Mad | GOT7 | "느낌이 좋아" (Feels Good) | JYP Entertainment | Yes | Chloe, Noday, Mark | No | — | |
| "GOOD" | Yes | E.One, Lee Mansung, Mark | No | — | ||||
| "Tic Tic Tok" | Yes | Chloe, Noday | No | — | ||||
| 2014 | Identify | GOT7 | "그냥 오늘 밤" (Just Tonight) | JYP Entertainment | Yes | Ryan Im | No | — |
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dream Knight | Himself | Youku Tudou | Cameo |
| Producers | KBS |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Roommate | SBS | Cast Member Season 2 |
| Hitmaker | MBC Every 1 | Cast member with VIXX's N, Hyuk and BTOB's Sungjae | |
| 2015 | Star King | SBS | with Kang Ho Dong, Lee Guk Joo, and others |
| Others' Taste | JTBC | - | |
| Law of the Jungle | SBS | Cast member for Law of the Jungle in Nicaragua | |
| Radio Star | MBC | With Cao Lu (Fiestar), Jessi, and Lena Park | |
| 2016 | A Look At Myself | KBS | - |
| Real Men | MBC | Cast member for Friendly Enlisting Special with GOT7's BamBam | |
| Go Fridge | Tencent and Zhejiang TV | Co-host with He Jiong | |
| Fresh Sunday | Hunan TV | ||
| Fighting Man | Jiangsu TV | Cast member with Wang Kai, Bai Jingting, Yang Shuo, Boran Jing, Jam Hsiao | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every 1 | "Idols Are the Best" corner MC with Twice's Dahyun, Monsta X's Jooheon, GFriend SinB | |
| Where is My Friend's Home | JTBC | Cast member with GOT7's BamBam for episodes in Thailand | |
Music Video appearances
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Amber - Shake That Brass | Cameo |
| 2016 | The Unnies - Shut Up |
As presenter
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Simply K-Pop | Arirang | |
| After School Club | with Mark and Eric Nam | ||
| April, 2015 – August, 2016 | Inkigayo | SBS | Permanent MC[13][14] |
| 2015–Present | Go Fridge | Tencent and Zhejiang TV | Permanent MC with He Jiong |
| 2016 | Fresh Sunday | Hunan TV | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |
Best Male Rookie Award - Variety[9] | Roommate | Won |
| 2016 | |
The Most Loved Entertaining Couple with He Jiong | Go Fridge | Won |
References
- ↑ "[STARCAST] GOT7 FLY IN GUANGZHOU – GOT7 lovely Jackson's Chinese class!". Naver.
- 1 2 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "王嘉尔个人资料 王嘉尔妈妈周平".
- ↑ "型男王嘉爾劍指Top4". The Sun (Hong Kong). Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "王嘉爾佩劍俊男咩都要第一". 太陽報.
- ↑ "Got7 Profile". JYPE. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "KPOP NEWS - [Video] GOT7's 'Girls Girls Girls' MV Breaks through 10 Million Views on YouTube | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ↑ "[공연 어땠어?] 갓세븐, 섹시·달콤·파워풀한 무대로 다시 한번 성장".
- 1 2 Khelil, Nawael (31 December 2014). "[bnt photo] Lee Kyung Gyoo Won The Biggest Award at SBS". BNT News. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ ""도니형, 잘할게요" 잭슨, 中 '냉장고' 메인 MC 도전기". entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "王嘉尔在键盘上被敲击了35万次 他到底弄啥嘞".
- ↑ "[피플is] 中 예능 샛별..GOT7 잭슨 "연이어 고정MC"". isplus.live.joins.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "GOT7's Jackson Chosen as New MC of 'Inkigayo'". Mwave. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "[단독] GOT7 잭슨, '인가' MC 합류 '제왑 대센 나'". JoongAng Ilbo Daily Sports (in Korean). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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