Jiro Wang
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| Jiro Wang | |
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| Chinese name | 汪東城 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 汪东城 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wāng Dōngchéng (Mandarin) |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Ong Tang-sêng (Hokkien) |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born | 24 August 1981 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Other name(s) | Wang Da Dong |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer, Model |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Voice type(s) | baritenor |
| Label(s) | HIM International Music WOW Music (HK) Pony Canyon (Japan) |
| Years active | 2001–present (modeling) 2004–present (acting) 2005–present (singing) |
| Associated acts | Fahrenheit Dong Cheng Wei |
| Parents | Father (Deceased) |
| Official Website | Fahrenheit@HIM International Music |
Jiro Wang (traditional Chinese: 汪東城; simplified Chinese: 汪东城; pinyin: Wāng Dōngchéng), nicknamed Da Dong (simplified Chinese: 大东; traditional Chinese: 大東) meaning "Big East", was born on 24 August 1981. He is a Taiwanese actor and singer, who started his career as a model. He is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.
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[edit] Biography
Jiro Wang was born August 24, 1981, in Taiwan. He graduated at Fu Shin Trade and Arts College with a degree in Advertising Design. After his graduation, he dedicated his life towards the entertainment business. He was first asked to join the entertainment business because he showed his looks at a competition. BMG, the label that signed him, planned to package him with Jay Chou and Jordan Chan to form a boy band called 3J, but, because of 9/11, BMG's stocks crashed and the 3J plan was scrapped.[1] Jiro then decided to continue his career in the industry by working backstage, mainly in charge of fashion designing and other designing necessities, as well as commercial modeling. He was approached again around 2004, when his acting career began.
He speaks fluent Taiwanese and Mandarin and understands conversational English.
He used to play in an underground band named Karma as the lead singer. They have performed a song called "人間逃亡記" (Rénjiān táowáng jì) with lyrics composed by Jiro. After that, the band changed the name to Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛) without changing the members in the band. The band never received much popularity until Jiro joined Fahrenheit.
When he was 18, his father died, leaving him with his mother to pay the family's debt. This forced him into the commercial and modeling industry. The commercials he has appeared in include one for 蒙牛酸酸乳 Mengniu (a yogurt brand)[2] as part of Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit features in ‘酸甜’ (Suan Tian) (among other songs) with the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. Jiro will start acting in a new horror movie The House, director Hang-Sang Poon (who directed A Chinese Odyssey, Huo Yuanjia, CJ7, Ip Man) and special effects by Johnny (who worked for Batman 1-2, Troy) from 20th March. His co actress will be Dong Li Ya (Yaya).
[edit] Career
[edit] Acting career
Wang is known as the male lead in the Taiwanese drama KO One (終極一班) (in which he plays the character Da Dong, from where he got his nickname as it is quite similar to his real name, Wang Dong Cheng) and its sequel The X-Family, as Ah Jin in It Started With a Kiss and its sequel They Kiss Again, as Jin Xiu Yi in the live-action Taiwanese drama, Hana-Kimi (花樣少年少女), as Mars in ToGetHer (愛就宅一起), as Mi Qi Lin in Rolling Love (翻滾吧！蛋炒飯) and Shi Lang in Momo Love (桃花小妹).
On 3 May 2011, it was announced that Wang has replaced Wu Chun as male lead, "Night Tenjo", in a live-action adaptation of Japanese manga series Absolute Boyfriend, with Korean actress Ku Hye Sun as "Riiko Izawa".[3]
[edit] Music career
Wang was the first member to join Fahrenheit. He is the baritenor vocalist of the group. He is the one that usually has the rap part in most of the songs due to his fluency in the language. His publicized temperature is that of hot (热; rè) summer, at 95 fahrenheit.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
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| 2011 | The Purple House | 紫宅 | Li Yi |
[edit] Television Series
| Year | Chinese title | English title | Role / Remarks | Co-stars |
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| 2002 | 聽笨金魚唱歌 | |||
| 2003 | 新麻辣鮮師 | Spicy Teacher | Rou Tian (桑田) | |
| 2004 | 第八號當舖 | Pawnshop No. 8 | Ah Zhe | |
| 2005 | 惡作劇之吻 | It Started with a Kiss | Jin Yuan Feng (金元豐) Kinnosuke Ikezawa | Ariel Lin Joe Cheng |
| 終極一班 | KO One | Wang Da Dong (汪大東) | Calvin Chen Aaron Yan Danson Tang |
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| 2006 | 花樣少年少女 | Hanazakarino Kimitachihe | Jin Xiu Yi (金秀伊) Shuichi Nakatsu | Ella Chen Wu Chun |
| 2007 | 終極一家 | The X-Family | Xia Lan Xing De Tian (夏蘭荇德‧天) / Wang Da Dong (汪大東) / Gui Long (鬼龍) / Zack | Calvin Chen Aaron Yan Danson Tang |
| 惡作劇2吻 | They Kiss Again | Jin Yuan Feng (金元豐) Kinnosuke Ikezawa | Ariel Lin Joe Cheng Danson Tang |
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| 2008 | 翻滾吧！蛋炒飯 | Rolling Love | Mi Qi Lin (米麒麟) | Danson Tang Genie Zhuo Xiao Xun |
| 2009 | 愛就宅一起 | ToGetHer | Zhuang Jun Nan (莊俊男) aka Mars | Rainie Yang George Hu |
| 終極三國 | K.O.3an Guo | Wang Da Dong (汪大東) / Sun Ce (孙策) | George Hu Shu Chen |
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| 桃花小妹 | Momo Love | Shi Lang (史朗) | Cyndi Wang Wong JingLun Calvin Chen Ken Chu |
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| 2011 | 陽光天使 | Sunshine Angel |
Jiro (guest star) | Wu Chun Rainie Yang |
| 絕對達令 | Absolute Boyfriend (in production) |
Chen Naite (陳奈特) / Night Tenjo (零壹式) | Ku Hye Sun |
[edit] TV shows
- 2010: Super King (终藝大國民): begins 19 June 2010 : CTS
- 2011: Absolute Boyfriend : Taping still on-going. This series will begin in April 2012.
[edit] Guest appearances
Wang also performed in numerous MVs and commercials before his rise to stardom. He appeared in Fish Leong's (梁靜茹) 分手快樂 MV when he was 19. After the debut of Fahrenheit, he acted opposite follow HIM International Music artist, Liu Li Yang, in her music video Smiling Tears. He is also seen in various MV's of S.H.E and fellow co-star Genie Zhuo's "Never Ending Rainbow" (Chinese: "永不消失的彩虹").
[edit] Publications
- 9 June 2010 : Van Gogh And Me - All About Jiro (梵谷與我：汪東城的字‧畫‧像) - ISBN 9789866606878.[4] Jiro visited Amsterdam, Holland for this book
[edit] References
- ^ (Chinese) Fahrenheit's Jiro Wang was actually Jay Chou's Junior. May 15, 2007. Retrieved Dec 14, 2010.
- ^ (Chinese) 更换代言人刺激消费 S.H.E和飞轮海代言酸酸乳 Changing ambassadors to boost consumerism, S.H.E and Fahrenheit newly appointed ambassadors for Mengniu yogurt. Jan 16, 2008. Retrieved on Dec 14, 2010.
- ^ (Chinese) Apple Daily 汪東城難甩背後靈 聞吳尊一派恍神 3 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-03
- ^ Yesasia.com Van Gogh And Me info 9 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-22
[edit] External links
- (Chinese) Fahrenheit@HIM International Music
- (Japanese) Fahrenheit: Official Japan Site
- (Chinese) Jiro's Official Fahrenciti Blog
- (Chinese) Jiro's Wretch Blog
- (Chinese) Jiro's Weibo microblog
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