Jackson Wang
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Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
Jackson Wang (born 28 March 1994) is a Hong Kong born Chinese rapper, singer and dancer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band Got7. Jackson is a former national fencer (sabre) of the Hong Kong fencing team and was ranked 11th in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, eventually winning first place at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship[1] in 2011.
Early life
Jackson was born in Hong Kong on 28 March 1994 to an athletic family. Both his parents were athletes from mainland China. [2] His mother is Sophia Wang. His father is Wang Ruiji, a former coach of Hong Kong national fencing team and a one time winner at the Asian Games in 1978 representing China. When Jackson was 9, he and his older brother received gymnastics training and won the 1st place in the Acrobatic Gymnastics Championship for men's pair category.
Jackson started his fencing career when he was 10. Since then he has been trained by his own father as well as other professional coaches and achieved multiple awards and winnings for Hong Kong national fencing team.[3] [4] Jackson was ranked 11th place on the 2010 Cadet World Championships. He represented Hong Kong in the Youth Olympic Games 2010 held in Singapore and participated in 2 events, Boys Sabre and Mixed Team. He was eliminated in the rounds of 16 and did not manage to go up to the quarterfinals losing to Artur Okunev from Russia.
Jackson attended the American International School in Hong Kong and completed up to 11th grade.[5] He can speak Mandarin, Shanghainese, Cantonese, English and Korean.
Although Jackson holds Hong Kong nationality and has been introduced as from Hong Kong, he often self identifies as a Chinese from Mainland China. [6]
Career
Pre-debut
Jackson won first place at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship.[1]
Jackson came to South Korea in 2011 on July 3rd. He became a JYP trainee for two and a half years before his debut in Got7. His first pre-debut appearance was on an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next, which aired on September 6th, 2013. Jackson alongside Mark, BamBam & Yugyeom were competing against the YG Entertainment trainees: Team A and Team B (that are now known as WINNER (Team A) and iKON (Team B)). Jackson's first appearance as an official member of Got7 was in the teaser for their debut on January 6th with Yugyeom. Got7's video came out on January 16th.
2014-present: Korean debut with GOT7, active in variety shows and MC
Beside group activities, Jackson is known as a rising variety star who makes his appearance in various Korean reality shows. His first significant solo variety was MBC Every 1's Hitmaker in July 2014 in which he formed a project group called Bigbyung with VIXX's N, Hyuk, BtoB's Sungjae produced by Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn.
Jackson became more popular in SBS's Roommate where he was awarded the 2014 SBS Best Newcomer Award on 30 December 2014.[7] His work includes Star King, Others' Taste, Law of the Jungle, Happy Together, Radio Star, A Look At Myself etc. In May 12th 2015, Jackson was appointed as new MC for SBS's Inkigayo following the leave of ZE:A’s Kwanghee.
He is now starting to take up MC roles for Chinese programs as well. His recent variety show "Please Take Care Of My Refrigerator : Chinese Edition" is well received, making him ranked number 1 on the realtime weibo search.[8]
Discography
| 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) | — | Stress Come On! (Digital Single) | |
| 2015 | Ojingeo Doenjang (오징어 된장) | — |
Filmography
Drama
| Year | Title | TV Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dream Knight | Youku Tudou | Himself |
| 2015 | Producers | KBS |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | TV Network | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hitmaker Season 1 | MBC Every 1 | As Wang Kong, with N, Hyuk and Sungjae of Big Byung |
| Weekly Idol | As Wang Kong (140820, 141231) | ||
| Hello Foreigner | MBC | "Chuseok Special" Episode | |
| Radio Star | Former Athletes Celebrities Special Episode, with Baro | ||
| Vitamin | KBS | 141210 | |
| 2014–2015 | Roommate Season 2 | SBS | Fixed Cast Member |
| Hitmaker Season 2 | MBC Every 1 | As Wang Kong, with N, Hyuk and Sungjae of Big Byung | |
| 2015 | Happy Together | KBS2 | 150122 |
| Dating Alone | JTBC | 150214, 150221 | |
| Comedy Big League | TVN (South Korea) | 150307 | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every 1 | As Wang Kong, with Hyuk and Sungjae of Big Byung, and with Youngji, G.NA and So-hyun of Chamsonyeo | |
| Four things show | Mnet | Amber's guest 150224 | |
| Hot Brain: Problematic Men | tvN | Rap Monster's guest 150423 | |
| Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education | KBS2 | Cool Kiz vs. Global Team 150707 | |
| Law of the Jungle | SBS | Law of the Jungle in Nicaragua | |
| Star King | SBS | Fixed Cast Member | |
| Others’ Taste | JTBC | Fixed Cast Member | |
| Radio Star | MBC | guest with Jessi, Lena Park and Fiestar's Cao Lu 151216 | |
| A Look at Myself | KBS | Soomi's Guest 151223 | |
| Go Fridge Season 1 (Chinese version) | Tencent | co-host with He Jiong | |
| 2016 | A Look at Myself | KBS | Lee Kyung-kyu and Jo Young-nam's Guest 160108 160115 160122 160129
Fixed Cast Member with Joon Park 160205- |
| Go Fridge Season 2 (Chinese version) | Tencent | co-host with He Jiong | |
| Where is My Friend's Home | JTBC | guest with GOT7's BamBam 160306,160313 |
MC
| Year | Channel | Show | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arirang | Simply K-Pop | MC in English |
| After School Club | With Mark and Eric Nam | ||
| Mnet | MCD News | MC in Cantonese (141120) | |
| KBS2 | Music Bank | Special MC with Junior (141128) | |
| Special MC with Yugyeom (141205) | |||
| Mnet | M! Countdown | Special MC with JB, Junior (141225) | |
| 2015 | SBS | Inkigayo | Permanent MC[9][10] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Male Rookie Award - Variety | Roommate | Won |
References
- ^ a b Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ http://top.todayonhistory.com/a/201601/28142.html
- ^ "型男王嘉爾劍指Top4". The Sun (Hong Kong). Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/sport/20110706/
- ^ "Got7 Profile". JYPE. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W1NMZI3WT8A
- ^ Winning 'Best Newcomer', GOT7's Jackson surprised 31 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ http://ent.qq.com/a/20160108/050663.htm
- ^ "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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