Aloysius Pang
Aloysius Pang | |||||||
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冯伟衷 | |||||||
| Born | Aloysius Pang Wei Chong (冯伟忠) August 24, 1990 | ||||||
| Died | January 23, 2019 (aged 28) | ||||||
| Burial place | Ashes scattered into the sea near Pulau Ubin, Singapore | ||||||
| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||
| Education | Yuying Secondary School | ||||||
| Alma mater | Singapore Institute of Management University | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer | ||||||
| Years active | 1999–2004 2012–2019 | ||||||
| Agent | NoonTalk Media | ||||||
| Family | Jefferson Pang (brother) Kenny Pang (brother) | ||||||
| Musical career | |||||||
| Origin | Singapore | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 馮偉衷 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 冯伟衷 | ||||||
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| Birth name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 馮偉忠 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 冯伟忠 | ||||||
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Aloysius Pang Wei Chong (Chinese: 冯伟衷; pinyin: Féng Wěizhōng; August 24, 1990 – January 23, 2019) was a Singaporean actor managed under NoonTalk Media. He died on 24 January 2019 at 1.45am NZDT (23 January 2019 at 8:45pm SST)[1] due to serious crush injuries sustained from a military accident while on Operationally Ready National Service reservist training in the Singapore Army in Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand at the age of 28.
Early life and career
Pang was born in Singapore on 24 August 1990. He had two elder brothers, Jefferson and Kenny.[2] He 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 (1999), Bukit Ho Swee (2002), The Adventures of BBT (2002), A Child's Hope (Season 1, 2003; Season 2, 2004), and I Love My Home (2004). Growing up with the Chinese name of 冯伟忠, Pang later changed the last character of his Chinese name from 忠 to 衷 to reference the old shows he did as child actor, while retaining its pronunciation. He 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.[3] He left acting in 2004 after being repeatedly bullied;[4] in a 2015 interview he said he'd "told [MediaCorp] to take my file out and never call [him] again".[5]
In 2012, 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. Pang made his directorial debut in 2014 by directing the music video of Singapore-based singer Gavin Teo's I Understand (我懂了),[6] which also starred Xu Bin and Kimberly Chia.[7]
In 2014, he was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill and went on to win the Best Newcomer prize at the Star Awards 2015. Pang released his first single, "Black Tears" (黑色眼泪) in 2015. It was also announced that Pang would star in Singapore's first cosplay-themed movie, Young & Fabulous. Together with Xu Bin, he also took part in an online variety show produced by NoonTalk Media, called Freshmen (来吧！上课啦！). [citation needed]
From Star Awards 2013 to Star Awards 2016, he was nominated for Favourite Male Character. In Star Awards 2015, he was awarded the Best Newcomer and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor & Rocket. In Star Awards 2016, he was awarded for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. In 2016, he joined Dasmond Koh 's company called Frozenage with Xu Bin.[citation needed]
Pang was known for setting aside 10 per cent of his pay to thank and bless the production people on set.[8]
On 7 April 2017, in an interview with Mediacorp's Toggle, 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. The company was named Kairos Green and focused on wood plastic composite.[9]
His most recent project in 2018 was the Original Toggle romance-mystery series From Beijing to Moscow where he made a two-month road trip to China, Mongolia and Russia with Felicia Chin, River Huang and Jojo Goh. It will premiere on Toggle in June 2019.[3]
He was to start shooting in February 2019 and take on his first lead role in the upcoming Channel 8 romantic drama My One In a Million, alongside long-time onscreen partner Carrie Wong before his untimely death.[10] His role was given to Beijing-based local actor Lawrence Wong.
Pang also had an official fan club called Pangsters.[11][12]
Personal life
Education
Pang studied in Pei Chun Public School[13] and Yuying Secondary School.[14] In 2012, he graduated from Singapore Institute of Management University with a diploma in management studies.[15][16]
Drink driving conviction
On 18 May 2017, Pang was charged with drink driving[17] after hitting a guard rail 10 days earlier while attempting to avoid a collision. He had been drinking at a wedding dinner earlier that night and a breath test showed him to have 55 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. He was fined $2,000 and banned from driving for 18 months.[18]
Relationship
He was in a relationship with actress Jayley Woo from 4 January 2015[citation needed] till his death on 23 January 2019. The relationship was revealed only upon his death by Woo.[19][20][21]
Death
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, Pang entered the cabin of a Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer to troubleshoot a fault. At 7.05 pm NZDT (2.05 pm SST),[22] to enable diagnosis of the fault, the barrel of the howitzer was automatically lowered to neutral position within the cabin. Pang was in the path of the receding barrel and sustained severe crush injuries to his chest and abdomen as a result.[23]
Pang was evacuated by helicopter to the Waiouru Camp Medical Centre and then to Waikato Hospital, where he had abdominal surgery.[22] Despite further surgery and initially being conscious, his condition later deteriorated and he was placed on life support for his heart, lungs and kidneys.[24] He died at the hospital on 24 January 2019 at 1.45 am (NZDT UTC+13) (23 January 2019 8.45 pm SST UTC+8). A post-mortem was requested before the body was repatriated back to Singapore according to New Zealand laws,[25] but did not proceed after Pang's family declined the post-mortem to be carried out.[26]
Pang's body was finally repatriated on 25 January 2019.[27] A wake limited to family and relatives began on the morning 26 January, and was opened to the public from noon till noon the following day. During that time, thousands paid their respects, including close friends, media artistes, politicians and fans.[27][28][29] Pang was accorded a military funeral later on 27 January and his casket was moved to the Mandai Crematorium.[30] He was cremated in the evening.[31] His ashes were scattered into the sea off the island of Pulau Ubin the following day.[32]
Impact and aftermath
Pang was the first soldier to be injured due to gun lowering while operating the Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer (SSPH) as claimed by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) in a media release clarifying the safety record of the artillery vehicle.[33] His 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.[28][34][35] After Pang's death, the Ministry of Defence called for a safety timeout for the Army and halted all training, including strenuous physical exercise, such as jogging, route marches and the Individual Physical Proficiency Test, pending safety reviews.[36]
On 25 January 2019, MINDEF set up a Committee of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the death of Pang.[37]
A video tribute to Pang was aired on Channel 8 on 31 January 2019.[7] On 14 April 2019, a special memoriam was given during the 2019 Star Awards ceremony, where performers Xu Bin, Timothee Yap, Zong Zijie and Gavin Teo performed the song 《小人物的心声》 while montages of Pang were shown. However, unlike another artiste Huang Wenyong who passed away prior to the ceremony, the Honorary TV Award, an award presented to artistes posthumously, was not presented[38].
On 6 May 2019, the findings from the COI was presented in the Singapore Parliament by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen. The findings found that the primary issue was that the gun barrel was lowered without ensuring that everyone was in a safe position. At the time of accident, Pang was together with a NSMan gun commander and a Military Expert technician. There was no foul play found. Pang did not move away from the gun barrel, claiming that he would not be hit. The gun commander proceed to lower the gun barrel. After the gun barrel has been lowered for a time, Pang began to move away however it was too late. The gun commander and technician tried to stop the barrel from lowering though the main screen console and manually resisting on the barrel respectively, instead of hitting the emergency stop buttons.The COI stated the safety lapses were preventable if the standard operating procedures were followed.[39] The External Review Panel on SAF Safety has also recommended to SAF to do more to improve on the 'weak' safety culture.[40]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Black Tears 黑色眼泪[41] | Non-album single | Available on Spotify |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Young & Fabulous 最佳伙扮 |
Royston Chio |
| 2013 | Everybody's Business 人人有份 |
Meng |
| 2012 | Timeless Love 那个夏天 |
Morgan |
TV series
Telemovie
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | From Beijing to Moscow 北京到莫斯科 |
Kenneth |
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| 2018 | Follow Your Heart 设计爱情 |
— |
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| 29 February 229 明天见 |
Ye Zhixin 叶知新 |
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| Love At Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定 |
Jackie 杰奇 |
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| Ghost AR | Shawn Koh |
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| 2017 | My Friends From Afar 知星人 |
Chen Xianglin 陈祥林 |
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| My Alien Girlfriend 我的知星女友 |
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| Dream Coder 梦想程式 |
He Jianming 何建明 |
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| 2016 | You Can Be an Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 |
Li Longhua 李龙华 |
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| The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 |
Zhang Naiyi 张乃祎 |
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| The Truth Seekers 真探 |
Jiang Xiaodong 江小洞 |
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| My First School 快乐第一班 |
Li Yonghui 李泳辉 |
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| Life - Fear Not 人生无所畏 |
Zhuang Daoren 庄道仁 |
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| 2015 | Hand In Hand 手牵手 |
Hong Meizhi 洪美志 |
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| The Journey: Our Homeland 信约：我们的家园 |
Hong Guo'an 洪国安 |
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| 118 | Himself |
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| Super Senior 长辈甜心 |
Dong Haoyuan 董浩元 |
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| Tiger Mum 虎妈来了 |
Chen Haolian 陈浩廉 |
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| Love? 限量爱情 |
Aloysius |
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| Good Luck 百岁大吉 |
Lin Jiayuan 林家元 |
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| You Can Be an Angel Too 你也可以是天使 |
Li Longhua 李龙华 |
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| 2014 | Mystic Whispers 听 |
Zhiguang |
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| Against The Tide 逆潮 |
Zhao Keji 赵克己 |
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| World at Your Feet 球在你脚下 |
Fang Yangming 方扬名 |
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| Served H.O.T. 烧。卖 |
He Tailong 何泰龙 |
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| 2013 | I'm in Charge 小子当家 |
Wang Jiahao 王家豪 |
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| C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职2 |
Jiang Yongzhe 江永哲 |
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| It's a Wonderful Life 好运到 |
Young Hao Huihuang 年轻郝辉煌 |
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| 2012 | It Takes Two 对对碰 |
Hao Zhijie 郝志杰 |
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| Poetic Justice 微笑正义 |
Derek |
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| 2004 | I Love My Home 我爱我家 |
Xu Lizhong 许立忠 |
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| A Child's Hope 2 孩有明天2 |
Tang Yongjun 唐勇俊 |
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| 2003 | A Child's Hope 孩有明天 |
Ding Weiliang 丁伟良 |
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| 2002 | The Adventures of BBT BBT的奇妙假期 |
Superglue 万能胶 |
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| Bukit Ho Swee 河水山 |
Ah Cai 阿财 |
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| 2001 | In Pursuit of Peace 何日军再来 |
Ah Dai 阿呆 |
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| 1999 | My Teacher, My Buddy 小飞人 |
Pang Dayu 庞大禹 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Two Boys and a Mermaid | Arron |
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Songs
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Star Awards 2003 | Young Talent Award | A Child's Hope | Nominated |
| 2013 | Star Awards 2013 | Favourite Male Character | It Takes Two (as Hao Zijie) |
Nominated |
| 2014 | Star Awards 2014 | Favourite Male Character | I'm In Charge (as Wang Jiahao) |
Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards 2015 | Favourite Male Character | World At Your Feet (as Fang Yangming) |
Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Against The Tide | Nominated | ||
| Rocket Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Newcomer | — | Won | ||
| Toggle Outstanding Duke Award | — | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Star Awards 2016 | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won |
| Toggle Most Beloved Celebrity BFF award (With Xu Bin) | — | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Star Awards 2018 | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
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