Biography
Who is Jackson Wang?
Early life and fencing
Jackson Wang was born in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. His father, Wang Ruiji, competed as an Olympic fencer. His mother, Zhou Ping, was a member of the Chinese national gymnastics team. His older brother Winston also practiced gymnastics and rugby. Jackson began learning floor exercises at seven years old. He stopped gymnastics after three years to protect his height growth.
He then started fencing after visiting the national team. His father taught him the basics before he joined the youth team. At twelve, he won a gold medal at the national games. He later ranked first in Asia for youth sabre and eleventh in world junior sabre. He lived in Budapest from age 13 to 16. He also spent time in Ireland, Copenhagen, Sicily, Guangzhou, and Shanghai.
Music and K-pop debut
Jackson became interested in music during sixth grade after watching a Michael Jackson DVD. He joined a dance club at the American International School in Hong Kong. He performed a Black Eyed Peas song at a school contest. In 2010, a JYP Entertainment representative noticed him while he played basketball. He auditioned in Kowloon and placed first among 2,000 people.
He won a gold medal at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship before moving to Seoul in July 2011. He left school and declined fencing scholarships from Stanford University and the Hong Kong University. In 2013, he appeared on the show Win: Who Is Next. He debuted with the group Got7 in January 2014.
Variety shows and hosting
Jackson expanded his career through Korean variety programs. He joined the second season of Roommate in 2014 and won a Newcomer Award at the SBS Entertainment Awards. He served as an MC for the music show Inkigayo starting in May 2015. In December 2015, he began hosting the Chinese show Go Fridge.
He hosted that program for seven seasons and wrote the theme song for two of them. He also became an MC for Fresh Sunday on Hunan TV in 2016. He appeared on Fighting Man later that year. He won the Popular Artist of the Year award from Sina Weibo in 2016.
Solo career and business
In 2017, Jackson started his own label called Team Wang. He also launched a fashion brand called Team Wang Design. He released his first solo song, Generation 2, in July 2017. His English single Papillon debuted at number one on the Billboard China V Chart. In 2018, his song Fendiman reached number one on the US iTunes Pop chart.
He released the album Mirrors in 2019, which hit number 32 on the Billboard 200. His 2022 album Magic Man reached number 15. A third album, Magic Man 2, reached number 13 in 2025. He ranked 10th on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2021. He is the fastest Chinese artist to hit 10 million Vevo views.
Birthday and age
Jackson Wang was born on March 28, 1994, which makes Jackson 32 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Jackson shares the date with 49 other famous people.
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