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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Jackson Wang

Jackson Wang is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, dancer, record producer, fashion designer, and music video director.

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His father was a former coach for the Hong Kong national fencing team while his mother was a gold medalist at the World Gymnastics Championships.

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Coming from an athletic family, Wang began pursuing the sport of fencing since he was 10 years old.

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In 2011, Wang was offered a sports scholarship from Stanford University which he turned down to pursue a musical career.

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Wang’s single “100 Ways” became the first song by a K-pop solo artist to rank amongst Mediabases’ U.S. Top 40 chart.

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In July 2020, Wang launched his brand Team Wang Design, a lifestyle and streetwear apparel line.

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In September 2020, Wang collaborated with the Swedish musical duo Galantis without ever meeting in person due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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His favourite movie is Miracle in Cell No. 7, the movie is quite sad and Jackson ended up crying when he watched it.

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Jackson was once caught liking a raunchy photo on Instagram by his fans and when he realised his mistake he unliked the photo immediately.

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He likes to eat hamburgers, chicken and dim sum but can’t handle spicy foods.

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