Jackson Wang
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| 王嘉爾 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Wang Ka-yee 28 March 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Other names | Wang Jiaer | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Wang Ruiji | ||||||||||||
| Relatives | Zhou Yongchang (maternal grandfather) | ||||||||||||
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| Instruments | Vocals | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||
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| Member of | Got7 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 王嘉爾 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王嘉尔 | ||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 왕잭슨 | ||||||||||||
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Jackson Wang (simplified Chinese: 王嘉尔; traditional Chinese: 王嘉爾; born Wang Ka-yee; 28 March 1994) is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, and songwriter. After a career as a competitive fencer, he joined the South Korean boy band Got7, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2014. He founded the Chinese record label Team Wang in 2017, serving as the creative director and lead designer for its subsidiary fashion brand Team Wang Design. Wang released his first solo album Mirrors in 2019, which peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard 200, followed by his second album Magic Man in 2022, which peaked at number 15. In 2021, Wang left JYP Entertainment and formed the Chinese hip hop group, Panthepack, under Team Wang.
Wang was ranked 41st on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 in 2020, and 10th in 2021. As of September 2024, Jackson Wang has 32.83 million followers on Instagram, ranking first among Chinese celebrities. He also has a large fan base on platforms such as Youtube and Spotify.