Jackson Wang Biography, Height, Age, Brother, Friend, Family, Other Facts

Publish date: 2024-05-22

Jackson Wang is undoubtedly a triple threat. He is a rapper, singer and dancer, best known as a member of the popular K-Pop group, GOT7. He has notably appeared on the Korean reality show Roommate.

Here’s more on the music star who has a surprising number of hidden and awe-inspiring sides.

Biography, Age

Jackson was born in Hong Kong on March 28, 1994. For his secondary education, he attended American International School Hong Kong, a private international school.

Jackson Wang comes from a family of athletes which might explain the natural athleticism he often displays.

Career and net worth

Jackson Wang has an estimated total net worth of $1.5 million which is quite impressive for a man who never intended to get into show business. His parents had planned for him to follow the sport: he was trained in fencing, taking after his father, and later took part in important national youth competitions. However, he later turned his attention to music and entertainment, a move that paid off as he is now a top dancer, singer and rapper.

In July 2011, Jackson Wang moved to Seoul to begin his K-pop training, which went well. After more than two years of training, he debuted as a member of newly formed group GOT7. The group launched their career with the single “Girls Girls Girls”. In addition to performing with GOT7, Jackson has become an actor on Korean and Chinese dramas. He has also worked as an MC on several TV shows.

When he was first introduced to the spotlight, he went by the stage name J-Flawless; and although he no longer uses that name, some of his fans still refer to him.

Besides music, Jackson has appeared in several TV shows, including SNL Korea, Happy Together, Roommate, Hitmaker, and Star King.

In 2014, at the SBS Entertainment Awards, due to his growing popularity, Jackson Wang received the Newcomer Award.

Jackson embarking on a solo career decided to take on a different sound from the hip-hop that GOT7 is known for. Since he has always been a fan of classical music, he chose classical music for his solo effort.

Family of Jackson Wang, brother

Although Jackson Wang is constantly in the limelight, not much is known about his big brother. All that is known is that Jackson’s brother lives in Australia and has a daughter named Aimee, Jackson’s niece. The musician also has a younger adoptive sister who lost her parents and was taken in by the singer’s family.

Jackson’s father, Wang Ruiju, was a prominent fencer and Asian Games gold medalist during his time. He also competed in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. His mother, Sophia Chow, is a retired gymnast and was also a gold medalist at the World Gymnastics Championships and the Olympics.

His maternal grandfather, Zhou Youg Chang, who died in 2017, pioneered mainland China’s ultrasound diagnostic medicine.

Personal life: girlfriend

Jackson Wang is not yet married nor did he have a girlfriend just now. The musician broke up with his former girlfriend just before signing his contract with JYP Entertainment, saying he wanted to be financially stable before dating.

Although he is successful now, he still chose to remain single.

Height, Weight and Other Facts About Jackson Wang

1. His favorite movie is Mirage In Cell No 7 and he ends up crying every time he watches it because the movie is quite sad.

2. Jackson especially likes a good burger. He also loves to eat chicken and cheese, although the musician does not like spicy foods.

3. Jackson is fluent in six languages. The languages are English, French, Japanese, Korean, Cantonese and Mandarin.

4 Jackson was also a saber shooter for the Hong Kong fencing team. At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, he was ranked eleventh overall, but in 2011 he won first place at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships.

5. After passing his auditions for JYP Entertainment, a South Korean talent agency, he turns down the scholarship he was offered to attend the prestigious Stanford University.

6. Jackson Wang is 5ft 9in tall and weighs 63kg. Being a professional dancer and a pop star, it should be no wonder he’s in amazing shape. His schedule is physically demanding, but the singer also works out and eats well to stay in shape.