Jiro Wang
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Fahrenheit's concert in Hong Kong, 2009
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | (traditional) |
| Chinese name | (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wāng Dōngchéng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Wong1 Dung1-sing4 (Cantonese) |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Ong Tang-sêng (Hokkien) |
| Birth name |
Wang Tung Ch'eng |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born |
24 August 1981 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Other name(s) | Wang Da Dong |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer, Model |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Voice type(s) | Baritone, Tenor |
| Label(s) |
HIM International Music WOW Music (HK) Pony Canyon (Japan) |
| Years active | 2001–present (modeling) 2004–present (acting) 2005–present (singing) |
| Associated acts |
Fahrenheit Dong Cheng Wei |
| Parents | Father (Deceased); Mother |
| Website | Fahrenheit@HIM International Music |
Jiro Wang (traditional Chinese: 汪東城; simplified Chinese: 汪东城; pinyin: Wāng Dōngchéng; Wade–Giles: Wang Tung-Ch'eng; born August 24, 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor, who started his career as a model. Wang is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.
Jiro Wang was born August 24, 1981, in Taiwan. He graduated from Fu Shin Trade and Arts College with a degree in Advertising Design. Wang's father died when he was 18, leaving him and his mother stranded with the family debt. To pay off the enormous debt, Wang worked three jobs at a time, which variously included flyer distribution, dressing up as a mascot for Taipei's Zoo Mall, waiting tables at a bar, a fashion retail assistant, a part-time model, and even hard labor work as a construction worker. Upon graduation from arts college, he entered the commercial and modeling industry. BMG, the label that signed him, planned to package him with Jay Chou and Jordan Chan under the "3J Plan", but when BMG's stocks crashed following 9/11, the 3J plan was scrapped. Wang then decided to continue his career in the industry via commercial modeling and working backstage in fashion design. He was approached again around 2004, launching the start of his acting career.
He speaks fluent Taiwanese and Mandarin, and understands conversational English.
Wang used to play with an underground band named Karma and was their lead singer. Wang also composed the lyrics to their song, "人間逃亡記" (Rénjiān táowáng jì). The band later changed its name to Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛).
In 2013, between his filming commitments, Wang also held solo concerts in the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo in Japan, and Beijing and Shenzhen in China.
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