Prince Mak
| Prince Mak | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 프린스 맥 |
| Birth name | Henry Prince Mak, Mai Heng Li |
| Born |
May 24, 1990 Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | K-pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments |
Voice Bass Guitar Guitar Piano |
| Labels | Jackie Chan Group Korea, SidusHQ |
| Associated acts | JJCC, Jackie Chan |
Henry Prince Mak (born May 24, 1990), commonly known as Prince Mak, is a Chinese-Australian entertainer. He is a member of Jackie Chan's Korean pop boy group, JJCC, but is currently pursuing a solo acting career in China.
Mak was born in south-western Sydney, Australia to Chinese parents. He was named 'Henry' after English kings and 'Prince' as a middle name. His father is a builder and his mother works in a Chinese restaurant. He has one younger sister born in 1993. He attended Casula Primary School, Moorebank High School and Macquarie Fields High School. He learned piano as a child and played bass guitar in a band. He later became interested in hip-hop and began popping and locking. He studied music at University of New South Wales before leaving to pursue a career in the entertainment industry in China. Mak can speak English, Mandarin, Cantonese and basic Korean.
After graduating from University of New South Wales, Mak worked as a dance teacher at Crossover Dance Studio in Chinatown in Sydney. While a dance teacher he was approached by Korean entertainment company, JYP to become a trainee. However his parents did not allow him to accept. Henry studied acting at the Actors College of Theatre and Television however he found it difficult to find acting opportunities in Australia as most roles were not for Asians.
In 2012, he moved to China where he thought he would have more success in breaking into the entertainment industry. He auditioned for SM Entertainment and made it to the final round however he was considered too old. He entered and won a talent competition in Beijing run by Jackie Chan. Chan hand-picked Mak to become a member of his K-Pop boy group, JJCC.
Mak moved to Korea in February 2014 and debuted on March 14, 2014 in K-Pop group JJCC (pronounced Double-JC, Hangul: 더블제이씨) despite not knowing any Korean language. He adopted the stage name of 'Prince Mak' as his given name of 'Henry' was already in use by Henry Lau. Mak did not feature in JJCC's debut music video, "At First" due to an injury. While working with JJCC he lived with together with them with several pets in a house. He described each day involved starting at 5.30am with a 13km run followed by dance practice, vocal training, learning Korean and then dancing until 1am or 2am. Due to the rigorous training regime Mak lost 9 kilograms after joining the group.
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