Peek into the Facts about Jackson Wang, the Hardworking Oppa who Master 8 Languages - Turns Out He's also a Fencer

Kapanlagi.com - For those of you who love the world of K-Pop, you must be familiar with Jackson GOT7 or Jackson Wang. Not only successful as an idol, he is also successful as a soloist, model, and internationally. Jackson Wang is a lead rapper, lead dancer, vocalist, and face of the group in GOT7.

Jackson Wang was born on March 28, 1994 in Hong Kong. He also has one older brother and attended the American International School, finishing until 11th grade. In addition to these general facts, there are still many other facts about Jackson Wang that you need to know.

Here are some facts compiled from various sources, let's dig deeper into the greatness of oppa Jackson who excels in various talents, and can make us proud. Let's check it out, KLovers.

1. Jackson Wang's Early Career

Jackson Wang (credit: teamwangofcl)

For those of you who love oppa Jackson, you must know how Jackson Wang struggled to become popular like he is now. It is known that before leaving for Korea to train to become an idol, Jackson Wang was given a challenge by his father.

If Jackson succeeded in becoming a great fencer, he would be allowed to go to Korea. Of course, Jackson managed to do it with all his might. Then in 2010, Jackson Wang passed the audition held by JYP Entertainment. Even though there were many contestants, Jackson auditioned with around 2000 contestants. Wow, oppa Jackson is so cool!

Jackson came to South Korea on July 3, 2011, and trained as a JYP trainee for two and a half years before debuting with GOT7. Then Jackson's first appearance as an official member of GOT7 was in their debut teaser on January 6, 2014. After that, Jackson was well received and popular until now.

Even in addition to group activities with GOT7, Jackson Wang also appeared on various Korean reality shows, such as Roommate, and received positive feedback from viewers. He also became a model for world-famous brands and even released solo music. In addition, at the beginning of his success, Jackson was awarded the SBS Best Newcomer Award 2014 on December 30, 2014, for being a popular and outstanding newcomer.

2. A Fencing Athlete

Jackson Wang (credit: teamwangofcl)

As previously known, Jackson had to work hard to become the best fencing athlete before finally leaving for Korea. Even Jackson has been practicing this martial art since he was 10 years old, KLovers. And Jackson has participated in many prestigious competitions.

Jackson's greatness as a fencer is not achieved easily, KLovers. Yup! He can succeed because of the training provided by his father. It is known that his father directly trained Jackson. Jackson has even achieved many victories and awards for the Hong Kong national fencing team.

Jackson Wang once led his fencing team to the 2010 National Youth Olympics but lost. Then in 2011, he won first place in the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship. This is certainly an extraordinary achievement accomplished by Jackson Wang.

3. Born from a Family of Professional Athletes

Jackson Wang (credit: teamwangofcl)

Jackson Wang's greatness as an athlete did not come out of nowhere, KLovers. Yup! It is known that Jackson's family is a family of athletes. Not just any athletes, but professional athletes!

It is known that Jackson Wang's mother is a gold medalist in the world gymnastics championship. And his father is a former coach of the Hong Kong National Fencing Team. Wow, no wonder Jackson has become one of the professional fencers in Hong Kong.

4. Mastering 8 Languages at Once!

Jackson Wang (credit: teamwangofcl)

Not only is Jackson skilled in sports, but he is also a genius. How come? Well, he is not only proficient in two or three languages, KLovers. Jackson can master eight languages at once! Wow, this oppa is really cool.

Yes, it is known that Jackson is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, and Japanese. In addition, Jackson is also somewhat proficient in basic French and has some knowledge of Thai language.

5. Being a Skilled Idol in Variety Shows

Jackson Wang (credit: teamwangofcl,

It seems that being proficient in just 2 or 3 fields is not enough, KLovers. Oppa Jackson is also skilled in participating in Variety Shows. This talent is even acknowledged directly by the viewers in Korea. In fact, he has become one of the idols who frequently appear in Variety Shows. Just imagine, KLovers, within one year. Specifically from 2014 to 2015, Jackson Wang has participated in 15 Variety Shows in Korea. It's no wonder that in 2014, Jackson won the Best Male Rookie Award - Variety, given by the SBS Entertainment Awards.

6. Jackson Wang is a Skilled MC

Jackson Wang (credit: teamwangofcl)

It's not enough to just be on Variety Shows, Jackson Wang also takes part in being an MC. Yup! Of course, fans know how cool and perfect Jackson is in hosting a show. There are many shows that Jackson has hosted. Not only popular television shows, but he also hosts popular music shows. This talent certainly adds to the achievements of Jackson Wang.

7. He is also successful as a soloist

Jackson Wang (credit: teamwangofcl, Pepsi)

Not only being a successful GOT7 idol, Jackson also proved how he could succeed as a soloist. Yup! Jackson started his solo career with a song titled Papillon. This song is an English song released on August 26, 2017. The song Papillon achieved quite good success, occupying the number one position on China's largest music platform, QQ Music, for several days after its release.

After Papillon, Jackson also started appearing as a soloist with a song titled Okay. This Mandarin song, written by himself, was released on November 30, 2017. In addition, on May 25, 2018, Jackson released an English hip-hop song titled Fendiman. This song is a collaboration project between Jackson and a famous fashion brand, Fendi.

One day after its release, the song Fendiman immediately skyrocketed to the first position on the iTunes Top Songs Chart of the United States. Not satisfied with its success, in November 2018, Jackson Wang released another song titled Different Game. This song is the result of his collaboration with American rapper Gucci Mane, known as one of the pioneers of trap music in the world.

Not only releasing songs with a swag genre, Jackson Wang also made a more relaxed song titled Dawn of Us. This light-style song was released on April 20, 2018. In addition, last year in 2021, Jackson Wang also collaborated with Indonesian singer Afgansyah Reza with a song titled MIA. This song was successful and attracted a lot of attention from fans in Indonesia.

8. Hardworking and Fun Personality

Jackson Wang (credit: teamwangofcl)

And the last fact about Jackson Wang is that he is a hardworking and fun person. Many know that Jackson is a serious person, but he is not a stiff person, KLovers. Yes, Jackson is known to have a pleasant attitude.

He is also a hardworking person. This can be seen in how Jackson works hard to become an idol. He also does new things very well and enjoys them. So it's no wonder that Jackson Wang is so popular and can collaborate with many world musicians.

Those are some things you can know about Jackson Wang. Not only is he a popular idol, but Jackson Wang is also talented in various fields and is currently the Swag idol.

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