Jackson Wang

Also Known As

Jackson, Wang Ka-yee, 王嘉爾, Wang Jia-er, 王嘉尔

Biography

Jackson Wang (王嘉爾; born March 28, 1994) is a Hong Kong rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, composer and producer under Team Wang and 88rising. He is a member of the South Korean boy group GOT7 and co-ed hip hop group PANTHEPACK. He is the founder of record label Team Wang, where he serves 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 number 32 on the American Billboard 200, followed by his second album Magic Man released in 2022, which peaked number 15. In 2021, Wang left JYP Entertainment and formed the Chinese hip hop group, Panthepack, under Team Wang. Prior to his music career, Wang was a sabre fencer and competed in numerous domestic and international competitions. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Jackson was a sabre fencer for Hong Kong's fencing team. He was ranked eleventh in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, and won first place at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in 2011. After passing a music audition, he moved to Seoul, South Korea in July 2011 to pursue a career in K-pop.