Kingone Wang (; born 5 May 1980) is a

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actor, singer and host. He was part of the boy band Comic Boyz and winner of Taiwanese

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for Best Supporting Actor. He is the alumni of both

National Chiao Tung University National Chiao Tung University (NCTU; ) was a public research university located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict of the Guangxu Emperor, it was one of China's leading universities. After th ...

and

Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,00 ...

Early life

On 5 May 1980, Wang was born in

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. He is the only child in his family. His given name "" means "the one to inherit". His father is a senior doctor in dermatological department. His mother died of cancer when he was only 17. During his years at the

Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University (HSNU; Traditional Chinese: 國立臺灣師範大學附屬高級中學, 附中, 師大附中) is a Taiwanese senior high school (or "high school," as opposed to "middle schoo ...

, Wang frequently topped the class; the school subsequently recommended him for admission to

Career

Wang began his media career in modeling and attracted public attention with his figure and looks. Many feel that Wang's attractive figure is a combination of the Hong Kong popstar

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...

and Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou. in 2002, Wang was signed by Sony Music (Taiwan) to form a 6-man boy band

Comic Boyz Comic Boyz () was a Taiwanese vocal quintet boy band, composed of Kingone Wang, Figaro Tseng, Peter Chang, Shone An, Arroy Shen and Eddie Hsu. Despite the publicity and making appearance in Taiwanese dramas, Comic Boyz was not as successful as e ...

( 可米小子) where he was the leader of the group. They acted in several

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and released 3 albums: ''Hey Hah!'' (可米小子), 2002; 青春紀念冊 2003; Goodbye 可米小子新歌+精選, 2005 before disbanding in 2005. After Comic Boyz disbanded, Wang continued to pursue his career in the Taiwanese entertainment industry, hosting TV shows and playing supporting roles in TV dramas. In 2005, Wang played a supporting role in the drama ''Evil Scorpion'' (魔蠍) for which he won the 2005 Best Supporting Actor at the 40th

, Taiwan. He also starred alongside

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and

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in ''

Devil Beside You ''Devil Beside You'' () is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starting Mike He, Rainie Yang and Kingone Wang. It is based on the Japanese manga '' Akuma de Sourou'', , written by Mitsuba Takanashi. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production (� ...

'' (惡魔在身邊) in 2005 and ''

Why Why Love ''Why Why Love'' () is a 2007 Taiwanese Drama starring Rainie Yang, Mike He and Kingone Wang. Since all 3 starred in the 2005 China Television drama '' Devil Beside You'', this was originally thought to be the sequel. However, ''Why Why Love'' is ...

'' (換換愛) in 2007, where he played a sensitive university basketball team captain and a large shopping centre's CEO, respectively. Wang is currently signed by Ocean Butterflies Music Co Ltd, and released his first EP ''Love, KingOne'' (換換愛) on 14 August 2007. In 2009, Kingone was nominated for the second time for Best Supporting Actor at the 44th

, Taiwan for his role as Gao Yi in ''

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''.

Personal life

Wang married Lin Hsiao-wei in November 2017 after two years of relationship. Together they have a daughter who was born in 2018. Wang is able to speak English, Mandarin and

Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/ Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about ...

. He is currently completing Graduate degrees in both Civil Engineering at

and Philosophy at

. In his spare time, Wang likes music and sport, especially golf and darts.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Hosting

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Asia Entertainment Centre (weekend host) *

Azio Music Expert (東風音樂通) * ''Comic Boyz Adventure'' (惡童探險記) * ''Eastern U-STAR Asia Popular New Artiste'' co-host (東風U-STAR亞洲新紅人選主持人之一) * ''Magic Love Horoscope'' (星座愛情魔法) * 2005 Golden Bell Awards, red carpet co-host

Discography

Solo EP

Soundtrack contributions

Comic Boyz albums

Book

*''Men's Talk'' (型男Talk): A book co-written by Wang and

Matt Wu Matt Wu Chung-tien (; born July 5, 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter. His short film ''Stairway'' (四十三階) won Best Asian Short Film Award at the 19th Busan International Film Festival in 2014. Personal life In 20 ...

, men's talk around their lives, the world and philosophy. . Release date: 20 December 2006)Yesasia.co
Men's Talk
5 October 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010

References

External links

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Kingone's blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Kingone 1980 births Living people Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese Mandopop singers National Chiao Tung University alumni Chinese Culture University alumni Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University alumni Male actors from Taipei Musicians from Taipei 21st-century Taiwanese singers