Wang Junkai

Chinese actor, singer and leader of TFBOYS (born 1999)
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Wang Junkai, also known as Karry Wang, is a Chinese singer and actor. He was a trainee of TF Family since 2010 and debuted as the leader of TFBOYS in 2013. He is estimated to have a personal net worth of 248 million yuan (US$36 million) as of December 2016.

Wang Junkai was born in Chongqing, China. Junkai grew up mostly under his grandparents' care due to his parents' busy work schedules. His father used to be a taxi driver and his mother used to work as a hairdresser. In late 2010, he became one of the trainees under the TF Entertainment, and became the only trainee later on. Prior to his debut, Junkai participated in TF Family's mini album I Don't Want to Change. He has released several cover songs online, and participated in audition programs. In particular, his cover of "Onion" (originally by Aska Yang) received attention and was covered by several news outlets. He officially debuted as a member of TFBOYS on 6 August 2013, at the age of 13 alongside Roy Wang and Jackson Yee.

In 2017, he was enrolled into the Beijing Film Academy after having passed the college entrance examination; which received much media fanfare. He graduated in 2021. In 2016, Wang released his first solo single "Ode to A Tree", which he took part in composing. In July, Wang released his second solo single, "Memory in Ferris Wheel" as part of the soundtrack of web series Finding Soul. The OST reached number 1 on the Billboard China V Chart for 3 consecutive weeks. The same year, Wang had a supporting role in Zhang Yimou's film The Great Wall.

He released his third single "Homeward" in January 2017, produced by Li Ronghao. "Homeward" was named as one of the Top 10 Songs at the Fresh Asia Chart Festival 2017. In April, he joined the cast of variety program Give Me Five. The same year, Wang was named as the Chinese promotional ambassador for the film Kingsman: The Golden Circle and released the theme song "Become a Gentleman". In September, Wang released a single titled "Karry On" as part of as eighteenth birthday celebration. He then starred in the Chinese film adaptation of popular Japanese novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store, which premiered in December 2017. He sang the theme song of the film, titled "Train in the Mist" with Li Jian. Wang won the Golden Phoenix Awards for Best Newcomer with Namiya.

In 2018, Wang starred in the youth adventure drama Eagles and Youngster. The same year, it was announced that he will star in the fantasy animated film L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2.

In 2019, Wang starred in the film Bureau 749 directed by Lu Chuan.

On 1 November 2019, Wang held his first solo concert called Karry's Dream Concert 2019 in Cadillac Center.

Date of Birth21st September 1999
Age25 Years
Zodiac SignVirgo
CountryChina
Birth PlaceChongqing
ReferenceIMDB
Career Start2013 (11 years ago)

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