Main article: Got7 Wang at Got7's showcase in June 2014 2013–2016: Debut with Got7 and solo activities In July 2011, Wang moved to Seoul, South Korea for his K-pop training. While preparing for the 2012 London Olympics, he was offered a scholarship to attend Stanford University for fencing, but turned it down as a result of the successful audition. In December 2010, it was announced that he passed the audition, ranking first out of 2,000 applicants. In 2010, while playing basketball at his school, Wang was noted by a representative of South Korean talent agency JYP Entertainment and invited to participate in the global auditions in Kowloon. He went on to win multiple awards as part of the Hong Kong national fencing team, including first place at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship in 2011. Wang started his fencing training at the age of ten. He was raised by two athletic parents: fencer Wang Ruiji and gymnast Sophia Chow. Wang was born in Hong Kong on 28 March 1994. Wang has the highest number of Instagram followers among Chinese celebrities, with 32.2 million as of May 2023. Wang was featured in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list and ranked 10th in 2021. Prior to his music career, Wang was a sabre fencer and competed in numerous domestic and international competitions. In 2021, Wang left JYP Entertainment and formed the Chinese hip hop group, Panthepack, under Team Wang. 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. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Got7, formed by JYP Entertainment, and 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. The seven of us are going to continue to bring you guys the best version of us till the end.Jackson Wang ( Chinese: 王嘉爾 Korean: 왕잭슨 born Wang Ka-yee on 28 March 1994) is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and fashion designer. Nothing is coming to an end, just the beginning. Mark, an American member of the group, separately wrote a post on Twitter saying, “The past seven years have been the best years of life. All seven members posted a group shot with the hashtag “GOT7FOREVER.” Members of the band voiced fondness over the band and each other on their individual social media accounts. On Sunday, local media outlet Dispatch reported the band’s departure from the agency. They’ve released hit tracks like “LULLABY,” “Just Right” and “Hard Carry.” GOT7 - a multinational act consisting of members Mark, JB, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam and Yugyeom - officially debuted in January 2014. It also wished the seven members well for the future. JYP, led by K-pop guru and producer Park Jin-young, voiced gratitude to the band as well as its fan club “I GOT7″ for their continued support since the group’s debut. As a result, the two sides agreed not to proceed with a contract renewal, hoping for a new future,” the entertainment agency said in a statement. “JYP held in-depth discussions with members of GOT7 ahead of their exclusive contract termination on Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) - Seven-piece boy band GOT7 will officially be leaving JYP Entertainment without renewing its contract, the agency announced Monday. An image of GOT7, provided by JYP Entertainment
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