Tfboys
TFBOYS (also known as The
Fighting Boys) is a Chinese music band formed by
TF Entertainment. The group consists of Wang Junkai (王俊凯, Karry Wang),
who is the leader and Wang Yuan (王源, Roy Wang), the main vocalist, and Yi Yang Qian Xi (易烊千玺, Jackson Yi),
the lead dancer. TFBOYS officially debuted on August 6, 2013.Rapidly gaining
popularity on the Internet, especially through social media such as Sina Weibo,
their performances and songs are well known in Mainland China.With appearances
on various TV shows and music awards, they have become well known in Mainland
China, Taiwan, and many Southeast Asian countries. On June 22, 2015, Wang
Junkai had also been presented with a Guinness World Record for a total of
42,776,438 reposts on Sina Weibo (Chinese edition Twitter) for his birthday
message which is currently the most number of reposts on Sina Weibo.
Profile
Name: Wang Junkai (王俊凯, Karry Wang)
Nickname: Kai kai je, Kai Huang, Lao Wang, Xiao Kai
TTL: september 21, 1999
Origin: Chongqing
Position: Member, Leader, Vocals, Rapper, Visual
Star sign: Virgo
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Hobby: singing and playing guitar
The lessons are not preferred: Mathematics
Another lesson: PE
Favorite books: Romance of the three Kingdoms
Favorite artists: Jay Chou, Laure Shang, Fan Weiqi, Yang Mi, RTA Youth, Big
Bang
Name of fans: Little Crab
Name: Wang Yuan (王
源, Roy Wang).
Nickname: flow, milky, source, the elder brother of the source, the source,
xiao wang wang yuaner, derp roy.
Date of Birth: November 8, 2000.
Living: Chongqing
zodiac: Scorpio
chinise zodiac: Tiger
Position: member and vocals.
Hobbies: Singing, playing basketball
Subjects who did not like: Chinese
Favorite artists: Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Justin Bieber, Big Bang
Fan Name: Little Dumplings
Name:
Yiyangqianxi (易 烊 千 玺,
Jackson Yi)
Nickname: Thousands of topaz, Qianqian, Qianxi
Date of Birth: November 28, 2000
Star sign: sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Origin: Hunan
Living: Beijing
Position: Member & Dancer
Hobbies: sing, dance, play the guitar and drums, drawing
Features: sweet smile, calligraphy, Hulusi, Taekwondo, player masks in china
opera performances, magic show.
Name Fan: Cranes
Karry Wang had
said in an interview that he was auditioning for the company when he went to
the bathroom, thus causing him to lose his turn. However, when he was coming
back from the bathroom, the company's scouts decided he had a nice aura and
looked well groomed. He tried out for a company in 2011 because of his love for
singing. His dad is a taxi driver. Before his debut in TF-Boys, he was an
vocalist for TF-family, due to the company having less power those videos only
got minimum attention on the web. In 2011, when he auditioned for a talent show
he was unable to finish and was not picked. In 2012 he tried again with a cover
of "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele in Chinese. He even did his simple
dancing passing through the auditions. However he was disqualified in the top
100s due to his voice still being developed. Though when his company posted a
cover of him singing the Chinese song "Prisoned bird" it had gone
viral over the internet. Eventually doing covers with second member Roy wang. The
first cover song they did titled "One is like summer, One is Like
Fall" even got the attention of the original singer reposting it on her
weibo. When he was a trainee, a video was shown of him training for dancing and
practicing his flexibility.
Roy Wang came
into the company a year later than Karry. When he was in first grade his whole
class had done a sort of chorus and at the end the teacher told him to stay
behind. When he did, the teacher asked him to sing individually. The teacher,
who wasn't named, told him he did pretty well and told him if he was to do
training he could be even better. So he began singing in the first grade. Once
he came in the company, he was paired with Karry, taking classes and posting
videos together. In 2011, Roy had a video taped of him practicing dance and it
was extremely painful for him because he wasn't so flexible. Eventually they
rose in fame. In 2016, Roy's first single "Because I met you" was
introduced. It had reached #1 immediately after hours on China's charts. In his
weibo, he implied the song was dedicated to his fans.
In 2013, as Roy
and Karry's individual fame was rising, the company found Jackson Yi from
Beijing. He was the only one not from ChongQing. The company had an idea to
form them into a trio called "Tf-boys." The boys gradually became
closer as they did everything together. Though born in Beijing, he was from
HuNan and although he was the youngest of the three, he was their senior.
At the age of
five, Jackson was acknowledged for his dancing skills, winning an international
kids dance contest. Several of his dance videos went viral. Eventually, all
types of shows, whether it be dancing, calligraphy and writing, and talent
shows, he was always one of the top picks. People have crowned him the variety
king amongst kids. At the delicate age of 5 and 6 his parents brought him to
learn the traditional Chinese dances, stretching out his muscles and making him
very flexible, not knowing this would be one of his advantages in life. Later,
he starting learning the tango and other dances. In 2012, he participated in
the same talent show Karry had participated in. In the end, he was eliminated
in the top 100 because his judges felt that the music didn't match his dance
moves. However, in 2014, he proved them wrong when attending a variety show,
doing a flawless bullet dance. When Jackson joined the group, he helped fill in
the gap the Tf-boys had on dancing. After joining, even the worst dancer among
the three had incredible improvement with extra help from Jackson. In 2015,
Jackson began doing dance choreography and even choreographed a dance for his
fans on his birthday.
Debut
TFBOYS debuted
with the single Heart. Shortly after, Love Departure (《爱出发》) and Dream Set Sail
(梦想起航). TF Entertainment then created a variety
show titled "TF Teens Go!" featuring TFBOYS and some other trainees
(all boys). Shortly, they published "Manual of Youth" （青春修炼手册） which was and still is a
big hit, along with "Magic Castle" （魔法城堡）. Their newest singles include "Young" (样), Adore (宠爱), "The Rest of Summer" (剩下的盛夏), "The Big Dreamer" (大梦想家), and on January 1st, 2016,
"Imperfect Child" (不完美小孩).
TFBOYS have
recently been also active in the movies and tv shows. They have acted in many online
tv shows. Karry Wang is acting in famous director YiMou Zhang's movie "The
Great Wall," along with previous EXO member Luhan. Roy Wang is acting as a
role in JingMin Guo's movie with many other famous Chinese celebrities. And
Jackson is acting in a new movie yet to be introduced. All 3 boys have a role
in the still-shooting TV show "Zhu Xian."
In Hunan
Channel's new Reality Show "Run For Time," TFBOYS were part of the
cast and was participating in every single episode. In the end, Jackson Yi won
the title of "Speed Up King," and will start being a representative
celebrity for MengNiu Brand. The boys have also been on many other Reality
Shows in China and have had documentaries done on them.
Songs
- HEART
- Love Departure(爱出发）
- Lucky Symbol(幸运符号)
- Adore（宠爱）
- Young （样）
- Magic Castle（魔法城堡）
- In The Name Of
Faith（信仰之名）
- Manual Of Youth（青春修炼手册）
- The Rest Of The
Summer（剩下的盛夏）
- Big Dreamer（大梦想家）
- Teens Say（少年说）
- Love Journey (恋西游）
- For Dreams,
Always Be Ready (为梦想，时刻准备着）
- Dreams Set Sail （梦想起航）
- Imperfect Child （不完美小孩）
- Love with You
- Truth Or Dare (真心话太冒险)
