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PROFILE

Name: 汪東城 / Wang Dong Cheng
English name: Jiro Wang
Korean name: Wang Dongsung
Also known as: 大東 / Da Dong
Profession: Actor, singer, and model
Birthdate: 1981-Aug-24
Birthplace: Taiwan
Height: 182cm
Weight: 65kg
Star sign: Virgo
Blood type: O
Music group: Fahrenheit (飛輪海) under H.I.M company
Own Band: Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛)
Talent agency: Comic International Productions Co., Ltd. 可米製作

GENERAL INFO:

Jiro Wang is a Taiwanese actor and singer for the famous band Fahrenheit. He is widely known for his role as the male lead in the Taiwanese idol dramas KO One (終極一班), as Ah Jin in It Started With A Kiss and its sequel, and as Xiu Yi in the live-action Taiwanese drama, Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu (花樣少年少女).

Jiro Wang was the first member to join Fahrenheit. He is the baritenor vocalist of the group. His publicized temperature is that of hot Summer, at 95 degrees. He also represents "Hot". His fellow members include Wu Chun, Arron(Aaron) Yan, and Calvin Chen.

Jiro was born August 24, 1981 in Taiwan. He graduated at Fu Shin Trade and Arts College with a degree in Advertising Design. After his graduation he dedicated his life toward the entertainment business. He was first asked to join the entertainment business because of his good looks and singing talent that he showed at a singing competition. BMG, the label that signed him, planned to package him with Jay Chou and Jordan Chan to form a boyband called 3J, but because of 9/11, BMG's stocks crashed and the 3J plan was scrapped. Wang Dong Cheng then decided to continue his career in the industry by working backstage, mainly in charge of fashion designing and other designing necessities, as well as commercial modeling. He was approached again around 2004, when his acting career began.

He speaks fluent Hokkien and Mandarin, and understands conversational Cantonese and English.
He used to play in an underground band named Karma as lead singer. They have performed a song called 人間逃亡記, lyrics composed by Wang. After that, the band changed the name to Dong Cheng Wei. However, the members in the band remains the same.

^ all info above taken from DramaWiki

JIRO'S PAST..

We always see Jiro as a bubbly person who is always happy, but how many people really know about his past and what he has gone through? Jiro has always brought everyone around him happiness, but he has gone through so much suffering himself. Once he told A Chord; "Never shed a tear for the stress from work, because it's your choice!" What he said fits Jiro so much. No matter how tired Jiro is, he will always keep on going and give everything his 100%. Do you see his eyebags? That is proof! Jiro has gone through a lot, but he is always pushing himself, striving forward and not complaining. That's why we love Jiro so much.

Jiro's father was a regular manager for a building, and his mother didn't work because of old age and bad eyesight. They had Jiro when they were around 40. Maybe because of being born late, Jiro's health wasn't very good, but his mother and father loved him a lot. Later, Jiro's father had diabetes, so he went in and out of the hospital for 5 years. However, Jiro's father passed away when Jiro was 17. Before he died, he said to Jiro: "You have to take up the responsibility of this family." And from then on, Jiro was the man of the house.

It was probably since then, that in order to support the family and to return loans [When his father was still alive, he borrowed aprox. 6 million yuan from the bank to buy the house they now live in], he began to take part-time jobs everywhere, sometimes working 3 shifts a day. He worked in a bar, in a zoo, and some people even says that he worked to transport coal! At around that time, Jiro started to model part-time. Then the BMG Company saw potential in him, so they were going to sign Jiro, Jay Chou, and Jordan Chen to the 3-J Plan. But sadly, the 911 incident happened, part of the company's market was corrupted, and of course, as a new idol, Jiro was fired on the spot. But Jiro didn't give up, he signed another company, but after he found out that they weren't interested in making him into an idol, he felt completely beat.

So he joined the Army for 2 years. When he came back, he decided to be a Modeling Assistant, since he didn't have the courage to return to the stage and make his dreams come true anymore. At that time, he was pretty well known among the Taiwan Entertainment Market, everyone knew there was this guy who had a guitar on his back and followed the Modeling Stylist everywhere. Also at this time he met a lot of Commercial Producers, so later he began to act in commercials.
Then one time he met the President of the Ke Mi Company, but when they wanted to sign him to a contract, he hesitated. Because of so many failures before, he couldn't help but feel worried and afraid. Then he remembered something a person said to him before: "When you're old, you're going to say to your son, son, your dad had a dream, but he didn't have the courage to chase it ..."
When he remembered what this person said to him, Jiro found the courage to try again. Then shortly afterwards, Jiro was given the opportunity to act in ISWAK as Ah Jin, and WAHLA. Jiro got his big break!

JIRO'S DRAMAS

2009
K.O. 3an Guo
Cameo - Wang Da Dong 汪大東
ToGetHer (Together/SuperStar Express) 愛就宅一起
Mars

2008
Rolling Love 翻滾吧！蛋炒飯
Michelin 米麒麟
They Kiss Again 惡作劇2吻
Ah Jin 阿金 [Kinnosuke Nakamura]

2007
The X-Family 終極一家
Xia Lan Xing De Tian 夏蘭荇德‧天 / Gui Long 鬼龍 / Wang Da Dong 汪大東 / Zack

2006
Hanazakarino Kimitachihe 花樣少年少女
Jin Xiu Yi 金秀伊 [Nakatsu Shuichi]

2005
KO One 終極一班
It Started with a Kiss 惡作劇之吻
Ah Jin 阿金 [Kinnosuke Nakamura]

2005
The Pawnshop No. 8
Minor Character - Ah Zhe

TRIVIA

- Jiro may appear as hyper, wild, but he is actually rather quiet offscreen[as mentioned by Fahrenheit members].
- Jiro hurt his knee in 2008, due to filming of ToGetHer. His injury is also known as Semilunar cartilage peeling, which causes difficulty to stand, dance or even sit.
However, there're still tons of activites waiting for Jiro and Fahrenheit, hence he has to take care of his leg really well and not let it worsen. If not, he has to do operation.
-Jiro LOVES STITCH XD, and Mickey too. LOL
- Jiro is afraid of cows, because he fell off from them once when he was little.
- Jiro found his ex-girlfriend hanging out with another guy on valentine's day, hence broke up with her. But he is still willing to wait for her.
- Jiro used his band mates' eyeballs as mirrors before.
- Jiro is the pose king, he can do 20 poses in 20secs, or even more....
- Jiro had poor health when he was young because his mom had him when she was old.
- Jiro was a good swimmer and participated in swimming competitions before in school.
- Jiro was sick throughout the whole year in 2007, stayed in hospital during Christmas.
- Jiro formed a band in high school with his friends, named Dong Cheng Wei, the members are Dong, Xiu, Deng, Ming, Jie.
- Jiro's dad is Cantonese, so Jiro is Cantonese too.
- Most of the time, Jiro wears clip on earrings, his ears aren't pierced.
- Jiro is an only child and has mentioned that in the future, he would like to have 2 or more children so they won't get lonely

DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUMS
* Fahrenheit, First Self-Titled Album (15 Sept 2006)
* First Japanese album (21 Nov 2007)
* 雙面飛輪海 Fahrenheit 2nd album / Double Sided Fahrenheit (4 Jan 2008)
* 越來越愛 Fahrenheit 3rd album/ Loving You More and More (2 Jan 2009)

SOUNDTRACKS/SINGLES
* KO One Original Soundtrack (2005)
* Tokyo Juliet Original Soundtrack (2006)
* Hana Kimi Original Soundtrack (2006)
* The X Family Original Soundtrack (2007)
* ToGetHer Original Soundtrack (2009)
* Stay With You (Japanese-2008)
* Treasure (Japanese-2008)
* Only You (Japanese-2009)

SOLOS/DUETS
* One Side of Water [在水一方 Zai Shui Yi Fang], The X-Family Original Soundtrack
* Wu La Ba Ha [嗚啦巴哈], The X-Family Original Soundtrack
* MoMo [默默], ToGetHer (Drama)
*Chu Kou [出口], ToGetHer (Drama)

LOVING YOU MORE AND MORE ALBUM:

越来越爱(Yue Lai Yue Ai) Loving You More& More
寂寞暴走(Ji Mo Bao Zou) Lonesome Sprint
留下来(Liu Xia Lai) Stay With Me
恒星(Heng Xing) Shining Star
默默(Momo) The Love Of Silence
最佳听众(Zui Jia Ting Zhong) The Best Listener
孤单摩天轮(Gu Dan Mo Tian Lun) Lonely Ferris Wheel

DOUBLE SIDE FAHRENHEIT:

新窩 (feat. S.H.E) New House
為你存在 Existing For You
出神入化 Chu Shen Ru Hua
不會愛 Don't Know Love
心裡有數 Fate Is In The Heart
明日香 Tomorrow Fragrance
至少還有我 At least there is me
小小大人物 Little Significant Character
超喜歡你 Extremely Like You

FAHRENHEIT FIRST'S SELF-TITLED ALBUM:

我有我的 Young I Have My Youth
夏雪 Summer Snow
只對你有感覺 (feat. Hebe) Only Have Feelings For You
一個人流浪 Lonely Wanderer
找幸福給你 Finding Happiness For You
愛到 Love Actually
2月30號見 Meet on February 30th
出口 Exit

OTHER MV HE SHOWS UP IN:

A Mei - 記得 Remember
Fish Luong - 分手快樂 Break Up and be Happy
F.I.R. - Fly Away
Tank - 終極一班 Zhong Ji Yi Ban
Tank - 給我你的愛 Give Me Your Love
S.H.E - 謝謝你的溫柔 Thank you For Your Gentleness (feat. Fahrenheit)
在水一方 One Side Of Water [One of the scene in TXF]
Stay With You (Japanese)
H.I.M. Artists - 比較美好的世界 A More Beautiful World
Genie Zhuo - 永不消失的彩虹 The Rainbox that never disappear
Jade Liu - 眼淚笑了 Tears smiled

MISCELLANEOUS CLIPS
All these are a must-watch! Some of them date back to Jiro's earlier days and some are more recent. After watcing all the clips, I'm sure you guys will get a better understanding of Jiro. He's enterred the entertainment circle for quite some time now and have finally worked his way to the top. He may be random at times, but it's actually very cute. I mean, who says you can't make work fun once in a while, right? Not to mention his romantic and sweet side!

Online Game Pt.2(CF)
Drink Ad
Fruit Drink
Jiro dancing in Ko one
Jiro interviewing S.H.E.
Jiro's past
Jiro's sad love story
Jiro and Sushi Plates (subbed)
Jiro's comment on love (subbed)
Jiro giving tips for studying
Jiro 2008 CF
Jiro sings Chu Kou live!

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HIS SELFLESS DEEDS

-He once gave up pursuing a girl for his good friend (hmm..."good" friend >< ).
-For his family's safety and living expenses, he worked hard at various jobs disregarding his health day and night.
-Jiro is a thrifty person who does not like to spend a lot of money on himself, but donated a lot for victims of the Sichuan earthquake crisis.
-During filming one time, there was a fan standing outside in the rain and he brought an umbrella out for her *HAO MAN!!*
-Once on a gameshow, Jiro and Arron were getting whacked because they had answered a question wrongly. Instead of running away, Jiro hugged Arron and protected him, allowing himself to be whacked instead!
-During the filming of RL, he often became Genie's shade from the sun (I want him to be my shade too ^^ )
-Jiro never fails to acknowledge his fans. No matter how tired he is, upon hearing his name he will immediately smile and wave excitedly at his fans!

JIRO'S ARTWORK

Aside from the music and dramas, Jiro is also a very talented artist. Even though his company packs his schedule like crazy, he has a habit of doodling on whatever he could get his hands on. He has mentioned before that he wanted to go to England to further his studies in Design. Just imagine, one day we just might see a new Jiro-brand on the market!


ROCKER DREAM ♫



Dong Cheng Wei

Since his high school years, Jiro's dream was to pursue a career in music. During senior high, he met Xiu, Deng, Jie and Ming; they formed the band we now know as Dong Cheng Wei. Back then Jiro composed one of the band's songs called 人間逃亡記. As the name of the band suggests, DCW have become the good friends that will always be by Jiro's side. Although Jiro is a full-time member of Fahrenheit and doesn't get the chance to perform in public with DCW, Jiro is always showing his support for them, which is why us Jiro fans should do the same! Here are some clips from The X-Family promotion events, when Jiro and DCW had the opportunity to promote the drama's OST together.
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Fahrenheit Fantasy Tour

In Hong Kong on September 26, 2008, Fahrenheit launched their first tour around Asia. To the delight of Jiro, the concept of the concert was a rock band. This allowed him to finally get the opportunity to share with his fans, the music that he truly loves. For numerous songs, Jiro got to play the electric guitar accompaniment and for his solo, he performed a rock song, finally fulfilling his rocker dream. We can see from the way he gets the crowd hyped up and the energy he puts into his performances, just how passionate Jiro is about rock music.

Solo: 自由 Freedom

Jiro Guitars



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-After all that, I'm sure you all realized that Jiro loves his guitars! Don't come between a hot guy and his guitar-
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JIRO AND WANG MAMA

Losing his father as a teenager, Jiro and his mother became dependent on each other. In order to pay off his family's debts, he took on the responsibility of his family's burdens from a young age. Jiro was the man of the house and had to earn money to support the both of them. Jiro and Wang Mama have a very close relationship; he often mentions his mother during interviews showing just how much he loves her. Everyday when Jiro comes home from work, Wang Mama will be there waiting for him no matter how late it is. She won't sleep unless she knows that her son is home safely, which is why in front of his mum, Jiro always puts on a smile, re-assuring her that he's grown up now, that he is okay. Even when he's feeling the pressure from work or just feeling down, he never shows his mother this side of him because he doesn't want her to worry about him.
In February 2009, Jiro took his mother to the Fahrenheit Fantasy concert in Hong Kong. After paying off his family's debts, he finally had the opportunity of taking Wang Mama overseas for the first time and after the concert, they had an enjoyable day together at Hong Kong Disneyland. Jiro has mentioned that he would also like to take his mum to Thailand, to enjoy the sunshine and beaches there.
Although he has gained a lot from being in the entertainment industry, he has also lost valuable time with Wang Mama. Whenever Jiro has a break, he likes to spend it at home with Wang Mama, helping her around the house, talking, watching movies, etc. When he finds his ideal girl, Jiro hopes that it will be someone who will be filial to Wang Mama just like him and also spend time with her. I'm sure you'd all agree Wang Mama must feel very proud to have a son like Jiro