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Dylan Wang
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Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
Other names | Wang Hedi | ||||||
Alma mater | Sichuan Southwest College of Civil Aviation | ||||||
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Years active | 2017–present | ||||||
Agent | M.Y. Entertainment | ||||||
Notable work
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Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 王鶴棣 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 王鹤棣 | ||||||
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Wang Hedi (Chinese: 王鹤棣; pinyin: Wáng Hè Dì; born 20 December 1998), also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his debut lead role as Daoming Si in the 2018 television series Meteor Garden, which propelled him to fame internationally. His other notable work is in Love Between Fairy and Devil.
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Early life and education
Dylan was born on 20 December 1998 in Leshan, Sichuan, Province of China. He was a 16th level flight attendant and poster model for admission at "Sichuan Southwest College of Civil Aviation", and also became a professional image spokesperson for flight attendants, before debuting in the entertainment industry. He pursued flying during his early life.
Career and breakthrough
2016–2017: Beginnings
In 2016, Dylan won the overall championship at the "Sichuan Campus Red Festival" (四川校园红人盛典), a ceremony sponsored by various universities and colleges, and officially entered the entertainment industry.
In June 2017, Dylan participated in the Youku variety show Super Idol hosted by He Jiong, and emerged as the winner.
2018–present: Rising popularity
In 2018, Dylan rose to fame with his debut lead role as "Daoming Si" in television series Meteor Garden, the remake of popular Taiwanese drama series Meteor Garden and based on the Japanese shōjo manga series Boys Over Flowers (花より男子, Hana Yori Dango) written by Yoko Kamio. He appeared in Harper's Bazaar China with his Meteor Garden co-stars Darren Chen, Caesar Wu and Connor Leong in the November issue. He was one of the guests in the variety show Phanta City, a musical program, with his Meteor Garden costars. In October, he joined the second season of Hunan TV's variety show The Inn 2 with his Meteor Garden costar Shen Yue.
In 2019, it was announced that Dylan has been cast in the youth revolutionary based drama The National Southwest Associated University and Us. In September 2019, Dylan participated in the Super Penguin Basketball Celebrity Game hosted at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. He was part of winning 'Red Team'. In the same year, it was announced that he has been cast as male lead for the second season of fantasy drama Ever Night. The series premiered in January 2020.
In 2021, Dylan starred as the male lead in the romantic office drama The Rational Life alongside Qin Lan, where he plays "Qi Xiao", a young assistant. He starred as "Yuchi Longyan" the Dragon King, in the historical fantasy romance drama Miss The Dragon along with Zhu Xudan. In the same year, he was the male lead for 2 series starring Chen Yuqi, the historical romance drama, Unchained Love, where he plays an eunuch, and the modern comedy-drama Never Give Up.
In January 2022, Hunan Satellite TV's new variety show Hello, Saturday was officially broadcast, led by He Jiong, Feng Xi, Cai Shaofen, Qin Xiaoxian, Bridget, Dylan Wang, Tan Jianci, Cai Wenjing, Zhao Xiaotang and other resident guests co-hosted, the host group in the program called itself "Good 6 Group". In July 2022, he appeared on the urban exploration reality show Going All Out Action School, along with Huang Minghao, Qin Xiaoxian and Hanikezi
In August 2022, Dylan, with actress Yu Shuxin, starred in the IQiyi costume fairy drama Love Between Fairy and Devil, playing the role of "Dongfang Qingcang" in the series. His acting skills in the series were well received. The show exceeded 10,000 popularity points on IQiyi's platform in almost 2 weeks of its launch, becoming the fourth drama to achieve the same.
In 2023. Dylan will star as "Shi Yan" in the series Only For Love alongside Bai Lu, a romantic story between a domineering, yet responsible executive and his financial reporter. He also featured in the CCTV’s Republican war based drama Our Southwest General University alongside actress Zhou Ye. in April 2023.
Endorsements
In November 2018, Dylan appeared as the youth ambassador at Le Tour De France Skoda Shanghai Criterium at China Arts Museum south square.
In January 2023, Louis Vuitton’s - the French luxury house has announced Dylan Wang as its newest Brand Ambassador. He features regularly on Harper's Bazaar magazine. SoleStage, an established one-stop-shop, hosted a Pop-Up for Dylan Wang’s "D.Desirable" clothing brand. He is ambassador for local brand "Bench". He's renowned name in the fashion industry.
Philanthropic activities
In March 2021, like the majority of Chinese celebrities, Dylan publicly expressed his support for cotton from Xinjiang via social media after several companies announced they have stopped purchasing cotton from the region due to concerns that Uyghurs are forced to produce it.
Filmography
Film
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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2023 | Look Up And See Joy | 抬头见喜 | Gao Wenhan / Guo Zai | Main role |
Television series
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes/Ref. |
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2018 | Meteor Garden | 流星花园 | Daoming Si | Hunan TV | Main role |
2020 | Ever Night: War of Brilliant Splendours | 将夜2 | Ning Que | Tencent | Main role |
2021 | The Rational Life | 理智派生活 | Qi Xiao | Hunan TV | Main Role |
Miss The Dragon | 遇龙 | Yuchi Longyan / Long Yuchi / Long Yan | Tencent | Main role | |
2022 | Love Between Fairy and Devil | 苍兰诀 | Dongfang Qingcang | iQIYI | Main role |
Unchained Love | 浮图缘 | Xiao Duo | iQIYI | Main role | |
2023 | Never Give Up | 今日宜加油 | Bai Mashuai | iQIYI | Main role |
Youth in the Flames of War | 战火中的青春 | Cheng Jiashu | Jiangsu TV | Main role | |
2023 | Only for Love | 以爱为营 | Shi Yan | Hunan TV | Main role |
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Guardians of the Dafeng | 大奉打更人 | Xu Qian | Tencent | Main role |
Television / Variety shows
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes/Ref. |
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2017 | Super Idol | 超次元偶像 | Winner | Youku | |
2018 | Phanta City (Musical show) |
幻乐之城 | Guest with F4 & Shen Yue | Hunan TV | |
The Inn 2 | 亲爱的客栈2 | Cast member | |||
Happy Camp | 快乐大本营 | Guest with F4 & Shen Yue | |||
Dayday Up | 天天向上 | ||||
2019 | Super Nova Games 2 | 超新星全运会第二届 | Regular member | iQiyi | |
Super Penguin League 2019 | 超级企鹅联盟2019 | Tencent | |||
Chinese Restaurant 3 | 中餐厅3 | Guest | |||
2020 | Hey! What Are You Doing? | 嘿!你在干嘛呢? | Mango TV | ||
The Irresistible | 元气满满的哥哥 | Cast member | Hunan TV | ||
The Summer Place | 我在颐和园等你 | Beijing Satellite TV | |||
Super Penguin League 2020 | 超级企鹅联盟2019 | Regular Member | Tencent | ||
2022 | Hello Saturday (previously Happy Camp) |
你好星期六 | Host | Hunan TV | |
Wonderland 2 | 五十公里桃花塢2 | Cast Member | Tencent | ||
Keep Running (Season: 10) |
奔跑吧10 | Guest | ZJTV | ||
Great Escape Season 4 | 密室大逃脱 第四季 | Guest | Mango TV | ||
Quan Li Yi Fu De Xing Dong Pai | 全力以赴的行动派 | Cast Member | Douyin | ||
Racing Mangoers | 五十公里桃花塢2 | Guest | Hunan TV | ||
2023 | Come On | 来吧比个耶 | Cast Member | Youku | |
You Dian Yi Si Duan Pian Da Sai | 有点意思短片大赛 | Cast Member | iQiyi | ||
Hello Saturday (previously Happy Camp) |
你好星期六 | Cast Member | Hunan TV | ||
Keep Running (Season: 11) |
奔跑吧11 | Guest | ZJTV | ||
Wonderland 3 | 五十公里桃花塢3 | Cast Member | Tencent | ||
Cheng Rang Le Shao Xia | 承让了少侠 | Cast Member | Youku |
Discography
Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Ref. |
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2017 | "We Are Dreamers" | Super Idol OST | ||
2018 | "For You" | Meteor Garden OST (with Darren Chen, Caesar Wu and Connor Leong) |
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"Creating Memories" | 创造回忆 | |||
"Never Would've Thought of" | 从来没想到 | |||
"Extremely Important” | 非同小可 | Meteor Garden OST | ||
"Don't Even Have to Think About it" | 想都不用想 | |||
2019 | "Magical Chinese Character" | 神奇的汉字 | Magical Chinese Character OST | |
"Miss Me" | ||||
2020 | "No Resentment" | 不怨 | Ever Night 2 OST (with Song Yiren) |
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2021 | "Understand" | 懂 | The Rational Life OST (with Qin Lan) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 2018–2019 Golden Data Entertainment Award | Most Influential TV Drama Newcomer of the Year | N/A | Won | |
2022 | 35th China Golden Rooster Award | 2022 Stars and Seas Young Actors Selection Program | Nominated | ||
2022 Weibo Vision Conference Light | Actor of the Year | Won | |||
35th Huading Award | Best Actor in Costume Drama | Nominated | |||
GQ Men of The Year Annual Figure Ceremony | Young Performer of The Year | Won | |||
2023 | 2022 iQIYI Scream Night | Screaming God | Won | ||
Baidu Metaverse Night | Most Popular Actor of The Year | Won | |||
2022 Weibo Night | Most Popular Performer of the Year | Won | |||
2023 Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Asian Stars | Nominated |
Other Recognitions
Year | Title | Category | Ranking | Status | Ref. |
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2018 | Starmometer | 2018 Actor of the Year | No. 1 | Won | |
2018 | Famous STAR 101 | 2018 Top 10 Most Handsome Men in the World | No. 6 | N/A | |
2018 Weibo Entertainment White Paper | Top 10 Most Popular Actors | No. 9 | |||
TOP10 Most Popular Emerging Actors | No. 3 | Top 3 | |||
2022 | Sina-New Power of Post-95 Actors | Four Small Students | No. 3 | ||
"TC Candler" | Top 100 Handsome Guys in the World | No. 39 | N/A | ||
25Ans.Japan | TOP 30 National Treasure Faces | No. 9 | |||
2022 | SOHU | SOHU’s 2022 Artist Favorability Survey | No. 1 | Won | |
2022 | Global Times | Top 10 Most Popular Chinese Actors/ Actresses Overseas | No. 9 | N/A |
Meeting
Year | Date | Event Name | City | Remarks |
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2019 | March 15 | 《Fan Meet Bigroll X F4》 | ThailandBangkok | Taokaenoi brand fan meeting, with the new F4 |
July 20 | 《Dylan Wang Fun Meet》 | PhilippinesManila | Bench brand fan meeting | |
August 25 | 《Taokaenoi X F4》 | ThailandBangkok | Taokaenoi brand fan meeting, with the new F4 | |
2020 | January 12 | 《The Real Me》 | ChinaBeijing | |
2022 | September 17th | 《Love Between Fairy and Devil》Flowering Full Moon Night and VIP Exclusive Meeting》 | ChinaZhejiang | with Yu Shuxin, Xu Haiqiao, Guo Xiaoting, Zhang Linghe, Lin Bairui, Hong Xiao, Zhang Chenxiao, Cheng Zi |
See also
In Spanish: Dylan Wang para niños