Career
Wang began his media career in modeling and attracted public attention with his figure and looks. Many feel that Wang's attractive figure is a combination of the Hong Kong popstar Andy Lau and Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou. in 2002, Wang was signed by Sony Music (Taiwan) to form a 6-man boy band Comic Boyz (可米小子) where he was the leader of the group. They acted in several Taiwanese dramas and released 3 albums: Hey Hah! (可米小子), 2002; 青春紀念冊 2003; Goodbye 可米小子新歌+精選, 2005 before disbanding in 2005.
After Comic Boyz disbanded, Wang continued to pursue his career in the Taiwanese entertainment industry, hosting TV shows and playing supporting roles in TV dramas. In 2005, Wang played a supporting role in the drama Evil Scorpion (魔蠍) for which he won the 2005 Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series at the 40th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan. He also starred alongside Rainie Yang and Mike He in Devil Beside You (惡魔在身邊) in 2005 and Why Why Love (換換愛) in 2007, where he played a sensitive university basketball team captain and a large shopping centre's CEO, respectively. Wang is currently signed by Ocean Butterflies Music Co Ltd, and released his first EP Love, KingOne (換換愛) on 14 August 2007.
In 2009, Kingone was nominated for the second time for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series at the 44th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan for his role as Gao Yi in Black & White.
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