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 YangQianXi (易烊千玺, Jackson Yi), the lead dancer. TFBOYS officially debuted on August 6, 2013.^[1] Rapidly gaining popularity on the Internet, especially through social media such as Sina Weibo, their performances and songs are well known in Mainland China.^[2] With appearances on various TV shows and music awards,^[3] 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 weibo (Chinese edition Twitter) for his birthday message which is currently the most number of reposts on weibo.^[4][5]

Pre debut

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 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 "Speed Up Everyone," 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 Ready To (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

References

External links

• (Chinese)Official website
• (Chinese)TFBOYS on Sina Weibo
• (Chinese)Official blog