TFBoys

Pre-debut

Wang Junkai (王俊凯, Karry Wang) was chosen as a trainee in TF Entertainment accidentally. The staff of the TF Entertainment discovered him when they had already finished the trainee selection process. They immediately decided to give the boy a chance to audition, even though he missed the interview. After joining TF Entertainment, he became a vocalist for TF-Family. His company posted a cover of him singing the Chinese song "Prisoned Bird", which went viral on the Internet. In September 2012, he released a cover version of "You Exist in My Song", recorded by himself in the washroom, which also went viral on the internet.

Wang Yuan (王源, Roy Wang) entered the company a year after Karry as a trainee. In an interview, he explained he joined the company as it offered free training classes. Roy Wang is known to have a silvery voice, and is dubbed by fans as "peppermint vocals prince" due to his dulcet, clear tones. He is the only team member who plays the piano, which he had showcased during concerts and TF variety shows. He has hosted the TF variety show for 3 seasons. In July 2012, Roy Wang and Karry Wang covered "One is Like the Summer, One is Like the Fall" as a duet. The video garnered more than 5 million views online by September 2012 and received recognition and praise by the original singer Christine Fan when she re-posted it on her Weibo. On April 1, 2013, Roy Wang and Karry covered "When Love Has Become The Past" together to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of Leslie Cheung , and the video was viewed more than 40 million times by April 4. On May 31, 2013, Roy Wang and Karry Wang sang their cover of "The Onion", by MayDay's Ashin . Through these solo and duet covers, their popularity on the Internet began to rise and they earned the public attention.

At the age of five, Yiyang Qianxi (易烊千玺, Jackson Yi) was acknowledged for his dancing skills, winning a kids' dance contest. Several of his dance videos went viral on the Internet. Later, he also excelled in many other aspects, including dancing, calligraphy, writing, and talent shows. At the delicate age of 5 and 6, his parents brought him to learn the traditional Chinese dances, stretching his muscles and making him very flexible. This subsequently became advantageous to his life. Then, he starting learning the tango and other dances. In 2012, he participated in the same talent show Karry Wang had participated in. In the end, he was eliminated from the top 100s because his judges felt that the music didn't match his dance moves. However, TF Entertainment then accepted him as a trainee after seeing his potential and hoping that they could help improve him.

In July 2013, Wang Junkai, Wang Yuan and Yiyang Qianxi were confirmed to debut as the Chinese boy band, TFBOYS. Their first album was prepared by a South Korean music team TM (Jay Hong & Taemu), which was also the former album producer for Lee Hyori (이효리). The post-production was finished in South Korea.

Debut - current

On August 6, 2013, TFBOYS made their official debut with the release of their single, "Heart". This was followed by the release of "Love Departure" and "Dream Set Sail" . Their official fanclub was named Four Leaf Clover, and their official fan colour is orange. TF Entertainment then created a variety show titled TF Teens Go!, hosted by Roy Wang. It featured TFBOYS and a few other male trainees. In 2014, Roy Wang, Karry Wang and Jackson Yi starred in the TF family-made network drama Boys College Self-study Room, which boosted their popularity. TFBOYS also published "Manual of Youth", which was and still is a big hit, along with "Magic Castle". In 2015, singles including "Young", "Adore", "The Rest of Summer", and "The Big Dreamer" were released.

TFBOYS also became quite active in the film industry recently, and acted in many online TV shows. Karry Wang was cast in director Zhang Yimou's movie The Great Wall alongside Matt Damon, Andy Lau, Lu Han and other famous actors from China and America. Roy Wang acted in Guo Jingming's movie L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties with many other famous Chinese celebrities. Jackson dubbed the animated film Le Petit Prince and acted in Song Of Phoenix as the main actor. All 3 boys also have a role in the currently-shooting TV show Noble Aspirations.

On June 22, Wang Junkai was presented with a Guinness World Record for a total of 42,776,438 reposts on Sina Weibo for his birthday message. It currently still has the highest number of reposts on Sina Weibo.

On November 8, Roy Wang began to compose songs. When he was 15, he sang "Cause of You" , whose lyrics and music were both written by himself, to thank his fans. He also became the first 2000s (decade) artist from China to be featured in the New York Times. On November 28, Jackson Yi began choreographing dances and choreographed two dances for his fans on his 15th birthday.

In 2015, TFBOYS became part of the cast of Hunan Channel's new reality-variety show Run For Time, and participated in every single episode.

At the end, Jackson Yi won the title of "Speed Up King," and became a representative celebrity for Mengniu Dairy. The boys have also been on many other reality and variety shows in China, and filmed documentaries about their lives.

On January 13, Roy Wang's first single "Cause of You" was released. It reached #1 on China's charts after just a few hours, and was played more than 300 million times in 26 days - which is still a record. On January 1 and January 22, "Imperfect Child" and "Truth Or Dare" were released respectively. Afterwards, the three boys started shooting a drama series "Finding Soul". The series aired in July and was a massive hit.

Wang JunKai, Karry

Wang Yuan, Roy

Yi Yang QianXi, Jackson

Filmography

Dramas