Wang Hedi (; 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 ''

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'', which propelled him to fame internationally. His other notable work is in '' Love Between Fairy and Devil''.

Early life and education

Dylan was born on 20 December 1998 in

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, Sichuan, Province of China. He was a 16^th 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

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variety show ''Super Idol'' hosted by

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, 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 ''

'', the remake of popular Taiwanese drama series ''

'' and based on the Japanese shōjo

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series written by

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. He appeared in

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China with his ''

'' co-stars

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and

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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

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's variety show ''The Inn 2'' with his ''

'' 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

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. 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 ''

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''. The series premiered in January 2020. In 2021, Dylan starred as the male lead in the romantic office drama ''The Rational Life'' alongside

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, 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

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. In the same year, he was the male lead for 2 series starring

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, the historical romance drama, ''Unchained Love'', where he plays an eunuch, and the modern comedy-drama'' Never Give Up.'' In January 2022,

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's new variety show ''Hello, Saturday'' was officially broadcast, led by

, Feng Xi, Cai Shaofen, Qin Xiaoxian, Bridget, Dylan Wang,

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, 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

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, 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 Lov''e 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

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. in April 2023.

Endorsements

In November 2018, Dylan appeared as the youth ambassador at

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Skoda Shanghai Criterium at China Arts Museum south square. In January 2023, Louis Vuitton’s - the

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luxury house has announced Dylan Wang as its newest

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. He features regularly on

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

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via social media after several companies announced they have stopped purchasing cotton from the region due to concerns that

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are forced to produce it.

Public image

By April 2023, Dylan had more than 16 million followers on Weibo and 3.8 million on Instagram.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television / Variety shows

Discography

Awards and nominations

Other Recognitions

Meeting

References

External links

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Dylan Wang
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