| Krystian Wang | |
| Native Name: | 王南钧 |
| Birth Name: | Wang Nanjun |
| Birth Date: | 2000 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Beijing, China |
| Origin: | Chinese |
| Instruments: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
| Label: | XIX Entertainment BG Entertainment TME |
| Past Member Of: | Now United |
Wang Nanjun (Chinese: 王南钧), known professionally as Krystian Wang, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, dancer and model. He is best known as a member of the global pop group Now United, representing China, but is currently on hiatus.[1] [2] He was a contestant on Youth With You 3,[3] [4] and participated in the Chinese reality shows Super Boy.[5] [6] [7] He also participated in the Korean reality show Boys Planet, in which he ranked 45th.
Wang was born into a performing arts family in Beijing, China. His father is a military actor, and his mother is a model and theater actress. As a teenager, aged 15, Wang went to study alone in New York.[8]
In 2017, Wang participated in an edition of the Chinese reality show Super Boy, where he came 7th place. He performed singing songs like "Gasoline", "Body Electric" and "All Around the World".
On November 17, Wang was revealed as one of the members of Now United, being the twelfth until then. In December of the same year, the group released their first single, "Summer In The City".[9] Among Now United's original songs, Wang's main musical solos are: "How We Do It" featuring Badshah, "Live This Moment" and "Chained Up".
On October 22, 2020, his participation in the 3rd season of the Chinese reality show Youth With You 3 was confirmed. Wang performed on the reality singing solo songs and in groups with striking choreography and costumes.
In February and April 2021, Wang performed on the program for the first time his authorial songs called "Inverse" and "yAo".
On May 9, the official team (iQIYI) of Youth With You 3 confirmed the temporary cancellation of the season days before the final after controversies. With that, no group will be launched. According to the streaming platform, all voting for the contest has ended and the program will "review its rules". On July 25, 2021, at ChengDu Music Festival the top 9 of Youth With You season 3 were announced as a group called IXFORM. Wang was not part of the group, which means he unfortunately did not make the top 9 on Youth With You season 3.
On January 10, 2022, Wang released his solo debut eponymous EP Krystian with two songs, "Divo" and "Lucifer".
On November 28, 2022, his participation in the Korean reality competition show Boys Planet was confirmed.
On March 23, 2023, he was eliminated from Boys Planet with a final ranking of 45th.
On December 25, 2023, Wang released his new single 喂 Serve.
| 2017 | Super Boy | Participant (7th place) | [10] [11] |
| 2020 | 618 Super Fight Night | Musical Attraction | [12] |
| The Irresistible | Episode 5 (participant) | [13] | |
| The Wonderful Life | Musical Attraction | [14] | |
| 2021 | Youth With You 3 | Participant (finalist) | [15] |
| 2023 | Boys Planet | Participant (45th place) | |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Meet Krystian | Himself | Frame on the Now United YouTube channel, where he talks about the whole life story until he reaches the group | |
| Dreams Come True: The Documentary | Documentary showing the creation of the global pop group Now United | [16] |
| Year | Peaks | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | ||||||||||||||
| "Divo" | 2022 | — | Krystian | |||||||||||
| "Lucifer" | — | |||||||||||||
| "喂 Serve"[18] | 2023 | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||||
| "Here I Am" (난 빛나)[19] (as part of Boys Planet cast) | 2023 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||