Dylan Wang

Wang Hedi (born 20 December 1998), also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is known for his debut role as Daoming Si in Meteor Garden (2018), and for his breakout role as Dongfang Qingcang in Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022).

Early life and education
Dylan Wang was born in Leshan, Sichuan province, to parents who had been employees of a local pharmaceutical factory. His family later ran a fried skewer shop. From a young age, Wang developed a passion for basketball, idolizing LeBron James. At the age of 14, he moved to Chengdu to attend a vocational school and later graduated from the Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Civil Aviation. During his time at the college, he was a model for school's recruitment posters for the Flight Attendant program. In 2016, Dylan Wang became the champion at the inaugural Sichuan Campus Celebrity Gala, an event sponsored by various universities and colleges.

2017–2021: Early career
In June 2017, 18 year-old Wang participated in the Youku talent competition variety show Super Idol hosted by He Jiong. He won the contest and captured the attention of Taiwanese drama producer Angie Chai, thereby officially entering the entertainment industry.

In 2018, Dylan Wang made his acting debut with his leading role as "Daoming Si" in television series Meteor Garden, the remake of popular Taiwanese drama of the same name, based on the Japanese shōjo manga series Boys Over Flowers (花より男子) authored by Yoko Kamio. The casting was announced in the 2017 November issue of Harper's Bazaar China with his Meteor Garden co-stars Darren Chen, Caesar Wu and Connor Leong. He was one of the guests on the variety show Phanta City, a musical program. Wang also participated in Tencent Video's celebrity basketball tournament Super Penguin League in the summer of 2018. In October, he joined the second season of Hunan TV's reality show The Inn as a regular cast member.

In 2019, Dylan Wang was cast in the period drama Youth in the Flames of War with Zhou Ye. He also participated in several episodes of Hunan Satellite TV celebrity reality show Chinese Restaurant 3 as a guest cast member. In September 2019, Wang participated again in the Super Penguin Basketball Celebrity Game hosted at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. In the same year, he was cast as male lead in the second season of fantasy drama Ever Night. The series premiered in January 2020. Wang was also a regular cast member on Beijing Television's cultural outdoor variety programme The Summer Palace (2020), led by Zhang Guoli.

Wang starred as the male lead in the age-gap romance workplace drama The Rational Life (2021) alongside Qin Lan. He also starred in costume fantasy drama Miss the Dragon (2021) along with Zhu Xudan. The show was critically-panned and ridiculed on social media, with Wang being significantly affected by the negative reaction. He had since taken responsibility for the backlash to his performance, and that that he was unfamiliar with characters in historical fantasy genres and that his understanding of the character was limited.

2022–present: Rising popularity
In January 2022, Wang joined "Good 6 Group," the host group of Hunan Satellite TV's variety show Hello, Saturday led by He Jiong, along with Feng Xi, Ada Choi, Qin Xiaoxian, Bridge, Tan Jianci, Cai Wenjing, Zhao Xiaotang and others. He was also a regular cast member of season 2 of celebrity reality series Wonderland. In July 2022, he joined the Douyin urban exploration reality show Going All Out Action School, along with Huang Minghao, Victor Qin and Hanikezi.

Wang later starred in iQiyi's xianxia drama Love Between Fairy and Devil, playing the role of Dongfang Qingcang. The show premiered in August 2022 and became the fourth drama on the iQiyi platform to exceed ten thousand points (performance metric) in popularity within 2 weeks of its premiere, ranking first across all 191 territories worldwide on iQiyi. The series propelled Wang to widespread fame domestically, with his social media following increasing rapidly across all platforms while the show was being aired. In December 2022, Dylan Wang launched his own fashion brand, D.DESIRABLE.

From late 2022 to early 2023, Wang's historical costume drama Unchained Love was aired on iQiyi. He also starred in modern sitcom Never Give Up, which was aired on iQiyi and Jiangsu Television in early 2023. His period drama Youth in the Flames of War was aired 3 years after filming wrapped. Wang was later cast in Tencent Video's detective comedy costume drama series Guardians of the Dafeng, adapted from the eponymous web novel; principal photography of the television series concluded in late 2023 after a 5-month shoot. His romance drama Only for Love with actress Bai Lu was aired on Mango TV and Hunan TV in November 2023.

Wang participated in the 2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

Endorsements
In November 2018, Dylan Wang served as the youth ambassador at Le Tour De France Skoda Shanghai Criterium.

Wang and his Meteor Garden co-stars were announced as the spokespersons for the Thai snack brand Tao Kae Noi in early 2019. He was also the ambassador for Philippine brand Bench and held a Manila fan meeting in 2019.

Since 2022, Wang has endorsed more brands within the mainland Chinese market, including the SAIC Volkswagen New Tharu, Maybelline and Sabon.

As of March 2024, Wang is the spokesperson for domestic brands AutoNavi, Peacebird, Xtep, Yili Group's Ambpomial and Chocliz, as well as Bolon eyewear. He is also the China spokesperson for international brands Pizza Hut, Oreo, Guerlain fragrances, and the brand ambassador for Estée Lauder skincare, Pepsi, and Louis Vuitton.