Zhai Siming
{{Short description|Chinese actor and model (born 1996)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|11|5}}
| birth_place = Hebei, China
| education = {{ubl|Orchid Park Secondary School|Temasek Polytechnic}}
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| years_active = 2014−present
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Zhai Siming (born 5 November 1996) is a Chinese actor, model and TikTok personality based in Singapore. He is the finalist of Star Search 2019.{{cite web |title=Here Are The Star Search 2019 Finalists Like You've Never Seen Them Before |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/here-are-star-search-2019-finalists-youve-never-seen-them |website=TODAY |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411120008/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/here-are-star-search-2019-finalists-youve-never-seen-them |url-status=live }}
Life and career
Born in Hebei, China, and the only child of a single-parent family, Zhai moved to Singapore with his mother, at the age of seven. Zhai's mother has since relocated to Maryland, U.S. for her beauty business, when he was 19.{{cite web |title=因冠病整年没见到家人 曾晓晴、翟思铭、萧歆霓：好想家！ |url=https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/gini-chang-zhai-si-ming-seow-sin-nee-covid-19-1351301 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh-SG |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411062919/https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/gini-chang-zhai-si-ming-seow-sin-nee-covid-19-1351301 |url-status=live }} She had initially planned for Zhai to join her after he completed his studies in Singapore, but his participation in the Star Search 2019 competition changed the plans.
Growing up attending local schools, Zhai has been a basketball enthusiast since he was young.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} At the age of 17, while studying in Secondary 5 at Orchid Park Secondary School, he successfully auditioned for a role in the 2014 basketball film Meeting the Giant, which was directed by Tay Ping Hui and produced by Zhu Houren.{{cite web |title=Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/star-search-mediacorp-actors-herman-keh-tyler-ten-zhai-siming-286286 |website=CNA Lifestyle |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519101028/https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/star-search-mediacorp-actors-herman-keh-tyler-ten-zhai-siming-286286 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title="才华"24强首次受访 本地新秀最被动 {{!}} 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20190723-974748 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh-Hans |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411063453/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20190723-974748 |url-status=live }}
At 1.87m tall, Zhai is formerly a part-time model and an engineering student at Temasek Polytechnic. He began modelling after he was scouted for Hey Gorgeous (Season 3) in 2015. Zhai has also acted in many small part roles on television and worked numerous part-time jobs, including selling ice cream door-to-door, waiting for jobs at banquets, and working in retail, prior to joining Star Search in 2019, where he was one of the top 12 contestants at the finals. In an interview, Zhai named Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng as one of his "biggest inspirations" as he admired Peng's determination and passion in his numerous action movies.
In 2021, Zhai, Herman Keh, and Tyler Ten were teamed up as the group "HST" by Mediacorp's artiste management arm, The Celebrity Agency. The trio were previously signed to the same modelling agency and had known each other before joining the Star Search competition.{{cite web |title=新传媒3帅组"男团" 请叫他们"HST"！ |url=https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/herman-keh-zhai-simin-tyler-ten-form-new-boy-group-hst-1645956 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh-SG |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061407/https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/herman-keh-zhai-simin-tyler-ten-form-new-boy-group-hst-1645956 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=本地才华男团HST成军 {{!}} 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20211116-1213928 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh-Hans |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061406/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20211116-1213928 |url-status=live }}
Zhai is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 115K followers and 1.3 million "likes" to date.{{cite web |title=Zhai Siming |url=https://www.mediacorp.sg/business/tca/male-celebs/zhai-siming--12357690 |website=Mediacorp |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061416/https://www.mediacorp.sg/business/tca/male-celebs/zhai-siming--12357690 |url-status=live }}
Filmography
= Television series =
= Film =
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Meeting the Giant | Jiangyi |
= Variety show =
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| Year
! English title ! Mandarin title ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #JustSwipeLah | 刷一刷 | Co-host |
Discography
= Compilation albums =
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| Year
! English title ! Mandarin title ! class="unsortable" | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 | 新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐 | rowspan=2|{{cite web |title=Zhai Siming |url=https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/118421022 |website=Deezer |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061406/https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/118421022 |url-status=live }} |
| 2022 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 | 新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐 |
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://weibo.cn/p/1005057464378422 Zhai Siming] on Weibo(in Chinese)
- {{Instagram|zhaisiming}}
- {{TikTok|zhaisimingcanfly_}}
- {{IMDb name|11556645}}
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Category:Chinese emigrants to Singapore
Category:Singaporean male television actors
Category:Singaporean male film actors
Category:Chinese male television actors
Category:Chinese male film actors
Category:Male actors from Hebei
Category:21st-century Singaporean male actors
Category:21st-century Chinese male actors
Category:Singaporean TikTokers