Zhai Siming

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Zhai Siming
Born (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 27)
Hebei, China
Education
Occupations
Years active2014−present
Musical career
Member ofHST
Modeling information
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 翟思銘
Simplified Chinese 翟思铭
Hanyu Pinyin Zhái Sīmíng

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. [1]

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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. [2] 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. [3]

Growing up attending local schools, Zhai has been a basketball enthusiast since he was young.[ citation needed ] At the age of 17, while studying in Secondary 5 at Orchid Park Secondary School, [1] 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. [3] [4]

At 1.87m tall, Zhai is formerly a part-time model and an engineering student at Temasek Polytechnic. [1] 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. [1] 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. [3]

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. [5] [6]

Zhai is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 115K followers and 1.3 million "likes" to date. [7]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2015 The Dream Makers II
2018A Lonely Fish (寂寞鱼。听见)Jayden
Say Cheese Brandon
Close your Eyes (闭上眼睛看不见)
2019Muay Thai Girl
All Around You (回路网)Zack Lee
2020Super Dad (男神不败)Beck
2021The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师)Hao Haoren [8]
Key Witness (关键证人)Quan Shengxian
CTRL Huang Yiming
The Heartland Hero Kim Woo MinGuest appearance
Soul Old Yet So Young (心里住着老灵魂)Wei
2022Healing Heroes (医生不是神)Kelun
Soul Doctor (灵医)Benson
First of April (愚人计划)
Genie in a Cup (哇到宝)Ma Yingwei
Love at First Bite (遇见你真香)Zi Xuan
2023 Fix My Life Weng Jianhao
My One and Only Ma Zhongyi [9]
TBAHungry Souls (味尽缘)

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Meeting the Giant Jiangyi

Variety show

YearEnglish titleMandarin titleNotes
2021#JustSwipeLah刷一刷Co-host

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin titleRef
2021MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐 [10]
2022MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2015—— Hey! Gorgeous Top 20
2022 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting RoleGenie in a CupNominated [11]
2023 Star Awards 2023 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Nominated [12]
2024 Star Awards 2024 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Nominated

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  2. ↑ "因冠病整年没见到家人 曾晓晴、翟思铭、萧歆霓：好想家！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time". CNA Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ↑ ""才华"24强首次受访 本地新秀最被动 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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