Jackson Wang to Return to Competitive Fencing at Worlds
before the abs and the world tours, jackson repped hong kong as an actual competitive fencer — and now he's circling back to the strip at the 2026 world championships. the multi-hyphenate has no notes and no chill.
just a casual reminder that before jackson wang was a pop star with a skincare line and a stadium habit, he was a legit competitive fencer — and he's about to remind everyone in the most jackson way possible.
the fencing world championships are coming to hong kong in 2026, and jackson's tied to the whole thing via a teaser campaign that refuses to tell us exactly when he'll show up. they're literally making fans guess the date. the man turned his own appearance into an alt-reality game. of course he did.
for the uninitiated: this isn't a bit. before the got7 of it all, jackson represented hong kong as a fencer. sword in hand, medals on the table, the whole athlete arc. so watching him step back onto the strip is less 'celebrity does a sport' and more 'legend returns to origin.'
and the timing is huge — it's hong kong's first time hosting a fencing worlds this big, with 120+ countries descending on asiaworld-expo. so naturally the city's most famous export is right in the middle of it. as he should be.
anyway jackson wang contains multitudes and one of those multitudes is fencing competitively with an actual sword. king behavior. touché.
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TXT Hold Surprise New York Concert After Festival Cancellation
global citizen fell through, so the boys threw their own 'practice room festival' in nyc instead. absolute menaces (loving).
TXT got handed a cancellation and turned it into a plot twist, respectfully.
after the 2026 Global Citizen Festival — which TXT were set to be part of — got called off, the boys pivoted and threw a surprise 'New York Practice Room Festival' for fans instead. flights already booked, hearts already set, so they simply made their own event happen.
this is such a MOA-first move: instead of a quiet 'sorry, see you next time,' they showed up and gave the people who traveled a real moment. the community-over-everything energy is exactly why this fandom is like this.
festival cancelled, spirit absolutely not. see you in the practice room. 🗽
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two decades in, the kings filled a stadium overseas — and BLACKPINK's Jisoo was reportedly in the crowd.
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