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]

Zhai Siming
Born (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 28)
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 PinyinZhái Sīmíng

Life and career

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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

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2015 The Dream Makers II
2018 A Lonely Fish (寂寞鱼。听见) Jayden
Say Cheese Brandon
Close your Eyes (闭上眼睛看不见)
2019 Muay Thai Girl
All Around You (回路网) Zack Lee
2020 Super Dad (男神不败) Beck
2021 The 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 Min Guest appearance
Soul Old Yet So Young (心里住着老灵魂) Wei
2022 Healing 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]
TBA Hungry Souls (味尽缘)

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Meeting the Giant Jiangyi

Variety show

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Year English title Mandarin title Notes
2021 #JustSwipeLah 刷一刷 Co-host

Discography

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Compilation albums

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

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2015 Hey! Gorgeous Top 20
2022 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Genie in a Cup Nominated [11]
2023 Star Awards 2023 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated [12]
2024 Star Awards 2024 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Here Are The Star Search 2019 Finalists Like You've Never Seen Them Before". TODAY. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  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. ^ a b c "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.
  5. ^ "新传媒3帅组"男团" 请叫他们"HST"!". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ "本地才华男团HST成军 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Zhai Siming". Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. ^ "The Peculiar Pawnbroker - mewatch". Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  9. ^ "翟思铭勤操肌 欲练出彭于晏身材 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Zhai Siming". Deezer. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Zhai Siming is nominated as Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 27th Asian Television Awards - Singapore News". The Independent Singapore News. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Here are the stars now leading in votes for Star Awards 2023 Popularity Awards". TODAY. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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