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- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Teresa Teng's nephew joins K-pop idol search
SEOUL: Popular South Korean reality survival show Boys Planet is back with a second season, Boys II Planet, and it features the nephew of Taiwanese legendary singer Teresa Teng.
Deng Jiajun, 22, is contestant number 148, and one of nine Taiwanese participating in the show.
Jiajun, the son of the late Teng's brother Jim, is 1.8 metres tall and used to work in a luxury boutique.
HK01 reported recently that the late singer's elder brother Frank, who is the chairman of the Deng Lijun Foundation, said: "Jiajun joined the competition for fun and because it's his interest.
"We're thankful for the attention he's received."
Teng died at the age of 42 in 1994 while Jiajun's father died in Shanghai in 2008 aged 55.
The show will first kick off with its 154 contestants divided into two groups, Boys II Planet K, which is made up of trainees from South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and other countries, and Boys II Planet C for Chinese contestants.
Both groups will be combined later on in the competition, with the top trainees debuting as an idol group.
Boys II Planet K will air on July 17, and Boys II Planet C will premiere on July 18.
