The Korean audition show "BOYS PLANET" is about to launch its second season "BOYS II PLANET" with nine Taiwanese contestants participating. Among them, Deng Jiajun’s family background was uncovered by netizens; it turns out his aunt is the late diva Teresa Teng.
Netizens compiled a list of the nine Taiwanese contestants including Huang Xinyou, Cui Liyu, Xu Qingyu, Chen Liqi, Lin Qingen, Hong Zihao, Ke Mingjie, Chen Zhaoyu, and Deng Jiajun. Contestant No. 148, Deng Jiajun, is Teresa Teng’s nephew. His father, Deng Changxi, was Teresa Teng’s younger brother, but he passed away in Shanghai in 2008. According to Taiwanese media, at a 10th-anniversary event of Teresa Teng’s death in 2005, Deng Changxi revealed that his then-two-and-a-half-year-old son Deng Jiajun could hum his aunt’s songs, even though he had never met her, joking it must be inherited from his aunt.
The chairman of the Teresa Teng Cultural Foundation, Deng Changfu, Teresa Teng's third brother, confirmed to Taiwanese media that the 22-year-old Deng Jiajun mainly participated in the Korean audition out of interest and fun. Friends of Deng Jiajun also shared his private lifestyle photos online and revealed that before joining the audition, Deng Jiajun worked as a boutique counter service personnel.
Netizens compiled a list of the nine Taiwanese contestants including Huang Xinyou, Cui Liyu, Xu Qingyu, Chen Liqi, Lin Qingen, Hong Zihao, Ke Mingjie, Chen Zhaoyu, and Deng Jiajun. Contestant No. 148, Deng Jiajun, is Teresa Teng’s nephew. His father, Deng Changxi, was Teresa Teng’s younger brother, but he passed away in Shanghai in 2008. According to Taiwanese media, at a 10th-anniversary event of Teresa Teng’s death in 2005, Deng Changxi revealed that his then-two-and-a-half-year-old son Deng Jiajun could hum his aunt’s songs, even though he had never met her, joking it must be inherited from his aunt.
The chairman of the Teresa Teng Cultural Foundation, Deng Changfu, Teresa Teng's third brother, confirmed to Taiwanese media that the 22-year-old Deng Jiajun mainly participated in the Korean audition out of interest and fun. Friends of Deng Jiajun also shared his private lifestyle photos online and revealed that before joining the audition, Deng Jiajun worked as a boutique counter service personnel.