- What's up, guys? This is Jackson Wang.
And today I'm with Vogue,
and I'll show you how I prep for the show.
[upbeat music]
I'm here in front of my trailer.
And we got Magic friends right there.
All the dancers, amazing artists.
[upbeat music]
Oh my God. This is dried up.
[upbeat music]
When I get to the venue,
I stretch every part of the muscle.
I always count in Cantonese
'cause that's like my first language.
Yep. [speaking in Cantonese]
I was Olympian fencer before I started this.
So, stretching is very important.
All right, I'm gonna start my jogging.
Two minutes running, two minutes walking.
If you guys can catch up.
And the purpose of doing this is just to get my body ready.
What's up? What's up? [indistinct]
[Jackson laughing]
[Fans speaking in foreign language]
[Jackson screaming] So cute.
Bye bye.
- [Fans] Aww. [laughing]
- I've never been satisfied with myself my whole life
no matter what I do.
And I think this album is the first time
that I think it's okay.
I've never been this raw in my life.
And I've been in this industry for eight, nine years,
to a point that I was lost, and everything felt like a loop.
You know, it's just things after things,
schedules after schedules.
I was so depressed.
I just felt like, "You know what?
Whoever I was, whatever I was, I want just leave that behind
and start fresh.
And I wanna be me for a second."
You know, and 100% me.
Being honest to my audience
and just let them know who I really am.
I might not be perfect.
You know, not everybody might like me,
but at least if you like me, if you, if you support me,
you're supporting the real Jackson.
[upbeat rousing music]
Hey guys, we're going to glam,
and we're gonna get ready.
Before my performance,
every time, I always get a haircut
just to trim everything
to make it sharp, you know,
like, especially sideburn and the back.
So, my hair stylist, very amazing artist.
His name is Lee Han.
Vouge inspired the haircut today.
[upbeat music]
For my album this time,
I'm wearing one look for every performance
but I twisted a little bit in every different show.
In Coachella, I wore the same outfit, but it was red.
This time, I turned everything into purple,
like the gloves, socks, and the inner.
[lively music]
I don't really have a reference for this.
It's just smokey eye, but I have like a specific way
that I wanted it.
It's like a lot of shadow on both eyes.
To my left eye... the shadow, like, kind of
fades out in the middle of my eye.
I'll probably like dirty up my neck and my shoulders.
So, that I'm more like in character.
My beauty routine,
I used to have when I'm still trying to do it,
every time when I look in the mirror,
I'm like, "What is going on, man?"
[robust music]
- [Jackson] The whole Magic Man album concept is just...
Every song is like a different part
in this one universe that's...
It's not in real life.
And that's what I'm trying to showcase.
[upbeat music]
A lot of people ask me,
"What's the difference between an athlete...
When you were an athlete and you're, like,
a performer, singer now?"
The only thing different is the skillset, you know.
But the vision wise, the way to think,
the way to execute stuff, it's the same for me.
It's normal to fail and treat like success as a bonus.
And second is never be satisfied with yourself.
The moment you get satisfied, you're done.
Third is you just gotta understand yourself more and more
and really understand what you want in life.
'Cause everyone's standard of happiness and success
is different.
I'm trying to, you know, be closer and closer
to my dream every single day,
no matter if it's like baby steps or whatever.
[door opens]
Hey, Vouge. I think I'm ready.
Right now, I just need some
five minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes
to prep myself mentally.
Magic Man Album is coming out September 9th.
I'll see you guys there.
[nervous music]
Before me going on stage.
I have to focus and I have to be alone.
And I always have like three things that I...
that's in my mind.
That my mom always tell me
and remind me of is
always be calm and focus and be confident.
[hopeful music]
On the field that I am at right now,
I hope I can leave something behind
for my people, for my culture.
[crowd cheering]
[hopeful music]