Meet Hong Kong hottie Karl Ting: he battled Simu Liu for the Shang-Chi role and auditioned for K-pop’s SM Entertainment, but ended up finding success on TVB like his idol Tony Leung

• Before TVB’s Mr. Hong Kong contest, Karl Ting auditioned for SM Entertainment – and Korean actor Park Seo-jun is one of his idols
• He was one of many Asian actors who tried out for the lead role in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, with the part going to Simu Liu, of course