Shanghai just re-elected Ying Yong as its major but that's not important. What's really important is Kris Wu recently became the first Chinese star selected to perform at a Super Bowl event. This Guangzhou-born, Canada-raised 27-year-old singer is probably the hottest Chinese celebrity now, supported in the pocket by an army of fangirls. Wu's career truly took off when he left the K-pop boy band EXO to be a solo artist in 2014 and launched his acting career. He appeared in Chinese hit movies Mr.Six, The Mermaid and also Hollywood blockbusters like xXx: Return of Xander Cage (that really happened) and Valerian. Last year, his song 'Deserve', a collaboration with American rapper Travis Scott has landed at #1 on the U.S. iTunes store. Not a bad tune, especially good if you listen to it with Beats headphones (his brand).

Wu's appearance at the Super Bowl was confirmed by an announcement from the NFL, appointing him as Super Bowl LII Ambassador for NFL China, a title formerly belonging to Hong Kong singer/ actor William Chan. Wu's performance will take place on February 3 in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, the Super Bowl LII will also be available on Tencent on February 5 at 7.30am. China time. Check out our list of Super Bowl screenings right here.