February 12, 2025 — Jackson Wang, the global superstar musician and fashion icon, announces his first single of the year, “High Alone,” set for release Wednesday, February 12 @ 9.30pm IST, alongside an official music video. The first glimpse of Jackson’s upcoming album, MAGIC MAN 2, “High Alone” reinvigorates the volatile relationship between Jackson and his MAGIC MAN persona —a figure first introduced in his Billboard-charting, 2022 album. As MAGIC MAN 2 unfolds, this alter ego will gradually reveal its darker, toxic traits, offering listeners an intimate portrait of Jackson’s inner emotions, personal growth and experiences.
“High Alone” sets the tone for MAGIC MAN 2, an album that Jackson produced himself and meticulously worked on for more than a year. Taking a step back from the spotlight for the first time ever in his career, Jackson’s much needed break opened unaddressed emotions. The album is structured in four distinct chapters, each exploring a different stage of grief. From manic highs fueled by denial, to the painful reckoning of lost identity, setting boundaries and shedding people-pleasing tendencies, to ultimately finding peace through acceptance – this album is a raw, unfiltered chronicle of his evolution. The album is set to come out in the summer of 2025.
Reflecting on the origins of MAGIC MAN, Jackson shares:
“I created MAGIC MAN to figure out my pain, as a mask representing my darkest emotions, my internal emotions. I told the world ‘Find Your Magic’—they cheered. As I took roughly a year away from the scene, I kept asking myself and I realized I have never honestly asked myself that. As MAGIC MAN came to its end, I have experienced nothing but the crucial reality of what humanity is. I was in a very dark place mentally and physically. I thought I could never recover. I went through stages of avoiding it, facing it, being destroyed by it, letting myself rot, picking myself up and trying to accept it. The only way I could release it was by writing in my diary. Writing down how and why I was feeling the way I felt. And for the first time, I put my world into my music. This album represents being true to myself, listening to my heart and accepting all the good and the bad. This is MAGIC MAN II.”
Jackson’s rise as a global icon continues to make waves across the music and fashion industries. His previous album, MAGIC MAN (2022), debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top Album Sales chart, and has garnered over 123 million streams worldwide. His 2023 MAGIC MAN WORLD TOUR sold out across the globe, and his performance at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival made history as the first-ever Chinese solo artist to perform at the festival three times, with his set trending #1 Worldwide on Twitter.
In addition to his music career, Jackson Wang is a Louis Vuitton Global House Ambassador, Cartier Ambassador and Hennessy Ambassador, and he was recently named creative director for Nike and Jordan. With over 100 million followers across social platforms, Jackson is the most followed person in China on Instagram.
Jackson prepares to release MAGIC MAN 2, “High Alone” stands as the perfect introduction to this next phase in his musical evolution—an invitation for fans to join him on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery, growth, and emotional release.