William Yap

William Yap
Born
Yap Tze Cheng

(2001-07-03)3 July 2001
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Died8 December 2025(2025-12-08) (aged 24)
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
OccupationsSinger, actor
Years active2012–2016
Yap Tze Cheng
Traditional Chinese葉子城
Simplified Chinese叶子城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Zǐchéng

William Yap Tze Cheng (3 July 2001 – 8 December 2025), better known by his stage name William Yap, was a Malaysian singer and actor.

Life and career

William Yap Tze Cheng was born in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia on 3 July 2001. He enjoyed singing from childhood, and later participated in many singing and dancing competitions. In 2012, he auditioned for the movie Gemeilia 2013 (哥妹俩之惊历48) and played the lead role of Kokko See. In June 2013, Tze Cheng went to Muar with big-name singers like Alan Ko and other artists to film The Great Lion Kun Seng Keng (大舞狮 关圣宫). In August 2013, he signed a five-year contract with SKT Media & Entertainment Group (松江传媒文化集团).[1][2] He acted in the 2015 film The Kid from the Big Apple.

Tze Cheng died on 8 December 2025, at the age of 24, after an illness.[3]

References

  1. ^ "簽約拍續集•"哥妹倆"不介意片酬". sinchew. Archived from [https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sinchew.com.my%2F20130821%2F%25E7%25AD%25BE%25E7%25BA%25A6%25E6%258B%258D%25E7%25BB%25AD%25E9%259B%2586%25EF%25BC%258E%25E5%2593%25A5%25E5%25A6%25B9%25E4%25BF%25A9%25E4%25B8%258D%25E4%25BB%258B%25E6%2584%258F%25E7%2589%2587%25E9%2585%25AC%2F the original] on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2025. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ "哥妹倆拍續集 果果美美簽約5年". Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ "《哥妹俩》叶子城过世 得年25岁 - 娱乐 - 即时娱乐". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines (in Chinese (China)). 9 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.