SINGAPORE, Nov 4 — Taiwanese singer-actor Nicky Wu was moved to tears after his team surprised him with a special animated video retracing his life and career to mark his birthday.

A video shared on Weibo shows Nicky, who turned 56 on October 31, watching the six-minute short film. Thinking it was just another routine video recording, he initially joked: “Don’t show the old stuff!”

The video begins by revisiting Nicky’s early years where he worked odd jobs, including washing cars, working at a construction site and helping out at a night market, before his rise to fame as a member of the popular Taiwanese boy band The Little Tigers after being scouted by singer-songwriter Angus Tung at the night market.

The group, formed in 1988 and which also included Julian Chen and Alec Su, halted their activities in 1991 when the former went for his mandatory military service. The Little Tigers disbanded in 1997 when Nicky went to serve the country.