Her personal approval of Cui Jian, now known as the "Father of Chinese Rock", gave the singer the opportunity to debut at a major 1985 concert organized by the Oriental Song and Dance Company.
[3] Wang Kun's husband Zhou Weizhi was an influential musician who served as acting Minister of Culture of the PRC.
[1] Along with her contemporary Guo Lanying, Wang was a member of the first generation of Chinese performing artists to train overseas.
[2] Her singing was praised by China's tops leaders Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, but that did not prevent her and her family from being persecuted during the Cultural Revolution.
Besides "Nanniwan", her famous recordings include the songs "Joy of Emancipation" (翻身道情), "Autumn Harvest" (秋收), and "Peasants' Association" (农友歌).
In September 2005, she was hired by the China Institute of Art Research (中国艺术研究院) as a special master's tutor.