1. Wang Yibo debuted as a member of South Korean-Chinese boyband Uniq in 2014.
61 Facts About Wang Yibo
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In 2023, Wang Yibo made his big screen lead role debut with movies Hidden Blade, Born to Fly and One and Only.
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Wang Yibo's performances earned him multiple acting awards and nominations, including the Best Supporting Actor nomination for Hidden Blade at the 36th Golden Rooster Awards and the Best Actor nomination for One and Only at the 37th Golden Rooster Awards.
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Wang Yibo was born on 5 August 1997 in Luoyang, Henan, China.
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Wang Yibo debuted in 2014 as a member of South Korean-Chinese boy band group Uniq with the song "Falling in Love".
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Wang Yibo served as the main dancer and rapper of the group.
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Wang Yibo's acting debut was in the film MBA Partners.
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Wang Yibo then played the role of Red Boy in A Chinese Odyssey Part Three, and starred in the romance comedy drama series Love Actually as the second male lead character Zhai Zhiwei.
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From 2016 to 2021, Wang Yibo served as a co-host on the variety program Day Day Up.
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In March 2017, Wang Yibo was cast in his first lead role in the youth xianxia drama series Private Shushan Gakuen.
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In celebration of the 2018 lunar new year, Wang Yibo performed a solo dance number at the Hunan Spring Festival by Hunan Television.
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Wang Yibo performed an adaptation of Uniq's song "Happy New Year" along with other Hunan Television hosts.
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In January 2019, Wang Yibo debuted as a solo singer by releasing the digital single "Fire".
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In March 2018, Wang Yibo was confirmed to be a dance mentor in the reality survival show Produce 101.
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Wang Yibo gained an increased recognition for his dance skills on the show.
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In one of the show's episodes, Wang Yibo revealed that he had a disease called myocarditis during his childhood and had to give up dancing and undergo serious medication to recover.
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Wang Yibo further shared that after his recovery, he attended six hours of dance lessons daily.
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In 2019, Wang Yibo starred in the esports romance drama series Gank Your Heart, playing a misunderstood professional gamer.
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Wang Yibo sang the series' opening theme song, "Burning Adventure".
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Wang Yibo released the song "Won't Forget", the theme song for his character in The Untamed.
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Wang Yibo gained an increased recognition and popularity both in China and overseas for his portrayal of Lan Wangji.
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Wang Yibo later entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 and 30 Under 30 list for the first time.
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On 30 December 2019, Wang Yibo released his single "No Sense", which is his first attempt in songwriting.
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Wang Yibo wrote it intermittently as he was busy shooting the drama series Legend of Fei.
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Wang Yibo shared that the song reflected his personal feelings and experiences.
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Wang Yibo intended for it to convey his wish that others, too, would overcome challenges and maintain a positive mindset.
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Wang Yibo then performed "No Sense" for the first time at Hunan Television's 2020 New Year's Eve Concert.
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In May 2020, Wang Yibo was confirmed as one of the four captains in the dance competition show Street Dance of China Season 3.
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In December 2020, Wang Yibo starred as the male lead in the wuxia drama series Legend of Fei, based on the novel Bandits by Priest, alongside Zhao Liying who played Zhou Fei.
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Wang Yibo sang the "First Rays" for the series, which portrays the affectionate confession from his character, Xie Yun, to Zhou Fei.
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On 30 December 2020, Wang Yibo released his fourth single, "My Rules ".
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The song, composed by 24 and Vince from The Black Label with Wang Yibo participated in the lyrics writing, expresses his determination to follow his own path and find his self-worth.
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Wang Yibo performed "My Rules" for the first time at the Hunan Television's 2021 New Year's Eve Concert, where he had a collaboration stage with Wang Yibo Leehom to the song "Descendants of the Dragon".
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On 11 February 2021, Wang Yibo made his first appearance on the CCTV New Year's Gala, singing and dancing in a creative show titled Ox Strut alongside Andy Lau and Guan Xiaotong to celebrate the Year of Ox, which is the zodiac of all three performers.
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In June 2021, Wang Yibo played the role of Jiang Xianyun, a Chinese historical figure, in the episode The Choice of the movie series Faith Makes Great.
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Wang Yibo played an anti-narcotics policeman in the crime drama series Being a Hero directed by Fu Dongyu, headlining alongside Chen Xiao.
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Wang Yibo starred as Baili Hongyi in the period mystery drama series Luoyang alongside Huang Xuan and Victoria Song.
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Ye Yin, a member of Wang Yibo's team, won the competition, making Wang Yibo's team's second win in the two seasons of the show.
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On 30 December 2021, Wang Yibo released his fifth digital single "Standup" which topped the QQ Music New Song Chart.
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On 31 August 2024, the documentary series from Discovery Exploring the Unknown with Wang Yibo premiered on Tencent.
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Wang Yibo is one of the most in-demand and influential brand ambassadors in China.
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Wang Yibo is the spokesperson of various brands including Jeanswest, Tempo and Edifier.
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Since 2020, Wang Yibo has been the youngest member and youngest Brand Ambassador of the Elite Club of the German luxury car brand Audi.
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Wang Yibo is the youngest male House Ambassador of the French luxury fashion house Chanel, the first Male Global Brand Ambassador of Jimmy Choo and the Global Brand Ambassador of the Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe.
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In 2020, Wang Yibo was the first entertainer in Mainland China to become an official partner of Nike.
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In March 2021, Wang Yibo terminated his contract with the company after Nike criticized China for human rights violations against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, in the aftermath of US sanctions on cotton grown in the region that followed widespread allegations of forced labor.
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Wang Yibo has served as the China's Top Dancer Promotion Ambassador, awarded by the Chinese Dancers Association since 2021, for his acknowledged dancing skills and experiences.
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Wang Yibo has appeared on the front covers of the Chinese edition of various international magazines, such as Elle, GQ, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar.
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In March 2020, Wang Yibo became the first Chinese celebrity to grace all three covers of SuperELLE China by himself.
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Wang Yibo has used his image to raise awareness for multiple causes, such as Firefighting Public Welfare of Luoyang City, SOS Children's Villages' campaign with Qingsongchou "No Child Alone: I want to have a family", the Civil Traffic of Hunan Province, and "Earth Aid, Green Life on the Table", a campaign co-sponsored by WildAid, China Green Carbon Foundation, and Food and Agriculture Organization.
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On 8 December 2019, Wang Yibo was honored as the Kuwo Music's 2019 Role Model Reading Charity Artist.
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Wang Yibo was one of the celebrity readers of "Model Reading", the first youth reading and sharing program jointly created by Kuwo Music and China Youth Daily.
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Wang Yibo has been active to show his support in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wang Yibo made another donation to Wuhan together with the other hosts of Day Day Up.
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Wang Yibo sang a number of original songs as a tribute to front liners of the COVID-19 pandemic and to convey love and hope during those challenging times.
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In may 2019 Wang Yibo participated in Michelin GPGP Grand Prix Beijing Station, his first competition as a professional driver but had to face a motorcycle breakdown in the middle of the race.
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On 29 March 2025, Wang Yibo participated in the 2025 China GT China Supercar Championship pre-season warm-up race at Ningbo International Circuit, driving the No 85 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II, partnered with professional driver Fang Junyu to represent the UNO Racing team and they won the runner-up and successfully stepped onto the podium.
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Wang Yibo answered some of these calls and personally appealed to the callers to respect his privacy and stop calling.
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Wang Yibo took to his Weibo account to urge fans to support and love him rationally, to stop calling him and not to waste their money to purchase his number as the calls have adversely affected his privacy.
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Wang Yibo informed that he would change his number even though it was troublesome for him to update his loved ones and transaction arrangements linked to his phone number.
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Wang Yibo posted screenshots of receiving 194 calls from unknown numbers.