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Wang Yibo (UNIQ) Profile, Bio, & Facts 

Wang Yibo (UNIQ)

Wang Yibo (王一博) is a Chinese singer, actor, and a member of South Korean-Chinese boy group UNIQ under Yuehua Entertainment. He made his acting debut on April 29, 2016, in the movie “MBA Partners”. He debuted as a soloist on January 17, 2019, with the digital single “Fire”.

Wang Yibo (UNIQ) Profile

Stage Name Yibo (이보/一博)
Birth Name Wang Yi Bo (王一博)
Korean Name Wang Il-bak (왕일박)
Occupation Singer, Actor, Motorcycle racer
Birthday August 5, 1997
Active Years 2014–present
Age 27 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign Leo
Height 179 cm (5’10″)
Weight 59 kg (130 lbs)
Nationality Chinese
Blood Type A
MBTI N/A

Wang Yibo (UNIQ) Facts:

Early Life

– Wang Yibo was born in Luoyang, China.
– He dropped out of Hanlim Multi Art School.

Personal Life

– Yibo’s hobbies are skateboarding, playing with a yo-yo, golf, tennis and skiing.
– He finds Zhang Zhijian a rival in acting.
– He used to play magic when young and had a pet dog, a rabbit, and a chick.
– If one day he got famous from community news, the headline he would want is “Wang Yibo joins Olympic skateboarding event”. (Cosmo Magazine)
– Before racing, he listens to music to make himself excited.
– If he compares himself to an anime character then it would be Roronoa Zoro from One Piece. (Cosmo)
– He’s afraid of ghosts, bugs and the dark.
– He is less than 10% traditional as a Luoyang person.
– The most complicated lego he ever played was the Bugatti car model.
– Wang Yibo is interested in extreme sports and desires to try bungee jumping.
– He watches some of his own interviews.
– Despite having a leg injury he went for dance practice.
– His most used apps are WeChat, Weibo, and Games ins.
– He brings his skateboard everywhere with him.
– He would love to make clothes.
– If he can add anyone to a WeChat group, he’d add Chris Brown and ASAP Rocky.
– He possesses at least 2 motorcycles. Yamaha R3 and Yamaha R6.
– In dating life, he wouldn’t like the girl if she messed with his hobbies.
– He won’t be friends with an ex.
– Yibo has a lot of LEGO at house, to the point where there is no place to store them all.
– He’ll work out if it’s essential for a drama or movie.
– He hates 60 seconds voice message instead of 100-word text messages.
– His favourite artists are Big Bang, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Rihanna, A$AP, Kanye West, Beyonce, and Eason Chen.
– He was diagnosed with myocarditis when he was young and had to inject 8 bottles of IV drips a day.
– He also gathers motorcycle helmets and by 2018, he already had 33 helmets.
– He sprays bug repellent on sets a lot.
– He doesn’t own a family WeChat group.
– He gathered palm-size cars, around 20 of them in total.
– If he was a Lyfen snack then he would be a duck neck.
– He loved snacks, especially candy, and ended up developing cavities in his nerves at a young age
– In LEGO he chooses robot and race car sets.
– He stopped sending fan replies because he noticed others don’t do it as well.
– He’d like to spend his salary on a skateboard, helmet, and Lego.
– He says that the muscles of his lips aren’t very good so he has to rehearse lines by maintaining the chopsticks.
– He chose to ride a roller coaster instead of watching a horror movie.
– Wang Yibo’s ideal type is a faithful, respectful, adorable and sexy girl.
– He is a professional road motorcycle racer.

Career

– Wang Yibo is the Main Dancer, Rapper, Vocalist, Visual, and Maknae of UNIQ.
– He used to be a dance mentor in “Produce 101 China” in 2018.
– In August 2019, he took part in the Asia Road Racing Championship as part of the Yamaha China Racing Team in Xiangzhou, Zhuhai, China.
– He took part in IBD Dance Competition before becoming a trainee of Yuehua Entertainment.
– He has 28 active endorsements including Chanel, Swarovski, Anta, Evis, Audi and Redmi.
– He was a Team Captain in the Chinese variety show “Street Dance Of China” for 3 seasons, in seasons 3,4 and 5.
– He appeared in movies Born To Fly, My Youth and I, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Unexpected Love, and A Chinese Odyssey Part Three.
– Yibo was ranked 2nd in the 2021 list of Forbes China Celebrity 100.
– He appeared in several dramas including Golden Journey, Being a Hero, Faith Makes Great, Private Shushan College, Gank Your Heart, and When We Were Young. 

Likes & Dislikes

– Yi bo doesn’t like feminine adjectives for himself.
– His most liked animal is the Doberman dog.
– His favorite accessory is trench coats and berets.
– He mostly likes to wear hip hop style. (Grazia)
– He likes shopping.
– His favorite color is green.
– He likes actor Eddie Peng.
– His most liked brands are Air Jordan, Chrome Heart, Givenchy, Armani, and HBA.
– His preferred sports are swimming, basketball, bowling, and skateboarding.
– His most liked movies are “Fast and Furious” and “Spider-Man”.
– Yi bo’s favorite food is Japanese Ramen and Soup dumplings.

Abilities

– Yibo is fluent in Chinese and Korean.
– He is good at skateboarding and can do the Front Popshoveit in skateboarding.
– He specialized in Yo-yo, beatboxing and krump dance.
– He is skilled in motorcycle racing.

Personality & Habits

– He can talk about his ex-partner with his current partner.
– He doesn’t like to talk much.
– He likes to challenge and experience different things and is driven by interests.

Awards

– Yi bo has won Best New Idol, Best New Actor, New Artist of the Year, Most Popular New Actor, Most Popular Actor, and Idol of the Year Award.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: @yibo__official (Official) / @yibo.w_85 (Personal)
Weibo: UNIQ-王一博

Streaming Platform Links

Genie | Spotify | Bugs | Melon | Apple Music | Deezer

Wang Yibo Photos

 Wang Yibo – ‘No Sense’:

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