With his portrayal of Ji Xiangkong, Wang took home his first major acting award for "Audience's Choice for Actor" at the 30th China TV Golden Eagle Award.
In the same year, Wang starred in the xianxia drama series The Untamed, based on the novel Mo Dao Zu Shi, Wang also released the song "Won't Forget", the theme song for his character in the series,.
He gained an increased recognition and popularity both in China and overseas for his portrayal of Lan Wangji.
Wang later entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 and 30 Under 30 list for the first time.
1997
Wang Yibo (, pronounced [ wǎŋ.íː.pʷǒ], born 5 August 1997 ) is a Chinese actor, dancer, singer, rapper, and professional road motorcycle racer.
Wang Yibo was born on 5 August 1997 in Luoyang, Henan, China.
He started dancing when he was young.
2011
During his second year in secondary school in 2011, Wang participated in IBD national dance competition and placed in the top sixteen in the hip-hop category, he then became a trainee of Yuehua Entertainment.
Prior to his debut, Wang trained in South Korea and studied in Hanlim Multi Art School.
2014
He debuted as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boyband Uniq in 2014.
Wang debuted in 2014 as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band group Uniq with the song "Falling in Love".
He served as the main dancer and rapper of the group.
Wang made his acting debut in the film MBA Partners.
He 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.
2016
From 2016 to 2021, Wang served as a co-host on the variety program Day Day Up.
2017
As an actor, he is best known for his roles in television series Love Actually (2017), Gank Your Heart (2019), The Untamed (2019), Legend of Fei (2020), Luoyang (2021) and Being a Hero (2022).
Wang has made regular appearance in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list and ranked 2nd in 2021.
In 2023, Wang Yibo made his big screen leading role debut with movies Hidden Blade, Born to Fly and One and Only. His performances earned him multiple acting awards and nominations including a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the prestigious Golden Rooster Awards for his role as a Chinese spy in espionage-thriller film Hidden Blade.
In March 2017, Wang was cast in his first lead role in the youth xianxia drama series Private Shushan Gakuen.
In April, he won the Best New Idol Award at the Top Chinese Music Awards.
In August, Wang and Guan Xiaotong collaborated to sing "Once Again", the theme song of the movie with same name.
In November, Wang released the theme song "Just Dance" for the 4th Xuan Wu Dance Festival.
In the same year, Wang made a guest appearance in the youth campus drama series When We Were Young, and was cast in the science fiction drama series Super Talent, later named My Strange Friend.
2018
In celebration of the 2018 lunar new year, Wang performed a solo dance number at the Hunan Spring Festival by Hunan Television.
He also performed an adaptation of Uniq's song "Happy New Year" along with other Hunan Television hosts.
In March 2018, Wang was confirmed to be a dance mentor in the reality survival show Produce 101.
He gained an increased recognition for his dance skills on the show.
In one of the episodes of the show, Wang revealed that during his childhood he had a disease called myocarditis and had to give up dancing and undergo serious medication to recover.
Eventually, he was cured and had to start learning how to dance from scratch.
Wang further shared that after his recovery, he went to dance lessons for six hours every day.
2019
In January 2019, Wang debuted as a solo singer by releasing the digital single "Fire".
In 2019, Wang starred in the esports romance drama series Gank Your Heart, playing a misunderstood professional gamer.
He also sang the series' opening theme song, "Burning Adventure".
On 30 December 2019, Wang released his single "No Sense", which is his first attempt in songwriting.
He wrote it intermittently as he was busy shooting the drama series Legend of Fei.
Wang shared that the song was about his own feelings and experiences.
He wanted his song to portray his wish for others to can also overcome difficulties and keep a good mindset.
Six million digital copies of the song were sold within 20 minutes after its release, exceeding 30 million yuan in total sales.
The song became the fastest digital single to sell over 10 million copies on NetEase Music.
2020
Wang then performed "No Sense" for the first time at Hunan Television's 2020 New Year's Eve Concert.
