Riley Wang

Riley Wang (Chinese: 王以綸; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Í-lûn, born March 18, 1996) is a Canadian actor, singer and DJ. He was a member of the Taiwanese boyband SpeXial from 2015 to 2017.^[1]

Riley Wang 王以綸
Born	Wang Yilun (1996-03-18) March 18, 1996 (age 28) Taiwan
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Riley King
Occupations	Actor singer DJ
Years active	2015–present
Agents	Comic International Productions (2015-17) Linekong Pictures (2017-19) As One Production (2020-present)
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Biography

Riley Wang was born in Taiwan, on March 18, 1996. His family emigrated to Canada when he was ten years old, where he spent most of his teen years. In 2012, Wang was ranked second in a modeling contest in Vancouver. In the second half of 2014, he joined the Taiwanese boy band SpeXial alongside two other new members.^[1] He debuted in SpeXial under his English name of "Riley" on January 13, 2015.^[2]

He debuted as an actor in 2017, playing the main role in the web series Long For You. He has also appeared in web series like Attention, Love!, Long For You 2, and I Hear You.

On August 25, 2017, Wang announced that he was going to leave SpeXial after his contract was rescinded due to "different career objectives."^[3] His departure from the group took place that same day. After his departure, SpeXial became a group of nine members.

Personal life

Social media presence

In opposition to his Weibo and Instagram updates, Wang takes to Twitter with an informal side with his small audience, which consist of him tweeting primarily in English (with the occasion of not to promote other SNS posts), posting memes frequently, and giving insight as an actor or fanboying over Kpop, notably the girl group Twice.

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2016	The Realm of the Immortals	仙侠学院	Lu Fan	[4]
2017	The Prequel of Magical Brush: Demon's Portrait	玄笔录前传之妖王图	Wu Xiaoxie	[5]
	The Prequel of Magical Brush: The Devil Lands	玄笔录前传之异域魔道	Wu Xiaoxie	[6]
	The Prequel of Magical Brush: Suffering	玄笔录前传之七苦	Wu Xiaoxie	[7]
	The Prequel of Magical Brush: Dreams	玄笔录前传之幻梦	Wu Xiaoxie	[8]
	The Prequel of Magical Brush: Sacrificial Altar	玄笔录前传之怨妖坛	Wu Xiaoxie	[9]
	The Prequel of Magical Brush: Guardian	玄笔录前传之守护使命	Wu Xiaoxie	[10]
2022	Mozart from Space	外太空的莫扎特	Preliminary Teacher	Guest

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2017	Long For You	我与你的光年距离	Li Zhe	[11]
	Attention, Love!	稍息立正我爱你	Wang Jinli	[12]
2018	Long For You 2	我与你的光年距离II	Ye Gu	[13]
2019	I Hear You	最动听的事	Ye Shuwei	[14]
	Nine Kilometers of Love	九千米爱情	Lin Shu	[15]
2020	Everyone Wants To Meet You	谁都渴望遇见你	Tao Lun	[16]
	First Romance	初恋了那么多年	Yan Ke	[17]
	Love is Sweet	半是蜜糖半是伤	Li Xiaochuan	[18]
2021	Be Yourself	机智的上半场	Gao Yuan	Guest
2022	Song of the Moon	月歌行	A Fujun
2023	Choice Husband	择君记	Song Xiyuan
	Sisters, Bottoms Up!	举杯畅饮的姐姐们	Wang Tong
	Back From the Brink	护心	Bai Xiaosheng
TBA	Private ShuShan College	私立蜀山学园	Qiu Qi	[19]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2017	"Fight For You"		Long For You OST	[20]
2018	"The Future Road"	未来的路	Unexpected OST
	"Polar Warmth"	极地温暖	Long For You 2 OST

References

1. "SpeXial turns Love Killah goes hard new members comeback MV". Taipei Main. January 20, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
2. "hito流行音樂獎開獎 SpeXial囊括2團體大獎". ent.ltn. May 31, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
3. "以綸宣告正式解約 脫離SpeXial單飛". Apple Daily. August 25, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
4. "《仙侠学院》掀奇幻浪潮 王以纶被赞影坛新星". Netease (in Chinese). September 27, 2016.
5. "《玄笔录前传》即将开启 又一现象级玄幻大剧来袭". Netease (in Chinese). May 10, 2017.
6. "《玄笔录前传之异域魔道》将上线 捉妖团异域陷绝境". Toutiao (in Chinese). May 10, 2017.
7. "《玄笔录前传之七苦》将上线 剧情反转计中计". Netease (in Chinese). May 25, 2017.
8. "《玄笔录前传之幻梦》上线 人生如梦何时醒". Netease (in Chinese). June 1, 2017.
9. "《玄笔录前传之怨妖坛》将映 智斗妖王收怨灵". Netease (in Chinese). June 7, 2017.
10. "《玄笔录前传之守护使命》上线 心魔生终反目". Tencent (in Chinese). June 15, 2017.
11. "王以纶变身霸道总裁 《我与你的光年距离》". Netease (in Chinese). January 1, 2017.
12. "《稍息立正我爱你》收官 王以纶为爱放手". Netease (in Chinese). June 29, 2018.
13. "《我与你的光年距离2》定档1216 王以纶许晓诺疯狂撒糖". Yule (in Chinese). December 9, 2018.
14. "《最动听的事》将播 赵露思王以纶上演"零度热恋"". Netease (in Chinese). January 22, 2019.
15. "王以纶《九千米爱情》开播 高颜值制服诱惑俘获少女心". Netease (in Chinese). August 30, 2019.
16. "《谁都渴望遇见你》国内戏份杀青 王以纶造型曝光引期待". Ynet (in Chinese). March 30, 2019.
17. "《初恋了那么多年》甜蜜开机 万鹏王以纶邂逅初恋". Netease (in Chinese). May 28, 2019.
18. "王以纶《半是蜜糖半是伤》开机 变身IT男励志创业". Netease (in Chinese). December 3, 2019.
19. "蒋金执导《私立蜀山学园》王一博陈钰琪王以纶". Netease (in Chinese). May 8, 2017.
20. "《我与你的光年距离》王以纶唱《Fight For You》". Netease (in Chinese). February 10, 2017.

External links

• Official web site