Riley Wang (, born March 18, 1996) is a Canadian actor, singer and DJ. He was a member of the Taiwanese boyband

SpeXial SpeXial is a Taiwanese boy band formed by Comic International Productions in 2012. The group name is a combination of "eXtra" and "Special", which expresses the desire of the group to be unique. The group started off with four members and debute ...

from 2015 to 2017.

Biography

Riley Wang was born in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...

, on March 18, 1996. His family emigrated to

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

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

alongside two other new members. He debuted in SpeXial under his English name of "Riley" on January 13, 2015. 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! ''Attention, Love!'' () was a 2017 Taiwanese television show produced by Eastern Television. The show starred Joanne Tseng, Prince Chiu, Kuo Shu-yao and Riley Wang. Filming of the show began on October 12, 2016, and concluded on April 4, 2017. ...

'', ''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 On August 25, 2017, Wang announced that he was going to leave SpeXial after his contract was rescinded due to "different career objectives." 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

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and

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updates, Wang takes to

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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 A meme ( ) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural i ...

frequently, and giving insight as an actor or fanboying over

Kpop K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gosp ...

, notably the girl group

Twice Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, ...

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

References

External links

Official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Riley 1996 births Living people Taiwanese male television actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese pop singers Taiwanese idols