Li Wenhan

Li Wenhan (Chinese: 李汶翰; pinyin: Lǐ Wènhàn; born (1994-07-22)22 July 1994) is a Chinese singer and actor. He is best known as the Vocal of the five-member Chinese-South Korean boy group formed by Chinese company Yuehua Entertainment in 2014, UNIQ. In 2019, he participated in the Chinese survival program, Idol Producer, finished 1st place, and debuted in UNINE.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.
Li Wenhan
李汶翰
Li in 2015
Born (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
NationalityChinese
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Associated acts
Chinese name
Chinese李汶翰

Biography

1994–2013: Early life and career beginnings

Wenhan was born on (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Wenhan has a background in classical guitar and swimming, practicing with Chinese Swimming Olympic Medalist, Sun Yang in their hometown of Hangzhou. Wenhan had his first swimming experience when he was thrown into the water by his dad and ever since then, he has developed a love for swimming. While attending high school in the United States, he auditioned for Yuehua Entertainment and passed. Before debuting with UNIQ, Wenhan had appeared on television in a diving reality show which aired nationwide on JSTV in April 2013.[1]

2014–2018: Debut with UNIQ and acting roles

Wenhan and Yibo were the first members recruited by Yuehua Entertainment, later joined by other three members.[2][3] On 16 October 2014 Wenhan debuted with UNIQ.

From April to August 2016, he was a fixed cast of the Korean talk show "Ni Hao China," which shared China's culture, lifestyle, tradition, economy, and more in an easily understandable and entertaining manner.[4] Starting from late 2016, when tensions grew between China and South Korea because the United States and South Korea jointly announced the deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD),[5] Wenhan was mainly active in China as an actor.

From June to September 2016, he was one of the main MCs for a Chinese sports variety program called 《星球者联盟》("The Players"), which was a reality program featuring a group of Chinese celebrity contestants who face off in various basketball-related challenges against rival teams including guest stars such as Kim Jong-kook and Kobe Bryant.[6] In October 2016, he was confirmed as cast in the historical drama set in the Tang Dynasty era, 《熱血書院》("My Naughty Classmates") playing the prince Li Jingyu.[7][8] "My Naughty Classmates" started airing every Wednesday on Youku from 4 July 2018.

In January 2017, he started filming for the romance web drama "Adventurous Romance" (命悬一线的浪漫) as the male lead. From 23 June to 27 September 2017 Wenhan filmed for the basketball idol drama titled "热血狂篮" (Basketball Fever), which is loosely based on the manga/anime "Slam Dunk."[9][10][11] His character is Pei Chenhao, who is a basketball player for Huayang University team and the female lead's younger brother. "Basketball Fever" was released on iQiyi on 16 May 2018. On 19 November 2017, Wenhan attended the opening ceremony for his upcoming drama, 《想看你微笑》aka "Just Want to See You Smile" in Wuxi, Jiangsu.[12] "Just Want to See You Smile" is an idol style light romance comedy that was released on Youku on 29 May 2018 and adapted from the Internet popular novel "世界这么大，只想看你微笑".[13]

On 16 April 2018 Wenhan attended the opening ceremony for his new campus ping pong drama,《追球》(Chasing the Ball) in Shenzhen, China.[14]

2019–present: Idol Producer 2 and debut with UNINE
Main article: Unine (band)

On 5 December 2018 Wenhan announced on his personal Weibo account that he will be participating in Chinese reality boy band survival show Idol Producer aired on iQiyi. He consistently placed first and eventually debuted with UNINE with the center position, with a total of 8,457,091 votes in the final episode.[15] Wenhan filmed a Variety show with his dad "When I Grow Up"《一路成年》which started airing on 27 August 2019 on Mango TV.[16] On 5 September, Li Wenhan was named the Chinese brand ambassador of ASH—艾熙, a prominent footwear company founded in 2000. Wenhan became the brand ambassador for Primera芙莉美娜 (August 16, 2019) and 舒肤佳Safeguard (August 18, 2019). Wenhan's sci-fi college romance drama, "Adventurous Romance"《命懸一線的浪漫》that he had filmed in January 2017 started airing on 6 September 2019 on iQiyi. He became the brand spokesperson for 美达施Metamucil (September 23, 2019) and OSM欧诗漫 (October 16, 2019). On April 16, 2020 Wenhan was announced as the Spokesperson of ZEESEA滋色 Makeup.[17] On April 17, 2020 it was announced that Li Wenhan would participate in the dating variety show,《喜欢你我也是2》as a host.[18] On April 20, 2020, it was announced that Li Wenhan is the Spokesperson for the popular ice cream brand 巧乐兹 via their official Weibo account.[19] Li Wenhan was announced as the official China brand Ambassador of Elizabeth Arden on April 29, 2020.[20][21] On July 13, 2020 Li Wenhan was confirmed to be in Dragon TV variety show, 《完美的夏天》("Perfect Summer"), which is set to air every Saturday starting August 1.[22]

Artistry and influences

He has named Wang Leehom as his musical influence. Wenhan has a background in classical guitar and has achieved professional guitar skills up to level 9. In sports, he has named Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Allen Iverson as his idols.

Discography

EPs
EP Title Track listing Album Details
《天荒不朽》
  • 天荒不朽 (Immortal Love)
  • 一直在心上 (Always in My Heart)

Singles
YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotesRef.
2019 "Gummy Beach" 软糖沙滩 《追球Chasing Ball》OST Release Date: June 17, 2019 [23]
"This Day" 這一天 "Adventurous Romance" Title OST《命懸一線的浪漫》 Release Date: November 26, 2019 [24]
"Summoning of the Stars" 星之召喚 "Adventurous Romance" OST《命懸一線的浪漫》 Release Date: November 28, 2019 [25]
2020 "Look at Me, Looking at you" 《看你看我》 《喜欢你我也是2》OST Release Date: April 27, 2020
"Bad Bad Bad" 《Bad Bad Bad》 solo from UNINE's《U-Night Flight》album Release Date: May 6, 2020

Filmography

Film
Year Title Original title Role Ref.
2016 MBA Partners 梦想合伙人 Deliveryman [26]

Television series
Year Title Original title Role
2018 Hot Blood Academy (My Naughty Classmates) 热血学院 Prince Li JingYu
Basketball Fever 热血狂篮 Pei Chenhao
Just Want to See You Smile 想看你微笑[12] Shu Zhan
2019 Chasing the Ball 追球 Yun GaoYang
Adventurous Romance 命悬一线的浪漫 Liu Xingyu

Television shows
Year Title Original title Network Notes
2016 Nihao China 니하오 차이나 EBS Expert Host Panel
The Players 《星球者联盟》 东方卫视 China DragonTV
2019 Idol Producer 2 青春有你 iQiyi Contestant
When I Grow Up 《一路成年》 Mango TV Appeared with his father
2020 Yes, I Do 《喜欢你我也是2》 iQiyi celebrity observation panel lineup
Perfect Summer 《完美的夏天》 Dragon TV celebrity lineup

Awards and nominations
See also: Uniq (band) § Awards
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2018 2018 Weibo Fan Festival "温柔蜜音满腹经纶小狼狗奖" ("Soft Honey Vocals full of the Abs of little WolfDog Award") Won [27]
2019 2019明星权力榜 (2019 Star Power List) “年度最受欢迎潜力新星” ("Most Popular Star with Potential") Won [28]

References
  1. "Stars in Danger: The High Dive": Li WenHan – Part 1(in Chinese) 14 April 2013
  2. "[K-Poppin' UNIQ (유니크) Interview" 3 November 2014
  3. "MTV New Style" UNIQ EP2" 19 Feb 2015
  4. "UNIQ's Wen Han to teach us about China in talk show 'Ni Hao China'!". Allkpop. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. Sherman, Paul Haenle and Anne. "The Real Answer to China's THAAD Dilemma." The Diplomat. The Diplomat, 12 September 2016.
  6. "UNIQ's Wenhan chosen as the main MC for Chinese sports variety program!". Allkpop. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  7. "UNIQ李汶翰出演南唐太子 戏剧综艺行程忙不停" (in Chinese). Sohu. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  8. "WENHAN SERÁ UM PRÍNCIPE EM "Hot Blood Academy"" (in Portuguese). Uniq BR. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  9. https://www.sohu.com/a/151188452_115910
  10. 《热血狂篮》概念海报亮相世界大会 热血青春"气场两米八. China Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. 《热血狂篮》开机首曝主演阵容 超高颜值引领青春风暴 (in Chinese). RedNet. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  12. 李汶翰挑战演绎新角色 青春治愈剧《想看你微笑》开机 (in Chinese). Yule. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. "《想看你微笑》：世界這麼大，只想看你微笑" (in Chinese). kknews. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  14. 不追星？来追球吧！首部乒乓题材剧《追球》正式开机 (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  15. "UNINE九人成团 ! 李汶翰第一李振宁第二何昶希卡九" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  16. "《一路成年》定档 李汶翰携父亲上综艺梁家辉带女儿看点颇多". Sohu (in Chinese). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  17. https://weibo.com/3865383113/IDA7MCZPufrom=ZEESEA滋色
  18. "《喜欢你我也是2》孙艺洲李汶翰王菊全新加盟". Sohu. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  19. https://weibo.com/1919880623/IE6kNzD79
  20. http://weibointl.api.weibo.com/share/146558648.html
  21. http://weibointl.api.weibo.com/share/146558622.html
  22. "吴宣仪、李汶翰、杨超越《完美的夏天》路透，俊男靓女太养眼！". Sina. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  23. "追球 电视剧原声概念大碟". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  24. "这一天 (网络剧《命悬一线的浪漫》主题曲)". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  25. https://open.spotify.com/album/1NhBwZoHEOKoZI2OaX8Msp?context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0gX0tS4bCBu8INXKz1pIXo&si=9lCDt5ICQUKGUM8vPugONg. Retrieved 1 April 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. "《商学院合伙人》开机 姚晨唐嫣郝蕾齐上市" ["Business School Partner" Power Yao Chen Tang Yan Hao Lei listing]. sanbengzi.com. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  27. "视频：2018粉丝嘉年华周艺轩、李汶翰获"养生暖男""满腹经纶小狼狗"称号". zonglanxinwen.com. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  28. Weibo.com. 30 March 2020 https://weibointl.api.weibo.cn/share/136036783.html?weibo_id=4488201051564652. Retrieved 30 March 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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