Lai Kuan Lin (라이관린; or Kuanlin) is a Taiwanese actor, movie director and former rapper and singer under Ho Heo Young Entertainment and Xiamen Yulin Cultural Media. He is a former member of the project group Wanna One and one half of the unit Wooseok X Kuanlin.
Career[]
2017–2019: Wanna One[]
In 2017, he was a contestant on Mnet's survival show Produce 101 Season 2. He finished in 7th place thus making him a member of the project group Wanna One. The group debuted on August 7, 2017 with their first mini album 1X1=1 (To Be One) and concluded activities following their final concert on January 27, 2019.
2019–2021: Wooseok X Kuanlin, legal dispute with Cube[]
Following Wanna One's disbandment, Kuanlin became a member of the unit duo Wooseok X Kuanlin, alongside PENTAGON's Wooseok. They debuted on March 11 with the release of their first mini album 9801.[1]
On July 20, he requested to terminate his contract with Cube Entertainment[2], the reason being Cube violated the norms of the contract, and he had his management rights sold to a third-party company.[3]
However, Cube affirmed that there was no legal cause to terminate the contract[4], and that they would plan to respond actively to the allegation by legal means.[5][6]
On August 7, 2019, the first questioning between Kuanlin's representatives and Cube started on the Seoul Central District Court.[7]
On November 21, 2019, Kuanlin's request was dismissed by the court, with Cube stating there was no reason behind the termination request, despite Kuanlin's side proving otherwise.[8] This in turn caused an outrage on behalf of Kuanlin's fans on social media, using the hashtag #StandByKuanlin[9], demanding the liberation of Kuanlin from the company.
On June 17, 2021, the Seoul Central District Court announced that Kuanlin has won his lawsuit to terminate his contract with Cube Entertainment.[10]
Since then, he moved to China for his activities.
2024: Retirement from the entertainment industry[]
On June 14, 2024, Lai Kuan Lin announced that he decided to change his career path and retire from the entertainment industry. It is speculated that he will focus on movie direction.[11]
Filmography[]
Dramas[]
- A Little Thing Called First Love (Hunan TV, 2019)
- Don't Disturb My Study (Mango TV, 2021)[12]
- Love The Way You Are (iQiyi, 2022)
Reality shows[]
- Produce 101 Season 2 (Mnet, 2017) - contestant
Music video appearances[]
Endorsements[]
- Dr Jart+ (2018)
- L'Oréal Paris China (2019)
- Xylis (2019)
Trivia[]
- He reveals that he can speak three languages: Chinese, English and Korean.
- He learned English while he was living in LA, California for 4 years.
- To him, it's really hard to pronounce the word 족발 (Jok-bal).
- It's one of his favorite foods, but he's afraid of pronouncing it so he asks for 보쌈 (Bo-ssam) instead.
- He moved to South Korea to pursue a K-Pop career.
- He has trained in Cube Entertainment for 6 months. If including Produce 101 Season 2, it has been 10 months.
- The teachers noted that he can rap better in Korean than in English.
- He admires PENTAGON's Wooseok.
- This was further noted by the fact he mentioned him in his acceptance speech in the finale of Produce 101 Season 2.
- His Hanja names are 뢰관림 (McCune–Reischauer), 뇌관임 (Yale), 뢰관임 and 뇌관림.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Lai Kuan Lin/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ Soompi: Cube Entertainment Announces Debut Of New Unit Group With 1st Teaser
- ↑ Naver News: "韓 활동 포기 생각 없어" 라이관린, 큐브 상대 심문 공판 출석
- ↑ Soompi: Lai Kuanlin's Legal Reps Explain Termination Request For Contract With Cube
- ↑ Star News: 라이관린vs큐브 전속계약 분쟁 23일 첫 재판 열린다
- ↑ MengNews: Lai Kuanlin looking to leave
- ↑ Naver News: 라이관린 취소통보 "韓 행사 16시간 전 연락 받아, 당혹스럽다"
- ↑ Soompi: Courts Set Date For 1st Questioning Between Lai Kuanlin And Cube Entertainment
- ↑ Soompi: Court Dismisses Lai Kuanlin's Request To End Contract With Cube Entertainment
- ↑ Twitter: #StandByKuanlin
- ↑ Soompi: Lai Kuanlin Wins Lawsuit Against Cube Entertainment + Contract Ruled Invalid
- ↑ (KR) Osen: ‘워너원 출신’ 라이관린, 연예계 은퇴?..“심사숙고 끝에 직업 변경” [Oh! 차이나]
- ↑ Naver: 라이관린, 中 '별상타요아학습' 출연…소송 속 독자 행보 ing
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