吴亦凡

吳亦凡

Wú Yìfán

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wu Yifan (Kris Wu)
2 former EXO member convicted of rape in 2022

About Kris Wu

born 1990 · 歌手 singer

Guangzhou-born Canadian singer and actor who rose to fame in the K-pop group EXO and became one of China's top stars. In 2022 a Beijing court sentenced him to 13 years in prison for rape.

Also called 李嘉恒

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

吴亦凡曾经是EXO的成员。

Wú Yìfán céngjīng shì EXO de chéngyuán.

Wu Yifan was once a member of EXO.

HSK 7-9

2022年吴亦凡因强奸罪被判刑。

Èrlíng'èr'èr nián Wú Yìfán yīn qiángjiānzuì bèi pànxíng.

In 2022 Wu Yifan was sentenced for rape.

Tips

history

The case was a turning point for China's #MeToo discussion and for state treatment of celebrities: brand partners cut ties within days in July 2021, and 吴亦凡 became the reference point in later state campaigns against 'misbehaving artists' (失德艺人).

In Pop Culture

吴亦凡 Wú Yìfán

Wu Yifan / Kris Wu

Born 1990 in Guangzhou, raised partly in Vancouver. Debuted with SM Entertainment's EXO in 2012 as part of the Chinese sub-unit EXO-M; left the group in 2014 and returned to China as a solo artist and actor. In July 2021 he was detained by Beijing police after allegations by Du Meizhu (都美竹). In November 2022 the Beijing Chaoyang District Court sentenced him to 13 years in prison for rape and for 'gathering a crowd to engage in sexual promiscuity,' plus deportation upon release.

Stroke Order

吴 Wú

亦 yì

凡 fán

吴亦凡