Lai Guan-lin

Born 2001-09-23 · Taipei, Taiwan

Lai Kuan Lin (English name: Edward) is a Taiwanese musician and actor born in Taipei, Taiwan. He was spotted by K-pop talent agency Cube Entertainment at an audition in Taiwan in 2016. He first rose to fame when he participated in the South Korean survival audition show “Produce 101 Season 2” (2017), eventually finishing seventh, and later becoming a member of the K-pop boy band Wanna One. The group disbanded at the end of 2018. Lai Kuan Lin started 2019 by making his drama debut, appearing in the mainland Chinese series “A Little Thing Called First Love". That same year he also joined Cube's sub-unit "Wooseok x Kuanlin" and released an album called "9801". On June 2024, Lai Kuan Lin announced his retirement from the entertainment industry to pursue a career as a director.