Wilber Pan

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name = Wilber Pan


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origin = Republic of China (Taiwan)
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othername = Will Pan, Pan Wei Bo
occupation = Singer, show host, actor, and record producer
genre = Mandopop, Hip-hop, Rap
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label = Universal Music (2002–present)
yearsactive = 2002–present
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website = [http://www.willpan.com.tw/ www.willpan.com.tw]
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Wilber Pan (born 6 August 1980), also known as Will Pan, is a popular American-born Taiwanese singer, rapper and drama actor, who started his career as a host of Channel V programs.

Biography

Pan was born in West Virginia, United States and later moved to Taiwan at the age of seven. He attended Taipei American School and graduated in 1999. Because of his multicultural background, he is fluent in both Mandarin and American English. Before launching his acting and singing career, he attended Cal Poly Pomona [cite web | title= Taiwanese singer Wilber unleashes his dark side | url=http://www.karazen.com/news/aug05/wilber_8_10.php|format=HTML| work= Karazen | accessdate=2008-09-18] in the United States. He still retains his dual citizenship in the U.S.A. and Taiwan. He is also famous for doing many cover songs of Korean artists. His latest album, released in 2007, is "Play It Cool (玩酷)". His most successful song is "Have to Love (不得不爱)". He is currently featured in advertisements for Coca-Cola and Family Mart convenience stores in Taiwan.His most recent project is filming a Taiwanese drama called Miss No Good alongside Rainie Yang.

Discography

Albums

# Gecko Stroll / 壁虎漫步 - December 20 2002
# Pass Me The Mic / 我的麥克風 - September 19 2003
# Wu Ha - September 03 2004
# Expert / 高手 - July 08 2005
# Freestyle Remix / 潘瑋柏混音2005 - December 16 2005
# Around the World / 反轉地球 - June 23 2006
# Play It Cool / 玩酷 - September 14 2007
# Will's Future / Will's未來式 (2CD+DVD) - July 18 2008

oundtracks

*我的秘密花園電視原聲 "Secret Garden" Original Television Soundtrack — 2003:Track 3 — 我不怕 "Wo Bu Pa" (I'm Not Afraid)
*心動列車電視原聲 "Love Train" Original Television Soundtrack — 2003:Track 5 — "How Are You"
*天堂來的孩子電視原聲 "The Kid from Heaven" Original Television Soundtrack — 2006:Track 4 — 我對天空說 "Wo Dui Tian Kong Shuo" (I Told The Sky)

TV Host

*V式會社
*La Mode News (TVBS-G)

References

External links

* [http://www.willpan.com.tw/ Official Site]
* [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2006/07/14/2003318817 Taipei Times]
* [http://www.willmusic0914.spaces.live.com/Wilber Pan's Blog]