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Kris Wu

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Key facts

Professional name Kris Wu[1]
Birth date November 6, 1990[1]
Nationality Chinese-Canadian[5]
Former group EXO[4]
Sentence 13 years[5]

Kris Wu is the professional name of Wu Yifan, a Chinese-Canadian singer, actor, and former member of EXO, who was convicted in Beijing and sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexual crimes.

Context

Kris Wu is the professional name of Wu Yifan, a Chinese-Canadian singer, actor, and former member of EXO [4]. He was born on November 6, 1990 [1]. He was convicted in Beijing and sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexual crimes [5]. His conviction included raping three women and assembling a crowd to engage in sexual promiscuity [5]. He released the solo album Antares [3] and appeared in films such as Somewhere Only We Know, Mr. Six, The Mermaid, and xXx: Return of Xander Cage [2].

Documented claims

  • Kris Wu was convicted of raping three women and assembling a crowd to engage in sexual promiscuity. [5]
  • He released the solo album Antares. [3]
  • He appeared in films such as Somewhere Only We Know, Mr. Six, The Mermaid, and xXx: Return of Xander Cage. [2]

Questions and answers

What is Kris Wu's real name?

His real name is Wu Yifan [1].

What was Kris Wu's sentence?

He was sentenced to 13 years in prison [5].

What group was Kris Wu a member of?

He was a former member of EXO [4].

Sources

  1. Kris Wu - Movies and Music — snapshot.apple.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Kris Wu: from K-pop's Exo to solo singing star, actor and ... — scmp.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Kris Wu: Chinese-Canadian singer jailed to 13 years for ... — bbc.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years ... — cnn.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  5. The Rise and Fall of a Chinese-Canadian Pop Star - Macleans.ca — macleans.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People