Wang Yibo achieved international fame almost overnight last year through his role in smash-hit Chinese period drama The Untamed, but the 23-year-old’s journey to stardom began many years ago.

Wang, a member of South Korean-Chinese boy band Uniq, acted opposite fellow leading man Xiao Zhan in The Untamed, which catapulted the duo to new levels of fame. On May 2, a week before Wang's ...