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Lai Kuan-lin

Lai Kuan-lin, Taiwanese film director

Born
September 23, 2001
Age in 2026
25
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
2001

About Lai Kuan-lin

Lai Kuan-lin, also romanized as Lai Guanlin and better known mononymously as Guanlin, is a Taiwanese former singer and actor. After finishing seventh on second season of South Korean competition series Produce 101, he joined the boy band Wanna One. After it was disbanded in January 2019, he formed a duo with Pentagon's Wooseok as Wooseok x Kuanlin in March 2019 and released an album. From 2019, he pursued a solo career in China, primarily as an actor, before moving into behind-the-scenes work in 2024. Lai held his first fanmeeting 'Good Feeling' on 6 April at Olympic Hall in Seoul. The film won for the month of June 2021 in the Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards. Lai won best director while the short film won Best of Fest, Best Cinematography, Best Leading Actress and Best Costume Design.

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Lai Kuan-lin timeline

  1. After it was disbanded in January 2019, he formed a duo with Pentagon's Wooseok as Wooseok x Kuanlin in March 2019 and released an album.
  2. The film won for the month of June 2021 in the Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards.

The world when Lai Kuan-lin was born

Lai Kuan-lin was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

  • #1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
  • Top movieA Beautiful Mind
  • Top TV showSurvivor
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
  • Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
  • Technology milestoneApple iPod released
  • Defining fadiPod
  • Notable inventioniPod
  • World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lai Kuan-lin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20012026
Gas$1.46$3.45/gal
Average home$147,800$435,000
Average income$51,407$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.66$11.95
Postage stamp$0.34$0.73
Population284.9M341 million

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