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| Wang Yibo’s “Instant Noodle” Hair Sends the Internet Barking: Poodle Yibo Takes Over the Timeline! (Weibo/Upmedia) |
Yup. The man just casually dropped a curly-haired selfie on Instagram and the internet collectively lost it. Netizens couldn’t stop raving about how the tousled, permed mop made him look like a fluffy, mischievous little poodle.
Others joked he was channelling “instant noodles energy” — and we can’t lie, it’s giving adorable chaos. One thing’s for sure: no one saw Poodle Yibo coming, but now we can't unsee it.
A Break from Dramas, but Not From the Spotlight
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After soaring to fame with The Untamed (陳情令) alongside Xiao Zhan, Yibo's been doing things on his own terms. In the last year or so, he’s taken a back seat from dramas entirely — his last project being the fantasy-romance Mermaid (人魚), which wrapped filming a while back.
Instead of diving straight into another acting gig, he's been savouring life a bit more. Whether it’s racing supercars, walking luxury red carpets, dropping chart-ready singles, or endorsing major brands — he’s still everywhere, just not in the way fans expected.
That said, he’s not been completely off-screen either. His latest adventure? Filming the second season of Exploring the Unknown (探索新境), an extreme outdoor survival reality show. And this time, it’s gone global — all the way to Nevada, USA.
Red Rocks and Real Risks
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Wang Yibo and crew were recently spotted tackling jaw-dropping climbs in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, as part of the show’s souped-up second season. He’s been spotted dangling off cliffs, trekking in blistering heat, and grinning through it all like it’s just another Tuesday.
The fact that he chose this over another drama speaks volumes — he’s clearly chasing adrenaline, not awards right now (although he's been picking up those too). Between Hidden Blade (無名), Born to Fly (長空之王) and One and Only (熱烈), the boy’s got the credentials and the trophies to rest easy for a bit.
Fans Are Eating It Up
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His surprise Insta update gave fans exactly what they’d been craving — reassurance, a quick life update, and an image that’s pure meme fuel. From “Poodle Yibo supremacy” to “he looks like a tribal prince on a Gap year”, the reactions have been priceless.
His sun-kissed tan and slightly rugged appearance even sparked playful comparisons to Native American aesthetics — though fans mostly agree it’s just the Nevada sun doing its thing.
So while he’s been “away” from the dramaland spotlight, it’s safe to say Wang Yibo is still very much present. And if this curly-haired chaos is anything to go by, he’s not afraid to mix things up — even if it means looking like he’s just rolled out of bed with a perm and a protein shake.