OMGoodness, I can't reply to everyone

But I really have read everybody's posts! Agree with all of you about his "cheekiness" and his "sunshine smile." Whenever I watch him on TV, I just get this dumb smile on my face... his smile is too infectious! Plus, he's hilarious.
(And I haven't watched this week's episode of BLXH yet. G-ah. But, skimming through you guys' comments makes me anticipate it a lot! I also adored the scene where he bit Rainie's hand. He's so funny. He reminded me of a real dog, getting impatient and finally snapping. Hahaha, sooo adorable.)
(And his Taiwanese really is very bad/hilarious! Haha... but it's probably still better than mine. At least he can understand it... I can barely understand anything in Hokkien. Which is sad because my mother is fluent

)
Anyway, I've got some more stuff to share. Hahah. So read on

QUOTE (sukyaki @ Oct 21 2008 5 05 AM)

I watched the clip of Will in "Spicy Teacher." He was SUCH a cutie back then....wow, that was 7 years ago! he was only 21 at the time! crazy.
have any of you watched the actual drama? is it any good? how big of a role does will have? is there a clear version anywhere? the one on youtube is pretty fuzzy....and my chinese isn't good enough to surf tudou yet.
Spicy Teacher is actually a five-season drama. Will's got one of the main parts in Season 2. (Season 1 starred people like Jerry Yan, Ken Chu, Penny Lin, etc. (among many others)... and is, subsequently, the most famous. It's my personal opinion, however, that the cast of the second season OVERALL do a better job acting.)
Anyway, it's REALLY hard to find any footage from Season 2 on-line. I don't think they really ever sold it-- except maybe once, a long, long time ago. It sucks because... if they came out with the DVD set, I would totally buy it.
Here's the first episode of Season 2, though. Will's got a big part in this episode... I watched it myself a couple of weeks ago. He's nowhere near Tang Men level, but it's definitely not bad for his VERY FIRST attempt at acting
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzI0OTc3NjQ=.htmlhttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzI0OTc5NTY=.htmlWilber said on a recent interview show that, the day after this episode aired, he was out for a taping (of one of his Channel V shows). Before that day, nobody had ever stopped him or recognized him on the streets before... that day, though, about 60 people stormed him at once. He was totally shocked!
Okay, I've got a new must-watch interview for you guys. Wilber went on 魯豫有約 [Lu Yu You Yue] [A Date With Lu Yu] last week. (The article I've pasted below actually describes some parts of the program... but then, some parts weren't discussed? So I wonder whether or not there's another program...

) Anyway, 魯豫 Lu Yu kind of annoys me-- I'd never seen her before-- she's not a very good interviewer, and, when Wilber said that a pregnancy is 9 months, she corrected him and said it's 10 (it's the Chinese way to count you as 1 month right as you're "conceived"

)... Wilber totally just made a joke about himself. But then, she had to keep bringing it up and bringing it up, making fun of him! I wanted to smack her for being so unscientific AND condescending to our Wilber.
But anyways... there's SOOO much stuff in this interview. Like, so much. I added some of the main points to the first post of our thread, and I'll elaborate on those points here, but it's really NOT everything... I haven't added the stuff about his ex-girlfriend to the first post yet

) Anyway, I highly recommend watching:
1. Wilber naturally has slightly curly hair!
They showed that really ugly picture of Wilber that has been circulating on the Internet... the one that people use as "evidence" that he's gotten plastic surgery.

He basically says that that was when the "mushroom head" was REALLY popular in America (um, are
suki and I the only ones old enough to remember that craze? Haha, he was telling the truth), but he has naturally curly hair, so the hairstyle looked THAT way on him

Anyways, I strongly believe that he DID NOT have plastic surgery. In a lot of the video footage they showed of him SANS that haircut, even during high school, he looks very similar to the Wilber of today. I should take screencaps. >_< Maybe later.
2. As I'm sure you've noticed, Wilber LOVES to talk. But did you know that, as a child, he most likely had a mild form of ADD? In fact, the very first phrase of English he learned at school was "Wilber, sit down!" He had spent the entire day running around the classroom!
3. Wilber is EXTREMELY filial. Just as an example, the very FIRST thing he did after he got his cut from his very first album was to pay for his little brother's college tuition.
4. Wilber's father is a well-loved professor. People who aren't even in his classes will sit in on his lectures-- and not because of Will, either! Nevertheless, Wilber's dad is known to give out autographed photos of Wilber as a "reward" for scoring a 100% (sometimes 95% and above) on a test.
5. Wilber snapped one of the ligaments in his leg at a concert in Beijing (十全十美 Perfect In Every Way) in 2004. The doctor actually suggested that he never dance again! But our Will's WILL was strong... and he went diligently through his rehabilitation exercises daily, gritting his teeth against the pain.
Anyway, briefly, on the subject of his love life... Wilber once had a very serious girlfriend... I think he said they started dating in high school, and they were together through college. Except he went to America, and she was in Japan? He once considered marrying her (before he realized that he didn't have the means to take care of her-- no job, no money, etc.)... but it was hard to keep it up long-distance. And then he was going to make his debut into the entertainment circle... and he had to tell her that they couldn't walk on the streets together, holding hands, any more. And she started to cry... so then, he decided that it was better to let her go and allow her to enjoy "love" and youth... than to hold on and make her suffer. :\
They still kept in touch, though, and they always e-mailed or phoned each other on their "anniversary." But then, two years ago, when they were on the phone, he said jokingly, "You're not going to tell me that you're going to get married, are you? Haha." But then... she was silent. Because it was true. And Wilber was like, "Does he have a job? Can he take care of and support you?" And she said that he could... so Wilber wished them well. His ex-girlfriend kept crying, and he was also really upset. He was really upset for days... ate a lot to feel better. He even ate 20 pieces of chicken in one sitting!
He also said that he was in a taxi one time, wishing his ex-girlfriend (this one) happiness (I can't remember whether or not this was a different phone call), and the taxi driver (who was female) turned around and was like, "Wah! Mister, you are so sweet and romantic!"
Awww... looks like another one of my top guy idols is super-sweet and romantic and hung up on his first love.

But I wish him happiness in the future!
Anyway, the program was aired over two days. Enjoy!
魯豫有約 [Lu Yu You Yue] [A Date With Lu Yu] - 2008.10.15
Entire Show:
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/YTW0yY8GK3Q/魯豫有約 [Lu Yu You Yue] [A Date With Lu Yu] - 2008.10.16
Entire Show:
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/WtmiN_L3BHQ/And the article... comment
here
Wilber Pan WeiBo Uses Food To Relieve Stress; Wrote Song For Ex-GirlfriendDate: October 22, 2008
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Wilber Pan WeiBo, who is usually seen on stage, singing and dancing, has, in private life, an astonishing appetite and capacity for food. On the 20th, he was interviewed on a Mainland television program; he revealed that, whenever he is in a bad mood, he relies on "crazily eating" to relieve his stress. As a result, he was always very fat when he was young... "fat to the point where my legs would rub together as I walked. They rubbed until they chafed and bled!" He also revealed some details about his own past love life: he cried for a month over one particular break-up; two years ago, when he heard that his ex-girlfriend was getting married, he was so upset that he stuffed himself to the extreme, gobbling down 20 pieces of chicken and a bunch of French Fries in just one sitting.
Although the "present-day" Wilber is very different from the pre-debut Wilber, his appetite is still two to three times that of the average person's. He said, "When it comes to food, I just can't resist. I'll eat anything. In one meal, I can eat seven to eight bowls of rice. I'm also not picky." His record company later asked him to lose weight in preparation for his debut; they even promised to give him $10,000 NTD for each kilogram he lost. In the end, Wilber relied on persistent diet and exercise to successfully shed his excess weight. However, whenever he is upset or unhappy, he finds it impossible to control his cravings and urges for food. He mocked himself, "So when people look at me, it's like looking at a rubber ball. Round one moment, deflated the next."
He also discussed his "first love"; he and his girlfriend dated for five years. In the end, they broke up because they were separated-- in two different countries-- for too long. Wilber, however, just couldn't forget her-- he cried for nearly a month straight after their break-up. Although he ultimately accepted the fact of their break-up, the two still kept in touch.
Right after Wilber wrote 戴上我的愛 [Dai Shang Wo De Ai] [Put On My Love], a song which describes the promise of two people to love for a lifetime, in 2006, he received the unexpected news that his "first love" was planning on getting married. He broke his strict diet and began to eat crazily: 20 pieces of chicken and a bunch of French Fries in one sitting.* In the end, Wilber dedicated the song to her as a congratulatory gift.
IMPORTANT Translator's Note: This article also says that he ate 20 dumplings. However, in the program I watched (魯豫有約 [Lu Yu You Yue] [A Date With Lu Yu]), Wilber mentioned only the chicken pieces. French Fries and chicken pieces are logical; dumplings with those two foods are not. Did the reporters add this extra "item"? Probably

Especially since, in the program, Wilber actually said he specifically WROTE a song called 謝謝 [Xie Xie] [Thank You] (which talks about letting go of the girl he loves... to someone who can take care of her) for her/about her. NOT 戴上我的愛 [Dai Shang Wo De Ai] [Put On My Love]. Please use your own judgment and discretion