Photo: 티비텐 TV10 / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Nicholas — real name Wang Yi-Xiang — is genuinely one of the most quietly impressive members of &TEAM, and I think he flies under the radar more than he should. Born in Taipei in 2002, he gave up a serious competitive badminton career to chase music, which already tells you something about his drive. He speaks four languages — Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English — which in the HYBE Japan ecosystem is an enormous practical asset, but what actually gets me is how naturally he carries himself on stage: no stiffness, just clean, committed performance energy. As the rare Taiwanese male artist cutting through in the Japanese market, he's quietly making history without making a big deal of it, and that low-key confidence is kind of his whole thing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nicholas
- Name (Japanese)
- ワン・イシャン
- Reading
- わん・いしゃん
- Born
- July 9, 2002 (age 24)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Occupation
- dancer / singer / rapper
2. Background
- High school
- Juang Jing Vocational High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/NICHOLAS%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)
Frequently asked questions
When was Nicholas born?
Born July 9, 2002 (age 24).
What does Nicholas do?
Nicholas works as dancer, singer, rapper.
Dancer — see all → · Singer — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.