Wee was born in Belfast and grew up in Bushmills. He is half Irish and half Chinese.[1] After completing a degree at Durham University in England, he moved to Singapore and first entered the radio industry as a presenter on 987FM. He married Indonesian businesswoman Artika Sulaiman in 2011[2] and left Singapore in 2012 to run an events company in Bali. However the couple returned to Singapore in 2013[3] and Shan joined Hot FM 91.3 (which was renamed One FM 91.3 in 2015),[4] where he co-presented shows with Cheryl Miles.[5][6][7] In 2017, Wee moved to Kiss 92FM. He is also Music Director for the station.
In addition to working in radio, Wee has also made various television appearances. In 2005, he was a contestant on the Channel 5 reality TV dating show An Eye for a Guy II, in which contestants vied for the affections of MTV Asia veejay Denise Keller. He has also been a presenter on various TV shows, including SinghaFootball Crazy on Fox Sports Asia and the entertainment news programme Rated E.[8]
Wee and his wife divorced in 2018 and share custody of their two sons, Ciaran and Ruan. In 2017 Wee published a book on parenting entitled 99 Rules For New Dads.[9] He also began writing regular articles on parenting for The Straits Times in 2017. In 2022, he married marketing executive Mona Gill, and is stepfather to their daughter Arya.