Yang Yang (actor)

Yang Yang
Yang Yang in Paris, June 2016
Background information
Chinese name 楊洋 (traditional)
Chinese name 杨洋 (simplified)
Pinyin Yáng Yáng (Mandarin)
Born September 9, 1991 (age 27)
Shanghai, China
Ethnicity Han
Alma mater People's Liberation Army Academy of Art
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present
Nationality Chinese
Manager(s) Yuekai Entertainments
Ancestry Hefei, Anhui, China

Yang Yang (simplified Chinese: 杨洋; traditional Chinese: 楊洋, born 9 September 1991) is a Chinese actor. He made his acting debut in the Chinese television drama The Dream of Red Mansions (2010). Since then, he has received recognition for his roles in television dramas The Lost Tomb (2015), The Whirlwind Girl, (2015), Love O2O (2016) and film The Left Ear (2015). He was ranked fifth on the 2017 Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.[1]

Early life

At age 11, Yang was admitted to the Department of Dance in People's Liberation Army Arts College in China.[2] He also has studied at the Central Academy of Drama for a period of time.[3]

Career

2007–2014: Beginning

In December 2007, he was chosen to play the lead role Jia Baoyu by director Li Shaohong in The Dream of Red Mansions.[4] One of the most expensive Chinese TV series produced at RMB118 million (US$17.55 million), the 50 episode drama premiered on July 6, 2010.[5]

In 2011, Yang featured in The Founding of a Party, a patriotic tribute detailing the process of establishing the Communist Party of China.[6] He continued to build up his filmography, featuring in war dramas The War Doesn't Believe in Tears (2012) and Ultimate Conquest (2013), and romance series Flowers of Pinellia Ternata (2013).[7][8][9][10]

On April 29, 2014, Yang ended his contract of 7 years with his company.[11]

2015: Breakthrough

Yang achieved breakthrough with his role in The Left Ear, a coming-of-age film which is also the directorial debut of Alec Su. The film was a box office hit, and Yang received acclaim for his portrayal as Xu Yi.[12] His popularity continued to rise with his appearance in travel-reality show Divas Hit the Road,[13] and he topped the "2015 Chinese Reality Show Star Ranking".[14] He next starred in action-adventure web-drama The Lost Tomb based on the novel of the same name. The Lost Tomb was the most watched web drama of the year, and Yang gained more popularity with his portrayal of Zhang Qiling.[15] Yang then played the male lead in youth sports drama The Whirlwind Girl, which gained one of the highest viewership ratings of the year.[16] He also released his first single, "Tender Love".[17]

At the end of the year, Yang won several awards including the Most Popular TV Actor of the Year at iQiyi All-Star Carnival Night 2016;[18] and the Most Anticipated Actor and Most Influential Actor awards at the China TV Drama Awards.[19]

2016–present: Mainstream popularity

In 2016, Yang starred in youth romance drama Love O2O, based on Gu Man's novel of the same name. The drama was a massive hit both locally and internationally, and is the most viewed modern drama in China. Following the airing of Love O2O, Yang experienced a huge surge in popularity and successfully broke into the mainstream.[20] To thank his fans, Yang released the song "Love is Crazy", a jazz/rock single.[21] He next starred in romance film I Belonged to You,[22] which was a huge success and broke box office sales record for mainland-produced romance films.[23] He was named as one of the Top 10 Chinese celebrities with most commercial value by CBN Weekly.[24]

In 2017, Yang starred alongside Liu Yifei in romantic fantasy film Once Upon a Time.[25] He was announced as the lead role Ye Xiu in the upcoming eSports novel adaptation of The King's Avatar.[26]

In 2018, Yang starred in the fantasy action drama Martial Universe.[27][28] The same year, he was cast in the military drama Special Forces directed by Xu Jizhou.[29]

Other activities

In January 2016, Yang became the first artist to be featured on the China Post postage stamp.[30]

On February 19, 2017, Yang had his wax figure of himself displayed at Madam Tussauds Shanghai.[31] His second wax figure was displayed at Madame Tussauds Beijing on July 19, 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2011The Founding of a Party建党伟业Yang Kaizhi
2012Joyful Reunion饮食男女2012Shizhe (young)[32]
2015The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan暴走神探Zhanshi Wu[33]
The Left Ear左耳Xu Yi
2016I Belonged to You从你的全世界路过Mao Shiba
2017Once Upon a Time三生三世十里桃花Ye Hua

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2010The Dream of Red Mansions红楼梦Jia Baoyu
2011Melody of Youth青春旋律Ning Hao[34]
2012The War Doesn't Believe in Tears战争不相信眼泪Du Changyou
Refresh 3+7刷新3+7He Tianze[35]
2013Legend of Goddess Luo新洛神Cao Zhi[36]
Ultimate Conquest武间道Bai Niansheng
Flowers of Pinellia Ternata花开半夏Lu Yuan
2014Lanterns花灯满城Fei Yu[37]
Tiny Times小时代之折纸时代Neil[38]
2015The Four少年四大名捕Wu Qing
The Lost Tomb盗墓笔记Zhang Qiling
The Whirlwind Girl旋风少女Ruo Bai
2016Love O2O微微一笑很倾城Xiao Nai
My Adorable Husband我的蠢萌老公Yang Kang[39]
2018The Chronicles of Town Called Jian茧镇奇缘Huang Moru[40]
Martial Universe武动乾坤Lin Dong
TBAThe King's Avatar全职高手Ye Xiu
Special Forces特种兵

Variety show

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2013Star Soldier防务精英之星兵报到Cast member[41]
2015Divas Hit the Road Season 2花儿与少年[13]

Theatre

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2009The Dream of Red Mansions红楼梦Jia Baoyu

Discography

Singles

Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
2011 "Dandelion"蒲公英 Melody of Youth OST with Zhou Mi, Ma Su, Jiang Mengjie & Su Qing
2015 "Fly with a Carefree Heart"放心去飞 The Left Ear OST with Oho Ou & Hu Xia
"Divas Hit the Road"花儿与少年 N/A Divas Hit the Road theme song
"Tender Love"安心的温柔 N/A
2016 "Summer's Smooth Hair Dance"夏日顺发舞 N/A Promotional song for the shampoo brand Rejoice
"One Smile is very Beautiful"微微一笑很倾城 Love O2O OST N/A
"Love Is Crazy"爱是一个疯字 N/A
"Sunshine in the Eyes"瞳孔里的太阳 N/A Promotional single for the 2016 World AIDS Day
2017 “Three Lifetimes, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms"三生三世十里桃花 Once Upon a Time OST with Liu Yifei
"Just Like IDOL"就象是IDOL N/A
"Power of Love"爱的力量 N/A Charity Song for Sunshine Special Fund
2018 "The Best"最好 N/A
"Forever Young"N/A N/A

Awards and nominations

Year Event Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Chinese Campus Art Glory Festival Most Popular Actor The Four Won [42]
4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival Popular TV Actor Award The Lost Tomb Won [18]
8th China TV Drama Awards Most Talked About Actor N/A Won [19]
Most Influential Actor in the Media N/A Won
2016 13th Esquire Man At His Best Awards Most Commercially Valuable Artist N/A Won [43]
Youku Young Choice Awards Artist of the Year N/A Won [44][45]
2016 UC Headlines Figure N/A Won
2017 2nd China Television Drama Quality Ceremony Most Popular Quality Actor Love O2O Won [46]
Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) May 4 Medal N/A Won [47]
14th Esquire Man At His Best Awards Man of the Year N/A Won [48]
Artist of the Year N/A Won
Tencent Video Star Awards VIP Star of the Year N/A Won [49]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. September 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "细数军艺毕业的影视明星". Sohu (in Chinese). May 3, 2011.
  3. ↑ "杨洋：我不想做什么"小鲜肉"，我要做"红烧肉"". CCTV (in Chinese). February 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ ""成年宝玉"杨洋发现记 初次面试被李少红选中". Tencent (in Chinese). June 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ "新《红楼》8年耗资1.18亿 投资方称年收益率低". NetEase (in Chinese). September 7, 2010.
  6. ↑ "建党伟业》热映 杨洋不顾形象当场"泪奔"". Sina (in Chinese). September 21, 2011.
  7. ↑ "《战争泪》开播 杨洋沪宁两地奔忙(图)". Sina (in Chinese). June 5, 2012.
  8. ↑ "《战争不相信眼泪》获好口碑 杨洋演绎战地纯爱". Tencent (in Chinese). September 25, 2012.
  9. ↑ "《武间道》将播 大宝玉杨洋弃文从武". Sina (in Chinese). September 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ "杨洋《花开半夏》演富二代 多套造型玩转学院风". Tencent (in Chinese). January 6, 2012.
  11. ↑ "杨洋与荣信达4月解除合同 经仲裁委员会终局裁决". NetEase (in Chinese). December 26, 2014.
  12. ↑ "《左耳》上映4日超速奔3 杨洋成吸粉利器春". Sina (in Chinese). April 28, 2015.
  13. 1 2 "《花儿与少年》杨洋自曝性格慢热 在旅行最怕饿". Sohu (in Chinese). May 7, 2015.
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  16. ↑ "《旋风少女》收官网友不舍 杨洋助攻收视". Sina (in Chinese). September 2, 2014.
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  18. 1 2 "杨洋盛典收获尖叫 荣封年度人气演员". Tencent (in Chinese). December 7, 2015.
  19. 1 2 "杨洋"国剧盛典"双奖加封 加倍努力回馈观众". NetEase (in Chinese). December 21, 2015.
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  21. ↑ "杨洋《爱是一个疯字》首发 大玩爵士摇滚". Sina (in Chinese). September 8, 2016.
  22. ↑ "《从你的全世界路过》首映 杨洋：茅十八更加接地气". People's Daily (in Chinese). September 26, 2016.
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  25. ↑ "Crystal Liu, Yang Yang paired in a fantasy romance". China.org.cn. December 24, 2015.
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