Yang Yang (actor)

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), Martial Universe (2018), The King's Avatar (2019) and films The Left Ear (2015), I Belonged to You (2016), Once Upon a Time (2017).

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.
Yang Yang
Yang Yang in Paris, June 2016
Born (1991-09-09) September 9, 1991
Shanghai, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materPeople's Liberation Army Academy of Art
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
AgentYuekai Entertainment
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊洋
Simplified Chinese杨洋

He was ranked fifth on the 2017 Forbes China Celebrity 100 list,[1] and 27th in 2019.[2]

Early life

At age 11, Yang was enrolled in the Department of Dance in People's Liberation Army Arts College in China.[3] He also has studied at the Central Academy of Drama for a period of time.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

In 2011, Yang featured in The Founding of a Party, a patriotic tribute detailing the process of establishing the Communist Party of China.[7] 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).[8][9][10][11]

On April 29, 2014, Yang ended his contract of 7 years with his company Rosat Entertainment.[12]

2015–2016: Rising popularity and breakthrough

In 2015, Yang started to gain recognition for his performance in The Left Ear, a coming-of-age film which is also the directorial debut of Alec Su.[13] The film was a box-office hit, and Yang received positive for his performance as Xu Yi.[14] He then participated in travel-reality show Divas Hit the Road,[15] which was a huge topic online when it aired and helped Yang top the "2015 Chinese Reality Show Star Ranking".[16] 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 acclaim from novel fans and audience for his portrayal of Zhang Qiling.[17][18][19] Yang then played the male lead in youth sports drama The Whirlwind Girl, which gained one of the highest viewership ratings of the year.[20][21] He also released his first single, "Tender Love".[22] 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;[23] and the Most Anticipated Actor and Most Influential Actor awards at the China TV Drama Awards.[24]

In 2016, Yang appeared in CCTV New Year's Gala for the first time, where his song item "Father and Son" alongside Tong Tiexin was voted the most popular program.[25] He starred in youth romance drama Love O2O, based on Gu Man's novel of the same name.[26] The drama was an international hit, 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.[27] To thank his fans, Yang released the song "Love is Crazy", a jazz/rock single.[28] He next starred in romance film I Belonged to You,[29] which was a huge success and broke the box-office sales record for mainland-produced romance films.[30] He was named as one of the Top 10 Chinese celebrities with most commercial value by CBN Weekly.[31]

2017–present: Continued success

In 2017, Yang starred alongside Liu Yifei in romantic fantasy film Once Upon a Time.[32]

In 2018, Yang starred in the fantasy action drama Martial Universe.[33][34] Forbes China listed Yang under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[35]

In 2019, Yang played the leading role Ye Xiu in the eSports drama The King's Avatar.[36]

In 2020, Yang starred in disaster film Vanguard alongside Jackie Chan.[37] The same year he is set to star in the military drama Glory of the Special Forces directed by Xu Jizhou.[38]

Other activities

In January 2016, Yang became the first artist to be featured on the China Post postage stamp.[39]

On February 19, 2017, Yang had his wax figure of himself displayed at Madam Tussauds Shanghai.[40] His second wax figure was displayed at Madame Tussauds Beijing on July 19, 2017.[41]

Filmography

Film
Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/Ref.
2011The Founding of a Party建党伟业Yang Kaizhi[7]
2012Joyful Reunion饮食男女2012Shizhe (young)[42]
2015The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan暴走神探Zhanshi Wu[43]
The Left Ear左耳Xu Yi[13]
2016I Belonged to You从你的全世界路过Mao Shiba[29]
2017Once Upon a Time三生三世十里桃花Ye Hua[32]
2020Vanguard急先锋Lei Zhenyu[37]

Television series
Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes/Ref.
2010The Dream of Red Mansions红楼梦Jia BaoyuQTV[5]
2011Melody of Youth青春旋律Ning HaoCCTV[44]
2012The War Doesn't Believe in Tears战争不相信眼泪Du ChangyouSTV[9]
Refresh 3+7刷新3+7He TianzeDragon TV[45]
2013Legend of Goddess Luo新洛神Cao ZhiJiangsu TV[46]
Ultimate Conquest武间道Bai NianshengSichuan TV[10]
Flowers of Pinellia Ternata花开半夏Lu YuanHunan TV[11]
2014Lanterns花灯满城Fei Yu[47]
Tiny Times小时代之折纸时代NeilYouku[48]
2015The Four少年四大名捕Wu QingHunan TV[49]
The Lost Tomb盗墓笔记Zhang QilingiQiyi[18]
The Whirlwind Girl旋风少女Ruo BaiHunan TV[20]
2016Love O2O微微一笑很倾城Xiao NaiDragon TV, Jiangsu TV[26]
My Adorable Husband我的蠢萌老公Yang KangiQiyi[50]
2018The Chronicles of Town Called Jian茧镇奇缘Huang MoruMango TV[51]
Martial Universe武动乾坤Lin DongDragon TV[33]
2019The King's Avatar全职高手Ye Xiu / Ye QiuTencent[36]
2020Together在一起Zhu BinDragon TV[52]
Glory of the Special Forces特战荣耀Yan Poyue[38]

Short film
YearEnglish titleChinese titleNotes/Ref.
2016Searching for the Legend of Nian寻年传说
Be and Cherry Eating Show百草味演吃会[53]
Healing Island治愈之岛[54]
Jasmine Flowers茉等花开[55]
My VR Boyfriend我的VR男友[56]
I Am Your Yang Yang Phone我是你的咩咩phone[57]
The Smile of Yi Q衣q博士的微微一笑[58]
2017Travel Through an Alluring Smile穿越笑倾城[59]
2017The Magical Journey of Liliput小人国奇幻之旅[60]
Love of Jasmine茉莉之恋[61]
Love Toward and Death and Reborn爱向死而生[62]
Protect and Never Let Go守护不放
2018Music For Jasmine True Love Confession音为茉莉 真情告白[63]
2019Star Picked摘星者[64]
1970, I Am The Main Character70年，我是主角[65]

Variety show
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes/Ref.
2013Star Soldier防务精英之星兵报到Cast member[66]
2015Divas Hit the Road Season 2花儿与少年[15]

Music videos
YearEnglish titleChinese titleSingerNotes/Ref.
2010"Granting Me a Red Mansions Dream"许我一个红楼梦Lin Shen
2017"For My 17-year-old Self"给17岁的自己Secret Fruit cast[67]

Theatre
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes/Ref.
2009The Dream of Red Mansions红楼梦Jia Baoyu

Discography

Singles
Year English title Chinese title Album Notes/Ref.
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[68]
"Divas Hit the Road"花儿与少年 Divas Hit the Road OST
"Tender Love"安心的温柔 [22]
2016 "Summer's Smooth Hair Dance"夏日顺发舞 Promotional song for the shampoo brand Rejoice[69]
"One Smile is very Beautiful"微微一笑很倾城 Love O2O OST
"Love Is Crazy"爱是一个疯字 [70]
"Sunshine in the Eyes"瞳孔里的太阳 Promotional single for the 2016 World AIDS Day[71]
"Father and Son"父子with Tong Tiexin[72]
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 [73]
"Power of Love"爱的力量 Charity song for Sunshine Special Fund
2018 "My Spring Gala My Year"我的春晚我的年Performance for CCTV New Year's Gala[74]
"The Best"最好 [75]
"Forever Young"

Awards and nominations
Year Event Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 4th BQ Celebrity Score Awards Newcomer Award N/A Won
2010 The Mango TV Fan Festival Best Couple The Dream of Red Mansions Won [76]
2011 China Power Awards Most Beautiful New Star N/A Won [77]
Sohu Entertainment Award New Face Won [78]
2015 Baidu Tieba Fans' Carnival Best Trending Energy Won [79]
Bazaar Men of the Year Awards Most Attractive Star of the Year Won [80]
Chinese Campus Art Glory Festival Most Popular Actor The Four Won [81]
4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival Popular TV Actor Award The Lost Tomb Won [23]
8th China TV Drama Awards Most Talked About Actor N/A Won [24]
Most Influential Actor in the Media Won
2016 L'Officiel Night Most Popular Actor Won [82]
Baidu Moments Press Conference Most Commercially Valuable Male Artist Won [83]
13th Esquire Man At His Best Awards Most Commercially Valuable Artist Won [84]
Sohu Fashion Awards Most Popular Male Celebrity Won [85]
Youku Young Choice Awards Artist of the Year Won [86][87]
2016 UC Headlines Figure Won
2017 2nd China Television Drama Quality Ceremony Most Popular Quality Actor Love O2O Won [88]
Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) May 4 Medal N/A Won [89]
14th Esquire Man At His Best Awards Man of the Year Won [90]
Artist of the Year Won
11th Tencent Video Star Awards VIP Star of the Year Won [91]
2018 12th Tencent Video Star Awards Won [92]
Youku Choice Awards Most Valuable Star Won [93]
China Youth Day Gala Outstanding Young Actor Won [94]
Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) Outstanding Youth Won [95]
15th Esquire Man At His Best Awards Outstanding Mainland Artist Won [96]
2019 China Entertainment Industry Summit
(Golden Pufferfish Awards)		 Most Commercially Valuable Artist N/A Won [97]
Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Actor The King's Avatar Nominated [98]
China Newsweek Person of the Year N/A Won [99]
Tencent Video All Star Awards VIP Star N/A Won [100]
TV Actor of the Year The King's Avatar Won

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