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) and film The Left Ear (2015).

Early life

At the age of 11, Yang was admitted to the Department of Dance in People's Liberation Army Arts College in China.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Yang featured in The Founding of a Party (2011), a patriotic tribute detailing the process of establishing the Communist Party of China.[4] He continued to build up his filmography, featuring in war dramas The War Doesn't Believe in Tears and Ultimate Conquest (both in 2012), and romance series Flowers of Pinellia Ternata (2013).[5][6][7][8]

On April 29, 2014, Yang ended his contract of 7 years with his company.[9]

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.[10] His popularity continued to increase with his appearance in travel-reality show Divas Hit the Road,[11] and he topped the "2015 Chinese Reality Show Star Ranking".[12] 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.[13] Yang then played the male lead in youth sports drama The Whirlwind Girl, which gained one of the highest viewership ratings of the year and established Yang's status as a "ratings guarantor".[14] He also released his first single, "Tender Love".[15]

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;[16] and the Most Anticipated Actor and Most Influential Actor awards at the China TV Drama Awards.[17]

2016–present: Mainstream popularity

In 2016, Yang starred in youth romance series 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 surge in popularity and topped the Vlinkage Celebrity List for 13 times in 6 months.[18][19] To thank his fans, Yang released the song "Love is Crazy", a jazz/rock single.[20] He next starred in romance film I Belonged to You, which was a huge success and broke box office sales record for mainland-produced romance films.[21]

In 2017, Yang starred alongside Liu Yifei in romantic fantasy film Once Upon a Time.[22]

Other activities

In January 2016, Yang became the first artist to be featured on the China Post postage stamp.[23] In April 2016, Yang was invited as a celeb torch-bearer in Athens to start the Olympic flame’s journey around the world.[24]

On February 10, 2017, Yang had his wax figure of himself displayed at Madam Tussauds Shanghai.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2011 The Founding of a Party Yang Kaizhi
2012 Joyful Reunion Shizhe (young)
2015 The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan Zhanshi Wu
The Left Ear Xu Yi
2016 I Belonged to You Mao Shiba
2017 Once Upon a Time Ye Hua

Television

Year Title Role
2010 The Dream of Red Mansions Jia Baoyu
2011 Melody of Youth Ning Hao
2012 The War Doesn't Believe in Tears Du Changyou
Refresh 3+7 He Tianze
2013 Legend of Goddess Luo Cao Zhi
Ultimate Conquest Bai Niansheng
Flowers of Pinellia Ternata Lu Yuan
2014 Lanterns Fei Yu
Tiny Times Neil
2015 The Four Wu Qing
The Lost Tomb Zhang Qiling
The Whirlwind Girl Ruo Bai
2016 Love O2O Xiao Nai
My Adorable Husband Yang Kang
2017 Martial Universe Lin Dong
2018 The King's Avatar Ye Xiu
TBA The Chronicles of Town Called Jian Huang Moru

Variety show

Theatre

Discography

Singles

Year 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 “Father and Son” 父子 N/A with Tong Tiexin
"Summer's Smooth Hair Dance" 夏日顺发舞 N/A Promotional song for the shampoo brand Rejoice
"One Smile Is Very Alluring" 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 "For My 17-year-old Self" 给17岁的自己 Secret Fruit OST with Sandra Ma, Oho Ou, Guan Xiaotong, Chen Feiyu & Ouyang Nana

Awards and nominations

Year Event Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Chinese Campus Art Glory Festival Most Popular Actor The Four Won [26]
China TV Drama Awards Most Anticipated Actor N/A Won [27]
Most Influential Actor N/A Won
2nd China Television Drama Quality Ceremony Most Popular Quality Actor Love O2O Won [28]

References

  1. ↑ "细数军艺毕业的影视明星". Sohu.
  2. ↑ ""成年宝玉"杨洋发现记 初次面试被李少红选中". Tencent. June 23, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "新《红楼》8年耗资1.18亿 投资方称年收益率低". NetEase. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "建党伟业》热映 杨洋不顾形象当场"泪奔"". Sina. September 21, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "《战争泪》开播 杨洋沪宁两地奔忙(图)". Sina. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "《战争不相信眼泪》获好口碑 杨洋演绎战地纯爱". Tencent. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ "《武间道》将播 大宝玉杨洋弃文从武". Sina. September 18, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ "杨洋《花开半夏》演富二代 多套造型玩转学院风". Tencent. January 6, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "杨洋与荣信达4月解除合同 经仲裁委员会终局裁决". NetEase. December 26, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ "《左耳》上映4日超速奔3 杨洋成吸粉利器春". Sina. April 28, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ "《花儿与少年》杨洋自曝性格慢热 在旅行最怕饿". Sohu. May 7, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ "《花少》杨洋获封真人秀之王". Sina. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "南派三叔亲定小哥 发杨洋正面试装照(图)". Sina. September 17, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  14. ↑ "《旋风少女》收官网友不舍 杨洋助攻收视". Sina. September 2, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ "杨洋《安心的温柔》暖心首发 告白粉丝". Sina. September 9, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  16. ↑ "杨洋盛典收获尖叫 荣封年度人气演员". Tencent. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  17. ↑ "杨洋"国剧盛典"双奖加封 加倍努力回馈观众". NetEase. December 21, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  18. ↑ "《微微一笑很倾城》完美收官 大势杨洋精彩待续". iFeng. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  19. ↑ "杨洋的《微微一笑很倾城》人气要爆，超越李易峰、赵丽颖和张艺兴". Toutiao. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  20. ↑ "杨洋《爱是一个疯字》首发 大玩爵士摇滚". Sina. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  21. ↑ "《从你的全世界路过》破8亿引领国产爱情片新方向". China Entertainment News. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Crystal Liu, Yang Yang paired in a fantasy romance". china.org.cn. December 24, 2015.
  23. ↑ "杨洋专属邮品牵引粉丝正能量". Sina. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  24. ↑ "杨洋雅典传递圣火 成中国明星火炬手"首棒"". iFeng. April 24, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  25. ↑ "杨洋入驻上海蜡像馆 量身细节首次公开". NetEase. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  26. ↑ "张杰郑恺TFBOYS获"魅力校园青少年最爱大奖". People's Daily. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  27. ↑ "杨洋"国剧盛典"双奖加封 加倍努力回馈观众". NetEase. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  28. ↑ "品质盛典：孙俪着戏装现身 胡歌现场致敬老艺术家". NetEase. March 3, 2017.
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