Yu Menglong Explained

Yu Menglong
Alias:Alan Yu
Birth Date:1988 6, df=y
Birth Place:Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
Nationality:Chinese
Alma Mater:Beijing Institute of Performing Arts
Years Active:2010–present
Agent:EE-Media
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Yu Menglong (Chinese: s=于朦胧; born 15 June 1988), also known as Alan Yu, is a Chinese actor, singer and music video director. He is best known for his role in the hit web drama Go Princess Go (2015), as well as the fantasy romance dramas Eternal Love (2017) and The Legend of White Snake (2019).

Career

Beginnings

In 2007, Yu participated in SMG's My Show! My Style!. He emerged as the Top 16 for the Xi'an province.[1] In 2010, Yu joined Hunan TV's Super Boy but was eliminated.[2] The same year, he directed singer Deanna Ding's music video for her single "61 Seconds".[3]

In 2011, he made his acting debut in the short film The Little Prince.[4]

In 2013, Yu competed in Super Boy again; this time entering emerging as one of the Top 10 contestants in the final round.[5] The same year, he released his first single titled "Just Nice".[6]

In 2014, Yu starred in the short film The Rules, which received the Best Independent Film award at the 4th International Micro Film Festival for University.[7]

Rising popularity

In 2015, Yu achieved recognition with his role as 9th prince in the popular historical web drama Go Princess Go.[8] The same year, he released his first album, Toy.[9]

In 2017, Yu gained increased popularity after starring in the hit fantasy-romance drama Eternal Love.[10] He then starred in the fantasy-action drama alongside Zhang Yunlong.[11]

In 2019, Yu starred in the television adaptation of the Chinese folktale legend Legend of the White Snake as Xu Xian.[12] [13] The same year, Yu starred in modern workplace drama Who's Not Rebellious Youth,[14] and youth sports drama Unstoppable Youth.[15]

In 2020, Yu is set to star in the historical drama The Love Lasts Two Minds.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2011 Little Prince 纵身一跃 Short film [17]
2012 The Changing Times 变幻的年代
2014 The Rules 丛林游戏 Xiao Xia
No Zuo No Die 我就是我Himself
Temporary Family 临时同居
Young Adult 成人记2Calvin
2015 Dream Come True 一刻十年 Ma Meng[18]
Love Has Been Here Before 听说爱情回来过 Long Long[19]
2016 Love Studio 同城邂逅Tian Hao[20]
Warrant the Reborn 催命符Young Master [21]
For Love to Let Go 为爱放手Mu Qi
2017 Intrude The Widow Village at Midnight 夜闯寡妇村 Tan Gang [22]

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role
2014 My Loving Home 把爱带回家 Xia Xingchen
2015 Go Princess Go 太子妃升职记Ninth Prince
2017 Eternal Love 三生三世十里桃花 Bai Zhen
轩辕剑外传汉之云Muyun
2018 All Out of Love 凉生,我们可不可以不忧伤 Cheng Tianen [23]

Web series

Year English title Chinese title Role
2019The Legend of White Snake 新白娘子传奇
Who's Not Rebellious Youth 谁的青春不叛逆 Lu Xiang
Unstoppable Youth 青春抛物线 Fu Anyan
2020 The Love Lasts Two Minds 两世欢 Jing Ci
The Moon Brightens For You 明月曾照江东寒 Lin Fang
The Fated General 大漠骠骑—霍去病 Li Gan [24]

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2010 "61 Seconds" 61秒 Deanna Ding
2011 "Warm Happiness" 幸福余温 Huang Zhibo
2012 "Under the Flowers and Moon" 花前月下 Wang Qingqing
"Hidden Regret" 暗藏后悔 Zing Chou
2014 "An Unchanging Promise" 不变的承诺 Yoyo Lee
2015 "Go Home and have the Spring Festival" 回家过年吧Himself with others
"Sleep Walk" 梦游Himself
2016 "Gaze" 凝视
2018 "Mirror"

Discography

Albums

width=10Year English titleChinese title
2015 Toy 玩具
2017 Yu Meng Long 于朦胧 [25]

Singles

width=10 Year English titleChinese title Album Notes
2011 "The Little Prince" 纵身一跃 The Little Prince OST with Cho Hye-sun
2013 "Whirlpool" 漩涡 Lost World with Sandee Peng
"Chasing dream with a Child-like Heart" 追梦赤子心 Theme song of Super Boy 2013
"Just Nice" 刚好 Do You Dare to Chase Your Dream [26]
2014 "Every Star" 每一颗星辰 No Zuo No Die OST
2015 "Go Home and have the Spring Festival" 回家过年吧 [27]
"This Is Me" 就这Young Theme song of Super Boy 2015[28]
"Father and Mother" 老爸老妈
2015 "Sleep Walk" 梦游 [29]
2016 "Gaze" 凝视[30]
2017 "Half" 一半 OST [31]
2018 "Mirror" [32]
"The Future Me" 未来已来Project for 40th anniversary of economic reform [33]
2019 "Yue Meng Long Wu Meng Long" 月朦胧鸟朦胧 [34]
2020 "Live Up to the Prime of Youth" 不负韶华

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2017 Asian Music Gala 2017 Most Popular All-Rounded Artist rowspan=3 [36]
Weibo TV Online Video Award Ceremony New Artist Award [37]
20183rd China Television Drama Quality Ceremony Quality New Star Award [38]
2019 Golden Bud – The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best ActorThe Legend of White Snake, Who's Not Rebellious Youth [39]
Breakthrough Actor of the Year[40]
iFeng Fashion Choice AwardsFashion Aura of the Year[41]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 搜狐唱区于朦胧突围赛遭淘汰 入选快乐天团. 6 August 2010. Sohu. zh.
  3. Web site: 丁爽助阵模特决赛 于朦胧导演《61秒》. Xinhua News Agency. 9 August 2013. zh.
  4. Web site: 于朦胧赵慧仙《纵身一跃》 陶喆御用团队打造. 25 May 2011. Sina Corp. zh.
  5. Web site: 2013快乐男声全国十强:于朦胧. 27 July 2013. 21cn.com. zh.
  6. Web site: 于朦胧《刚好》发布 快男合辑即将发声. 11 September 2013. Sina Corp. zh.
  7. Web site: 于朦胧居来提狂飙戏 彭青《丛林游戏》获奖. 20 October 2014. 21cn.com. zh.
  8. Web site: 神剧之王《太子妃升职记》 于朦胧不再是王子. 31 December 2015. Rednet. zh.
  9. Web site: 于朦胧办EP《玩具》首唱会 深情表白歌迷. 31 December 2015. Sohu. zh.
  10. Web site: "九王"变"四哥" 于朦胧《三生三世》痴情延续. 26 January 2016. NetEase. zh.
  11. Web site: 《轩辕剑之汉之云》汇集三大人气偶像 张云龙于朦胧震撼领衔最强特种部队. 28 July 2016. NetEase. zh.
  12. Web site: TV drama remade with fewer songs to appeal to modern tastes. 31 May 2018. China Daily.
  13. Web site: 《新白娘子传奇》开播 于朦胧鞠婧祎不负千年之缘. 3 April 2019. Netease. zh.
  14. Web site: 《谁的青春不叛逆》曝定妆照 毛晓彤于朦胧发糖. 16 February 2017. Tencent. zh.
  15. Web site: 于朦胧《青春抛物线》来袭 千面演员再塑热血角色 . 7 November 2017. Netease. zh.
  16. Web site: 《明月曾照江东寒》杀青 于朦胧刑菲甜宠CP逆转江湖 . November 22, 2019. Netease. zh.
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  18. Web site: 《一刻十年》曝预告 于朦胧首试霸道总裁. 27 October 2015. Sina Corp. zh.
  19. Web site: 《听说爱情回来过》剧情预告 浪漫虐心小清新. 4 May 2015. ifeng. zh.
  20. Web site: 于朦胧拒绝"刷脸" 《同城邂逅》自称齐天大圣. 4 February 2016. Netease. zh.
  21. Web site: 《催命符之劫后重生》定档729 "九王"于朦胧加盟. 29 June 2016. Netease. zh.
  22. Web site: 《夜闯寡妇村》即将悬疑上演. 16 May 2017. ifeng. zh.
  23. Web site: 于朦胧进组《凉生》演钟汉良弟弟. 31 October 2016. Sina Corp. zh.
  24. Web site: 《霍去病》内蒙开机 黄金IP再续张健英雄戏传奇. 23 August 2016. Netease. zh.
  25. Web site: 于朦胧全MV同名专辑首发 用音乐表达自我. 5 January 2017. Tencent. zh.
  26. Web site: 于朦胧《刚好》发布 快男合辑即将发声. 11 September 2013. Sina Corp. zh.
  27. Web site: 姜潮谈莉娜联袂演绎 贺岁MV《回家过年吧》首发. 28 January 2015. Netease. zh.
  28. Web site: 13班快男青春不散场 发合唱单曲《就这Young》. 10 February 2015. Tencent. zh.
  29. Web site: 于朦胧《梦游》MV首播 穿越五色奇幻梦境. 18 December 2015. Tencent. zh.
  30. Web site: 于朦胧 《凝视》MV终面世 挑战黑白世界发声. 26 February 2016. Netease. zh.
  31. Web site: 于朦胧《一半》剪辑版MV上线 演绎唯美古风. 21 July 2017. Sina Corp. zh.
  32. Web site: 于朦胧2018全新单曲《镜》圣诞节首发. 25 December 2018. Netease. zh.
  33. Web site: 未来已来!杨紫、吴磊、许魏洲、宋祖儿、关晓彤等唱响青春之歌. 16 November 2018. Sina Corp. zh.
  34. Web site: 于朦胧倾力匠造新歌MV 《月朦胧鸟朦胧》温柔上线. 26 September 2019. Sohu. zh.
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  36. Web site: 于朦胧现身颁奖典礼 演绎深情贵公子 . 20 July 2017. ifeng. zh.
  37. Web site: 微博电视影响力盛典举行 行业齐聚盘点年度经典. 27 September 2017. Sina Corp. zh.
  38. Web site: 于朦胧获品质盛典星锐剧星 唱《大梦想家》 . 19 March 2018. Netease. zh.
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  41. Web site: 张梓琳、于朦胧荣获2019凤凰网时尚之选年度时尚气质榜样. 17 December 2019. ifeng. zh.