Hou Minghao Explained

Hou Minghao
Alias:Neo Hou
Birth Date:1997 8, df=y
Birth Place:Beijing, China
Nationality:Chinese
Alma Mater:Beijing Contemporary Music Academy
Years Active:2014–present
Agent:Hesong Media

Hou Minghao (born 3 August 1997 in Beijing, China), also known as Neo Hou, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the film The Devotion of Suspect X (2017); and in the dramas Cambrian Period (2017), When We Were Young (2018), The Lost Tomb 2 (2019), Psych-Hunter (2020), A Girl Like Me (2021), I Am Nobody (2023), and Back From the Brink (2023).

Background

Hou was a former SM Entertainment trainee in 2012.[1] In 2014, he debuted with the Chinese boy band Fresh Teenager Geek, but left in 2016 to pursue his solo endeavors.[2]

Discography

Singles

Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
2016 "Super Nanny Dad" 超能奶爸 Baby, Let me go OST[3]
"North East Direction" 东南方 Angel Institute OST
2017 "Face Mask" 脸谱 Cambrian Period OST [4]
2018 "You Mean Everything To Me" 你的意义 [5]
"In Youth" 少年时 When We Were Young OST
"Companion" 相伴
"When We Were Young" 人不彪悍枉少年
"Sui Yue Bu Dai Ren" 岁月不待人 Everlasting Classics [6]
2019 "My Motherland and I" 我和我的祖国 Qing Chun Wei Zu Guo Er Chang[7]
"In Youth" 正青春
"Living like Raging Wave" 生如狂澜 The Lost Tomb II: Explore with the Note OST [8]
"Meeting Again in the Future" 后会有期
2020 "Classmate"同学 with Song Zu'er
2021“Howling Wind"呼啸的风Our Times OST
"Flower Letter"花信A Girl Like Me OST
"Wind Flower"风花with Guan Xiaotong
2023 "Enlightenment"启明星 Back From the Brink OST

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2016 Funny Soccer 笑林足球 Xiao Shuai [9]
Angel Institute 天使学院的爱情战记 Xiao Minghao Web film[10]
2017 The Devotion of Suspect X 嫌疑人x的献身 young Tang Chuan[11]
2019Over Again 回到过去拥抱你 Gao Silin [12]
2020Think Like a Dog Xiao
2023Hidden Strike狂怒沙暴Assistant Ning
TBA 惊弓之鸟 Su Niu [13]

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes
2017 Cambrian Period 寒武纪 Jian Zi [14]
Rakshasa Street 镇魂街 Bai Jingxuan [15]
Inference Notes 推理笔记 Mi Kaka Sohu TV, Youku[16]
2018When We Were Young 人不彪悍枉少年 Hua Biao [17]
2019The Lost Tomb 2 盗墓笔记II: 怒海潜沙&秦岭神树 Wu Xie [18] [19]
2020Psych-Hunter 心宅猎人 Jiang Shuo iQiyi[20]
2021A Girl Like Me 我就是这般女子 Rong Xia Tencent[21]
Faith Makes Great理想照耀中国Cai Bozhen
Our Times启航:当风起时Pei Qinghua
People's Property突围Lin Xiaowei
2022Hu Tong 胡同 Tie Dan CCTV,Tencent
2023Back From the Brink 护心 Tian Yao Youku
I Am Nobody异人之下Wang Ye
2024Young Babylon少年巴比伦Lu Xiao Lu
TBAFangs of Fortune 大梦归离 Lord Ying Long / Zhao Yuanzhou
The Monkey King: Land of Beauty 好女无双(西游记女儿国) Tang Seng / Jiang Liuer [22]
Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion 狐妖小红娘竹业篇Baimu YaojunCameo
Reading Class阅读课Lu Xingchen [23]
Dashing Youth少年白马醉春风Baili Dongjun

Variety show

Year English title Chinese titleRole Notes
2016 Fresh Sunday 透鲜滴星期天 Cast member [24]
Baby, Let me go 放开我北鼻 [25]
2019 Final Expert 终极高手 [26]
2020 When We Write Love Story 平行时空遇见你

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016 OK Magazine 4th Anniversary Award Ceremony Most Popular New Generation Actor rowspan=4 [27]
FHM 12th Anniversary Night Most Promising Newcomer [28]
Fashion Up NightMost Up Newcomer [29]
iFeng Fashion Choice Awards Most Popular Icon
2017 2nd Golden Guduo Media Awards Most Popular Actor (Web series) Cambrian Period [30]
Weibo TV Online Video Awards New Actor Awardrowspan=4 [31]
2018 Weibo Award Ceremony Improved Artist of the Year[32]
15th Esquire China's Man At His Best AwardsCharity Ambassador of the Year
12th Tencent Video Star AwardsMost Promising TV Actor[33]
2019 Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best ActorThe Lost Tomb 2: Explore With The Note [34]
Sina Fashion AwardsYouthful Idol of the Year[35]
Madame Figaro Fashion AwardsPhilanthropy Idol of the Year[36]
iFeng Fashion Choice AwardsFashion Figure of the Year[37]
2022Weibo NightImproved Actor of the Year
20238th China Quality Television Drama AwardsQuality New Rising Drama Star

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: http://ent.qq.com/a/20160111/035969.htm#p=1. zh:侯明昊毕业单飞 黑金新年力捧上位. 11 January 2016. Tencent. zh.
  3. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/yneidi/2016-07-11/doc-ifxtwihp9977448.shtml. zh:侯明昊《超能奶爸》首播 演绎父子甜蜜 . Sina Corp. 11 July 2016. zh.
  4. Web site: 侯明昊新歌《脸谱》发布 实力演绎虐心style. 13 June 2017. NetEase. zh.
  5. Web site: 侯明昊英文首单表白粉丝 国际一线制作人量身打造先锋EDM. 14 March 2018. ifeng. zh.
  6. Web site: 侯明昊新曲央视首发:90后是有态度的. 23 March 2018. NetEase. zh.
  7. Web site: 李谷一领衔演唱《我和我的祖国》 共青团中央首发礼赞祖国70华诞. 30 September 2019. Ynet. zh. 1 October 2019. 1 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001105701/http://ent.ynet.com/2019/09/30/2113327t1254.html. dead.
  8. Web site: 《怒海潜沙》片尾曲《生如狂澜》MV:侯明昊成毅张博宇热血献唱. 5 June 2019. Tencent Video. zh.
  9. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2016-10-25/doc-ifxwztru7157200.shtml. zh:《笑林足球》超能少年侯明昊演逗趣洁癖男. 25 October 2016. Sina Corp. zh.
  10. Web site: http://ent.163.com/16/1206/16/C7K82KBU00038793.html. zh:"天使学院的爱情战记"上线一周 口碑点击双丰收. NetEase. 6 December 2016. zh.
  11. Web site: 《嫌疑人X的献身》票房领跑 侯明昊演技获赞. 6 April 2017. Tencent. zh.
  12. Web site: http://news.mtime.com/2019/03/14/1590011.html. zh:侯明昊彭昱畅身穿校服 解锁别样青春片. 14 March 2019. Mtime. zh. 24 March 2019. 7 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807122531/http://news.mtime.com/2019/03/14/1590011.html. dead.
  13. Web site: http://ent.qq.com/a/20151214/050553.htm#p=1 . zh:侯明昊拍摄《惊弓之鸟》 演戏运动不畏寒冬. 14 December 2015. Tencent. zh.
  14. Web site: http://ent.163.com/17/0509/10/CK06JILD00038793.html. zh:侯明昊《寒武纪》开播 肌萌小猴子化身双面杀手. 6 December 2016. NetEase. zh.
  15. Web site: http://ent.163.com/17/0802/11/CQR5HG3Q000380EO.html. zh:侯明昊《镇魂街》燃魂开播 破次元少年超能来袭. NetEase. 2 August 2017. zh.
  16. Web site: http://fashion.ifeng.com/a/20170216/40195099_1.shtml. zh:侯明昊主演超级网剧《推理笔记》化身正义学弟实力推理破案. iFeng. 16 February 2017. zh.
  17. Web site: http://ent.qq.com/a/20180118/016263.htm#p=1. zh:《人不彪悍枉少年》"冬日暖心"海报侯明昊领衔. 28 January 2018. Tencent. zh.
  18. Web site: http://ent.163.com/18/0418/10/DFLT7S9P000380EO.html. zh:《盗墓笔记2》开机 侯明昊神还原"吴邪本邪". 18 April 2018. Netease. zh.
  19. Web site: http://ent.sina.com/gb/tv/phoenixtv/2019-04-16/doc-iwtewapv0857796.shtml. zh:《怒海潜沙》曝先导片 《盗墓笔记》时隔四年诚意回归. 16 April 2019. Sina Corp. zh.
  20. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2019-05-06/doc-ihvhiqax7031140.shtml. zh:《心宅猎人》杀青:侯明昊祝绪丹演绎民国《盗梦》. 6 May 2019. Sina Corp. zh.
  21. Web site: 《我就是这般女子》官宣 关晓彤飒爽英姿霸气满分. June 12, 2020. Netease. zh.
  22. Web site: http://ent.chinadaily.com.cn/2017-06/21/content_29829596.htm. zh:侯明昊《女儿国》开机 化身少年唐僧重历情劫. 21 June 2017. China Daily. zh.
  23. Web site: 《阅读课》开机 宋祖儿侯明昊演绎真人"拍一拍". June 29, 2020. Netease. zh.
  24. Web site: 《透鲜滴星期天》曝光X组合 侯明昊加盟. 5 April 2017. Tencent. zh.
  25. Web site: http://ent.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0714/c1012-28554487.html. zh:《放开我北鼻》打造孩次元新概念 创作脑洞大开. 14 July 2016. People's Daily. zh.
  26. Web site: 《终极高手》燃情收官 侯明昊暖心为战队准备惊喜. 4 March 2019. Netease. zh.
  27. Web site: 侯明昊出席杂志周年盛典 获年度新生代演员奖. 19 May 2016. Tencent. zh.
  28. Web site: 侯明昊出席时尚颁奖礼 获最具潜力新人奖. 27 June 2017. zh.
  29. Web site: 侯明昊获年度最UP新人奖 被喻2016大势潜力偶像. 16 April 2016. Tencent. zh.
  30. Web site: http://ent.163.com/17/0821/10/CSBVD8SB00038793.html. zh:侯明昊亮相网剧盛典 获年度最受欢迎男演员. 21 August 2017. NetEase. zh.
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  32. Web site: 侯明昊获年度进取艺人殊荣 . 19 January 2018. NetEase. zh.
  33. Web site: 腾讯视频星光盛典:Baby美杨超越萌,老戏骨们最有范儿. 18 December 2018. Tencent. zh.
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  36. Web site: 费加罗风尚盛典 侯明昊,沈月 荣获"年度公益偶像. December 7, 2019. Sina. zh.
  37. Web site: 周雨彤、侯明昊荣获2019凤凰网时尚之选年度时尚动感先锋. December 17, 2019. ifeng. zh.