Yan Zidong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

Yan Zidong
Born	(1994-12-10) December 10, 1994 (age 30) Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Other names	Kevin Yan
Alma mater	Shanghai Normal University
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Century Agency (2016-18)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	晏紫東
Simplified Chinese	晏紫东
Transcriptions

Yan Zidong (Chinese: 晏紫东; born 10 December 1994), also known as Kevin Yan, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the dramas Love is More Than a Word (2016), Till Death Tear Us Apart (2017) and Butterfly Lovers (2017).[1][2]

Early life and education

Yan was born on 10 December 1994 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He enrolled in Xie Jin Film & Television Art College of Shanghai Normal University in 2012, and graduated in 2016.^[citation needed]

Career

In 2013, Yang starred in the micro film Return; the film is also his majoring in college graduation work. After graduating from university in 2016, he signed with Century Agency, a brokerage company and officially entered the entertainment industry.[3]

Yan officially debuted as an actor in 2016 with the drama Love Is More Than A Word, playing Gu She.[4][5] Thereafter, he became known to the audience.[6] In 2017, he started to gain increased attention and popularity with his role as Zhou Yaohua in historical drama Till Death Tear Us Apart, based on the BL novel Love in a Blaze / A Lifetime Love by Nan Zhi.[7][8] The same year, he played Bujantai in historical drama Rule the World and starred in the wuxia comedy drama Legend of the Little Monk 2, playing a supporting role.[9][10] He then starred as the male lead in historical drama Butterfly Lovers, and received positive reviews for his portrayal of Liang Shanbo.[11]

On February 24, 2018, Yan himself issued a statement via Sina Weibo saying that he had cancelled the contract with the original brokerage company Century Agency.[12] In 2019, he starred in the romance drama Meet in Gourmet Food, as well as action crime series The World is Not Fraudulent.[13][14] Yan also starred in the historical drama Psychic Princess,[15] and youth romance film Miss Forever.[16][17]

Yan has been cast in the historical dramas Renascence,[18] and Court Lady. He is set to star in the modern romance drama Nothing But Thirty playing a guitarist.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2019	Miss Forever	一生有你	Meng Yifei

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2016	Love is More Than a Word	識汝不識丁	Gu She
2017	Till Death Tear Us Apart	愉此一生	Zhou Yaohua
	Rule the World	独步天下	Bujantai
	Legend of the Little Monk 2	降龙伏虎小济公2	Li Fengchun
	Butterfly Lovers	梁山伯与祝英台	Liang Shanbo
	A Chinese Odyssey: Love of Eternity	大话西游之爱你一万年	Xu Tianqian
2019	Meet in Gourmet Food	食分喜歡你	Zuo Yi
	The World is Not Fraudulent	天下无诈	Tian He
	Psychic Princess	通灵妃	Prince Ye
2020	Renascence	凤唳九天	Han Jinyi
	Nothing But Thirty	三十而已	Zhong Xiaoyang
2021	Ode to Daughter of Great Tang	大唐女儿行
2024	Guardians of the Dafeng	大奉打更人	Xu Xinnian	[20]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2016	"Blooming Youth"	花开年少	Love is More Than a Word OST
	"Only This Life"	愉此一生	Till Death Tear Us Apart OST
2017	"Thoughts Flying"	思念飞花
	"Entire City Scattered with Flowers"	满城飞花	Butterfly Lovers OST
	"Eighteen Farewell"	十八相送
	"Meow Alien and Bear Child"	喵星人和熊孩子
2019	"Miss Forever"	一生有你	Miss Forever OST

References

1. "晏紫东个人资料". IJQ TV (in Chinese). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. "晏紫东斩获新星榜1月份冠军 颜值演技并存". Sina (in Chinese). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
3. "世纪鲲鹏首次行业发声，孙红雷跨界跃入"鲲鹏云图"". 网易娱乐 (in Chinese). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
4. ""识汝不识丁" 杀青 高水平制作引发网友期待". 网易娱乐 (in Chinese). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
5. "《识汝不识丁》探班 95后鲜肉团"悲喜交加"". Xinhua News (in Chinese). 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020.
6. "《识汝不识丁》网络点击量强势破亿获一致好评 古风热潮席卷全网". Shcaoan (in Chinese). 19 September 2017.
7. "《愉此一生》开机 延续《识汝不识丁》原班人马". Tencent (in Chinese). 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
8. "网剧《愉此一生》主题曲 人气小生晏紫东献唱". Tencent (in Chinese). 10 November 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
9. "《独步天下》曝主演阵容 林峰张睿争唐艺昕芳心". Netease (in Chinese). 16 November 2016.
10. "《降龙伏虎小济公2》 晏紫东情陷真假千金". Sohu (in Chinese). 27 March 2017.
11. "网剧《梁祝》发布会上演古装高定秀 小鲜肉组团热力来袭". Netease (in Chinese). 20 November 2017.
12. "存档副本". Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
13. "晏紫东新戏《食分喜欢你》一展身手 大秀厨艺引期待". Chinaxiaokang (in Chinese). 30 May 2019.
14. "《天下无诈》今晚开播 晏紫东化身卧底". People's Daily (in Chinese). 30 January 2019.
15. "首部真人漫改竖屏番《通灵妃》12.28播出，晏紫东黄日莹主演". Tencent. 26 December 2019.
16. "晏紫东皮衣造型亮相《一生有你》首映 活在当下愿青春不留遗憾". Sina (in Chinese). 28 November 2019.
17. "《一生有你》发同名主题曲MV". ifeng (in Chinese). 27 November 2019.
18. "紫东《凤唳九天》官宣 新角色演绎熊猫系暖男". Tencent (in Chinese). 10 October 2019.
19. "晏紫东《三十而已》杀青引期待 大秀吉他弹唱技能撩爆少女心". China News (in Chinese). 3 December 2019.
20. Dong, Na (2023-06-19). "新剧《大奉打更人》官宣阵容，王鹤棣、田曦薇、刘奕君等主演" [New drama series "Guardians of the Dafeng" has officially announced its cast, featuring Dylan Wang, Tian Xiwei, Liu Yijun, and others.]. The Beijing News. Retrieved 2024-07-28.