Yu Menglong

"Alan Yu" redirects here. For the chef, see Alan Yu (chef). For the choregrapher, see Allen Yu.

Yu Menglong
Born (1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 36)
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
NationalityChinese
Other namesAlan Yu
Alma materBeijing Institute of Performing Arts
Occupations
Years active2010–present
AgentEE-Media
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese于朦胧
Traditional Chinese於朦朧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYū Menglong

Yu Menglong (Chinese: 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 Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud 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 Ref.
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 [7]
No Zuo No Die 我就是我 Himself
Temporary Family 临时同居 Cameo
Young Adult 成人记2 Calvin
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 Ref.
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
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud 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 Ref.
2019 The Legend of White Snake 新白娘子传奇 Xu Xian
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
TBA The Fated General 大漠骠骑—霍去病 Li Gan [24]

Television show

Year English title Chinese title Role Ref.
2019 I Like You Too 喜欢你，我也是 Cast member [citation needed]

Music video

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
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" 镜

Discography

Albums

Year English title Chinese title Ref.
2015 Toy 玩具
2017 Yu Meng Long 于朦胧 [25]

Singles

Year English title Chinese title Album Notes Ref.
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 Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud OST [31]
2018 "Mirror" 镜 [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 with Li Qin

Bibliography

Year English title Chinese title Ref.
2014 A Gift Meets Yu Meng Long 礼物遇见于朦胧 [35]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Asian Music Gala 2017 Most Popular All-Rounded Artist — Won [36]
Weibo TV Online Video Award Ceremony New Artist Award Won [37]
2018 3rd China Television Drama Quality Ceremony Quality New Star Award Won [38]
2019 Golden Bud – The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Actor The Legend of White Snake, Who's Not Rebellious Youth Nominated [39]
Breakthrough Actor of the Year Won [40]
iFeng Fashion Choice Awards Fashion Aura of the Year — Won [41]

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