Introduction
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 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. In 2010, Yu joined Hunan TV's Super Boy but was unfortunately eliminated. The same year, he directed singer Deanna Ding's music video for her single "61 Seconds".
In 2011, he made his acting debut in the short film The Little Prince.
In 2013, Yu competed in Super Boy again; this time entering emerging as one of the Top 10 contestants in the final round. The same year, he released his first single titled "Just Nice".
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.
Rising popularity
In 2015, Yu achieved recognition with his role as 9th prince in the popular historical web drama Go Princess Go. The same year, he released his first album, Toy.
In 2017, Yu gained increased popularity after starring in the hit fantasy-romance drama Eternal Love. He then starred in the fantasy-action drama Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud alongside Zhang Yunlong.
In 2019, Yu starred in the television adaptation of the Chinese folktale legend Legend of the White Snake as Xu Xian. The same year, Yu starred in modern workplace drama Who's Not Rebellious Youth, and youth sports drama Unstoppable Youth.
In 2020, Yu is set to star in the historical drama The Love Lasts Two Minds; and wuxia romance drama The Moon Brightens For You.|-
Discography
Albums
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Toy | 玩具 | |
| 2017 | Yu Meng Long | 于朦胧 |
Singles
| Year | English title | Chinese 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| "This Is Me" | 就这Young | Theme song of Super Boy 2015 | ||
| "Father and Mother" | 老爸老妈 | |||
| 2015 | "Sleep Walk" | 梦游 | ||
| 2016 | "Gaze" | 凝视 | ||
| 2017 | "Half" | 一半 | Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud OST | |
| 2018 | "Mirror" | 镜 | ||
| "The Future Me" | 未来已来 | Project for 40th anniversary of economic reform | ||
| 2019 | "Yue Meng Long Wu Meng Long" | 月朦胧鸟朦胧 | ||
| 2020 | "Live Up to the Prime of Youth" | 不负韶华 | with Li Qin |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Asian Music Gala 2017 | Most Popular All-Rounded Artist | N/A | Won | |
| Weibo TV Online Video Award Ceremony | New Artist Award | Won | |||
| 2018 | 3rd China Television Drama Quality Ceremony | Quality New Star Award | Won | ||
| 2019 | Golden Bud – The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival | Best Actor | The Legend of White Snake, Who's Not Rebellious Youth | Nominated | |
| Breakthrough Actor of the Year | Won | ||||
| iFeng Fashion Choice Awards | Fashion Aura of the Year | N/A | Won |