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Hou Minghao
Hou Minghao (Chinese: 侯明昊, 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; and in the dramas When We Were Young, The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note, A Girl Like Me, Our Times, Dashing Youth, and Fangs of Fortune. CareerPre-debutIn 2012, Hou Minghao joined a SM Entertainment as a trainee, however he returned to China after a year and a half of training.[1] 2014–2017: Debut and solo careerIn July 2014, Hou Minghao participated in the draft competition "Boss Shang's Trainee" and eventually became a trainee of Shang Wenjie's Studio.[2] The studio later established as BG Talent’s agency.[3] On December 12 of the same year, Fresh Teenager Geek officially debuted and released their first album "UP 4 U".[4] In November 2015, he starred in the black humorous absurd comedy film Frightened Bird, in which he played as Su Niu.[5] On January 10, 2016, Hou Minghao's Studio announced that he had completed his credits during his debut as a trainee and officially graduated and began to develop his acting career as an independent person.[6] On January 22, he joined the variety show "Day Day Up" of Hunan TV as "Little Brother", which gained attention and popularity in the program.[7] On July 11, he released his first single "Super Nanny Dad" for variety show Let Go of My Baby.[8] On September 24, the web drama series Rakshasa Street started filming in Hengdian.[9] On November 4, The movie Funny Soccer was released in China, he played Xiao Shuai, an inspirational and funny boy with a habit of cleanliness in the film.[10] On November 16, the shooting for Cambrian Period began, he was announced as their main lead. On November 29, he starred in the romantic comedy web movie Angel Institute, playing a punk rock teenager in the film.[11] On February 15, 2017 Hou was announced as main lead for Inference Notes. On March 31, he played a high-IQ genius boy, Tang Chuan in the suspense movie The Devotion of Suspect X, which has attracted attention for its performance and interpretation.[12] On May 9, the web series Cambrian Period was broadcast, where he played a ruthless killer.[13][14] The series achieved 1.3 billion views at the end of its run.[15] On August 2, the web drama Rakshasa Street was broadcast, where he acted in ancient costumes for the first time, and played Bai Jingxuan.[16] In September, he starred in television series The Monkey King: Land of Beauty.[17] On November 3, the suspense web series Inference Notes was broadcast where he played the role of Mi Kaka.[18] On December 28, he was announced as the main lead for the drama series When We Were Young.[19] 2018–2022: Career progressionOn March 14, 2018, he released his first all-English single "You Mean Everything To Me", which he personally planned and prepared for a year, a gift to fans on White Valentine's Day.[20] On April 17, he was announced as main lead for The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note.[21] On November 22, the youth campus drama When We Were Young was broadcast, in which he played the role of Hua Biao, a passionate and righteous science genius.[22] The series ended with 1.8 billion views.[23] On January 17, 2019 Hou was announced as the main lead for drama series Psych-Hunter.[24] On April, he starred in series A Chinese Ghost Story with Zheng Shuang, however due to her controversy’s of tax evasion and surrogacy, the series was banned from broadcast with unknown release date.[25] On June 6, the adventure drama The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note was broadcast on Tencent Video. He played Wu Xie.[26] The total number of plays of the drama successfully exceeded 4.15 billion views on Tencent Video, becoming the best in the summer program at that time.[27] On June 28, the film Over Again was released, in which he played the role of the passionate and "daring" teenager Gao Silin.[28] On June 12, 2020 the drama series A Girl Like Me announced their cast lineup and Hou was one of their lead.[29] On June 28, he starred in the TV series Reading Class, he played Lu Xingchen.[30] However this series have uncertain release date due to Song Zu'er tax evasion scandal.[31] On November 23, the suspense detective drama Psych-Hunter was broadcast, in which he played the role of Jiang Shuo, a house buyer with amnesia.[32] On January 18, 2021, TV series A Girl Like Me was broadcast on Tencent Video, in which he played the role of Rong Xian.[33] By the end, the series has exceeded 1.6 billion views.[34][23] On May 4, the series Faith Makes Great was broadcast.[35] On June 14, he was announced as one of the lineup for TV Series Hu Tong.[36] On August 14, he was announced as main lead for drama series Back From the Brink.[37] On September 14, the drama Our Times starring him was broadcast on Tencent Video.[38] The series has achieved 1.9 billion views.[39] On October 21, the TV series People's Property began broadcasting. The series earned 1.6 billion views. On December 27, Hesong Entertainment officially announced Hou has joined their agency.[40] On July 6, 2022, Hou was announced as one of the main lead for Young Babylon.[41] On September 25, Hu Tong was broadcast on various platforms Mango TV, Tencent Video, and CCTV-8.[42] The series has achieved 1.27 billion views.[27] 2023–presentOn May 5, 2023, Hou was announced as one of the lineup for drama series I Am Nobody. On May 9, the television series Back from the Brink was broadcast, in which he played Tian Yao. The drama is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jiulu Feixiang and was exclusively broadcast on Youku. The number of pre-broadcast reservations for the drama reached 3.39 million, and the popularity of playback on Youku after the broadcast exceeded 10,000, occupying the first place in various lists on Youku for many times.[43][44] On May 13, he started filming for drama series Dashing Youth.[45] On July 28, the movie Hidden Strike was launched on Netflix.[46] On August 4, the urban fantasy drama I Am Nobody was broadcast, in which he played Wang Ye, a Taoist priest.[47] The drama received positive reviews from the critics and audience. The series exceeded 10,000 index hit and achieved 781 million views on Youku.[48] On October 1, the series Fangs of Fortune started filming with Hou as the main lead.[49] On December 5, he participated in the TV series Love in Pavilion as cameo and played the role of Demon King Baimu Yaojun.[50] On February 19, 2024 he participated in filming of I Am Nobody: The Showdown Between Yin & Yang. On February 24, Hou was announced as the main lead in the TV series Xiao Yao, in which he played the role of Hong Ye, the king of demons, who was respected by all demons and feared by the human race.[51] On April 29, the TV series Young Babylon was broadcast on Tencent Video and Mango TV. The play is adapted from the novel of the same name. It tells the story of a group of young people pursuing love, friendship, dreams and growth in a small coastal town in the southeast of the 1990s.[52] The series earned 503 million views on Tencent Video and Mango TV.[27] On July 19, the TV series Dashing Youth was broadcast on Youku. It tells the story of Baili Dongjun, who loves to make wine, embarked on the world because of the agreement with his childhood friend Ye Dingzhi.[53] The series exceeded 10,000 index hit and achieved 1.62 billion views on Youku.[27] On August 31, he was announced as the male lead for TV series Love in the Clouds, playing Ji Bozai. The series is adapted from the novel of the same name by Bailu Chengshuang. It tells the story of Ji Bozai, a polar star abys fighter from a criminal prisoner, who defeated Mingyi, the cold goddess of war, who had won for seven consecutive years, at the annual "Qingyun Conference" of Hexu Six Realms.[54] On September 4, the variety show Divas Hit the Road Season 6 was aired on Mango TV, by the end of its run, the show has attracted 4.3 billion views. On October 26, the drama series Fangs of Fortune was broadcast on iQIYI where he played the role of Zhao Yuanzhou.[55][56] The series exceeded 8,734 index heat and topped many rankings charts in China, and his role as Zhao Yuanzhou's popularity is the first reached 300,000 on Douyin Character List. [57][58][59] The series has achieved 1.14 billion views on iQIYI.[60] I Am Nobody: The Showdown Between Yin & Yang was broadcast on January 18, 2025, with 13 episodes. The number of pre-broadcast reservations for the drama reached 4.5 million on Youku. The series has exceeded 8,000 index heat.[61] Personal lifeHou Minghao grew up in the military college.[62] He studied at Beijing Contemporary Music Academy in middle school.[63] He likes reading, baking, motorcycles, and sports, especially basketball. He opened a basketball court called FAD3-AWAY in Hengdian, where many celebrities joined in playing there.[64] He has studied accordion for 8 years , he can also play other music instruments such as drums kit, guitar, and piano.[65] Endorsements and ambassadorshipsEndorsements In 2017, he was announced as brand friend for MG and Kenzo.[66][67] In 2018, he was promoted as brand ambassador for MG, and became brand ambassador for Aquair.[68] In 2019, he was announced as spokesperson for Wetcode, HN-2, Nivea, Mediheal, DHC, Ulike.[69][70][71][72][73][74] On the same year, he became brand ambassador for Avene.[75] In 2020, he was announced as brand ambassador for Mamonde, Furla, McDonald’s Experience Ambassador and Geoskincare spokesperson.[76][77][78] In March 2021, he was announced as brand ambassador for su:m37°.[79] O May 25, he was announced as Nest Global spokesperson. On September, he became brand friend for Montblanc and spokesperson for Little Red Riding Hood. On October, he was announced global spokesperson for ZEAL and spokesperson for HLA.[80][81] In January 2022, he became brand friend for SergioRossi.[82] On April 11, he was announced as brand ambassador for Pepsi.[83] On the same month, he was promoted as Montblanc fragrance brand ambassador. On June 28, Bamboo Salt announced him as their brand ambassador.[84] On September, he was announced as Yili Xinhuo brand ambassador; as well as Hisense TV and Vidda brand spokesperson.[85] On October 26, Remy Martin announced Hou as their brand friend. On November 11, he was announced brand ambassador for Canban. On December 29, he became brand friend for DIOR.[86] In February 2023, Hou was announced as Buttons brand ambassador.[87] On May, he became brand ambassador for Mageline and experience officer for Xiaomi.[88] On July 29, he announced his own clothing brand FAD3 AWAY. On August 02, he became brand spokesperson for Mark Fairwhale.[89] On September, he was announced as brand ambassador for Lukfook Jewellery, Zhuben and Yili Milk Powder.[90][91][92] In January 2024, he became brand ambassador for Eggy Party (Video Game).[93] On February 24, he was announced as spokesperson for Dermalogica facial mask.[94] On March 2, Freeplus officially announced that Hou Minghao would become the spokesperson of the brand's streamlined skin care.[95] On March 31, he became brand spokesperson for CROCS.[96] On April 24, he was promoted as brand ambassador for Montblanc. On May 09, Marie Dalgar officially announced that Hou Minghao has become the first spokesperson of the brand's base makeup.[97] On June 27, Echolac announced Hou as their brand luggage spokesperson.[98] On August 26, he was announced as brand spokesperson for skin care Dr Yu.[99] On September 5, he was promoted as CROCS China spokesperson. On the same month, he was announced as FILA FUSION fashion brand ambassador and GLICO brand spokesperson.[100][101] On October, he became MEDM, FRED brand ambassador and Rangcha spokesperson.[102][103][104] On January 8, 2025 he was announced as ambassador for national brand Blue Moon.[105] Recognitions Huo has appeared on various magazines such as Lifestyle, Men Health, Nandu, Men's Uno, CQ, Nylon, Grazia, Wonderland, Elle Men, and Bazaar.[106][107][108][109][110][111][112][113] PhilanthropyOn August 3, 2017, he donated 1,083 seedlings suitable for growing in the desert through the "Million Forest" public welfare project of the China Green Foundation to help protect the environment, he is named as their Young Health Ambassador.[114] During COVID-19 pandemic, Hou donated 200,000 yuan to the medical staff in Wuhan and surrounding cities.[115] An additional of donations went towards ambulance service.[116] In July 2021, Hou Minghao donated 300,000 yuan to help with flood relief in Henan.[8] On June 20, 2022, PADI AWARE Foundation announced him as their Environmental Protection Ambassador.[117] On December 20, 2023, Hou donated materials like books and sports supplies to students at Tuishan Primary School.[118] On January 8, 2025, Hou donated to Chinese Relief and Welfare Development Foundation to assist in Tibet's earthquake relief.[119] DiscographySingles
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