Yu Yan (singer)

Yu Yan (Chinese: 喻言; born May 26, 1997), is a Chinese singer and actress. She is best known for finishing 4th in the survival show Youth with You 2, making her a member of THE9.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Yan
喻言
Born
Yu Yan

(1997-05-26) May 26, 1997
Beijing
NationalityChinese
Alma materBeijing College of Politics and Law
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
  • TRUE
  • Diamond Girls
  • THE9
Yu Yan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese喻言
Simplified Chinese喻言

Early life

Yu Yan was born on May 26, 1997 in Beijing.[2] She graduated from Beijing College of Politics and Law.[3]

Career

2015–2019: Career beginnings

In 2013, Yu Yan signed with Re-Du Media and joined the girl group, True. True later released their first album "刺眼的太阳" in 2015.[4] On November 30, 2015, Yu Yan released her first ever EP, Bad Girl, which consists of 3 songs.[5] She joined Dragon Television's reality-survival program Girls Fighting in 2016.[6][7] In the finals, she ranked third and was slated to debut as a member of Diamond Girls.[8] However, the group silently disbanded before an official debut.

After her contract expired in 2017, she signed with JoinHall Media. She made her acting debut in the television series Waiting For You In A Long Time and took part in the soundtrack of the series. The two soundtracks, "要不是你" and "Underwater" were released on 13 July 2018. In August 2018, she made her big screen debut in the film, Pet Departures. She played her first main role as Liu Pian.[9] In December, she played Ya Ta in the three part film series, Special Forces Return, namingly Special Forces Return 1: Snow Wolf's Wrath, Return of Special Soldiers: Black Poppy and Special Forces Return 3: Top Secret Battlefield.[10][11]

2020–present: Youth With You 2, THE9 and rise in popularity
Main articles: Youth With You (season 2) and THE9

In 2020, Yu Yan took part in iQiyi's reality-survival program Youth With You 2. She eventually finished 4th with a total of 7,198,164 votes in the finals and debuted as a member of THE9.[12][13] While on the show, she also participated in Who’s the Drama Queen, a spin-off acting variety show for the trainees. She made a cameo appearance on Customer First. In September 2020, Yu Yan became a regular cast member on iQIYI's Let's Party, the first variety show of THE9. As of November 2020, the show has since finished airing. On November 4, 2020, YuYan Studio was formally established, meant to further Yu Yan's personal career.

Discography
For Yu Yan's works with THE9, see THE9 § Discography.

Extended plays
Title EP details Sales
Bad Girl[14]
Track listing
  1. "Bad Girl"
  2. "蠢货"
  3. "小偷"
 N/A
暮色[15]
Track listing
  1. "鸚鵡"
  2. "日常愛你"
  3. "我從沒想到會遇見你"
  4. "小心翼翼"
  5. "顯微鏡女孩"
  6. "簡單.LIFE"
 N/A

Single albums
Title Album details Sales
Give Me All Night[16]
Track listing
  1. "Give Me All Night"
 N/A
Waiting For You In A Long Time OST[17]
Track listing
  1. "要不是你"
  2. "Underwater"
 N/A

Singles
Title Year Peak chart position Album
CHN
[18][lower-alpha 2]		 TWN
[19]
As lead artist
"Give Me All Night" 2017 —— Give Me All Night
"薔薇之巔"[lower-alpha 3] 2020 —— Matrix
Soundtrack appearances
"要不是你" 2018 —— Waiting For You In A Long Time OST
"Underwater" ——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography
For Yu Yan's works with THE9, see THE9 § Filmography.

Film
Year Title Original Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Pet Departures 萌寵入殮師 Liu Pian Main role [20]
Special Forces Return 1: Snow Wolf s'Wrath 特種兵歸來1：血狼之怒 Ya Ta Main role [21]
Special Forces Return 2：Black Poppy 特種兵歸來2：黑色罌粟 Main role [22]
Special Forces Return 3: Top Secret Battlefield 特種兵歸來3：絕密戰場 Main role [23]

Television series
Year Title Original title Role Network Notes Ref.
2018 Waiting For You In A Long Time 在悠长的时光里等你 Shen Po iQiyi Supporting role
2020 Customer First 猎心者 Wu Mengyao iQiyi Cameo [24]

Television shows
Year Title Original title Network Notes / Role Ref.
2016 Girls Fighting 加油美少女 Dragon TV Contestant [25]
2020 Youth With You 2 青春有你2 iQiyi Contestant
Finished 4th		 [26]
2020 Who's the Drama Queen? 青春加点戏 iQiyi Cast

(Episodes 8, 10)

Notes
  1. As a member of THE9 only.
  2. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China and was last updated in September 2019.
  3. Song was released under THE9, but a solo released by Yu Yan.

References
  1. 《青春有你2》总决赛排名出炉！恭喜刘雨昕C位出道！. Woah My. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  2. Iye (2019-10-30). 挖偶专访喻言：因努力，才不同. 挖偶. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-07 – via WeChat.
  3. Iye. 喻言年龄多大哪一年出生的 青春有你2喻言是北京政法职业学院的毕业生. Hotbal. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  4. TRUE - 虾米音乐. Xiami Music. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  5. "Bad Girl". QQ Music. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. 冯雪, ed. (2016-07-27). 《加油！美少女》喻言吴卓凡：将自己的个性融入团体. 国际在线. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  7. 《加油！美少女》喻言晒美颜相机大头贴 高冷女王也会卖萌. 中娱网. 2016-09-25. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. 冷雪 (ed.). 《美少女》总决赛圆满落幕 王思聪为节目点赞. 163.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  9. 杜嘉悦, ed. (2018-08-31). 《萌宠入殓师》今日上映 天津见面会气氛火爆. 163.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  10. 董文, ed. (2018-12-06). 血狼战队发起集结令 整装待发护卫山河. Sohu Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  11. 军旅题材试水新领域，《特种兵归来》主创团队如何呈现"军魂"？. Sohu Entertainment. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  12. 刘玮 (2020-01-15). 佟娜 (ed.). 《青春有你2》官宣109位训练生，蔡徐坤公布考核标准. The Beijing News. Archived from the original on 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  13. 容小編 (2020-04-05). 為《青春有你2》連獲3A訓練生喻言&安崎助力！. 《Epop》. ISSN 1823-4186. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  14. "Bad Girl". Xiami (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  15. 暮色. 網易雲 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  16. "Give Me All Night". KKBox (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  17. "Underwater". 網易雲 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  18. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China.
  19. Peak KKBox Mandarin Daily New Singles Chart
  20. 《萌宠入殓师》剧照温情曝光 展现母子催泪对白. 人民网. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  21. 电影《特种兵归来》血狼战队发起集结令. 人民网. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  22. 《特种兵归来2：黑色罂粟》上线 硬汉组队绝境出击. Sohu. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  23. 《特种兵归来》三部曲上线 绝地出击燃情又温情. 人民网. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  24. 大家有看过《猎心者》里的喻言吗. Hotbak. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  25. 加油美少女喻言现状 全能女王喻言被曝参加青春有你2. 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  26. 《青春有你2》收官，刘雨昕、虞书欣、许佳琪等9人成团. Bjnews. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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