Jing Boran (; born 19 April 1989) or Bobo Jing, is a Chinese actor and singer who achieved popularity after becoming the champion at the 2007 talent contest ''My Hero''. Along with the third-place winner Fu Xinbo, he formed a boy band called BoBo. Since 2008, Jing has appeared on a series of films and televisions. He is known for his leading roles in Chinese films ''

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'' (2015), '' Time Raiders'' (2016), '' Us and Them'' (2018) and '' The Shadow Play'' (2019).

Career

2007–2014: Beginnings

Jing began his singing career after winning the top prize at the 2007 Chinese talent contest ''My Hero''. He then signed a contract with Chinese entertainment company

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and formed a boy band named BoBo with fellow contestant Fu Xinbo. In October 2007, the band released their debut EP, ''Glory''. In 2008, he appeared as a minor unaccredited role in the Chinese film '' The Equation of Love and Death''. Jing made his feature film debut in the Chinese romance film ''

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'' (2010), which won him a Best New Actor award at the

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. Since then, he has developed a passion for acting and started to focus on acting and refining skills by exploring different genres of film. One of his earlier notable roles is Wang Can in the romance film '' Up in the Wind'' (2013) where he played a rich second generation heir who wants to find meaning in life. In June 2011, Jing signed a recording deal with Seed Music, and released his debut eponymous studio album. The album topped the charts in both mainland China and Taiwan, and won him a Global Chinese Golden Chart Award for Best New Artist.

2015–present: Rising popularity and breakthrough

In 2015, Jing started to gain popularity with his role in the time-travel romance drama '' Love Weaves Through a Millennium'' and travel reality show '' Divas Hit the Road''; his chemistry and friendship with co-star Zheng Shuang (who also appeared in both programs) was a huge topic online. Jing then starred in the road drama film '' Lost and Love'' alongside Hong Kong actor

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. His performance as a bike mechanic who was orphaned since young earned him a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The same year, he starred in the fantasy comedy film ''

''; which grossed over 1.8 billion yuan to become one of the highest-grossing films in China. The success of ''Monster Hunt'' successfully launched Jing to mainstream fame. In 2016, Jing starred in the adventure film '' Time Raiders'', which is based on the novel '' Tomb Raiders''. The film was a box office success, and was the only summer release in China to surpass 1 billion yuan. He then starred in the romance-gaming film '' Love O2O'', which is based on the novel under the same title, alongside

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. In 2017, it was announced that Jing is set to return to the small screen with fantasy period drama '' The Love of Hypnosis'' alongside

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. In 2018, Jing reprised his role in the

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of ''

''. The same year, he starred in the romance film '' Us and Them'', directed by Taiwanese actress

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. It was a hit in China, earning $191 million over its first two weekends. In 2019, Jing starred in the crime suspense film '' The Shadow Play'' directed by Lou Ye. The same year, Jing co-starred in the adventure drama film '' The Climbers'' .

Ambassadorship

In 2015, Jing became the youth ambassador for the Youth Creativity Entrepreneur Awards, established by

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety shows

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

, , - , 1st Cantonese Youth Film Awards , Most Popular Newcomer , , , , - , rowspan=4, 2012 , rowspan=2, Sprite Music Awards , Best Newcomer , , , rowspan=2, , - , Best Song , "Jing Zi You Xi" , , - , CityFM Music Awards , Newcomer of the Year , , , , - , 3rd LETV Film & Drama Awards , Rising Film Actor , , , , - , 2013 ,

Shen Bao ''Shen Bao'' (), officially transliterated as ''Shun Pao'' or ''Shen-pao'', known in English as ''Shanghai News'', was a newspaper published from 1872 to 1949 in Shanghai, China. The name is short for ''Shenjiang Xinbao'', Shenjiang being a sho ...

Award Ceremony , Best Young Film Actor , , , , - , rowspan=6, 2015 , GQ 2015 Men of the Year , Idol of the Year , , , , - , L'Officiel Night , Award , , , , - , Bazaar Men of the Year Awards , Most Attractive Star of the Year , , , , - , "Wind From The East" Entertainment Influence Awards , Film Figure of the Year , , , , - , 5th iQiyi All-Star Carnival , Rising Star of the Year , , , , - , EMEAward , Most Commercially Valuable Endorser , , , , - , rowspan=2, 2016 , Baidu Fan Appreciation Season , Baidu Entertainment Person of the Year , , , , - , 10th Tencent Video Star Awards , Most Popular Film Actor , , , , - , 2017 , Netease Attitude Awards , Best Actor , , , , - , 2018 , 15th Esquire Man At His Best Awards , Film Actor of the Year , , , , - , rowspan=3, 2019 , GQ 2019 Men of the Year , , Goodwill Ambassador , , , , , , , - , Cosmo Glam Night , Person of The Year (Dream) , , , , - , 16th Esquire Man At His Best Awards , Most Popular Actor , , , , - , 2020 , Weibo Awards Ceremony , Weibo God , , ,

''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jing, Boran 1989 births 21st-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male singers Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Chinese Mandopop singers Chinese people of Russian descent Living people Male actors from Shenyang Participants in Chinese reality television series Singers from Liaoning Singing talent show winners