Jing Boran

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jing (井).

Jing Boran (Chinese: 井柏然; pinyin: Jǐng Bórán; 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 Monster Hunt (2015), Time Raiders (2016), Us and Them (2018) and The Shadow Play (2019).

Jing Boran
Jing in 2020
Born	(1989-04-19) April 19, 1989 (age 35) Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Shenyang Foreign Affairs Service School (沈阳市外事服务学校)
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	2007–present
Agent	Huayi Brothers
Musical career
Origin	China
Genres	Mandopop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Huayi Brothers, Seed

Career

2007–2014: Beginnings

Jing began his singing career after winning the top prize at the 2007 Chinese talent contest My Hero.^[1] He then signed a contract with Chinese entertainment company Huayi Brothers and formed a boy band named BoBo with fellow contestant Fu Xinbo.^[2] In October 2007, the band released their debut EP, Glory.^[2] In 2008, he appeared as a minor unaccredited role in the Chinese film The Equation of Love and Death.^[3]

Jing made his feature film debut in the Chinese romance film Hot Summer Days (2010),^[4] which won him a Best New Actor award at the Beijing College Student Film Festival.^[5] Since then, he has developed a passion for acting and started to focus on acting and refining skills by exploring different genres of film.^[6] 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.^[7]

In June 2011, Jing signed a recording deal with Seed Music, and released his debut eponymous studio album.^[8][9] The album topped the charts in both mainland China and Taiwan, and won him a Global Chinese Golden Chart Award for Best New Artist.^[10]

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;^[11][12] his chemistry and friendship with co-star Zheng Shuang (who also appeared in both programs) was a huge topic online.^[13] Jing then starred in the road drama film Lost and Love alongside Hong Kong actor Andy Lau.^[14] His performance as a bike mechanic who was orphaned since young earned him a Golden Rooster Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.^{[citation needed]} The same year, he starred in the fantasy comedy film Monster Hunt;^[15] which grossed over 1.8 billion yuan to become one of the highest-grossing films in China.^[16] The success of Monster Hunt successfully launched Jing to mainstream fame.^[17][18]

In 2016, Jing starred in the adventure film Time Raiders, which is based on the novel Tomb Raiders.^[19] The film was a box office success, and was the only summer release in China to surpass 1 billion yuan.^[20] He then starred in the romance-gaming film Love O2O, which is based on the novel under the same title, alongside Angelababy.^[21]

In 2017, it was announced that Jing is set to return to the small screen with fantasy period drama The Love of Hypnosis alongside Liu Yifei.^[22]

In 2018, Jing reprised his role in the sequel of Monster Hunt.^[23] The same year, he starred in the romance film Us and Them, directed by Taiwanese actress Rene Liu.^[24] It was a hit in China, earning $191 million over its first two weekends.^[25]

In 2019, Jing starred in the crime suspense film The Shadow Play directed by Lou Ye.^[26][27] The same year, Jing co-starred in the adventure drama film The Climbers .^[28]

Ambassadorship

In 2015, Jing became the youth ambassador for the Youth Creativity Entrepreneur Awards, established by United Nations Human Settlements Programme.^[29]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	The Equation of Love and Death	李米的猜想	Boy sitting on Li Mi's taxi	Cameo
2009	Beautiful Song of Taste	美味情歌	Zhang Zhe		[30]
2010	Hot Summer Days	全城热恋	Xiao Fang		[4]
2011	The Founding of a Party	建党伟业	Xie Zhaomin		[31]
	Love in Space	全球热恋	Wen Feng		[32]
2012	Shadows of Love	影子爱人	Bi Da		[33]
	The Bullet Vanishes	消失的子弹	Xiao Wu		[34]
	The Guillotines	血滴子	Hou Jia Shisan		[35]
2013	Up in the Wind	等风来	Wang Can		[7]
	Extreme Pursuit	极速无间	Ah Sheng	Short film	[36]
2014	Rise of the Legend	黄飞鸿之英雄有梦	Che Huo		[37]
2015	Bride Wars	新娘大作战	Host	Cameo	[38]
	Lost and Love	失孤	Zeng Shuai		[14]
	Monster Hunt	捉妖记	Song Tianyin		[15]
	A Tale of Three Cities	三城记	Shou Maihua		[39]
2016	Time Raiders	盗墓笔记	Zhang Qiling		[19]
	Love O2O	微微一笑很倾城	Xiao Nai		[21]
2018	Monster Hunt 2	捉妖记2	Song Tianyin		[23]
	The Faces of My Gene	祖宗十九代	Lei	Cameo	[40]
	Us and Them	后来的我们	Lin Jianqing		[24]
2019	The Shadow Play	风中有朵雨做的云	Yang Jiadong		[26]
	The Climbers	攀登者	Li Guoliang		[28]
TBA	Dao Chuang Ci	倒戗刺	Li Song		[41]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Ref.
2009	Nonstop	青春进行时	Jing Bao	Dragon TV	[42]
	Girl Rushes Forward	女孩冲冲冲	Jing Xiaoqiao	Harbin TV	[43]
2011	33 Story Halls	33故事馆	Zhang Chengyou	STV
2013	New Editorial Department Story	新编辑部故事	He Cheche	Beijing TV, Dragon TV	[44]
2015	Love Weaves Through a Millennium	相爱穿梭千年	Gong Ming	Hunan TV	[45]
2021	Psychologist	女心理师	Qian Kaiyi	Youku	[46]
2023	A League of Nobleman	君子盟	Lan Jue	Tencent
	Road Home	归路	Lu Yan Chen	Hunan TV, Mango TV, Iqiyi
2024	Regeneration	新生	Fei Ke / Li Zerui	Youku, Netflix
TBA	The Love of Hypnosis	一曲三笙 (aka南煙齋筆錄)	Ye Shen

Variety shows

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Divas Hit the Road	花儿与少年	Cast member	Season 2	[47]
2016	Fighting Man	我们战斗吧			[48]
2017	Divas Hit the Road	花儿与少年		Season 3	[49]
2018	I Actor	演员的品格	Mentor		[50]
2019	Who's the Murderer	明星大侦探	Cast member	Season 5	[51]
2020	Go Fridge	拜托了冰箱	Guest	Season 6 (Episode 7, 8)

Discography

Albums

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
2010	Warm Hands	暖暖手	with Guo Biyao
2011	Jing Boran	井柏然首张同名专辑

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2009	"Homework"	回家作业	Nonstop OST
	"Be Happier"	快乐多一些
	"Jiayou Angel"	天使加油
2010	"Hot Summer Days"	全城热恋	Hot Summer Days OST
2012	"No Valentine's Day"	不过情人节
2014	"Another Side of the City"	你飞到城市另一边	Up in the Wind OST
2015	"Where Will You Be Tomorrow"	明天你會在哪	Monster Hunt OST	with Bai Baihe
	"Can't Forget"	不能忘	Love Weaves Through a Millennium OST	with Zheng Shuang[52]
2016	"The Initial Dream"	最初的梦想	Love O2O OST
2017	"Beauty and the Beast"	美女与野兽	Beauty and the Beast OST	Chinese version; with Hebe Tien[53]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Major awards
2010	17th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best New Actor	Hot Summer Days	Won	[5]
2011	30th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best New Performer		Nominated	[54]
	9+2 Music Pioneer Awards	Best New Artist (Mainland China)	—	Won	[55]
		Top 10 Songs of the Year	"Where Did Love Drop"	Won
		Most Popular Duet	"Warm Hands"	Won
2012	2nd Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards	Best New Artist (Silver)	Jing Boran	Won	[10]
	Music Radio China Top Chart Awards	Best New Artist (Mainland China)	—	Won	[56]
	Huading Awards	New Actor Award (China)	Hot Summer Days	Won	[57]
2015	30th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Lost and Love	Nominated	[14]
	15th Chinese Film Media Awards	Most Anticipated Actor	Rise of the Legend	Nominated	[58]
2016	33rd Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Actor	Monster Hunt	Nominated	[59]
	13th Changchun Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Lost and Love	Won	[60]
2020	35th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Climbers	Nominated	[61]
Other awards
2007	BQ Awards	Popularity Award (Silver)	—	Won
2011	"Love The Future" Beijing Charity Night	Charity Star	—	Won}	[62]
	1st Cantonese Youth Film Awards	Most Popular Newcomer	—	Won	[63]
2012	Sprite Music Awards	Best Newcomer	—	Won	[64]
		Best Song	"Jing Zi You Xi"	Won
	CityFM Music Awards	Newcomer of the Year	—	Won	[65]
	3rd LETV Film & Drama Awards	Rising Film Actor	—	Won	[66]
2013	Shen Bao Award Ceremony	Best Young Film Actor	—	Won	[67]
2015	GQ 2015 Men of the Year	Idol of the Year	—	Won	[68]
	L'Officiel Night	Award	—	Won	[69]
	Bazaar Men of the Year Awards	Most Attractive Star of the Year	—	Won	[70]
	"Wind From The East" Entertainment Influence Awards	Film Figure of the Year	—	Won	[71]
	5th iQiyi All-Star Carnival	Rising Star of the Year	—	Won	[citation needed]
	EMEAward	Most Commercially Valuable Endorser	—	Won	[72]
2016	Baidu Fan Appreciation Season	Baidu Entertainment Person of the Year	—	Won	[73]
	10th Tencent Video Star Awards	Most Popular Film Actor	—	Won	[74]
2017	Netease Attitude Awards	Best Actor	—	Won	[75]
2018	15th Esquire Man At His Best Awards	Film Actor of the Year	—	Won	[76]
2019	GQ 2019 Men of the Year	Goodwill Ambassador	—	Won	[77]
	Cosmo Glam Night	Person of The Year (Dream)	—	Won	[78]
	16th Esquire Man At His Best Awards	Most Popular Actor	—	Won	[79]
2020	Weibo Awards Ceremony	Weibo God	—	Won	[80]

Forbes China Celebrity 100

Year	Rank	Ref.
2017	24th	[81]
2019	31st	[82]
2020	35th	[83]