Gong Jun

Gong Jun (龚俊: born 29 November 1992)(Simon Gong) is a Chinese actor. He gained attention for his roles in Lost Love in Times (2017), Begin Again (2020), and Word of Honor (2021).

Early Life

Gong Jun was born on 29 November 1992, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. While in high school, a teacher came to visit in search of students to learn performance or choreography, and selected him based on his appearance to study acting. Gong Jun first applied to Nanjing University of the Arts. After passing the preliminary examination, he dropped out fearing he was insufficiently prepared. After further study in Beijing, Gong Jun applied and was admitted to the Performance Department of Donghua University in Shanghai. While at university, Gong Jun earned his living expenses working as a model and commercial actor. His work was so prolific. he was nicknamed the "Little Prince of Advertising." After graduation, he moved to Beijing in search of work. After promised work, did not pan out, Gong Jun terminated his initial contract and created his own management team.

Career

Early Career (2015-2018)

Gong Jun began filming several dramas starting in 2015, which were released in subsequent years. Gong Jun made his acting debut in the 2016 historical drama Sword Chaos, playing the role of Bi Lu. In 2017, Gong filmed the fantasy drama The Player (which was not released until after the success of Word of Honor). The drama was adapted from the online game "Fantasy Westward Journey," which itself was inspired by a novel, Journey to the West. He began to gain recognition following his supporting role as 11th Prince Yuan Che in the historical drama Lost Love in Times (2017), based on the novel “Drunken Exquisiteness” (醉玲珑) by Shi Siye, and staring Liu Shishi (刘诗诗) and Chan Wai Ting (William Chan). The success of the drama led to a 12 episode spinoff. This was followed in 2018 with Advance Bravely, adapted from the danmei of the same name (势不可挡) by Chai Ji Dan and costarring by starring with Xu Feng (徐峰. Later that year, Gong Jun began his participation in the reality show The Cute Teacher Arrives and filmed the campus idol drama Shining Like You (which also was not released until after the success of Word of Honor).

Rising popularity (2019-2020)

In 2019 and 2020, Gong Jun's star began to rise. During that time, Gong co-starred with Zheng Qiu Hong in the ancient costume drama Unique Lady Part 1 and 2 (2019, 2020), based on the visual novel game “Lust for Gold” (好色千金), and several successful modern dramas, including Flavor It's Yours (2019) with Song Yiren, the campus drama The Love Equations, based on the novel “The Sweet Love Story” (舟而复始) by Zhao Qian Qian and co-starring Liu Renyu, and the drama Begin Again (2020) with Zhou Yutong.

Breakthrough (2021-Present)

In 2021, Gong Jun's career had a major breakthrough with his role of Wen Kexing in the ancient Wuxia drama Word of Honor based on the danmei novel "Faraway Wanderers" (天涯客) by Priest, also starring Zhang Zhehan in the role of Zhou Zishu. Gong Jun had auditioned and been turned down for the role, but casting changes necessitated by the global coronavirus pandemic put him once more before Ma Tao, the main producer of Word of Honor, auditioning with four scenes, including Wen Kexing's drinking scene and following the death of Long Que. The series surprisingly became a hit, becoming the highest rated danmei drama on the online database and social media site Douban with a rating of 8.6, and reaching over 11 billion views on popular Chinese media platform Douyin. The success of the drama led to a two-day concert event in May which sold out in 14 seconds. During promotions for the show, Gong Jun appeared with his co-star Zhang Zhehan in several reality programs, including Ace Actress, Ace vs. Ace, and Happy Camp (and again on his own later that) year, as well as appearing individually in several others, including Produce 2021, Go Fighting, and Chinese Restaurant.

Following the success of Word of Honor, his two previously unreleased dramas were released, and he appeared in two new dramas, the fire and emergency rescue drama The Flaming Heart with Zhang Huiwen and the romantic suspense drama Dream Garden, with Qiao Xin. During 2021 and 2022, Gong also filmed several dramas which have yet to be released, co-starring with Dilraba Dilmurat and Liu Yuning in the historical drama Legend of Anle based on the novel "The Emperor's Book" (帝皇书) by Xing Ling, acting as Crown Prince Han Ye, the modern romance drama Rising With The Wind with Zhong Chuxi, based on the novel with the same name by Wei Zai (未再) and the manhua drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Yue Hong, adapted from the manhua "Hu Yao Xiao Hong Niag" (狐妖小红娘) by Tuo Xiao Xin (庹小新) and costarring Yang Mi.

Endorsements and ambassadorships

Endorsements

In 2019, Gong Jun served as brand ambassador for Mentholaum and Little Touch skincare. After the success of Word of Honor, Gong Jun secured several new endorsements including a joint endorsement for Tom Ford with his costar Zhang Zhehan, as well as thirty one others including partnerships in various capacities with Roewe automobiles, KFC, L'Oreal Paris, 361 Degrees sportswear, Honor smartphones, Mujosh eyewear, Hogan shoes, Charlotte Tilbury makeup, Tiffany & Co, and Louis Vuitton. He ceased working with Vitasoy and cut ties after an employee of the company circulated a memo online offering condolences to the family of a worker who stabbed a Hong Kong policeman, then committed suicide afterwards.

In 2021, Honor launched the Honor 50 series in China and announced Gong as their smartphone spokesperson. This was the firm's first major smartphone release since it was sold by Huawei. The series sales exceeded ¥500 million Yuan in one minute and helped spur a 14.6% growth in market share. Similarly, when Roewe announced the release of 500 Roewe RX5 PLUS Limited Edition with Gong as their global spokesperson, the first batch of 100 cars was sold out within 9 minutes 20 seconds, and subsequent releases of 100 cars sold out each of the next five consecutive days.

Recognition and Magazine Covers

Recognition

In the first half of 2021, Gong gained over 8 million followers and became the most-followed and most-searched artist on Sina Weibo platform and appeared nearly 200 times on their real-time hot search trends list. Weibo named Gong is named as the hottest actor of the second quarter and was listed as one of 23 GQ's Men of The Year.

Magazine Covers

Gong has appeared on the covers of various magazines, including Harper's Bazaar, SE Weekly, OK!, Madame Figaro, Elle, Glitz, Lifestyle, Esquire, T Magazine, and Cosmopolitan

Philanthropy

In 2018, released his first book, “1129”, all the proceeds of which were donated towards public welfare undertakings.

In 2020, Gong donated ¥150,000 Yuan to China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation to equip three rural schools in Nanjiang County, Sichuan Province with kitchen equipment. He was also chosen as Moji Weather Charity Ambassador and Officer for two consecutive years.

In 2021, Gong was appointed as Hello Childhood Charity Ambassador, Charity Promotional Ambassador for World Book Day, Charity Communication Ambassador for International Day for Biological Diversity, and Charity Advocacy Ambassador for World Environment Day.

In April 2021, Word of Honor’s outfits were sold through online auction. Among them, the red costume of Wen Ke Xing played by Gong Jun was sold at the highest price ¥224,601 Yuan, the auction earned total ¥584,207 Yuan for Wen’s costumes and accessories. After the event, his red costume proceeds were donated towards China Social Assistance Foundation as part of public welfare project.

On July 21, 2021, Gong donated ¥500,000 Yuan to China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation for flood relief efforts in Henan. Gong Jun's Studio reached out to Lock & Lock, who donated 10,000 water bottles and numerous blankets and other supplies to support the flood victims and disaster areas. Gong Jun's Studio joined with Unif Beef to donate 5000 boxes of noodles for front line relief. Gong joined with 361 Degrees, who donated ¥10 million Yuan in cash and materials to help with flood relief and future restoration work.

Due to the pandemic situation in China, in April 2022, Gong donated 65,000 medical and N95 masks. He also donated more than 3500 COVID-19 antigen kits and hand sanitizers, plus 950 boxes of milk & snacks, to his alma mater Donghua University.

On September 08, 2022,Gong donated ¥500,000 Yuan to support Sichuan earthquake relief efforts.

Filmography

Television Series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network
2016	Sword Chaos	刀剑缭乱	Bi Lu	iQIYI
2017	Lost Love in Times	醉玲珑	Yuan Che	Dragon TV, Youku, Tencent, iQIYI
	Lost Love in Times SP	醉玲瓏番外之玲瓏醉夢		Youku
2018	Advance Bravely	盛势	Xia Yao	Tencent, WeTV
2019	Unique Lady Part 1	绝世千金第一季	Zhong Wu Mei	iQIYI
	Unique Lady Part 2	绝世千金第二季
	Flavor It’s Yours	看见味道的你	Lu Wei Xun
2020	The Love Equations	致我们甜甜的小美满	Zhao Fan Zhou	Tencent, WeTV, Mango TV
	Begin Again	从结婚开始恋爱	Ling Rui	Mango TV, Fujian TV, iQIYI, WeTV
	Unique Lady 2	绝世千金完结篇	Zhong Wu Mei	Youku
2021	Shuke and Peach Blossom	舒克与桃花	Cameo	Mango TV
	Word of Honor	山河令	Wen Ke Xing	Youku
	The Player	指尖少年	Ren Yi Xia	Mango TV
	The Flaming Heart	你好，火焰蓝	Huo Yan	Youku
	Shining Like You	而你刚好发光	Fang Yan	Tencent, WeTV
	Dream Garden	沉睡花园	Lin Shen	Hunan TV, Mango TV
TBA	Legend of Anle	安乐传	Han Ye	Youku
	Rising With The Wind	我要逆风去	Xu Si	iQIYI
	Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Yue Hong	狐妖小红娘月红篇	Dong Fang Yue Chu

Film/Short Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network
2016	Lost in Japan	囧日之东京大冒险	VK
2017	Rebirth Partner	异生探	Yi Sheng	Tencent
2022	Master Kang Jasmine Tea 520 Mini Movie	非你茉属	Cartoonist
	The Guardian of Alpine Plants	高山植物守护者
	Hello, Hello	你好，你好	AI
TBA	Snafu (Original title: Project X-Traction)	狂怒沙暴	Hai Ming

Dubbing

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
2019	Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings	虫林大作战	Apollo

Television Show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network
2015	Warm Taste	暖暖的味道	Guest	Beijing TV, iQIYI
2017	The Cute Teacher Arrives	萌师驾到	Regular Member	Mango TV
2018	Cooking For Love	为爱下厨	Guest	Tencent
2020	Happy Camp	快乐大本营		Hunan TV, Mango TV
	Departure From the End of Changjiang River	从长江的尽头回家		Jiangsu TV, Youku
2021	Ace vs Ace: Season 6	王牌对王牌第六季		Zhejiang TV, Tencent, iQIYI, Youku
	Happy Camp	快乐大本营		Hunan TV, Mango TV
	Produce Camp 2021	创造营2021	Guest Mentor	Tencent
	Go Fighting! Season 7	极限挑战7	Guest	Dragon TV, Youku
	Sisters Who Make Waves Season 2	乘风破浪的姐姐2		Mango TV
	Ace Actress	我是女演员		Jiangsu TV, Youku
	The Brain Special Episode	最强大脑特别篇		Youku
	Sweet Tasks	甜蜜的任务		Mango TV
	Go Fridge Season 7	拜托了冰箱轰趴季		Tencent
	Chinese Restaurant 5	中餐厅第五季	Regular Member	Hunan TV, Mango TV
	GQ Magazine Interview - I Don't Know	我不知道啊	Guest	Tencent
2022	Hello, Saturday	你好星期六	Guest	Mango TV
	Back to Field Season 6	向往的生活 第六季
	We Are The Champions	战至巅峰		Tencent
	Go Fighting! Season 8	极限挑战第八季	Regular Member	Dragon TV

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2021	OK! Magazine Awards	Most Anticipated Male Artist	N/A	Won
	Weibo Starlight Awards	Overseas Most Anticipated Artist	N/A	Won
	GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2021	Rising Actor of The Year Award	N/A	Won
	Sohu Fashion Awards 2021	Fashion Figure of the Year	N/A	Won
	Weibo TV Series Awards	Most Popular Actor	The Flaming Heart	Won
	WeTV Awards	Favorite Actor	N/A	Nominated
2022	Esquire Gentle Gala	Annual Commercial Marketable Artist Award	N/A	Won
	Golden Bud Network Film and Television Festival	Most Popular Actor of the Year	N/A	Won
	Weibo TV and Internet Video Summit Awards	Best Artist	N/A	Nominated
	Seoul International Drama Awards	Outstanding Asian Star	The Flaming Heart	Nominated
			Dream Garden	Nominated
	Weibo TV Series Awards	Urban Male Character of the Year - Lin Shen		Won
2023	Chinese Music Center 2022 Annual Music Report	Omni-media Most Recommended Male Singer of the Year	N/A	Won

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2019	"But it is For You"	但为君故	Unique Lady OST	with Zheng Qiuhong
2020	"Sweet Little Satisfaction"	甜甜的小美满	The Love Equations OST	with Liu Renyu
	"Youth With You"	有你的清纯		with Liu Renyu, Yang Ge and Yan Bingyi
	"Used To You"	习惯你	Begin Again OST	with Zhou Yutong
2021	"Faraway Wanderers"	天涯客	Word of Honor OST	with Zhang Zhehan
	"Ask Heaven"	天问	Word of Honor Theme Concert: Born to be Soulmates Live Album
	"Faraway Wanderers"	天涯客
	"Looking at the Jianghu with a Smile"	笑看江湖		With Man Shuke
	"Burning Medals"	滚烫勋章	The Flaming Heart OST	With Pang Hanchen, Zhou Yanchen, Lu Yupeng, Wang Yizhou and Zhang Huiwen
	"Sweet"
	"Light Up the Future"	把未来点亮	CCTV’s May 4th Gala	With Tang Yixin and Zeng Shunxi
			Theme song for the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party
	”Beast’s Flower”	野兽的花	BEAST's 10th Anniversary Commemorative Single	With Jing Boran, Ouyang Nana and Wang Xi
2022	"May You Be Prosperous"	恭喜发财	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
	"Fortuned Filled Spring"	春意福盈	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
	“Youth Says”	青年说	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
	“Little Shoulders”	小小的肩膀	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
	“More Youthful With Ideal”	有理想更青春	Leading Into the New Era	Template:N/A

Concert

Date	English title	Chinese title	Network	Location	Attendance
May 3, 2021	Word of Honor Theme Concert	山河令生来知己演唱会	Youku	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre	40,000
May 4, 2021

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