Chen Linong

Chen Linong (Chinese: 陳立農, born October 3, 2000) is a Taiwanese singer and actor active in mainland China. He took part in the Chinese survival show Idol Producer and debuted as a member of Chinese boy group Nine Percent[1] as a vocalist. He released his first album 'Unbelonging' on May 29, 2020.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Linong
Born (2000-10-03) October 3, 2000
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Other names
  • Nong Nong
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active2018–present
Known forIdol Producer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
  • A Legend Star
  • Universal Music
Associated acts
Chen Linong
Traditional Chinese陳立農
Simplified Chinese陈立农

Personal life

Chen was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan where he was scouted by A Legend Star Entertainment Corp. and trained for a period of 6 months[3] before travelling to mainland China.[2]

In March 2021, Chen announced support for cotton from Xinjiang in mainland China, after some companies had expressed concerns about human rights abuses.[4] Chen was also part of a large group of Taiwanese celebrities active in mainland China who expressed support for unification of Taiwan by the PRC government.

Career

2018-2019: Idol Producer and debut

In 2018, Linong participated in the reality show called Idol Producer as a trainee under A Legend Star Corporation. He rose to fame after being on the show and ended up placing 2nd in the final episode with a total of 20,441,802 votes.[5] He officially debuted on April 6, 2018 with the group Nine Percent.

After the ending of the show, Chen went on to release 2 songs and was voted the 6th Most Influential Star in China from May to June 2018 with fellow Nine Percent members Cai Xukun, Fan Chengcheng and Zhu Zhengting placing respectively at 1st, 7th and 8th.[6]

Chen released a single titled "I Am Yours (我是你的)" on October 3, 2018. He also released another song titled "Half of it is Me (一半是我)" on January 1, 2019.

On October 6, 2019 Nine Percent officially disbanded. They held their final farewell concert on October 12 in Guangzhou, China.

On October 31, 2019 he released a single titled "Exclusive Contract (专属合约)". The MV teaser for the song dropped on November 4, with the MV coming out on November 11.

2020-Present: First full length album and movie role

On May 29, 2020 Chen released his first full-length album "Un-belonging (格格不入)". The album contains 12 songs, two being collaborations with fellow singers, Hailee Steinfeld and Lala Hsu. Since its release it has been confirmed to have achieved a double diamond certification by QQ Music, with over 500,000 albums sold on the platform. An official UMGC press release stated that the album "reached diamond status within one-minute of release", generating more than 4.5 million individual track sales within its first 12 hours on sale.[7]

On December 4, 2020 A fantasy movie titled Soul Snatcher was released (in China). In which he played one of the main characters, Wang Zijin, alongside his co-star Li Xian. The movie earned $19,500,000 at the Chinese box office.[8]

Discography
Main article: Nine Percent § Discography

Albums
TitleAlbum detailsSales
Unbelonging (格格不入)
Track listing
  1. This is How I Feel You（我梦见你）
  2. Unbelonging（格格不入）
  3. Unsure feat. Lala Hsu（一无所知 feat.徐佳瑩）
  4. Masterpiece Chinese Ver.（万分之一）
  5. Lost In You（温柔时空）
  6. Unmask（卸妆卸装）
  7. Taste Of Summer（夏日滋味）
  8. Shoulda Woulda Coulda（早该知道）
  9. The Last Chapter（最后章节）
  10. My Fantasy（统计学改）
  11. I Was Yours（曾经男孩）
  12. Masterpiece feat. Hailee Steinfeld
  • CHN: 718,805[9]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[10]
CHN
Billboard

[11][upper-alpha 1]

 QQ Music Top 20
"I'm Yours"
(我是你的)		 2018 5 N/A
  • CHN: 2,159,603
"Half of it is Me"
(一半是我)		 2019 1
  • CHN: 2,862,784
"专属合约" N/A —[lower-alpha 1] N/A
"A close-up of happiness" (幸福特写) 2020 —[lower-alpha 2]
"桃浦男孩 (Taopu Boy)" —[lower-alpha 3]
  • CHN: 246,348
"BEST造就王者" —[lower-alpha 4] N/A
"Little flowers (小小花朵)" 2021 —[lower-alpha 5]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
Billboard

[11]

 QQ Music Top 20
"Reborn" (解码游戏) 2018 N/A N/A Reborn OST
"Hi Roommate" (Hi室友) Hi Roommate OST
"There's a Dream" (有梦可待) 2019 55 Behind The Scenes OST
"A Glorious Future" (前程似锦)
(with Li Xian) [17]		 N/A 2 Soul Snatcher OST
"闪电起航"
(with Liu Xiang, Tian Liang, Silence Wang, Yumiko Cheng and Xu Jiaqi)		 2020 — XJR Sports Carnival OST
"年少無邪"
(with Li Xian) [18]		 — Soul Snatcher OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography
Main article: Nine Percent § Filmography

Films
Year English title Native title Role Notes
2020 Red Fox Scholar (Soul Snatcher)[19]赤狐书生Wang Zijin
2021 A Girl from Afar[20] 最美表演 Himself Short Film

Television Shows
Year English title Native title Role
2018 Idol Producer 偶像练习生 Contestant
Hi! Roommate Hi室友 Cast Member
Perfect Restaurant 完美的餐厅
2019 Miss Voice 这样唱好美 Judge
More Than Forever 限定的记忆 Cast Member
2020 Dancing Diamond 52 菱格世代 Mentor
Wonderful Time 美好的时光 Cast member
XJR Sports Carnival 小巨人运动会
2021 The Irresistible 牛气满满的哥哥 Cast member

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2018 2018 Bazaar Men of The Year Gala Idol Of The Year N/A Won [21]
Fan Carnival Awards Cooking Blogger Award Won
Baidu Awards Baidu Entertainment Popularity Award Won
Baidu and Hunan TV party Male Artist of The Year Won
2019 Sina Fashion Awards Most Commercially Valuable Artist of the Year Won [22]
Night of the Film Most Anticipated New Actor Won [23]
Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony Trendy Artist of the Year Won [24]
2020 Weibo Awards Ceremony Rising Artist of the Year Won [25]
2021 2nd Tencent Music Entertainment Awards Best Emerging Singer Won [26]
Singer with the Most Potential Won

Notelist
  1. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China but was shut down in September 2019 so QQ Music's Mainland Chart has been used.
  1. 专属合约 did not enter the Mainland Top 20 chart, but peaked at number 1 on the QQ Music Taiwan chart.[12]
  2. A close-up of happiness (幸福特写) did not enter the Mainland Top 20 chart, but peaked at number 3 on the QQ Music Taiwan chart.[13]
  3. 桃浦男孩 (Taopu Boy) did not enter the Mainland Top 20 chart, but peaked at number 3 on the QQ Music Taiwan chart.[14]
  4. BEST造就王者 did not enter the Mainland Top 20 chart, but peaked at number 1 on the QQ Music Taiwan chart.[15]
  5. Little flowers (小小花朵) did not enter the Mainland Top 20 chart, but peaked at number 3 on the QQ Music Taiwan chart.[16]

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  2. Nan, Chen (2020-06-10). "Idol's solo debut confronts loneliness amid success". China Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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  4. Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2021-03-26). "Multiple celebrities and Japanese brand MUJI stand behind China to voice support for Xinjiang cotton". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  5. "DramaPanda: Idol Producer announces final nine, Cai Xukun wins the most votes". Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  6. "Nine Percent | Cai xukun 🇨🇳 on Instagram: "Top 20 power star chart in May 2018 2. Cai xukun 4. Justin 12. Zhu zhengting Congrats kunkun 😍😍😍 ..may u succeed more #caixukun..."". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  7. "Linong Chen scores fastest-selling debut of 2020 in China, becomes youngest artist to earn double diamond sales". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  8. "Soul Snatcher (2020)".
  9. "格格不入". y.saoju.net. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
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  11. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  12. "QQ Music Taiwan 专属合约". QQ Music. October 25, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  13. "QQ Music Taiwan A close-up of happiness (幸福特写)". QQ Music. January 1, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  14. "QQ Music Taiwan 桃浦男孩 (Taopu Boy)". QQ Music. October 2, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  15. "QQ Music Taiwan BEST造就王者". QQ Music. November 20, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  16. "QQ Music Taiwan Little flowers (小小花朵)". QQ Music. January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  17. 赤狐书生, 电影. "春江花月夜改名赤狐书生". Sina Weibo微博 (in Chinese). "EDKO FILMS (安乐电影)", which owns "Monster Hunt (捉妖记)". Retrieved August 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  19. "Soul Snatcher". IMDb. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  20. 何小沁 (2021-02-05). "对话陈立农:《赤狐书生》是我演员行业的起点|陈立农|最美表演|采访_新浪娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  21. "NINE PERCENT 9% on Instagram: "nongnong 陈立农 @ Bazaar Men 2018 Men Of The Year Gala 121218 - nongnong won the "Idol Of The Year" award alongside liuhaoran 刘昊然 and..."". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  22. "2019风格大赏权威发布年度榜单 开启时尚科技交汇平行世界". Sina (in Chinese). December 11, 2019.
  23. "迅视影业出席粤港澳大湾区电影行业大会暨电影之夜 颁发最具潜力演员奖". Yule (in Chinese). December 18, 2019.
  24. "2019今日头条年度盛典荣誉揭晓，头条创作者与明星同台领奖". Caijing (in Chinese). January 9, 2020.
  25. "陈飞宇陈立农欧阳娜娜等获微博年度进取艺人荣誉". Sina (in Chinese). January 11, 2020.
  26. "Here are the winners of the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards – Taylor Swift, EXO's Lay Zhang, BLACKPINK, Xiao Zhan, and more". Here are the winners of the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards – Taylor Swift, EXO's Lay Zhang, BLACKPINK, Xiao Zhan, and more | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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