Glenn Yong
Yong in 2022
Born (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996
Singapore
Other namesRong Qihang
Education
Alma materMurdoch University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2019–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese容啟航
Simplified Chinese容启航
Hanyu PinyinRóng Qǐháng

Glenn Yong (born 10 October 1996)[1] is a Singaporean actor and singer. Yong was voted and ranked number 62 among the top 100 most handsome faces in the world by TC Candler. He is also the first Singaporean to make it onto the TC Candler Global list. He debuted on the television screen in 2021 with Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想), and in the movies in 2021 with Ah Girls Go Army.

Early life and education

Glenn Yong was born on 10 October 1996 in Singapore. He is the youngest in the family with an older brother.[2]

Yong attended Peicai Secondary School and Temasek Polytechnic.[3] After National Service, Yong studied at Murdoch University and graduated in October 2020, with a degree in marketing.[4]

Career

In 2019, Yong started acting as a supporting role in The Good Fight (致胜出击) in which he played the younger version of one of the main characters.[5]

In 2020, Yong was cast in the television series Victory Lap (水漾少年) alongside Thailand GMM artiste Earth Pirapat.[6][7] Yong released his first single 妈妈好 in May 2020.

In September 2021, Yong made his acting debut and starred in his breakout role as 孙易安,[8] the male lead role in the musical drama series, Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想).[6] Yong's first solo original soundtrack (OST) song, 幸福的未来, was also released in the soundtrack album together with the drama series.

In October 2021, Yong was cast as the male lead for Jack Neo's Ah Girls Go Army with the role of Sergeant Chow, one of the two trainers in the movie.[9][10][11] The film was widely panned by audiences and critics.[12]

In March 2022, Yong performed at the National Stadium for "Relay For Life 2022" event organized by Singapore Cancer Society.[13] In May, he was appointed as Singapore Cancer Society's Goodwill Ambassador to raise cancer awareness among the youth.[14]

In May 2022, Yong joined media company ConfirmGood as its head of marketing.[15]

In June 2022, Yong released his new first English single and music video, UP UP, about his experiences in the entertainment industry since his debut in 2019 and he hopes to encourage and empower people to keep moving up despite the odds.[16]

With the continuation of Jack Neo's Ah Girls Go Army movie, Ah Girls Go Army Again was released as well with Yong acting as Sergeant Chow in the movie.[17]

In September 2022, Yong filmed his next movie titled The King of Musang King as one of the lead roles, which was released in early 2023.[18]

In November 2022, Yong performed at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for Sing.浪 Concert 2022 with up to a crowd of 8,000 audiences in total.

In December 2022, over 320,000 worldwide celebrities and 1800 nominees, Yong was voted and ranked number 62 of the top 100 most handsome faces in the world on TC Candler. Yong is also the first Singaporean to make it on the TC Candler Global list.[19]

In June 2023, Yong began filming Jack Neo's I Not Stupid 3, playing the male lead role.[20]

Discography

Singles

YearTitle NotesRef
2021 幸福的未来 (Xing Fu De Wei Lai) Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想) OST [21]
2022 UP UP [22]
2023 BREAK OUT [23]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 The Good Fight (致胜出击) Young Xie Zhengbin [24]
2020 Victory Lap (水漾少年) Liu Jian [25]
How Are You Today? (今天,你还好吗?) Hang [26]
2021 My Star Bride Liang Youwei Osmond Episode 15 to 19 [27]
Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想) Sun Yi-an [28]
Justice Boo (拯灵49天) Ma Han [29]
2022 The Heartland Hero Nick Cameo, episode 101 [30]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 Ah Girls Go Army 2nd Sergeant Chow [31]
Ah Girls Go Army Again [32]
2023 The King of Musang King Ah Liang [33]
2024 I Not Stupid 3 Teacher Mr Lee [34]

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref
2022 Star Awards MyPICK! Favourite Male Show Stealer Live Your Dreams Nominated [35]
MyPICK! Favourite CP Live Your Dreams Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "NÜYOU COVER CELEB GLENN YONG SAYS A GOOD ACTOR IS MORE THAN JUST ACTING 启航：做演员，不只是要把戏演好". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 - 最时尚中文杂志. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mediacorp Actor Glenn Yong Says He Really Respects His Dad For Juggling 3 Jobs: Private Hire Driver, Deliveryman & Safe-Distancing Ambassador". TODAY. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mediacorp Actor Glenn Yong Says He Really Respects His Dad For Juggling 3 Jobs: Private Hire Driver, Deliveryman & Safe-Distancing Ambassador". 8 Days. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Yan, Jeffrey (3 February 2022). "Actor Glenn Yong wants to use his voice for good | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021本地新晋人气男主角". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》- 最时尚中文杂志. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Mediacorp Actor Glenn Yong Says He Really Respects His Dad For Juggling 3 Jobs: Private Hire Driver, Deliveryman & Safe-Distancing Ambassador". TODAY. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "2020本地剧 小鲜肉抢滩". Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "3 UP-AND-COMING LOCAL ACTORS TO LOOK OUT FOR 2021本地新晋人气男主角". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "《女兵外传》14位女演员人选出炉 林茜茜出演"重量级"女兵". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "'Ah Girls Go Army' actor Glenn Yong worked odd jobs before big break, once waited on celeb friends at event". Mothership. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "WHY APRIL COVER CELEB GLENN YONG SAYS HIS LIFE IS LIKE A BULLET TRAIN？容启航如子弹列车高速前进". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ah Girls Go Army: Jack Neo loses the plot (again) with 5th military comedy". Yahoo News. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Rallying the Community (March 2022)". Singapore Cancer Society. March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Glenn Yong joins Singapore Cancer Society as a Goodwill Ambassador". Singapore Cancer Society. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ah Girls Go Army star Glenn Yong visits secondary school juniors, autographs their uniforms". CNA Lifestyle. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Glenn Yong releases first ever music video 'Up Up' to bring light to his experiences in the entertainment industry". ConfirmGood. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "新片上映：女兵外传2". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "批评梁志强电影烂？拍摄梁导电影的李国煌如此说……". Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "Singapore actor Glenn Yong among TC Candler's 100 most handsome faces". The Straits Times. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "梁志强公布《小孩不笨3》部分卡士　容启航获选参演！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "幸福的未来 (新传媒电视剧《大大的梦想》插曲 1) - Full Mix". Spotify. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  22. ↑ "UP UP". Spotify. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "BREAK OUT". Spotify. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  24. ↑ "The Good Fight 致胜出击". meWATCH. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  25. ↑ "Victory Lap 水漾少年". meWATCH. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  26. ↑ "How Are You Today? 今天,你还好吗？". meWATCH. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  27. ↑ "My Star Bride 过江新娘". meWATCH. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  28. ↑ "Live Your Dreams 大大的梦想". meWATCH. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  29. ↑ "Justice Boo 拯灵49天". meWATCH. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  30. ↑ "The Heartland Hero 邻里帮". meWATCH. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  31. ↑ "《女兵外传》票房破200万 续集将于6月登场". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  32. ↑ "《女兵外传2》制造400个工作岗位 梁志强：不要再骂我们了！". Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  33. ↑ "批评梁志强电影烂？拍摄梁导电影的李国煌如此说……". Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  34. ↑ "梁志强公布《小孩不笨3》部分卡士　容启航获选参演！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  35. ↑ "PRESENTING THE STAR AWARDS 2022 TOP 40 MOST POPULAR MALE AND FEMALE ARTISTES!". Mediacorp. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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