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Zhang Yu'an

Zhang Yu'an
Born (1984-03-04) March 4, 1984 (age 40)
Occupation(s)Television personality, announcer, teacher
AgentSM C&C
WebsiteZhang Yu'an on Instagram

Zhang Yu'an (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhāng Yù'ān; born March 4, 1984) is a Chinese television personality and radio host, who is currently active in South Korea. He was a cast member in the talk show Non-Summit[1] and its spin-off travel-reality show, Where Is My Friend's Home.[2]

Personal

Born in Shenyang and grew up in Anshan, China, he graduated from Jilin University.[2]

Career

He was an announcer for Beijing TV before moving to South Korea, and is currently a host on the radio show 首尔生活加油站.[3] He is also a teacher at a Chinese language hagwon in Gangnam.[4]

On July 7, 2014, he appeared as a cast member on Non-Summit, representing his home country of China.[1] Popular with the South Korean visiting guests on the show,[5] [6] media wrote that he "captured the hearts of viewers with his endless charm and his innocence, as he strongly states his opinions".[7]

In February, 2015, his home in China was the first one selected for a visit by the travel-reality show Where Is My Friend's Home where he played host to some of his fellow cast members from Non-Summit, for a six-day, five night visit to some popular tourist spots in China, and visits with his family in Anshan.[8] He continued as cast on episodes for visits to the next countries, Belgium[9] and Nepal.[10]

After signing with entertainment agency SM C&C, he said he would continue activities in the Korean and Chinese markets.[7]

In April 2015, he was the special MC for the 2015 The 3rd YinYueTai V-Chart Awards held in Beijing, China.[11]

In January 2016, he became Hwang Chi Yeul's Mango TV manager for I Am a Singer Season 4.

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Missing Nine Supporting role

Variety shows

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Non-Summit Himself cast member
Talk Show taxi Himself 1 episode
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator Himself 1 episode
Super Junior M Guest House Himself 1 episode
2015 Where Is My Friend's Home Himself cast member[12]
2016 Happy Together Himself episode 386
Sister's Slam Dunk Himself Guest, episode 24
2017 Hello Counselor Himself Episode 306
King of Mask Singer Contestant Episode 107[13]
2018 Super Junior's Super TV Himself Episode 3 & 4

References

  1. ^ a b Kim, Slater (August 27, 2014). "이런 비정상 G11 때문에 월요일이 기다려지다니, 이런 나 비정상인가요?" (in Korean). Naeil Shot Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. ^ a b '내 친구의 집은 어디인가', '비정상회담' 인기 시청률로 실감 (in Korean). News 1 Korea. February 8, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "장위안, 과거 북경TV 아나운서 시절보니…'훈남 엘리트'" (in Korean). Herald Economics. September 16, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "'전유성'에서 발견한 한국의 참모습" (in Korean). Joongang Ilbo. October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  5. ^ ‘비정상회담’홍석천이 장위안을 식당에 채용한 이유 “외모와 미소때문” (in Korean). Korea Herald. August 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Ghim, Sora (March 30, 2015). "Kim So Yeon Chooses Zhang Yuan As Her Ideal Type". BNT News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Ghim, Sora (January 20, 2015). "Zhang Yuan Signs With SM C&C". Yahoo! News Philippines/BNT News. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  8. ^ 장위안 중국 집 공개 (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. January 6, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  9. ^ Lee, Eun-Ho (February 11, 2015). ‘내친구집’ 줄리안 고향 벨기에로 떠난다 (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  10. ^ Kim, Min-Jung (March 30, 2015). 제임스 후퍼, '내친구집' 히든멤버..오늘(30일) 네팔行 (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  11. ^ Ahn, Woorim (April 7, 2015). "Zhang Yuan To Host '2015 The 3rd Yinyuetai V-Chart Awards'". Yahoo! News Singapore/BNT News. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  12. ^ 새 예능 '내 친구의 집은 어디인가','비정상회담' 6人 중국 장위안 집 방문 (in Korean). The Korea Herald. January 6, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  13. ^ Hwang Soo-jeong (April 16, 2017). "'복면가왕 톰' 유재환·'신입사원' 장위안·'마틸다' 타이니지 도희·'돌하르방' 강레오 탈락…2라운드 진출자 정체는 케이·민영기·윤석화·박선주?". Newspim (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2017.