Hou Minghao

Pre-debut In 2012, Hou joined SM Entertainment as a trainee, however he returned to China after a year and a half of training. 2014–2017: Debut and solo career In July 2014, Hou participated in the draft competition "Boss Shang's Trainee" and eventually became a trainee of Shang Wenjie's Studio. The studio later established as BG Talent's agency. On 12 December of the same year, Fresh Teenager Geek officially debuted and released their first album UP 4 U. In November 2015, he starred in the black humorous absurd comedy film Frightened Bird, in which he played as Su Niu. On 10 January 2016, Hou's studio announced that he had completed his credits during his debut as a trainee and officially graduated and began to develop his acting career as an independent person. On 22 January, he joined the variety show Day Day Up of Hunan TV as "Little Brother", which gained attention and popularity in the program. On 11 July, he released his first single "Super Nanny Dad" for variety show Let Go of My Baby. On 4 November, the movie Funny Soccer was released in China, he played Xiao Shuai, an inspirational and funny boy with a habit of cleanliness in the film. On 16 November, the shooting for Cambrian Period began, he was announced as their main lead. On 29 November, he starred in the romantic comedy web movie Angel Institute, playing a punk rock teenager in the film. On 15 February 2017 Hou was announced as main lead for Inference Notes. On 31 March, he played a high-IQ genius boy, Tang Chuan in the suspense movie The Devotion of Suspect X, which has attracted attention for its performance and interpretation. On 9 May, the web series Cambrian Period was broadcast, where he played a ruthless killer. The series achieved 1.3 billion views at the end of its run. On 2 August, the web drama Rakshasa Street was broadcast, where he acted in ancient costumes for the first time, and played Bai Jingxuan. In September, he starred in television series The Monkey King: Land of Beauty. On 3 November, the suspense web series Inference Notes was broadcast where he played the role of Mi Kaka. On 28 December, he was announced as the main lead for the drama series When We Were Young. 2018–2022: Career progression On 14 March 2018, he released his first all-English single "You Mean Everything To Me", which he personally planned and prepared for a year, a gift to fans on White Valentine's Day. On 17 April, he was announced as main lead for The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note. On 22 November, the youth campus drama When We Were Young was broadcast, in which he played the role of Hua Biao, a passionate and righteous science genius. On 17 January 2019, Hou was announced as the main lead for drama series Psych-Hunter. On April, he starred in series A Chinese Ghost Story with Zheng Shuang, however due to her controversy, the series was banned from broadcast with unknown release date. On 6 June, the adventure drama The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note was broadcast on Tencent Video. He played Wu Xie. On 28 June, the film Over Again was released, in which he played the role of the passionate and "daring" teenager Gao Silin. On 28 June, he starred in the TV series Reading Class, he played Lu Xingchen. However, this series have uncertain release date due to Song Zu'er's tax evasion scandal. On 23 November, the suspense detective drama Psych-Hunter was broadcast, in which he played the role of Jiang Shuo, a house buyer with amnesia. On 14 June, he was announced as one of the lineup for TV Series Hu Tong. On 14 August, he was announced as main lead for drama series Back From the Brink. On 14 September, the drama Our Times starring him was broadcast on Tencent Video. The series has achieved 1.9 billion views. On 21 October, the TV series ''People's Property'' began broadcasting. The series earned 1.6 billion views. On 27 December, Hesong Entertainment officially announced Hou has joined their agency. On 6 July 2022, Hou was announced as one of the main lead for Young Babylon. On 25 September, Hu Tong was broadcast on various platforms Mango TV, Tencent Video, and CCTV-8. The series has achieved 1.27 billion views. On 13 May, he started filming for drama series Dashing Youth. On 28 July, the movie Hidden Strike was launched on Netflix. On 1 October, the series Fangs of Fortune started filming with Hou as the main lead. On 5 December, he participated in the TV series Love in Pavilion as cameo and played the role of Demon King Baimu Yaojun. On 29 April, the TV series Young Babylon was broadcast on Tencent Video and Mango TV. The play is adapted from the novel of the same name. It tells the story of a group of young people pursuing love, friendship, dreams and growth in a small coastal town in the southeast of the 1990s. The series earned 503 million views on Tencent Video and Mango TV. The series exceeded 10,000 index heat and achieved 1.9 billion views on Youku. On 31 August, he was announced opposite Lu Yuxiao as the male lead for the xianxia TV series Love in the Clouds, playing Ji Bozai. The series is adapted from the novel of the same name by Bailu Chengshuang. On 4 September, the variety show Divas Hit the Road Season 6 was aired on Mango TV, by the end of its run, the show has attracted 4.3 billion views. On 26 October, the drama series Fangs of Fortune was broadcast on iQIYI where he played the role of Zhao Yuanzhou. The series exceeded 8,734 index heat and topped many rankings charts in China, and his role as Zhao Yuanzhou's popularity is the first reached 300,000 on Douyin Character List. The series has achieved 1.3 billion views on iQIYI. I Am Nobody: The Showdown Between Yin & Yang was broadcast on 18 January 2025, with 13 episodes. The number of pre-broadcast reservations for the drama reached 4.5 million on Youku. The series has exceeded 10,000 index heat and achieved 1 billion views. On 13 March, he was announced as the male lead for TV series Glory, acted as Lu Jiang Lai, young rising magistrate. On 28 April, Love in Pavilion was broadcast on iQIYI. On 15 July, Hou was announced as the mainland for the drama series Key to the Phoenix Heart, he played Xiao Wu Yi, the cold and ruthless commander general of Northern army. The show surpassed a heat index of 10,000 and achieved a 15.5% market share, receiving over 400 million effective views within 2 weeks of release. On 27 November 2025, he was announced as the lead actor in the series Immortalis. He will be playing the role of Yang Wu Jian. On 27 December, The Unclouded Soul was aired on iQiyi, Youku, WeTV, and CCTV 8, with 1 billion views. The series Glory was also aired on Hunan TV and Mango TV on 29 December and achieved 4.3 billion views. ==Personal life==

Hou grew up in the military college. He studied at Beijing Contemporary Music Academy in middle school. He likes reading, baking, motorcycles, and sports, especially basketball. He opened a basketball court called FAD3-AWAY in Hengdian, where many celebrities joined in playing there. He has studied accordion for 8 years, he can also play other music instruments such as drums kit, guitar, and piano. == Other ventures ==

Endorsements and ambassadorships Endorsements In 2017, he was announced as brand friend for MG and Kenzo. In 2018, he was promoted as brand ambassador for MG, and became brand ambassador for Aquair. In 2019, he was announced as spokesperson for Wetcode, HN-2, Nivea, Mediheal, DHC, Ulike. On the same year, he became brand ambassador for Avene. In 2020, he was announced as brand ambassador for Mamonde, Furla, also as McDonald's experience ambassador and Geoskincare spokesperson. In March 2021, he was announced as brand ambassador for su:m37°. On 25 May, he was announced as Nest Global spokesperson. On September, he became brand friend for Montblanc and spokesperson for Little Red Riding Hood. On October, he was announced global spokesperson for ZEAL and spokesperson for HLA. In January 2022, he became brand friend for SergioRossi. On 11 April, he was announced as brand ambassador for Pepsi. On the same month, he was promoted as fragrance brand ambassador for Montblanc. On 28 June, Bamboo Salt announced him as their brand ambassador. On September, he was announced as Yili Xinhuo brand ambassador; as well as Hisense TV and Vidda brand spokesperson. On 26 October, Remy Martin announced Hou as their brand friend. On 11 November, he was announced brand ambassador for Canban. On 29 December, he became brand friend for Dior. In February 2023, Hou was announced as Buttons brand ambassador. On May, he became brand ambassador for Mageline and experience officer for Xiaomi. On 29 July, he announced his own clothing brand FAD3-AWAY. On 2 August, he became brand spokesperson for Mark Fairwhale. On September, he was announced as brand ambassador for Lukfook, Zhuben, and Yili Milk Powder. In January 2024, he became brand ambassador for Eggy Party video game. On 24 February, he was announced as spokesperson for Dermalogica facial mask. On 2 March, Freeplus officially announced Hou as their brand's streamlined skin care spokesperson. On 24 April, he was promoted as brand ambassador for luxury brand Montblanc. On 9 May, Marie Dalgar officially announced Hou as their first brand's base makeup spokesperson. On 27 June, Echolac announced him as their brand luggage spokesperson. On 26 August, he was announced as brand spokesperson for skin care Dr Yu. On 5 September, he was promoted as Crocs China spokesperson. On the same month, he was announced as Fila Fusion fashion brand ambassador and Glico brand spokesperson. On October, he was announced as MEDM brand ambassador. Later of that month, he became brand ambassador for luxury jewellery brand Fred, and also spokesperson for tea brand Rangcha. On 8 January 2025, he was announced as ambassador for national brand Blue Moon. On 4 March, luxury brand Versace appointed Hou as its Fragrance spokesperson. On 13 July, he came spokesperson for Yee3. On 7 November, he was announced as the brand ambassador of ORA Cars. On 5 December, he was announced as the brand ambassador of Haidilao Hot pot. Recognitions Huo has appeared on various magazines such as Lifestyle, Men Health, Nandu, ''Men's Uno, CQ, Nylon, Grazia, Wonderland, Elle Men, and Bazaar''. Philanthropy On 3 August 2017, he donated 1,083 seedlings suitable for growing in the desert through the "Million Forest" public welfare project of the China Green Foundation to help protect the environment, he is named as their Young Health Ambassador. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hou donated 200,000 yuan to the medical staff in Wuhan and surrounding cities. An additional of donations went towards ambulance service. In July 2021, Hou donated 300,000 yuan to help with flood relief in Henan. On 20 June 2022, PADI AWARE Foundation announced him as their Environmental Protection Ambassador. On 20 December 2023, Hou donated materials like books and sports supplies to students at Tuishan Primary School. On 8 January 2025, Hou donated to Chinese Relief and Welfare Development Foundation to assist in Tibet's earthquake relief. In November 2025, Hou donated 1 million yuan to the Hong Kong fire relief efforts. ==Discography==

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