# Song Yaxuan

Song Yaxuan (simplified Chinese: 宋亚轩; traditional Chinese: 宋亞軒; born March 4, 2004), also known as Alex Song, is a Chinese idol, actor, and singer. He is the main vocal of the Chinese boy band Teens in Times (TNT) [zh].

## Early life and education

Song Yaxuan was born on March 4, 2004, in Binzhou City, Shandong, China. He grew up with his grandparents until age six when he moved to Guangzhou with his parents. He attended elementary school and middle school in Guangzhou. He attended high school at Bashu Secondary School in Chongqing.
On June 25, 2022, Wu Tong, director of Zhejiang TV variety shows The Detectives' Adventures [zh] and Ace vs. Ace [zh], congratulated Song on Weibo for passing the 2022 Gaokao exams. Song Yaxuan's achievement was confirmed and covered by multiple news and media articles. Early in 2022, He ranked 11th in the audition for arts student at The Central Academy of Drama majoring in Acting and Performance and is a current student.

## Career
### 2015–2016: Pre-Trainee Years

In 2015, Song Yaxuan entered the singing contest STAR-CHINA and won the Starry Award at the age of eleven. Later in 2015, he joined a kid's variety program on Guangdong Cartoon Network called It's Really Fun!
In early 2016, he made his debut on BRTV's music variety “Master Class [zh]” and earned public attention throughout China for his cover of Brightest Star in the Night Sky originally sung by Chinese indie-rock band Escape Plan.
Throughout the year, Song Yaxuan had been performing in various occasions like charity shows held in the Great Hall of People singing his cover of the Brightest Star in the Night Sky on BRTV's food variety. He also performed on a large scale CCTV program called the First Class of a New Semester [zh].

### 2016–2018: Trainee at TF Entertainment

On November 1, 2016, Song Yaxuan joined Times Fengjun Entertainment [zh] (TF Entertainment) and attended the company's self-made program "The Typhoon Talk" and "Friday Trainees".
On April 14, 2017, Song Yaxuan performed Blossomy on the TV Show Tian Tian Xiang Shang.
In September 2017, Song Yaxuan was an actor in TF Entertainment's self-made series The Second Life (第二人生).
On October 16, 2017, Song Yaxuan performed, with 9 others, the song "Journal of Superboys" on Happy Camp and at the Spring Festival Gala Audition by the end of 2017.
He also performed at the MangoTV New Year countdown live for 2018.
In May 2018, Song Yaxuan was an actor in TF Entertainment's self-made drama Obsessed With Heart (念念), and sang the show's theme song "You and Me" (你我) with fellow trainees Ma Jiaqi [zh] and Zhang Zhenyuan [zh].

### 2018–2019: Typhoon Teens (TYT)

On October 7, 2018, Song Yaxuan made his debut as a member of Typhoon Teens (TYT) [zh] along with Yao Jinyuan [zh], Ding Chengxin [zh], Ma Jiaqi [zh], and Liu Yaowen [zh] with the release of their first single "Wake Up".
In February 2019, Song Yaxuan performed live at the Spring Festival Gala with TYT.
On February 16, 2019, Song Yaxuan performed in TYT's first and only concert, V5.
On July 19, 2019, Song Yaxuan participated in TF Entertainment's reality TV show Typhoon Project to determine who will be assigned to the new boy group after Typhoon Teens was disbanded.

### 2019–present: Teens in Times (TNT)

On August 25, 2019, Song Yaxuan ranked the 3rd place in Typhoon Project.
On November 23, 2019, Song Yaxuan made his second debut as a member of Teens in Times (TNT) with Ma Jiaqi, Ding Chengxin, Liu Yaowen, Zhang Zhenyuan, Yan Haoxiang [zh], and He Junlin [zh].
On January 29, 2021, Song Yaxuan joined as a semi-permanent guest host for the show Ace vs. Ace for Season 6. Song also became the host for its derivative show "Ace Boy Loading".
On May 28, 2021, Song Yaxuan was a guest on the variety show The Detectives' Adventures.
In 2022, Song Yaxuan sang in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics' theme song "The Most Beautiful Chinese Painting".
On February 25, 2022, Song Yaxuan became main host for "Ace Boy Loading" in Ace vs. Ace Season 7.
On March 23, 2022, Song Yaxuan became a main host on the television program "Three Boys".
On May 2, 2023, Song Yaxuan held the "Journey Of Utopia" Concert in Haikou with TNT.
On November 18–19, 2023, Song Yaxuan held the "Building Beyond Building" 4th Anniversary Concert in Macau with TNT.
On May 3–4, 2024, Song Yaxuan held the "Building Within Building" Concert in Chongqing with TNT.
On August 16–17, 23–24, 2024, Song Yaxuan held the "Floors over Buildings" Concert in Changzhou and Macau with TNT.

## Personal life

Song Yaxuan has a brother who is 8 years younger.
Song has a Border Collie named "Shubiao".
Song's fan name is "Little Conch".
Song's fan colors are Light Sky   and Dim Blue  .

## Filmography
### Television series

| Date Aired | Platform | Title | Character Name | Note(s) | Ref. |
| 29 September 2017 | Bilibili | The Second Life | Song Xuan | TF Entertainment self-made series | |
| 11 May 2018 | Tencent | Obsessed with Heart | Lin Shuo (Young) | TF Entertainment self-made series | |

### Short films

| Date Aired | Platform | Title | Character Name | Director | Ref. |
| 2 June 2022 | TikTok, Bilibili | Waiting for the Rain to Stop | Song Xuan | Cattree | |

### Variety shows

| Year | Date | Platform | Program | Role |
| 2021 | Jan 29–Apr 26 | Zhejiang Satellite TV | Ace vs. Ace: Season 6 | Host of derivative show Ace Boy Loading |
| 2021 | May 28–Aug 13 | Ai Qiyi | The Detectives' Adventures | Member of the "Detective Family" |
| 2022 | Feb 25–May 14 | Zhejiang Satellite TV | Ace vs. Ace: Season 7 | Host of derivative show Ace Boy Loading |
| 2022 | Mar 31–Jun 2 | Zhejiang Satellite TV | Three Boys | Main Host |
| 2023–2024 | Oct 20–Jan 19 | Zhejiang Satellite TV | Ace vs. Ace: Season 8 | Main Host |
| 2023–2024 | Dec 2–Feb 17 | Mango TV | Infinity and Beyond | Singer, Winner of "Most Promising Young Singer" Award |
| 2024 | | Tencent WeTV | Let's go now 2 | Main Host |

### Television commercials

| Date Aired | Platform | Brand Name | Note | Ref. |
| 2022 | Zhejiang Satellite TV | VIVO×JingDong Special Z | From Ace vs. Ace: Season 7 | |

### Stage drama (Plays)

| Date | Show Name | Character | Note |
| 2022 | Raging Water to the East | Eighth Group Army Service Officer | Organized by The Central Academy of Drama |
| 2023 | Sunrise | Huang Xingsan | Organized by The Central Academy of Drama |
| 2024 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Organized by The Central Academy of Drama |

## Discography
### Singles

| Release Date | Title | Peak Chart Position |
| 2023.3.4 | 5:23PM | 1 |
| 2024.3.25 | Heartbreak Circulation | 1 |
| 2024.12.2 | Tender Winter | 1 |
| 2024.3.3 | spr. | 1 |

## Other ventures
### Active Endorsements

| Date | Brand Name | Title | Note |
| 2021 | Yili Yogurt Drink | Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2021 | La Roche-Posay | Youth spokesperson | TNT |
| 2021 | Horien | Global Brand ambassador | TNT |
| 2022 | Master Kong Ice Tea | Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2022 | Louis Vuitton | Brand ambassador | TNT |
| 2022 | Guerlain | Times spokesperson | TNT |
| 2022 | Kérastase | Chinese Region Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2022 | Biotherm | Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2023 | KFC | Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2023 | Qiaolezi Ice Cream | Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2023 | Li Ning | Global Brand Youth spokesperson | TNT |
| 2023 | China Mobile Mango M-zone | Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2023 | LaiYiFen | Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2023 | Yuan Meng Star | Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2023 | LiuLiuMei | Global Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2024年 | Honor of Kings | Brand ambassador | TNT |
| 2024年 | MeiTuan | Brand Youth spokesperson | TNT |
| 2024年 | Stride | Global Brand spokesperson | TNT |
| 2024年 | Colgate | Brand ambassador | TNT |

### Fashion

On April 12, 2021, Song Yaxuan was invited as celebrity model for the Dior RTW Fall Winter 2021 show in Shanghai, marking his first solo appearances in fashion venues.
On November 27, 2021, Teens in Times was invited to Louis Vuitton LVAND 2021 in Shenzhen.
On June 23, 2022, Teens in Times was announced as Louis Vuitton's new global brand ambassador and was invited to promote the LV Spring Summer ’23 Men's Collection Show in Paris.
In November 2023, "Designer Pharrell Williams unveiled his pre-fall 2024 men’s collection to about 1,200 guests" including "Generation Z favourites - Chinese boy band Teens In Times".

### Regional Spokesperson

On June 23, 2022, SDTV published a video of Song Yaxuan introducing and promoting his hometown Binzhou as a city spokesperson. On the same day, Binzhou News published an interview with Song. The interview was conducted right after Song finished his university entrance exam.