# Jing Boran

Jing Boran (Chinese: 井柏然; pinyin: Jǐng Bórán; born 19 April 1989) or Bobo Jing, is a Chinese actor and singer who achieved popularity after becoming the champion at the 2007 talent contest My Hero. Along with the third-place winner Fu Xinbo, he formed a boy band called BoBo. Since 2008, Jing has appeared on a series of films and televisions. He is known for his leading roles in Chinese films Monster Hunt (2015), Time Raiders (2016), Us and Them (2018) and The Shadow Play (2019).

## Career
### 2007–2014: Beginnings

Jing began his singing career after winning the top prize at the 2007 Chinese talent contest My Hero. He then signed a contract with Chinese entertainment company Huayi Brothers and formed a boy band named BoBo with fellow contestant Fu Xinbo. In October 2007, the band released their debut EP, Glory. In 2008, he appeared as a minor unaccredited role in the Chinese film The Equation of Love and Death.
Jing made his feature film debut in the Chinese romance film Hot Summer Days (2010), which won him a Best New Actor award at the Beijing College Student Film Festival. Since then, he has developed a passion for acting and started to focus on acting and refining skills by exploring different genres of film. One of his earlier notable roles is Wang Can in the romance film Up in the Wind (2013) where he played a rich second generation heir who wants to find meaning in life.
In June 2011, Jing signed a recording deal with Seed Music, and released his debut eponymous studio album. The album topped the charts in both mainland China and Taiwan, and won him a Global Chinese Golden Chart Award for Best New Artist.

### 2015–present: Rising popularity and breakthrough

In 2015, Jing started to gain popularity with his role in the time-travel romance drama Love Weaves Through a Millennium and travel reality show Divas Hit the Road; his chemistry and friendship with co-star Zheng Shuang (who also appeared in both programs) was a huge topic online. Jing then starred in the road drama film Lost and Love alongside Hong Kong actor Andy Lau. His performance as a bike mechanic who was orphaned since young earned him a Golden Rooster Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The same year, he starred in the fantasy comedy film Monster Hunt; which grossed over 1.8 billion yuan to become one of the highest-grossing films in China. The success of Monster Hunt successfully launched Jing to mainstream fame.
In 2016, Jing starred in the adventure film Time Raiders, which is based on the novel Tomb Raiders. The film was a box office success, and was the only summer release in China to surpass 1 billion yuan. He then starred in the romance-gaming film Love O2O, which is based on the novel under the same title, alongside Angelababy.
In 2017, it was announced that Jing is set to return to the small screen with fantasy period drama The Love of Hypnosis alongside Liu Yifei.
In 2018, Jing reprised his role in the sequel of Monster Hunt. The same year, he starred in the romance film Us and Them, directed by Taiwanese actress Rene Liu. It was a hit in China, earning $191 million over its first two weekends.
In 2019, Jing starred in the crime suspense film The Shadow Play directed by Lou Ye. The same year, Jing co-starred in the adventure drama film The Climbers .

## Ambassadorship

In 2015, Jing became the youth ambassador for the Youth Creativity Entrepreneur Awards, established by United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | The Equation of Love and Death | 李米的猜想 | Boy sitting on Li Mi's taxi | Cameo |
| 2009 | Beautiful Song of Taste | 美味情歌 | Zhang Zhe | |
| 2010 | Hot Summer Days | 全城热恋 | Xiao Fang | |
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party | 建党伟业 | Xie Zhaomin | |
| 2011 | Love in Space | 全球热恋 | Wen Feng | |
| 2012 | Shadows of Love | 影子爱人 | Bi Da | |
| 2012 | The Bullet Vanishes | 消失的子弹 | Xiao Wu | |
| 2012 | The Guillotines | 血滴子 | Hou Jia Shisan | |
| 2013 | Up in the Wind | 等风来 | Wang Can | |
| 2013 | Extreme Pursuit | 极速无间 | Ah Sheng | Short film |
| 2014 | Rise of the Legend | 黄飞鸿之英雄有梦 | Che Huo | |
| 2015 | Bride Wars | 新娘大作战 | Host | Cameo |
| 2015 | Lost and Love | 失孤 | Zeng Shuai | |
| 2015 | Monster Hunt | 捉妖记 | Song Tianyin | |
| 2015 | A Tale of Three Cities | 三城记 | Shou Maihua | |
| 2016 | Time Raiders | 盗墓笔记 | Zhang Qiling | |
| 2016 | Love O2O | 微微一笑很倾城 | Xiao Nai | |
| 2018 | Monster Hunt 2 | 捉妖记2 | Song Tianyin | |
| 2018 | The Faces of My Gene | 祖宗十九代 | Lei | Cameo |
| 2018 | Us and Them | 后来的我们 | Lin Jianqing | |
| 2019 | The Shadow Play | 风中有朵雨做的云 | Yang Jiadong | |
| 2019 | The Climbers | 攀登者 | Li Guoliang | |
| TBA | Dao Chuang Ci | 倒戗刺 | Li Song | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network |
| 2009 | Nonstop | 青春进行时 | Jing Bao | Dragon TV |
| 2009 | Girl Rushes Forward | 女孩冲冲冲 | Jing Xiaoqiao | Harbin TV |
| 2011 | 33 Story Halls | 33故事馆 | Zhang Chengyou | STV |
| 2013 | New Editorial Department Story | 新编辑部故事 | He Cheche | Beijing TV, Dragon TV |
| 2015 | Love Weaves Through a Millennium | 相爱穿梭千年 | Gong Ming | Hunan TV |
| 2021 | Psychologist | 女心理师 | Qian Kaiyi | Youku |
| 2023 | A League of Nobleman | 君子盟 | Lan Jue | Tencent |
| 2023 | Road Home | 归路 | Lu Yan Chen | Hunan TV, Mango TV, Iqiyi |
| 2024 | Regeneration | 新生 | Fei Ke / Li Zerui | Youku, Netflix |
| TBA | The Love of Hypnosis | 一曲三笙 (aka南煙齋筆錄) | Ye Shen | |

### Variety shows

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Divas Hit the Road | 花儿与少年 | Cast member | Season 2 |
| 2016 | Fighting Man | 我们战斗吧 | Cast member | |
| 2017 | Divas Hit the Road | 花儿与少年 | Cast member | Season 3 |
| 2018 | I Actor | 演员的品格 | Mentor | |
| 2019 | Who's the Murderer | 明星大侦探 | Cast member | Season 5 |
| 2020 | Go Fridge | 拜托了冰箱 | Guest | Season 6 (Episode 7, 8) |

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
| 2010 | Warm Hands | 暖暖手 | with Guo Biyao |
| 2011 | Jing Boran | 井柏然首张同名专辑 | |

### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2009 | "Homework" | 回家作业 | Nonstop OST | |
| 2009 | "Be Happier" | 快乐多一些 | Nonstop OST | |
| 2009 | "Jiayou Angel" | 天使加油 | | |
| 2010 | "Hot Summer Days" | 全城热恋 | Hot Summer Days OST | |
| 2012 | "No Valentine's Day" | 不过情人节 | | |
| 2014 | "Another Side of the City" | 你飞到城市另一边 | Up in the Wind OST | |
| 2015 | "Where Will You Be Tomorrow" | 明天你會在哪 | Monster Hunt OST | with Bai Baihe |
| 2015 | "Can't Forget" | 不能忘 | Love Weaves Through a Millennium OST | with Zheng Shuang |
| 2016 | "The Initial Dream" | 最初的梦想 | Love O2O OST | |
| 2017 | "Beauty and the Beast" | 美女与野兽 | Beauty and the Beast OST | Chinese version; with Hebe Tien |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Major awards ||||||
| 2010 | 17th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best New Actor | Hot Summer Days | Won |
| 2011 | 30th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best New Performer | Hot Summer Days | Nominated |
| 2011 | 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Best New Artist (Mainland China) | — | Won |
| 2011 | 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "Where Did Love Drop" | Won |
| 2011 | 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Most Popular Duet | "Warm Hands" | Won |
| 2012 | 2nd Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards | Best New Artist (Silver) | Jing Boran | Won |
| 2012 | Music Radio China Top Chart Awards | Best New Artist (Mainland China) | — | Won |
| 2012 | Huading Awards | New Actor Award (China) | Hot Summer Days | Won |
| 2015 | 30th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lost and Love | Nominated |
| 2015 | 15th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Anticipated Actor | Rise of the Legend | Nominated |
| 2016 | 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Actor | Monster Hunt | Nominated |
| 2016 | 13th Changchun Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Lost and Love | Won |
| 2020 | 35th Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Climbers | Nominated |
| Other awards ||||||
| 2007 | BQ Awards | Popularity Award (Silver) | — | Won |
| 2011 | "Love The Future" Beijing Charity Night | Charity Star | — | Won} |
| 2011 | 1st Cantonese Youth Film Awards | Most Popular Newcomer | — | Won |
| 2012 | Sprite Music Awards | Best Newcomer | — | Won |
| 2012 | Sprite Music Awards | Best Song | "Jing Zi You Xi" | Won |
| 2012 | CityFM Music Awards | Newcomer of the Year | — | Won |
| 2012 | 3rd LETV Film & Drama Awards | Rising Film Actor | — | Won |
| 2013 | Shen Bao Award Ceremony | Best Young Film Actor | — | Won |
| 2015 | GQ 2015 Men of the Year | Idol of the Year | — | Won |
| 2015 | L'Officiel Night | Award | — | Won |
| 2015 | Bazaar Men of the Year Awards | Most Attractive Star of the Year | — | Won |
| 2015 | "Wind From The East" Entertainment Influence Awards | Film Figure of the Year | — | Won |
| 2015 | 5th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Rising Star of the Year | — | Won |
| 2015 | EMEAward | Most Commercially Valuable Endorser | — | Won |
| 2016 | Baidu Fan Appreciation Season | Baidu Entertainment Person of the Year | — | Won |
| 2016 | 10th Tencent Video Star Awards | Most Popular Film Actor | — | Won |
| 2017 | Netease Attitude Awards | Best Actor | — | Won |
| 2018 | 15th Esquire Man At His Best Awards | Film Actor of the Year | — | Won |
| 2019 | GQ 2019 Men of the Year | Goodwill Ambassador | — | Won |
| 2019 | Cosmo Glam Night | Person of The Year (Dream) | — | Won |
| 2019 | 16th Esquire Man At His Best Awards | Most Popular Actor | — | Won |
| 2020 | Weibo Awards Ceremony | Weibo God | — | Won |

### Forbes China Celebrity 100

| Year | Rank |
| 2017 | 24th |
| 2019 | 31st |
| 2020 | 35th |