Chen Linong

Chen Linong (Chinese: 陳立農, born October 3, 2000) is a Taiwanese singer and actor active in mainland China. He took part in the Chinese survival show Idol Producer and debuted as a member of Chinese boy group Nine Percent[1] as a vocalist. He released his first album 'Unbelonging' on May 29, 2020.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Linong
Born (2000-10-03) October 3, 2000
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Other names
  • Nong Nong
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
  • A Legend Star Corp
  • 传奇星娱乐
  • Universal Music Corp
Associated acts
Chen Linong
Traditional Chinese陳立農
Simplified Chinese陈立农

Early life

Chen was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan where he was scouted by A Legend Star Entertainment Corp. and trained for a period of 6 months[2] before travelling to mainland China.

Career

2018-present: Idol Producer and debut

In 2018, Linong participated in the reality show called Idol Producer as a trainee under A Legend Star Corporation. He rose to fame after being on the show and ended up placing 2nd in the final episode with a total of 20,441,802 votes.[3] He officially debuted on April 6, 2018 with the group Nine Percent.

After the ending of the show, Chen went on to release 2 songs and was voted the 6th Most Influential Star in China from May to June 2018 with fellow Nine Percent members Cai Xukun, Fan Chengcheng and Zhu Zhengting placing respectively at 1st, 7th and 8th.[4]

Chen released a single titled "I Am Yours (我是你的)" on October 3, 2018. He also released another song titled "Half of it is Me (一半是我)" on January 1, 2019.

On October 6, 2019 Nine Percent officially disbanded. They held their final farewell concert on October 12 in Guangzhou, China.

On October 31, 2019 he released a single titled "Exclusive Contract (专属合约)". The MV teaser for the song dropped on November 4, with the MV coming out on November 11.

On May 29, 2020 Chen released his first full-length album "Unbelonging (格格不入)". The album contains 12 songs, two being collaborations with fellow singers, Hailee Steinfeld and Rainie Yang

On December 4, 2020 A fantasy movie titled Soul Snatcher was released (in China). In which he played one of the main characters, Wang Zijin, alongside his co-star Li Xian. The movie earned $19,500,000 at the Chinese box office.[5]

Discography
Main article: Nine Percent § Discography

Albums
TitleAlbum detailsSales
Unbelonging (格格不入)
Track listing
  1. This is How I Feel You（我梦见你）
  2. Unbelonging（格格不入）
  3. Unsure feat. Lala Hsu（一无所知 feat.徐佳瑩）
  4. Masterpiece Chinese Ver.（万分之一）
  5. Lost In You（温柔时空）
  6. Unmask（卸妆卸装）
  7. Taste Of Summer（夏日滋味）
  8. Shoulda Woulda Coulda（早该知道）
  9. The Last Chapter（最后章节）
  10. My Fantasy（统计学改）
  11. I Was Yours（曾经男孩）
  12. Masterpiece feat. Hailee Steinfeld
  • CHN: 689,408+[6]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[7] Album
CHN
[8][upper-alpha 1]
"I'm Yours"
(我是你的)		 2018 5
  • CHN: 2,144,795+
 Non-album singles
"Half of it is Me"
(一半是我)		 2019 1
  • CHN: 2,856,065+
"专属合约" — [lower-alpha 1] N/A
"A close-up of happiness" (幸福特写) 2020 — [lower-alpha 2]
"This is How I Feel You" (我梦见你) — [lower-alpha 3] Unbelonging（格格不入）
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[8]
"Reborn" (解码游戏) 2018 N/A Reborn OST
"Hi Roommate" (Hi室友) Hi Roommate OST
"There's a Dream" (有梦可待) 2019 55 Behind The Scenes OST
"A Glorious Future" (前程似锦)
(with Li Xian) [9]		 2 [lower-alpha 4] Soul Snatcher OST
"闪电起航"
(with Liu Xiang, Tian Liang, Silence Wang, Yumiko Cheng and Xu Jiaqi)		 2020 — XJR Sports Carnival OST
"年少無邪“
(with Li Xian) [10]		 — Soul Snatcher OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Films
Year English title Native title Role
2020 Red Fox Scholar (Soul Snatcher)[11]赤狐书生Wang Zijin

Television Shows
Year English title Native title Role
2018 Idol Producer 偶像练习生 Contestant
Hi! Roommate Hi室友 Cast Member
Perfect Restaurant 完美的餐厅
2019 Miss Voice 这样唱好美 Judge
More Than Forever 限定的记忆 Himself
2020 Dancing Diamond 52 菱格世代Dancing Diamond 52 Mentor
Wonderful Time 美好的时光 Cast member
XJR Sports Carnival 小巨人运动会 Cast member

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2018 2018 Bazaar Men of The Year Gala Idol Of The Year N/A Won [12]
粉丝嘉年华

Fan Carnival Awards

 Cooking Blogger Award N/A Won [13]
Baidu Awards Baidu Entertainment Popularity Award N/A Won
百度APP与湖南卫视联合沸点晚会

Baidu and Hunan TV party

 Male Artist of The Year N/A Won
2019 Sina Fashion Awards Most Commercially Valuable Artist of the Year N/A Won [14]
Night of the Film Most Anticipated New Actor N/A Won [15]
Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony Trendy Artist of the Year N/A Won [16]
2020 Weibo Awards Ceremony Rising Artist of the Year N/A Won [17]

Notelist
  1. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China but was shut down in September 2019 so QQ Music's Mainland Chart has been used.
  1. "专属合约" debuted at number 1 in Taiwan
  2. "幸福特写" debuted at number 3 in Taiwan
  3. "我梦见你" debuted at number 1 in Taiwan
  4. QQ Music's Mainland chart was used since Billboard China's Top 100 was shut down

References
  1. "Info".
  2. "Idol Producer Profiles - 06. Chen Linong = A Legend Star Entertainment Corperation [sic] - Wattpad". www.wattpad.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. "DramaPanda: Idol Producer announces final nine, Cai Xukun wins the most votes". Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  4. "Nine Percent | Cai xukun 🇨🇳 on Instagram: "Top 20 power star chart in May 2018 2. Cai xukun 4. Justin 12. Zhu zhengting Congrats kunkun 😍😍😍 ..may u succeed more #caixukun…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  5. "Soul Snatcher (2020)".
  6. "格格不入 cumulative sales". Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  7. Sales for:
  8. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  9. 赤狐书生, 电影. "春江花月夜改名赤狐书生". Sina Weibo微博 (in Chinese). "EDKO FILMS (安乐电影)", which owns "Monster Hunt (捉妖记)". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  10. 赤狐书生, 电影. "春江花月夜改名赤狐书生". Sina Weibo微博 (in Chinese). "EDKO FILMS (安乐电影)", which owns "Monster Hunt (捉妖记)". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  11. "Soul Snatcher". IMDb. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. "NINE PERCENT 9% on Instagram: "nongnong 陈立农 @ Bazaar Men 2018 Men Of The Year Gala 121218 - nongnong won the "Idol Of The Year" award alongside liuhaoran 刘昊然 and…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  13. "陳立農", 维基百科，自由的百科全书 (in Chinese), 2019-03-30, retrieved 2019-03-31
  14. "2019风格大赏权威发布年度榜单 开启时尚科技交汇平行世界". Sina (in Chinese). December 11, 2019.
  15. "迅视影业出席粤港澳大湾区电影行业大会暨电影之夜 颁发最具潜力演员奖". Yule (in Chinese). December 18, 2019.
  16. "2019今日头条年度盛典荣誉揭晓，头条创作者与明星同台领奖". Caijing (in Chinese). January 9, 2020.
  17. "陈飞宇陈立农欧阳娜娜等获微博年度进取艺人荣誉". Sina (in Chinese). January 11, 2020.
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