Jackson Yee

Jackson Yee (, Chinese name Yi Yangqianxi, born on 28 November 2000) is a Chinese singer, dancer and actor. After a talent manager discovered him at a children talent competition, where he performed a hip-hop dance, and signed to TF Entertainment, Yee became the youngest member of the Chinese boy band TFBoys in 2013.
Yee is also a solo artist and singer. His single in 2017, "Li Sao (The Lament)" was named "Mandarin Song of the Year" by Billboard Radio China. Yee also has starring roles in "The Longest Day in Chang'an" (2019) and "Forward" (2019). He received critical acclaim for his performance in "Better Days" (2019) and his 2020 film "A Little Red Flower" was a further success. He also won the Best New Performer Award in the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards for his first lead film role, Bei in "Better Days".
Yee ranked 8th on "Forbes" China Celebrity 100 list in 2019, and 1st in 2020. According to Chinese media reports, he is currently one of the most commercially valuable stars in China.
Career.
2005–2012: Career beginnings, "Fashion Youngster".
Yee debuted as a child star, appearing in several variety programs from 2005 to 2008.
In 2009, Yee became a member of former Chinese idol group Fashion Youngsters. He left the group in 2011.
In 2010, Yee made his acting debut in the television series "Iron Pear".
In March 2012, Yee participated in Hunan TV's reality talent show "Up Young" and entered the top 100. Despite being eliminated, he attracted the attention of TF Entertainment and was invited to audition with the company. Prior to debuting with TFBoys, Yee released his first solo single "Dream Skyscraper". He also acted in several short films and appeared in "Voice of China" contestant, Chang Hohsuan's music video for his self-composed single "Father".
2013–2016: TFBoys and solo activities.
Yee officially debuted as a member of TFBoys in 2013. In 2015, he voiced the main character for the Chinese dub of the animated movie "The Little Prince".
In July 2016, he starred in the xianxia television series, "Noble Aspirations", playing a fox demon. In November, he released his second solo single "You Say". The single was produced by music producer Lee Wei Song and written by Leehom Wang. The same month, he joined the cast of the variety show "Baby Let Me Go".
2017–present: Mainstream popularity.
In January 2017, Yee joined the voice cast of the animated movie "", playing the character of a mysterious man. Yee starred as the young version of the male protagonist in historical drama "Song of Phoenix". He also released his own rendition of Li Sao for the soundtrack of the drama.
In September, it was announced that Yee has set up his own independent studio for his solo activities. In November, Yee released his first English language single, titled "Nothing to Lose", produced by Harvey Mason Jr. while Yee participated in the lyrics writing. Five days later, he released another single titled "Unpredictable", produced by David Gamson and with lyrics written by Dave Gibson. Both songs ranked number two and one respectively on the FreshAsia Music Chart.
In 2018, Yee was confirmed to join the dance-oriented variety show, "Street Dance of China" as a mentor. Yee was invited to attend the 60th Grammy Award Ceremony on 28 January 2018, held in New York as a China Music Vision guest. The same year, it was announced that he will star in the fantasy animated film "".
In 2019, Yee starred in the youth romance film "Better Days", based on the Chinese novel, "In his youth, in her beauty". The same year, he starred in the historical mystery drama "The Longest Day in Chang'an". On December 22, 2019, he held his first solo concert, "Su Er" in Shanghai, China"."
In 2020, Yee starred in period action drama "Forward Forever".
Ambassador roles.
In June 2017, Yee was chosen as one of the WHO China Tobacco Control Champion by the World Health Organization.
In November 2017, Yee was invited by the World Health Organization to Geneva as one of the four youth leaders from China, to give a speech a calling for the elimination of AIDS discrimination. Shortly after, he was awarded the title of WHO China Special Envoy For Health. As the special envoy for WHO in China, he naturally put an emphasis on healthy living, and also mentioned his support for the "Children's Companion Program", a project that aims to help children in rural provinces whose parents have moved away to work in major cities. The same month, he collaborated with 16 other celebrities on the song "Embracing You", which serves as the theme song for 30th World AIDS Day.
On his birthday concert held on 28 November 2017, Yee announced the establishment of the Jackson Yee Fund. Its first phase will help raise 1.5 million yuan ($227,000) to support a charity program for the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation to help more than 12,000 rural, "left-behind" children, whose parents have moved to urban areas to earn a living with temporary jobs.
Yee was named as one of the top 10 influential charity stars by Sina in January 2018.
In 2019, Yee represented China at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum. Joined by nearly 1,000 other youth advocates in New York on 8 and 9 April, he met with government ministers and officials to advance the role of young people in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On November 9, 2019, Yee was announced as the China Forest Fire Management Charity Ambassador to promote the awareness of forest fires - prevent forest fires and protect our green homes.⁣
Endorsements.
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In August 2019, Yee ended his contracts with Givenchy after the brand produced a T-shirt listing Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as separate countries. "We are extremely angry at Givenchy for designing clothing that is suspected of damaging China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity," said Yee's management company in a statement. "We have stopped all cooperation with Givenchy. Mr. Yee and his studio resolutely uphold the one-China principle and adamantly safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Givenchy posted a public apology in response, stating, "We apologize for the mistake in Givenchy’s printed T-shirts in overseas markets that has aroused discussion among some netizens today. For any human negligence or mistake, we must correct it immediately and take it as a warning. Givenchy always respects China’s sovereignty, firmly upholds the one-China principle and is unswerving."
In March 2021, Yee distanced himself with Adidas after the brand announced its decision to not use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region where there were alleged human rights issues. Yee showed his support for Xinjiang-produced cotton through his official account on Chinese social media platform Weibo, and a statement from his management company stated that he "resolutely boycott any behavior vilifying China".