Fan Chengcheng

Fan Chengcheng (; born 16 June 2000) is a Chinese singer, rapper and actor. He is a former member of the Chinese boy group Nine Percent and also a member of boy group Next. He has been a cast member of the Chinese variety show Keep Running since 2023.

Early life Fan Chengcheng was born in Qingdao, Shandong, and is the younger brother of Fan Bingbing. Fan Chengcheng attended Beijing Huijia Private School from a young age. At 15, he began to study at the Royal Russell School in the United Kingdom, and later transferred to Montverde Academy in the United States. In November 2016, he went to South Korea, and joined Yuehua Entertainment as a trainee after passing an audition.

Career

Fan Chengcheng participated in the Chinese boy band survival program Idol Producer aired from 19 January to 6 April 2018. He eventually placed 3rd in the final episode and debuted as a member of Nine Percent.

While promoting with Nine Percent, before disbandment, Fan debuted as a member of Yuehua's new boy band NEX7 with the song "Wait a Minute" on 21 June 2018. On 23 June 2018, NEX7 held their first fan meeting in Beijing, China. Fan released his first digital single, titled "I'm Here" on 22 November 2018, and "Dumb Show" in December. On 18 December, he was awarded the "New Power Artist of the Year" in the 10th Beijing News China Fashion Power List. On 4 May 2019, he served as a resident guest of Zhejiang Television's Youth Periplous Season. He released his debut EP on 16 June, with "Like A Fan" serving as the title track.

Fan was also cast in several variety shows such as Chase Me in 2019, as a series regular. Chase Me was swiftly cancelled after only 3 episodes, following the death of guest star Godfrey Gao. On 31 July 2020, he joined the second season of The Man Doing Housework; on 22 October, he joined the guest lineup of Trend partner 2. On 3 March 2021, French luxury brand Givenchy announced that singer and actor Fan Chengcheng became its brand spokesperson. On 15 October 2021, he participated in the Beautiful and Wonderful Night of Douyin. He was also cast in his first television series, Spirit Realm alongside Cheng Xiao.

From 2018 to 2020, he participated in Zhejiang Television's New Year's Eve Concert for three consecutive years. On 17 October 2019, Fan Chengcheng was included in the 2019 Forbes China 30 Under 30 Elite List.

Personal life Fan is the younger brother of Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, who is almost 19 years his senior. He was an active idol throughout her disappearance and presumed arrest in 2018.

Discography

Extended plays TitleAlbum details Sales Like A Fan Released: 16 June 2019 Language: Mandarin Label: Yuehua Entertainment 1,043,106 EMERGING Released: 16 June 2020 Language: Mandarin Label: Yuehua Entertainment679,080 咦？ Released: 16 June 2021 Language: Mandarin Label: Yuehua Entertainment1,154,060

Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbumCHN "I'm Here"2018 CHN: 2,800,685 "哑剧 (Dumb Show)" "Hi Wake Up"201914青春的花路"Dip Out"—Like A Fan"Let Go"—青春的花路"Umbrella"22More Than Forever (限定的记忆)"快乐很简单 (Happiness is Simple)" 2020— "Can't Slow Down"8"秘密 (Secret)"2021—秘密 (Secret) "从第一天开始 (We Don't Play)"2023— 从第一天开始 (We Don't Play)"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumCHN"醉墨"2021—The World of Fantasy OST"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumCHN Wisher致命愿望Qiu Wendong裘文东 2022Time Seems to Have Forgotten被遗忘的时光Lu Xiaofan路小凡 2023 Once and Forever曾少年Yang Cheng杨澄 TBAChasing the Light左肩有你Jiang Cheng蒋丞 Stories of Youth and Love要久久爱Jiang Yi蒋翼 Romance in the Alley小巷人家Zhuang Tunan庄图南

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