He Jiong

He Jiong (, born 28 April 1974) is a Chinese television host, singer, actor, director and a former Arabic lecturer at Beijing Foreign Studies University. He is best known for co-hosting the Hunan TV variety show Happy Camp (1997–2021). He ranked 70th on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2005, 19th in 2006, 35th in 2007, 49th in 2008, 49 in 2009, 82nd in 2010, 90th in 2011, 97th in 2012, 73 in 2013, 77th in 2014, 88th in 2015, 41st in 2017, 45th in 2019, 53rd in 2020.

Early life and education He Jiong was born on 28 April 1974 in Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan, China. His father, He Wei , who was a professor of philosophy, ran a seafood restaurant chain. His elder brother He Hao is a military personnel. In 1986, He enrolled in the High School Attached to Hunan Normal University.

In September 1992, he was admitted to study Arabic at Beijing Foreign Studies University. After graduating in July 1997, he became a lecturer of Arabic at his alma mater, during which time he used an Arabic name "Anwar" . He and the university agreed to adjust the content of his work in 2007, in order for him to focus on his hosting career. He resigned from the position in January 2015. In 2006, He was cast for the Stan Lai stage play Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring. The same year, the introduction of Du Haitao and Wu Xin into mainstream media led to the establishment of the Happy Family, consisting of He, Xie Na, Li Weijia, Du, and Wu.

In 2007, He hosted the Chinese singing competition Super Boy, a spin-off of the show Super Girl, a competition that encouraged millions of Chinese netizens to democratically vote for progression in the show. The following year, He hosted the first three episodes of the talk show Day Day Up, taking over for fellow host Wang Han. In 2009, He, along with Wang, hosted the second season of Super Girl.

In 2013, He, together with the Happy Family, starred in the comedy film Bring Happiness Home. Since 2015, He has hosted the cooking show Go Fridge, a spin-off of Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, with Jackson Wang of Got7. The same year, He made his film director debut with the teen romance Forever Young, a film based on his debut single Gardenia in Blossom. In March 2016, He featured as a permanent cast on the variety program Who's the Murderer. Since 2017, together with Henry Lau and Huang Lei, He has been a cast member for the reality show Back to Field, a show that featured the simplistic lifestyles away from city centers. In 2019, He began hosting the reality show An Exciting Offer.

In 2022, following the unexpected closure of the show Happy Camp, which marked the end of its 24-year run, He began hosting Hello, Saturday as its replacement program.

He Jiong currently holds the Guinness World Record as the most-followed male celebrity on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, with over 115 million followers, as of February 2023.

Filmography Television hosting

Ongoing Hello, Saturday (from January 2022)

1998 Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (March 1998 - September 2021)

2013 I Am a Singer in Hunan Channel

2015 UP IDOL 为她而战 Go Fridge Season 1 with Jackson Wang (Got7) Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now) Season 2 of Are you normal with Ella Chen (S.H.E)

2016 Who's the Murderer Season 1 Fresh Sunday MC with Jackson Wang (Got7) Go Fridge Season 2 MC with Jackson Wang (Got7) Are you normal Season 3 with Henry Lau (Super Junior M) MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2017 Back to Field Season 1 Go Fridge Season 3 MC with Jackson Wang (Got7) Who's the Murderer Season 2 Who's the Murderer Season 3 MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2018 Back to Field Season 2 Go Fridge Season 4 MC with Jackson Wang (Got7) Who's the Murderer Season 4 Who's the Keyman MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2019 I Actor Go Fridge Season 5 Back to Field Season 3 The Miracle Chinese Language Who's the Murderer Season 5

2020 Go Fridge Season 6 Back to Field Season 4 Welcome Back to Sound Who's the Murderer Season 6

Films Source:

Television series 2004, Zhengde Emperor 2005, Do Not Love Me 2006, Never Make A Woman in Tears 2008, Ugly Wudi (guest performer) 2009, Beauties Best (guest performer) 2009, Take My Breath Away (guest performer) 2016, Shuttle Love Millenium (guest performer) 2017, Midnight Diner (guest performer) 2019, Reset Life (guest performer)

Theatre 2003 I Will Make Whatever You like 2006 The Peach Blossom Land 2014 21克拉 2016 Writing in Water