Glenn Yong
{{Short description|Singaporean actor & singer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Yong|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Glenn Yong
| image = Glenn Yong 容启航 2022 Profile.jpg
| caption = Yong in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| other_names = Rong Qihang
| education = {{ubl
|Peicai Secondary School
}}
| alma_mater = Murdoch University
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| website =
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| t = 容啟航
| s = 容启航
| p = Róng Qǐháng
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}}
Glenn Yong (born 10 October 1996){{cite web |date=15 April 2020 |title=NÜYOU COVER CELEB GLENN YONG SAYS A GOOD ACTOR IS MORE THAN JUST ACTING 启航：做演员，不只是要把戏演好 |url=https://www.nuyou.com.sg/celebs/nuyou-cover-celeb-glenn-yong-good-actor-more-than-just-acting/ |access-date=27 April 2022 |website=NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 - 最时尚中文杂志 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921225644/https://www.nuyou.com.sg/celebs/nuyou-cover-celeb-glenn-yong-good-actor-more-than-just-acting/ |url-status=live }} is a Singaporean actor and singer. He is the first Singaporean to make it onto the TC Candler Global list of "100 Most Handsome Faces", and he ranked number 75 in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Glenn Yong makes it to ‘100 Most Handsome Faces’ list 2 years in a row |url=https://mothership.sg/2023/12/glenn-yong-most-handsome-face-tc-candler/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=mothership.sg |language=en}} He debuted on the television screen in 2021 with {{Interlanguage link|Live Your Dreams|zh|大大的夢想}} (大大的梦想), and in the movies in 2021 with Ah Girls Go Army.
Early life and education
Glenn Yong was born on 10 October 1996 in Singapore. He is the youngest in the family with an older brother.{{cite web |date=1 October 2021 |title=Mediacorp Actor Glenn Yong Says He Really Respects His Dad For Juggling 3 Jobs: Private Hire Driver, Deliveryman & Safe-Distancing Ambassador |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/mediacorp-actor-glenn-yong-says-he-really-respects-his-dad-juggling-3-jobs-private-hire-driver |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=TODAY |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922001128/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/mediacorp-actor-glenn-yong-says-he-really-respects-his-dad-juggling-3-jobs-private-hire-driver |url-status=live }}
Yong attended PAP Kindergarten, Peicai Secondary School and Temasek Polytechnic.{{cite web |date=26 September 2021 |title=Mediacorp Actor Glenn Yong Says He Really Respects His Dad For Juggling 3 Jobs: Private Hire Driver, Deliveryman & Safe-Distancing Ambassador |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/glenn-yong-live-your-dreams-father-three-jobs-15413092 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=8 Days |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423072204/https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/glenn-yong-live-your-dreams-father-three-jobs-15413092 |url-status=live }} After National Service, Yong studied at Murdoch University and graduated in October 2020, with a degree in marketing.{{Cite web |last=Yan |first=Jeffrey |date=3 February 2022 |title=Actor Glenn Yong wants to use his voice for good {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/glenn-yong-wants-to-use-his-voice-for-good |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922050419/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/glenn-yong-wants-to-use-his-voice-for-good |url-status=live }}
Career
In 2019, Yong started acting as a supporting role in The Good Fight (致胜出击) in which he played the younger version of one of the main characters.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-13 |title=2021本地新晋人气男主角 |url=https://www.nuyou.com.sg/men/2021-up-coming-local-actors-to-look-out-for/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》- 最时尚中文杂志 |language=en-US |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922013529/https://www.nuyou.com.sg/men/2021-up-coming-local-actors-to-look-out-for/ |url-status=live }}
In 2020, Yong was cast in the television series Victory Lap (水漾少年) alongside Thailand GMM artiste Earth Pirapat.{{cite web |date=1 October 2021 |title=Mediacorp Actor Glenn Yong Says He Really Respects His Dad For Juggling 3 Jobs: Private Hire Driver, Deliveryman & Safe-Distancing Ambassador |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/mediacorp-actor-glenn-yong-says-he-really-respects-his-dad-juggling-3-jobs-private-hire-driver |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=TODAY |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922001128/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/mediacorp-actor-glenn-yong-says-he-really-respects-his-dad-juggling-3-jobs-private-hire-driver |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=30 December 2019 |title=2020本地剧 小鲜肉抢滩 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20191230-1017082 |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922051644/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20191230-1017082 |url-status=live }} Yong released his first single 妈妈好 in May 2020.
In September 2021, Yong made his acting debut and starred in his breakout role as 孙易安,{{cite web |date=13 December 2021 |title=3 UP-AND-COMING LOCAL ACTORS TO LOOK OUT FOR 2021本地新晋人气男主角 |url=https://www.nuyou.com.sg/men/2021-up-coming-local-actors-to-look-out-for/ |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922013529/https://www.nuyou.com.sg/men/2021-up-coming-local-actors-to-look-out-for/ |url-status=live }} the male lead role in the musical drama series, {{Interlanguage link|Live Your Dreams|zh|大大的夢想}} (大大的梦想). Yong's first solo original soundtrack (OST) song, 幸福的未来, was also released in the soundtrack album together with the drama series.
In October 2021, Yong was cast as the male lead for Jack Neo's Ah Girls Go Army with the role of Sergeant Chow, one of the two trainers in the movie.{{cite web |date=24 October 2021 |title=《女兵外传》14位女演员人选出炉 林茜茜出演"重量级"女兵 |url=https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/ah-girls-go-army-1625841 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |archive-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201082416/https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/ah-girls-go-army-1625841 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=10 April 2022 |title='Ah Girls Go Army' actor Glenn Yong worked odd jobs before big break, once waited on celeb friends at event |url=https://mothership.sg/2022/04/glenn-yong-interview/ |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=Mothership |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921185754/https://mothership.sg/2022/04/glenn-yong-interview/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=5 April 2022 |title=WHY APRIL COVER CELEB GLENN YONG SAYS HIS LIFE IS LIKE A BULLET TRAIN？容启航如子弹列车高速前进 |url=https://www.nuyou.com.sg/celebs/why-april-cover-celeb-glenn-yong-life-is-like-a-bullet-train/ |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922084818/https://www.nuyou.com.sg/celebs/why-april-cover-celeb-glenn-yong-life-is-like-a-bullet-train/ |url-status=live }} The film was widely panned by audiences and critics.{{cite web|url= https://sg.style.yahoo.com/ah-girls-go-army-jack-neo-loses-plot-5th-military-comedy-160003793.html|title= Ah Girls Go Army: Jack Neo loses the plot (again) with 5th military comedy|last= |first= |date= 1 February 2022|website= Yahoo News|publisher= |access-date= 1 February 2022|quote= |archive-date= 1 February 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220201024504/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/ah-girls-go-army-jack-neo-loses-plot-5th-military-comedy-160003793.html|url-status= live}}
In March 2022, Yong performed at the National Stadium for "Relay For Life 2022" event organized by Singapore Cancer Society.{{cite web |date=March 2022 |title=Rallying the Community (March 2022) |url=https://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/2-contents/917-rallying-the-community-mar-2022.html |access-date=8 April 2022 |website=Singapore Cancer Society |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921195847/https://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/2-contents/917-rallying-the-community-mar-2022.html |url-status=live }} In May, he was appointed as Singapore Cancer Society's Goodwill Ambassador to raise cancer awareness among the youth.{{cite web |date=28 May 2022 |title=Glenn Yong joins Singapore Cancer Society as a Goodwill Ambassador |url=https://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/glenn-yong-joins-singapore-cancer-society%E2%80%99s-as-a-goodwill-ambassador.html |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=Singapore Cancer Society |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921214843/https://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/glenn-yong-joins-singapore-cancer-society%E2%80%99s-as-a-goodwill-ambassador.html |url-status=live }}
In May 2022, Yong joined media company ConfirmGood as its head of marketing.{{cite web |date=26 May 2022 |title=Ah Girls Go Army star Glenn Yong visits secondary school juniors, autographs their uniforms |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/glenn-yong-ah-girls-go-army-secondary-school-peicai-autograph-uniform-313061 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=CNA Lifestyle |archive-date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515014203/https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/glenn-yong-ah-girls-go-army-secondary-school-peicai-autograph-uniform-313061 |url-status=live }}
In June 2022, Yong released his new first English single and music video, UP UP, about his experiences in the entertainment industry since his debut in 2019 and he hopes to encourage and empower people to keep moving up despite the odds.{{cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=Glenn Yong releases first ever music video ‘Up Up’ to bring light to his experiences in the entertainment industry |url=https://confirmgood.com/post/glenn-yong-music-video-up-up/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=ConfirmGood |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922015043/https://confirmgood.com/post/glenn-yong-music-video-up-up/ |url-status=live }}
With the continuation of Jack Neo's Ah Girls Go Army movie, Ah Girls Go Army Again was released as well with Yong acting as Sergeant Chow in the movie.{{cite web |date=15 June 2022 |title=新片上映：女兵外传2 |url=https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/aggaa-1834841 |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921220458/https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/aggaa-1834841 |url-status=live }}
In September 2022, Yong filmed his next movie titled The King of Musang King as one of the lead roles, which was released in early 2023.{{cite web |date=8 September 2022 |title=批评梁志强电影烂？拍摄梁导电影的李国煌如此说…… |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20220908-1310908 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922021115/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20220908-1310908 |url-status=live }}
In November 2022, Yong performed at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for Sing.浪 Concert 2022 with up to a crowd of 8,000 audiences in total.
In December 2022, over 320,000 worldwide celebrities and 1800 nominees, Yong was voted and ranked number 62 of the top 100 most handsome faces in the world on TC Candler. Yong is also the first Singaporean to make it on the TC Candler Global list.{{cite web |date=29 December 2022 |title=Singapore actor Glenn Yong among TC Candler’s 100 most handsome faces |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/singapore-actor-glenn-yong-among-tc-candler-s-100-most-handsome-faces |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=The Straits Times |archive-date=30 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230014036/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/singapore-actor-glenn-yong-among-tc-candler-s-100-most-handsome-faces |url-status=live }}
In June 2023, Yong began filming Jack Neo's I Not Stupid 3, playing the male lead role.{{cite web |date=11 June 2023 |title=梁志强公布《小孩不笨3》部分卡士 容启航获选参演！ |url=https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/glenn-yong-jack-neo-i-not-stupid-3-2156541 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621134544/https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/glenn-yong-jack-neo-i-not-stupid-3-2156541 |url-status=live }}
Discography
=Singles=
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Year !!Title ! Notes!! class="unsortable" |Ref |
| 2021
|幸福的未来 (Xing Fu De Wei Lai) |Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想) OST |
| 2022
|UP UP | |
| 2023
|BREAK OUT | |
Filmography
= Television series =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes !class="unsortable"|Ref |
| 2019
|The Good Fight (致胜出击) |Young Xie Zhengbin | |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Victory Lap (水漾少年) |Liu Jian | |
| How Are You Today? (今天,你还好吗?)
|Hang | |
| rowspan="3" |2021
|Liang Youwei Osmond |Episode 15 to 19 |
| {{Interlanguage link|Live Your Dreams|zh|大大的夢想}}(大大的梦想)
|Sun Yi-an | |
| Justice Boo Yongfeng (拯灵49天)
|Ma Han | |
| 2022
|Nick |Cameo, episode 101 |
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes !class="unsortable"|Ref |
| rowspan="2" |2022
| rowspan="2" | 2nd Sergeant Chow | |
| Ah Girls Go Army Again
| |
| 2023
|Ah Liang | |
| 2024
|Mr. Lee | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Awards !Category !Nominated work !Result !class="unsortable"|Ref |
| rowspan="2" |2022
| rowspan="2" |Star Awards |MyPICK! Favourite Male Show Stealer |Live Your Dreams |{{Nom}} |
| MyPICK! Favourite CP
|Live Your Dreams |{{Nom}} |