Fu LongFei, better known by the English name Jason, is a Chinese actor, rapper and singer. In 2013, he became the sub-vocalist and sub-rapper of NU'EST M.
Early Life[]
Jason was born and raised in Guangdong, Leizhou, China. He has one older sister.
He graduated from Guangzhou Institute of the Arts, a Chinese national university based in Guangzhou.
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
Jason had participated in various art activities pre-debut. He starred in several advertisements in 2009 and 2010 and was a male guest for a small TV show.
JBOY3 and JL[]
On December 27, 2010, Jason debuted as the leader of the Chinese boy group, JBOY3 (J3). They released a single called "Promise of Love", which made it to the top 5 of the on the first day of release. On March 20, 2011, they released the second single, Gravity. They released their third single, 表情帝, on July 26, 2011.
The group disbanded in early 2012. In April 2012, Jason and JBOY3's bandmate, Luoyun Xi, formed a duo called "JL". The duo released an EP, JL, on April 27, 2012. In the same year, they were invited to participate in a famous Chinese program called Vocal Asia.
NU'EST M[]
Jason secretly trained in Korea with Yuehua Entertainment for a period in 2013 before debuting the in sub-unit of NU'EST called NU'EST M, a joint project between Pledis Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment, in November 11, 2013.
The group disbanded in early 2014, and Jason left Yuehua Entertainment to join Sun Entertainment.
Solo Album and Acting Career[]
June 28, 2014, Jason attended the "CBSI Festival in the United States," and won the Best New Artist Award. On November 17 of the same year, he launched the first single, Survivor. He released his second single "Intro-comeback" on December 15, and released the third single "Shakyparty" on December 29. His EP album, Survivor, was released on December 31, 2014.
On April 11, 2015, Jason won the Most Potential Artist Award in the V Chart Awards Ceremony. He also debuted as an actor on the same year, starring in a Chinese drama called Intouchable.
He was crowned the Most Potential Artist in the Kucou Music Awards on January 10, 2016. On May 21, 2016, Jason starred in a Chinese TV series called Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me, which gained him lots of attention and new fans in Asia. On February 2017, he was confirmed to play a supporting role for a new Chinese series called Cambrian Period.
Trivia[]
- His nickname is Dragon King
- His favorite actor is Nicolas Cage and Will Smith
- He is a fan of BigBang, especially G-Dragon
- He can play the guitar and piano
- His favorite color is black, white and gray