Song Yan-fei (Chinese: 宋妍霏; born October 22, 1995), also known as Cecilia Boey (Chinese: 梅允中; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bôe Ún-tiong),[1] is a Chinese actress, singer and dancer.[2][3] Song gained fame after joining Grade One Freshman and her roles in I'm Sorry It's not You (2017), Mr. Right (2018) and Walk Into Your Memory (2019).
Early life
Song was born on 22 October 1995 in Australia, and moved to Shanghai with her family when she was four years old. She attended Shanghai Theatre Academy.[4]
Career
Pre-debut
Song was discovered by a South Korean talent scout when she was 15 and trained under JYP Entertainment from 2011 to 2014. She was supposed to debut with a girl group called 6MIX (later Twice), but Song suffered a serious knee injury and decided to leave the entertainment company. She went back to China to pursue a career in acting.[5][6][7]
2015–present: Acting debut in China
Song returned to China and joined the cast of Grade One Freshman in 2015.[8] Song made her large screen debut in The New Year's Eve of Old Lee (2016) playing the role as Lily. She was also cast in the television series Topple Your Ex-Girlfriend (2016),[9] and I'm Sorry It's not You (2017) Where The Lost Ones Go (2017) it her debut project.[10] She had her first lead role Mr. Right and a cameo in Detective Chinatown 2.[11][12] Her rising popularity led her to several main roles, iQiyi's Hero Dog 3, Tencent Video's Walk Into Your Memory[13][14] and Ten Years Late in 2019.[15]
She was cast in the LeTV romance drama Braveness of the Ming and Jade Lovers, both set to air in 2020.[16][17]
^"《神犬小七3》发布宋妍霏特辑". Ifensi.com (in Chinese). June 24, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^Jin, Shu (August 19, 2019). "《走进你的记忆》定档 赵志伟宋妍霏演绎"甜爽"爱恋" ["Into Your Memory" is scheduled to be released, Zhao Zhiwei and Song Yanfei perform "sweet" love]. NetEase (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^"宋妍霏新剧挥泪收官，倒追之路花成蜜就". Sohu (in Chinese). October 14, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^Zeng, Shengyu (December 23, 2022). "《孤独的野兽》开播 多线交织呈现治愈爱情下的迷雾重重" ["The Lonely Beast" premieres with multiple threads intertwined to present the healing of the fog of love]. China Net Entertainment (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^"《爱的勘探法》今晚会员收官！宋妍霏高瀚宇修成正果？！" ["The Exploration Method of Love" ends tonight for members! Song Yanfei and Gao Hanyu achieved positive results? !]. NetEase (in Chinese). July 13, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^Tong, Na (February 13, 2023). "《温德瑞拉日记》发布追剧日历，2月13日开播" ["Windrella Diary" releases drama calendar, will start broadcasting on February 13]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^"宋妍霏《一年级》变学霸 跟袁姗姗苦练马甲线". People.com (in Chinese). November 20, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^"《720潮流主理人》官宣 范丞丞宋妍霏马伯骞勇敢做自己" ["720 Trend Manager" Official Announcement Fan Chengcheng, Song Yanfei, and Ma Boqian are brave enough to be themselves]. NetEase (in Chinese). June 23, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^"宋妍霏发文告别《我就是演员3》:曾以为节目是噩梦" [Song Yanfei posted a farewell message to "I Am an Actor 3": I once thought the show was a nightmare]. Dian Ying Jie (in Chinese). February 28, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^"《做家务的男人》第三季官宣阵容 黄景瑜陈学冬THE9-许佳琪做室友" ["Housework Man" Season 3 official lineup announced: Huang Jingyu, Chen Xuedong THE9-Xu Jiaqi as roommates]. Sohu (in Chinese). May 31, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^"哎呀好身材第三季录制了吗 哎呀好身材3嘉宾都有谁" [Has the third season of Oh My Good Figure been recorded yet? Who are the guests on Oh My Good Figure 3?]. Sohu (in Chinese). December 17, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
