Name: Ding Yuxi / 丁禹兮
English Name: Ryan Ding
Birthday: July 20, 1995
Age: 29
Agency: Beijing Enlight Media
Upcoming Dramas:
- Black and White Forest: Ding Yuxi, Ning Li, Han Xue. No trailer available yet, but a short teaser is on Weibo.
- Fight for Love: Victoria Song, Ding Yuxi. Trailer available on YouTube.
- Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion (supporting role): Liu Shishi, Zhang Yunlong, Wu Xuanyi, Zhai Xiaowen, Shen Yue, Ding Yuxi, Zhang Ruonan, Meng Ziyi, Zhou Jieqiong. Trailer available on YouTube.
The Drama Meter’s Top 5 Ding Yuxi Dramas:
- Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (2024): Yu Shuxin, Ding Yuxi
- The Romance of Tiger and Rose (2023): Zhao Lusi, Ding Yuxi
- Moonlight (2021): Yu Shuxin, Ding Yuxi
- Love You Seven Times (2023): Ding Yuxi, Yang Chaoyue
- White Cat Legend (2024): Ding Yuxi, Zhou Qi
Collaborated with Yu Shuxin twice, first in Moonlight (2021) and later on Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (2024).
Makes pottery and woodwork as a hobby (article in Mandarin here).
Has many pets – one of his fans recently wrote a very in-depth post on Weibo, briefly summarized and translated here.
- A dog named 小灰 (Xiao Hui; translation: Little Ash). Ding Yuxi’s first pet.
- A cat named 饼饼 (Bing Bing; translation; Cookies / Biscuits). Ding Yuxi’s second pet, name inspired by Ding Yuxi’s character in White Cat Legend, 李饼 (Li Bing).
- A cat named 九六 (Jiu Liu: translation; 96). Named after the day Ding Yuxi found this former stray, September 6.
- A cat named 小龙 (Xiao Long; translation: Little Dragon). Named after the Year of the Dragon, since Ding Yuxi found her on Chinese New Year Day. He introduced her on Weibo.
- A dog named 十一 (Shi Yi; translation: 11). Ding Yuxi found 11 while filming Fight for Love.
- A dog named 小七 (Xiao Qi; translation: Little Seven). Originally a small dog acting in Fight for Love.
- More cats at his parent’s home, but presumably not raised by Ding Yuxi: 五百万 (Wu Bai Wan; translation: 5 Million, short reunion on YouTube), 豹豹 (Bao Bao; translation: Leopard), 夜煞 (Ye Sha; translation: Night Fury), 呼噜 (Hu Lu; translation: Snoring)
Melons and Updates🍉
Rumored drama news
- 🍉 Next drama to air is Black and White Forest, a police drama due out on Tencent in December 2024 (track it on our Chinese Drama Airing Schedule).
- ✅ Next project will be The South Bureau (南派三叔), a dual ML Republican drama with Zhang Xincheng. Filming started in December 2024.
- 🍉 Rumored to star in Against the Current (兰香如故) with FL: Wu Jinyan.
- 🍉 Previously rumored for historical drama, 东风信 (Dong Feng Xin), with FL: Meng Ziyi. Filming currently postponed.
Rumored upcoming activity
- ✅ The Shining Stars, a companion variety show to Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, will air December 10, 14, and 15 on Tencent. Check out the trailer on Weibo.
- 🍉 Rumored to attend Hunan TV’s New Year’s Eve concert on December 31, 2024.
- 🍉 Photoshoot for Harper’s Bazaar China with Yu Shuxin.
Recent news
November
11.18 Released a new single 《你之于我 》, available at QQ Music. Behind the scenes photos are on Weibo. Update 11.23: Spotify link now available here.
11.17 Announced as the brand spokesperson for Calleton, a snack company. Watch the short introduction video on Weibo.
11.16 Episode of Hello, Saturday (你好，星期六) with Yu Shuxin aired. Watch the episode on YouTube and check out the photoshoot and photoshoot video on Weibo.
11.15 Performance on The Next Singer (下一战歌手) of 《凝眸》from the OST of Love Game in Eastern Fantasy. Watch the YouTube performance and listen to the original version on Spotify. Update 11.23: Spotify link for Ding Yuxi’s rendition is now available here.
11.01 Premiere of Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (永夜星河), Ding Yuxi’s xuanhuan drama with Yu Shuxin.
October
September
August
08.26 Premiere of Melody of Golden Age (长乐曲), Ding Yuxi’s historical drama with Deng Enxi.
Recent appearances & photoshoots
