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杨洋 Yang Yang 时尚新娘 COSMO Bride iBOOK 2015 Oct Q&A

Q: Describe yourself using three words. YY: Serious, Strong, Perfectionist. 

Q: What qualities are you most proud of yourself? YY: I’m quite proud of the qualities I’ve said previously about myself. Being a perfectionist tires the staffs around me (staffs interrupt: we’re not tired!), but I still think it’s a good thing. 

Q: As a perfectionist, do you have trouble choosing or making decisions?  YY: I have a little trouble when choosing clothes, accessories and such. But I am decisive when making major decisions.

Q: What made you choose to dance when you were young? YY: Since young I’ve always thought that dancing is fun, and I really like dancing. Furthermore at that point of time I yearn to wear military uniform as it looks cool and it makes me appear to have leadership. In short, when I was young I adore people who are strong and I hope to be like them. 

Q: Let’s talk about things you regret. YY: I often have things that I regret. When looking back after one production ends, I often regret and thought why didn’t I film it in another way. 

Q: Do you have time to rest now? What do you do during your rest times?  YY: I’ve been busy for half a year but I’ll be having a holiday soon. During rest days all I want to do is to stay at home and have a good sleep and meal. Hmm, I guess I’ll sleep for a few days first! Then I’ll play games, watch films, exercise and etc. 

Q: What type of films? YY: Something with more impact, I like <The Walking Dead>.

Q: What type of lifestyle would you choose if you’re not an actor? YY: I think it would be the same as before… I will continue to dance and be the Yang Yang in the dance industry. 

Q: What do you look forward to when regards to relationships?  YY: Haha, this is a must-ask question for magazine interviews! My expectation for relationship is simple - understand, respect and be tolerable with each other. 

杨洋 Yang Yang 伊周 Femina Magazine 20150825 Interview

What? Yang Yang has debuted for seven years? That’s unbelievable. The years before doesn’t count, as Yang Yang’s good life in the entertainment industry has just started. “In the past I was still considered as out of the industry. I am now gradually moving on to a brand new world but I am not afraid, because I want to fight for my dream.” Surrounded by positive vibes, Yang Yang gave us survival tips for the entertainment industry: Talk less, work more!

It was unexpected that Yang Yang’s popularity will soar this year. Not just hyped dramas like <The Lost Tomb> and <The Whirlwind Girl>, there is also <The Chronicles of Town called Jian> in the future, and no one can stop him from appearing on screens all the time.

Not everyone can be so at ease and justified at making use of their looks. Favored by the time passed, Yang Yang grew to be even more stylish and good looking. As someone who wakes up to his own handsome face everyday: “It will be so infuriating if someone says he is troubled by his good looks!” Having perfect face features and toned figure while having a good student look, he is chased after by many young girls. When asked if he enjoys being “everyone’s lover”, Yang Yang agreed with a pure innocent smile. It’s not exaggerating, but during the three hours of <Femina>’s shooting, the cafe beside the studio was filled with fans who wanted to take a glimpse of Yang Yang, even in the hot weather of 38 degrees celsius!

It’s right to be narcissistic Well known blogger Yan Gongzi regards Yang Yang as an art piece from the museum, the nature’s miracle; and this beautiful boy’s biggest contribution is for us to appreciate his looks: “Yang Yang is an epitome of all beautiful things, he is so good looking that he does not need any acting skills, just him appearing on the screens is perfect. If there’s a drama which Yang Yang just stands there and munch on snacks; pose; countless female leads love him but to no avail; countless male leads try to harm him but fail; Let me tell you, I can watch this for 80 episodes.”

This willful comment is exactly the fans’ concealed thoughts. When we read to Yang Yang this comment, the cool boy immediately changed to a silly sweet boy and said happily: “Munching on snacks for 80 episodes, this performance difficulty is quite high, my teeth probably can’t take it too.”

Hey, that’s not the main point! But no staffs on site wanted to correct him.

Yang Yang once again proved the cruel reality: Looking good is really useful.

“Everybody likes things that looks good. For many novel-based productions, the readers will have their own imagination of how the character looks. For actors who act in these productions, your looks will be what the public sees at the first glance - whether you look good or not, pretty or not, handsome or not, this is the first standard.” Many good looking actors will complain about how they are restricted by their looks and are stuck with the same type of characters, but Yang Yang won’t. He enjoys the adores and compliments from his good looks: “I’ll act the good looking characters first, until I’m tired of it. I’ve just started only anyways.”

Facing fans who wants to see Yang Yang’s face for 80 episodes, Yang Yang said: “All of you must, always, look at me.”

<Femina> could not resist and asked: How long do you take to prepare to leave house? “When I meet my friends, I’ll wear a hat and only take 10-15mins before I’m ready to go.” Well, it’s right for good-looking people to be narcissistic!

<Femina>’s interview is taken at the makeup room, with a row of mirrors at the side. Yang Yang side-faced the mirror, took a quick glance, adjusted his hairstyle, all actions done in one smooth motion. If any director wants to film China’s version of Narcissus, remember to look for Yang Yang.

Idol burden thrown away When first meeting Yang Yang, you will think that with such delicate and pretty look, he will be a weak guy. But instead, his experience in the People’s Liberation Army grew him to be tough. The delicate yet tough Wu Qing from <The Four>, the strong and dashing Zhang Qi Lin from <The Lost Tomb>, the agile Ruo Bai from <The Whirlwind Girl>, action scenes are not considered a challenge for Yang Yang.

Yang Yang graduated from the People’s Liberation Army Academy of Art, Department of Dance. The lifestyle in Army Academy is solemn and disciplined, and there are restrictions to his words, so he did not dare to be too lively. “I have a childhood too, I will joke too, but definitely it is not as interesting as the normal high schoolers. It’s always the others joking and I’m the one laughing, I laugh really easily. After throwing my idol burden, I found myself to be lively too.”

“My memory from the Army Academy is slowly fading, leaving just an outline of it, but it will always be a fine and happy memory for me.” Yang Yang’s current goal is to act in more good productions and be an all-around artist. People who are good looking tends to have some idol burden on them, and will be afraid to get laughed. Yang Yang’s image is ruined after participating in reality shows and variety programs, so will he start to do weird and funny performances?

“I used to have idol burden, until I participated in <Divas Hit the Road 2>. Through the show’s editing, I am shaped to be someone who does not have any idol burden.” Yang Yang turned out to be a funny person, and the screenshots and gifs of him are really funny: “There are many faces to a person. I’m those who gets familiar with people slowly, and I will show my true self only when I’m very familiar with the person.”

Acting cute on weibo has become Yang Yang’s daily routine, miss out a day and fans will leave over ten thousand comments to urge him. Phrases like “Shy shy”, “You’ve scared me” (T/N: “羞羞的” “吓死宝宝了” are internet lingo so it sounds weird after translating.. These words are meant to be cute.) are said often, and also posing with peace sign, selfie shots with cute expressions, nicknamed “Yang Mie Mie” (T/N: 羊咩咩 is a cute way of saying sheep and Yang’s 杨 has the same pronunciation as 羊.). Fans couldn’t resist but to crack on him: Your selfie skills are really bad, this is not selfie, it’s self-deprecation! Why is his selfie incomparable to photos taken by others? Yang Yang does not care about this, and he is going further on the route of being himself.

“Do you like yourself with no idol burden?” “Fans like it” “But you can’t live just for your fans right?” “That’s me, that’s the real me, and that’s why I like it!”

A fatherly boyfriend Some time ago everyone wanted a “overbearing CEO” to kabe-don them, now they want to find a “Ruo Bai daddy” who loves them like a father. In the drama “The Whirlwind Girl”, Yang Yang is full of boyfriend charisma.

Yang Yang plays the role of Ruo Bai who is usually cold but caring in crucial moments. He knows the female lead’s time-of-the-month, enjoins her to take good care of her body, takes initiative to help her to wash dishes - doesn’t he knows too much? Millions of fans indicated that they even wanted to be the dishcloth that their idol was holding. A video of young Yang Yang in the Army Academy was digged out and the teen was teaching how to wash socks in a serious face, where he looks just like a expert in housekeeping. He definitely should be crowned as the top for the boyfriend ranking.

“I’m quite similar to Ruo Bai, we will be dedicated and work hard for the things we like. The great part of Ruo Bai is that he is willing to sacrifice his dreams for others’ dreams.” His attitude towards relationship is the same as Ruo Bai: “I’m quite cold at first. There has to be a process. I’m someone who gets familiar with people slowly and I find it awkward to say sweet and warm words. I can only open up my heart slowly.”

There was a “marshmallow kiss” shown which got many young girls flooded with love. The filming was at an open restaurant and there were many fans on set: “Every time the female lead and I start to eat the marshmallow, they will scream: no! don’t!” Facing such enthusiastic fans, Yang Yang should choose his productions carefully and inform his fans in advance if there is any intimate scene.

The stubborn side of the virgo broke out: “No, I’ll still look at the plot and character. I will still act if it’s a good character since I’m an actor.”

What is “actor” Yang Yang’s limit? Let’s try it with Ang Lee’s <Lust, Caution>.

“You are digging a hole for me! To be honest, I have not watched <Lust, Caution> but I have heard about it before. If it’s a famed director, I will try my best to coordinate with him… but while coordinating I will discuss with the director again.”

杨洋 Yang Yang 优家画报 Modern Lady Magazine 20150815 Q&A

Q: What are your thoughts on the Milan Fashion Week shows that you’ve went earlier? YY: I like all of the brands’ style. The features and design for Hogan and Moncler are blended perfectly. It was very really interesting how Moncler uses sports theme for their shows, and for this show the theme was canoeing. Fendi and Gucci are brands that I will wear frequently during work, and they each have their own unique style even though they are formal wear.

Q: Is it your first time participating in such large scale Fashion Week? Have you made a lot of preparations? YY: Yes, I considered in advance of what style I’ll wear. Then I set off with a frame of mind to experience and enjoy.

Q: You’ve gone to many cities during the filming of <Divas Hit the Road 2>. Which cities left the most impression on you? YY: London and Abu Dhabi. London was our first stop for <Divas 2> and we first met each other there. The canoeing competition that we completed together left a great impression on me. Abu Dhabi was the first time I travelled by myself for the whole trip. Although many things happened, I still managed to get to the Ferrari World. That place is totally heaven for people who love cars. I played so crazily that day and it felt like I completed a dream of being a racer.

Q: What role do you think you have played for the whole trip? YY: Someone who helps everyone, and at the same time getting taken care of by everyone like a young brother.

Q: Is it your first time living with so many people of different character for such a long time? Any tips on how to interact and communicate with people? YY: This is very different from drama set. Everybody lived together and while facing with different difficulties, people of different character got along better gradually. I learned a lot from these 20 days. I feel that what’s most important is to think from others’ point of view and to communicate when any problem arises.

Q: Which moment was the most tiring? When did you feel most helpless? YY: When we challenged the Scafell Pike, we carried heavy backpacks and climbed for the whole day in the cold weather. I felt a little helpless and regretful when we did not managed to reach the peak in the end. But what’s most important was everyone’s health and no matter what, at that point of time, I could feel that we were very united.

Q: Which moments during the trip made you feel that everything was worth it? YY: During meal time haha. Sceneries we see and meals we eat after overcoming the challenges brightens me instantly.

Q: There were a lot of discussions when <The Lost Tomb> was broadcasted. What do you feel when facing with the comments? YY: Some of the comments are quite interesting. I also saw what everybody left for me, there are even netizens who dug and commented on the weibo I posted when I wrapped up my filming. I’m really happy to get all the positive comments on my performance for the character.

Q: How would you assess yourself on your performance in the drama? YY: I did my best to act out what I feel Zhang Qi Lin is like. I hope to be able to constantly find room for improvement as I grow to have more experience and better acting skills.

Q: There are people who say that you can be both cute and charismatic. What do you think? YY: I think this is justified. Mainly cute though. (laugh)

Q: Many viewers feel that you are just like a big child. What do you think your points of childishness and maturity are? YY: Point of maturity is that I know what exactly I want. Point of childishness… well it isn’t considered childish, it’s just that I will insist on my views on certain things and it may seem like I am stubborn sometimes. I hope to be able to retain this childishness of mine.

Q: What kind of person are you behind the cameras? Is it very different from what you appear to be like on screens? YY: My image is quite cool in the dramas broadcasted recently, but I am a lot livelier in <Divas 2>. I think I am in between these two images behind the camera. Or you can say the difference between my images behind the camera is quite large, as I can be very quiet and gets familiar with people slowly.

杨洋 Yang Yang  南都娱乐 SE Weekly 20150815 Quick-witted interview  

1. Zhang Qi Lin (from the book/drama ‘The Lost Tomb’) is mentioned to have a body that is as flexible as a woman. So is your body flexible? YY: Flexible body, firm attitude. 

2. Do you edit your selfies? YY: No. (Staff: He will never use those that I’d edited, he say he is “no-edit Yang”). Aye, you see the staffs around me…

3. As an idol, what do  you think your largest advantage is? And what about your disadvantage? YY: As an idol… my advantage is my looks and affinity, hahaha. For disadvantage? I’m still not as all-around I guess. Because idols should be perfect in their fans’ eyes. 4. Definition of perfect? YY: Definition? All-around idol. (To be able to sing and dance?) Actually.. I know how to sing and dance. 5. If you could act in a intimate scene with your goddess, who would you choose? YY: To act as a goddess? (No, is to act with…) I know, with a goddess right. I’ll act as someone who fights with the goddess I guess. (As an opponent? No, it’s if you could act in a intimate scene with a goddess. Who do you hope the person is!) Oh, no one. Never thought of it before. Really. (You don’t have anyone who you deem as your goddess?) I do have! Gong Li. (You could just say you choose to act with Gong Li..) Hahaha *gasp* For an intimate scene… 6. If you have a chance to change your face with another artist, who would you choose? YY: I am quite satisfied with my face, so I’ll give this chance to the others. 7. Aside from dancing, what are your hobbies? Do you have any other specialty? YY: Leg-don (T/N). Hahahaha! Just joking! I have a lot of hobbies, online games, gym…just exercising. 8. Which type of girlfriend will you look for? YY: All-around, with certain aura of elegance, I think this is quite important. Character, whether she is filial or not. Filial piety determines how kind a person is you see.  

9. You sew clothes in 'The Whirlwind Girl’ and brought a washboard along during 'Divas Hit The Road 2’. So you are usually a motherly type? YY: I’m really not a motherly type of person! How did I become a motherly type! I am a… I am not a mother type. 10. Okay okay, so you mean you are a dominant person? YY: Not dominant, just firm and strong. 11. You don’t like to be known as a motherly or a warm guy? YY: Ah, I actually have different sides of me. Like being warm, being cute, being strong. 12: What’s the toughest taekwondo move that you are able to do now? YY:  I did tornado/jump kicks, like those which you kick and turn 360 degrees in the air. (Sounds cool!) Yeah it sounds cool, and it’s really cool too when you film it. 13: Imagine, 30 years down the road if you’re still in the entertainment industry, what do you think it would be like? YY: 30 years later? The future me should be a charismatic uncle. 14: Will you do changes to your face/looks for work? YY: No, I think men grows to be more charismatic as they age. 15: Do your friends around you often praise your looks? YY: No, they will judge/criticize  me. Like oh you have a pimple again? Sigh, I grew up in all sorts of criticism. (T/N: Yang meant it in a joking way) 16: Which would you choose? To film without styling your hair in the morning or to film without any makeup? YY: I’d choose to appear without any makeup if I don’t have pimples on my face. 17: Your relationship with Jing Boran is the best in 'Divas Hit The Road 2’? YY: We slept on the same bed (laugh)

T/N: Leg-don 腿咚, something similar to kabe-don. Shown below.

杨洋 Yang Yang 男人风尚 LEON 2015 Nov (½)

Q: How do you measure the criteria to be known as a good man? YY: Family-oriented, responsible, and takes care of people around him. My heart is always with my family. You will be filled with happiness being a part of my family.

Q: How far are you from the ideal you? How is the ideal you like? YY: I think I am at the completion stage of this process, and I like the current condition of myself. When I’m in good condition, I hope everyone can feel the positive vibes from my performance. 

Q: The current you is always named as a young lad or beautiful boy; Have you ever thought as you age, what type of man do you expect yourself to be? YY: To be a charismatic man. For example, like Chow Yun-Fat.

Q: Why is it Chow Yun-Fat? YY: My male idol is Chow Yun-Fat, he is an actor who can represent an era. I like all the characters he played as, <The Bund> and <God of Gamblers> have left a deep impression on me, I’ve also watched <From Vegas to Macau> which he filmed last year. 

Q: Summarize your youth in one sentence. YY: Growing up independently under strict education.

Q: Do you miss your childhood? YY: I miss the carefree days. I am not a leader person in class, but I am someone who everyone will find hard to forget. (So you are someone who has a pleasing personality?) Something like that. 

Q: Is there any big change to your personality as compared to when you were young? YY: Not much changes. I am always quite stubborn and like to compare with myself. I will pursue for perfection, and adhere to my beliefs. Just like when I was choosing school, I was really stubborn and chose to go to military school regardless of my family’s opinion, because I wanted to be a soldier. 

Q: How has your personality affected you at work? YY: I might give the staffs around me headaches. Sometimes when one job is already done quite well, I will still ‘torture’ the staffs around and ask for all their opinions and hope to complete it more perfectly.

Q: Do you pursue perfection when you’re going out too? YY: Yes, I hope everyone sees the best me everyday when I am out, dressing up well is also giving respect to others. 

Q: What detail do you take more note of on your dressing? YY: I care more about shoes. I really like shoes and I can’t resist but to buy whenever I see shoes I like. I am still at a stage where I am willing to try out different brands of shoes, I don’t have a specific brand to buy from. 

Q: What type of apparel do you have most in your wardrobe? YY: Hats and shirts, with black and white as the main color theme. I do have some cute and bright items too. I like hats as it matches well with different coordination. Sometimes when you’re feeling lazy, just match with any hat and it gives a different feel. 

Q: You have gained really good results this year, what do you feel the difference in your mentality as compared to the past is?  YY: I will be more persistent this year, and I firmly believe this is the road for me. I had times when I was confused, but this is normal. Everyone will not smoothly achieve what they want, but instead strive with great efforts to achieve it. 

Q: How do you resolve your emotions when feeling low-spirited? YY: Basically I will not let others feel it, not even my parents. I will stay alone for a while, usually playing games. When I feel better, I might talk to my friends about it, but by then the matter is usually over. 

Q: You don’t like to trouble others, do you? YY: Yeah, I really don’t like to trouble others, but I like people to trouble me.

Q: You listen more rather than talk when you are with your friends? YY: Yes, but they always say: I’ve talked so much but why do you not have any reaction? I always have that cold face (hahaha). Actually I am carefully thinking what suggestions to give them, you know, I have to be responsible and cannot casually give comments. So I might wait till the next day to give them my proper suggestion. 

Q: Won’t you always get treated like a bin? (t/n: in a way where everyone will talk about their feelings with him) YY: Yeah, I am their “emotions bin”

杨洋 Yang Yang 男人风尚 LEON 2015 Nov

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Part I here

Q: Will you let loose of yourself and do crazy stuffs? YY: I have thought of it, but I don’t dare to. I have to be responsible to the people around me so I will not disappear suddenly. I also have to be responsible for myself so I will not max out my credit card limit.

Q: At this stage, where do your satisfaction comes from? YY: Definitely from work, where more people see and acknowledge my works. 

Q: What indicates a man’s maturity? YY: Knowing the difference between rebellion and persistence. 

Q: Have you ever experienced going through a new phase of life due to others’ remarks and comments? YY: I think no, it seems that I prefer to communicate with myself. As for a new phase of life, it seems that I am always staying in the same phase and have never changed before (hahaha).

Q: What type of character do you look forward to playing as? YY: Someone who is wise and full of stratagems, best if it is a spy film genre. It is probably because I like soldiers.

Q: You have been filming <Weiwei’s Beautiful Smile> recently, do you feel stress from this drama? YY: Nope, I get to experience school life and play games in this drama, it is quite enjoyable. 

Q: Do you have any new sports hobby recently? YY: I am quite persistent in swimming and gym, especially abs training. (you care most about your abs?) Yes, that is right!

Q: Among your buys from the recent three months, what item are you most satisfied? YY: A black jeans which really fits me.

Q: Are there any movies which you will watch for numerous times? YY: Some old American films, like <Once Upon a Time in America>, and also some Sci-Fi films. I love films from Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise.

Q: Are you a romantic person? YY: I am not a romantic person. I frequently see news online about those who spent great thoughts to design a really romantic plot, I have always feel: wow, I am so far from all these romance. I am probably more of a rational person. But I will always remember to buy gifts for family and good friends. Whenever I am out and I see items which suits them, I will buy it and give it during festivals or birthdays. The surprise they get when receiving the gift makes me very happy.

Q: Which horoscope do you think matches best with you?  YY: I think Virgo matches well with all horoscopes, but it seems that everyone does not match with us (laugh). 

Q: When were you touched to tears most recently? YY: During my birthday fan meeting. It was my first time celebrating with so many people, 909 fans from all over the country. Because my birthday is on 9 September, the venue has 910 seats and one of it is mine.

Q: What is a man’s confidence based on? YY: Strength. For example, your inner self. Hmm, and also external strength like your looks. Also, whether you are bald or not when you are at your forties or fifties (laughs). 

Q: Are you afraid of being bald by then? YY: Yeah, I am already taking note from now, I refrain from wearing wigs when filming ancient dramas. I am worried, but I don’t think I will, I am confident of it!

Q: Which city do you like most?  YY: I like Shanghai, it is the place where I was born and grew up in. I miss a road there, the road which my mum will pass by when she drives me to school. Also during mornings when I was at preschool, my dad will bring me to eat a bowl of dumplings and I felt really contented. But now I cannot get the same feeling and taste. When I go to Shanghai now, I stay in hotel, and I will order dumplings in the morning too, but it just feels different. 

杨洋 Yang Yang 伊周 Femina 20160202 Q&A

Q: How would you want to spend the Valentine’s Day? YY: If there is a chance I would like to spend Valentine’s Day, but I don’t have any partner so I can only spend it in my dreams, or light a candle back in my room. When I return (t/n: from Paris Men’s Fashion Week) I have to get back to the filming for <Three Lifetimes>, I won’t have time to rest. There is not much meaning to me for Valentine’s day or White day. But with the company of the film crew and casts, it does not feel as lonely.

Q: Do you know about White Day? YY: Nope, when is it?

Q: March 14, females will present gifts to the guys and they will confess.  YY: Seems like I will not get to experience it, I will still be filming.

Q: So did you ever receive gifts from girls during White Day? YY: Nope, I guess no one dares to give me, I think I’m too intimidating.

Q: What would you like to receive for Valentine’s Day gift? YY: It is already very good to receive gifts.

Q: What do you look forward to receiving? YY: For me, what I want to see is sincerity. I get familiar with people slowly so I may appear to be cold, but once I am close to you I will be more open. But no matter which side of me, it is still me.