Hou Minghao
Neo Hou is a Chinese actor and pop singer from Beijing, China. He graduated from the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy (北京現代音樂研修學院). He debuted on December 12, 2014, as a member of the boy group Fresh Geek Youth (新鮮娛樂), releasing their first album "UP 4 U." He left the group on January 11, 2016, to pursue a solo career in acting and music.
Born into a military family with a three-generation military background, he began learning the accordion at age four, winning several first-place awards in Beijing competitions over eight years. In 2012, at 15, he became a trainee at South Korea's SM Entertainment (SM엔터테인먼트) for a year and a half. He later returned to China in 2014 to join Shang Wenjie Studio (尚雯婕工作室), where he was selected as a trainee through Shang Laoban’s Trainee (尚老板的练习生).
During his time with Fresh Geek Youth, the group won the Best New Group Award at the 22nd Eastern Wind and Cloud Music Awards (東風雲歌大獎) in 2015. In 2015, he also filmed his debut movie, "Funny Soccer" (笑林足球). In 2016, he released his first self-written single, "Super Dad" (超能奶爸), on July 11.
He won the Potential TV Actor of the Year award at the 2018 Tencent Video Starlight Awards (腾讯视频星光大赏) on December 18. He was affiliated with Black Gold Fashion (黑金時尚) during his time with Fresh Geek Youth from 2014 to 2016 and with Black Gold Entertainment (黑金娛樂) from 2016 to 2021. Since December 27, 2021, he has been with Hesong Media (和松传媒).
Acting
Movie
Hidden Strike
as Assistant Ning
2023
Movie
Think Like a Dog
as Xiao
2020
TV
I Am Nobody
as Wang Ye
2023
TV
Love in the Clouds
as Ji Bozai
2025
TV
Fangs of Fortune
as Zhao Yuanzhou
2024
TV
Back From the Brink
as Tian Yao
2023
TV
Who's the Murderer
as 侯孩儿
2016
TV
Who's the Murderer
as 侯助理
2016
TV
Who's the Murderer
as 侯侯喝
2016
TV
When We Were Young
as Hua Biao
2018
TV
Keep Running
2014
TV
Divas Hit the Road
2014
TV
Hello Saturday
2022
TV
Love in Pavilion
as Baimu Demon Lord
2025
TV
Glory
as Lu Jianglai / Fusheng
2025
TV
The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note
as Wu Xie
2019
TV
Dashing Youth
as Baili Dongjun
2024
TV
The Unclouded Soul
as Hong Ye
2025
TV
Cambrian Period
as Jian Zi
2017
TV
Rakshasa Street
as Cao Xuanliang
2017
TV
Psych-Hunter
as Jiang Shuo
2020
TV
Our Times
as Pei Qinghua
2021
TV
Faith Makes Great
as Cai Fuzhen
2021
Movie
Over Again
as Gao Silin
2019