Song Zu'er (Chinese: 宋祖儿; born May 23, 1998), born Sun Fanqing (Chinese: 孙凡清), also known as Lareina Song, is a Chinese actress and singer. She made her debut as a child actress in the television series The Sea and Sky Boundless (2005). She gained attention with reality show Divas Hit the Road (Season 3) in 2017, followed by TV dramas such as Novoland: Eagle Flag (2019), Guardians of the Ancient Oath (2020), The Bond (2021), To Fly with You (2021), Cupid's Kitchen (2022), and Legally Romance (2022).

Song Zu'er
宋祖儿
Born
Sun Fanqing

(1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 (age 26)
Tianjin, China
Other names
  • Lareina Song
  • Juan Juan
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
Years active2005–2023
Agent宋祖儿工作室
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinSòng Zǔ'er
Wade–GilesSung Tsu'-erh

Career

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Song Zu'er was born in Tianjin, China.[1] After completing the first grade of elementary school in Tianjin, she moved to Beijing with her mother to continue her education. At elementary school, Song began her acting career as a child actor with a supporting role in TV drama The Sea and Sky Boundless (2005).[2] She appeared in a song and dance show in the 2007 CCTV New Year's Gala and gained recognition for playing Nezha in television series Prelude of Lotus Lantern (2009).[3]

Song graduated from junior high school in Beijing in 2013. Due to issues with academic registration, which prevented her from taking regular entrance exams in Beijing and Tianjin, along with her struggle in mathematics, she withdrew from Tianjin No. 45 High School in 2014 and transferred to a church school near Chicago in the United States. After completing high school, she returned to China to pursue a career in acting.

In 2016, Song returned to acting in the comedy film Papa, where she acted opposite Xia Yu. Her appearance in the reality show Divas Hit the Road (Season 3) in 2017 gained her significant attention, leading to roles in a series of TV dramas, films, and variety shows. She was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy in 2018. The same year she played lead roles in the fantasy historical drama The Dark Lord, as well as the comedy web series Gossip High.[4][5] In 2019, Song starred in the fantasy epic drama Novoland: Eagle Flag.[6][7] The same year, she was cast in the romance comedy drama Cupid's Kitchen.[8] Forbes China listed Song under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list, which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[9]

Song appeared in the 2020 CCTV New Year's Gala, acting in a comedy sketch.[10] She then starred in a series of TV dramas, such as Guardians of the Ancient Oath (2020), The Bond (2021), To Fly with You (2021), Cupid's Kitchen (2022), and Legally Romance (2022), until her career was derailed by the tax evasion scandal in 2023.

Controversy

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Poster plagiarism

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In March 2021, Song's team posted on Weibo a collage of photos of her holding a bouquet of lilies against a background that looks like the bottom page of a magazine with a corner ripped out to reveal a price sticker. The poster, however, was pointed out to have plagiarized from South Korean idol Byun Baek-hyun's 2019 EP City Lights. Song's photographer issued an apology, acknowledging the plagiarism, after which Song's team issued a follow-up apology and removed the plagiarized poster. [11][12]

Tax evasion allegations

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On August 31, 2023, Song was reportedly accused by a former employee at her office of evading up to 45 million yuan in taxes (6.5 million US dollars).[13] The same day the State Administration of Taxation stated that tax investigation will be carried out, and details will be shared on its official website.[14] Following the allegation, China's major TV stations removed Song's mention in their social media.[15] On August 27, 2024, Song's office issued a statement via Weibo, clarifying that, following an investigation by the tax authorities, Song was found to have committed no tax evasion and has not been subject to any administrative penalties for tax-related matters.[16]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
English Chinese
2007 You Are An Angel 你是天使 Xiao Hua
2016 Papa 洛杉矶捣蛋计划 Coco [17]
2017 What a Day! 有完没完 Young girl Cameo [18]
2019 Blast into the Past 熊出没·原始时代 Feifei Voice-dubbed [19]
Zhui Ji 坠机 Short film [20]
2023 One and Only 热烈 Li Mingzhu

Television series

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Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
English Chinese
2005 Love of Fate 青城之恋 Zhao Yuyang
Secret Order 1949 密令1949 CCTV Er Nizi
The Sea and Sky Boundless 海阔天高 Tong Yao
2009 Prelude of Lotus Lantern 宝莲灯前传 CCTV Nezha [3]
Wu Liang Tian 无量天 Lin Ruoxue
2013 Lucky Rabbit Spirit 幸运兔精灵 Lucky [21]
2017 Boy Hood 我们的少年时代 Hunan TV Sha Wan [22]
2018 The Dark Lord 夜天子 Tencent Video Xia Yingying [4]
Gossip High 舌害 iQiyi Yao Yiyao [5]
2019 Novoland: Eagle Flag 九州缥缈录 Zhejiang TV Yu Ran [6]
2020 Guardians of the Ancient Oath 山海经之上古密约 Hunan TV Baili Hongyi [23]
2021 The Bond 乔家的儿女 Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV Qiao Simei [24]
To Fly with You 陪你逐风飞翔 Hunan TV Shen Zhengyi [25]
2022 Cupid's Kitchen 舌尖上的心跳 Beijing TV Lin Kesong [8]
Pride and Price 盛装 Youku Li Na [26]
Legally Romance 才不要和老板谈恋爱 Tencent Video Qian Wei [27]
TBA Reading Class 阅读课 Youku Wu Jiashu [28]
The Demon Hunter's Romance 无忧渡 iQiyi Ban Xia
The Prisoner of Beauty 折腰 Tencent Qiao Man
Created in China 艰难的制造 iQiyi Cui Bing Bing

Television shows

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Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
English Chinese
2017 Divas Hit the Road Season 3 花儿与少年第三季 Hunan Broadcasting System Cast member [29]
2019 Forget Me Not Café 忘不了餐厅 Tencent Video [30]
Chase Me 追我吧 Zhejiang Television [31]
2020 Forget Me Not Café Season 2 忘不了餐厅 (第二季) Tencent Video [32]
2021 Heart Signal Season 4 心动的信号 (第四季) [30]
2022 The Truth 开始推理吧 [33]
TBA Kan Chuan Yi Qie De Ta 看穿一切的她 TBA [34]

Discography

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Year English title Chinese title Album Notes Ref.
2019 "The Future Me" 未来已来 Theme song for China's Communist Youth League [35]
"My Motherland and I" 我和我的祖国 Youth for the Motherland Singing For People's Republic of China's 70th anniversary [36]
"The Best Summer" 最好的夏天 [37]
"Starry Sea" 星辰大海 For China Movie Channel Young Actors Project
with 31 other actors
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2020 "Classmate" 同学 with Hou Minghao [39]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Weibo Fan Festival 2017 Powerstar Ranking New Artist Song Zu'er Won [40]
11th Tencent Video Star Awards New Star Award Won [41]
L'Officiel Fashion Night 2018 Influence Award Won [42]
15th Esquire China's Man At His Best Awards Quality Actor Award Won [43]
Golden Bud - The Third Network Film And Television Festival Most Popular Actress Won [44]
Golden Data Entertainment Award 2019 Most Commercially Valuable Artist Won [45]
6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actress Novoland: Eagle Flag Nominated [46]
26th Huading Awards Best Actress (Historical drama) Won [47]
Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Actress Nominated [48]
Cosmo Glam Night Person of The Year (Love) Song Zu'er Won [49]
iFeng Fashion Choice Awards Trend Figure of the Year Won [50]
Sohu Fashion Awards Influential Female Star Won [51]
16th Esquire Man At His Best Awards Television Actress of the Year Won [52]
Tencent Video All Star Awards Youth Artist of the Year Won [53]
Tencent Entertainment White Paper Most Promising TV Actress Won [54]
Weibo Awards Ceremony 2020 Rising Artist of the Year Won [55]
7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actress (Emerald) Won [56]
Sohu Fashion Awards Gala 2021 Breakthrough Female Artist of the Year Won

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