For Guardian fans interested in learning more about Bai Yu and Zhu Yilong but get lost within the sea of Chinese social media, I've written up a quick primer with lots of fun trivia & Guardian-related interviews/behind-the-scenes information, using information gathered with the help of the Guardian Discord (especially choco).
Zhu Yilong - 朱一龙 | Bai Yu - 白宇 |
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Birthday: April 16, 1988 | Birthday: April 8, 1990 |
Height: 180 cm / 5'10" | Height: 183 cm / 6' |
Hometown: Wuhan, Hubei | Hometown: Xi'an, Shaanxi |
Alma Mater: Beijing Film Academy | Alma Mater: Central Academy of Drama |
Fans: Xiao Long Bao (小笼包) - A type of Chinese steamed bun. Pun on the Long (龙) character in Zhu Yilong's name. | Fans: Xiao Yu Zhou (小宇宙) - Little Galaxies. Pun on the Yu (宇) character in Bai Yu's name. |
Known Nicknames:
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Known Nicknames:
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Singing: Playlist | Singing: Playlist |
Trivia:
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For more information on how Chinese naming/nicknames generally work, you can check out this post. So you wouldn't want to ever refer to Bai Yu as "Bai" or "Yu" alone, but go with any of his nicknames or his full name. You can technically call Zhu Yilong by "Yilong" by the two-syllable rule of thumb, but it's not a name I hear him called very often. Some fans do sometimes call Zhu Yilong "Zhuzhu" or "Xiao Zhuzhu" or "Juju."
Guardian (40 Episodes) on Youtube
Trivia:
Memes & Jokes from Casting to the end of Guardian Promotions
Improvised Scenes:
Behind the Scenes:
Guardian Interviews:
Happy Camp Variety Show Appearance
Guardian Release Conference
Other Livestreams
For those of you with a lot of free time on your hands. Be warned: Zhu Yilong's own mother has said that his livestreams were boring.
Non-Guardian Interviews
If I list every interview Bai Yu and Zhu Yilong have done outside of Guardian, we'll be here all day. So instead, I'll link a few helpful YouTube channels who always have good content.
Zhu Yilong - 朱一龙 | Bai Yu - 白宇 |
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January - April 2017: As Flowers Fade and Fly Across The Sky April 29 - July 12 2017: Guardian July - September 29 2017: Granting You a Dreamlike Life September - March 30 2018: Story of Minglan May - September 2018: My True Friend October 30 2018: Chongqi Filming Start |
2016-2017: Fated General, Zhao Ge, Founding of an Army April 29 - July 12 2017: Guardian July - Oct 2017: Suddenly This Summer Oct 2017 - May 2018: Break May 16 - Aug 27 2018: Detective L |