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IN CONVERSATION|LIXIANG YU
Name|LiXiang Yu
Age|25
Hometown|Shanghai, China
How did you get discovered?
A supermodel friend asked me, "Why don't you try modeling?" when we were doing a shoot in London and I was the photographer. That set the wheels in motion for my career in modeling. I ran into an agent and the agent said the same thing...so here I am now, talking to you.
What were you doing prior to modeling?
I was a photographer and videographer, still doing it now.
People would be surprised to know that I...
People always mistaken me as Korean. I am from Shanghai but I speak fluent Japanese, way better than English!
What's your latest obsession?
A mobile game called Yinyangshi. Look it up! It is amazing!
Your most price possession:
An iPad with all my early issues of Elle China (iPad) Magazine that I have worked on. Those issues are not available anymore unfortunately.
Growing up, who did you look up to as your hero?
Coco Rocha. Who is one of the nicest, most professional super model I have ever met. She told us, "It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice."
When is the last time you said, "I Love You" to someone?
Is "Never" a horrible answer?
Three adjectives that best describes you?
Fashionable, Creative and Blonde
Describe your personal style:
A variety of styles, minimalistic, glam, vintage or futuristic.
Your favorite place you have travel to date:
Tokyo, Japan—Need to say why?
Your favorite film/scene from the film:
Memories of Matsuko—The entire film.
Favorite fashion designers:
Xander Zhou, Angel Chen, Raf Simons, Craig Green and Hedi Slimane
Favorite fashion designers:
Xander Zhou, Angel Chen, Raf Simons, Craig Green and Hedi Slimane
If there is a destination from your hometown that you would recommend for us to check out that represent what you are about, where would you take us?
Shanghai, China—The French Concession area in Shanghai
If you were given a full hour to create a cable tv show that's yours. What type of show would you do? Your opening theme song for your show?
Game show: A show about limiting people to do a thing they are best at and try one thing they never done before.
Craziest thing you ever done:
I put a snake on the face of a male model at a shooting!
Your wish for 2017?
Bring me back and let me live in Tokyo!
Clothing: Coat by Craig Green
Clothing: Coat by Craig Green
MODEL AGENTS|AGENCY:
Jonathon Reis|Nadia Sharik|Heroes Models
IMAGES|CONCEPT|CASTING|John Tan
MODEL|LiXiang Yu|Heroes Models
Special thanks to Jonathon Reis, Nadia Sharik and the men's board at Heroes Models; LiXiang for his time spend with JTC to do this blog feature!
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