Official member and leader of global boy group NexT1DE under Tencent Music Entertainment

Finalist ranked #3 on international idol survival show "CHUANG ASIA Season 2"

Former contestant and finalist ranked #23 on Chinese idol survival show "CHUANG 2021"

First gained popularity in early 2018 after going viral for his natural cute looks on Douyin (Chinese Tik Tok) while working at a milk tea shop

He gained a new nickname, Miao-miao(淼淼) in July 2022.

His other nickname is teakettle (烧水壶) as he can laugh in a very high pitch

Has 5 tattoos:【MAVERICK】-- "MAVERICK" is crossed out with a red line. Tattooed above the right side of his chest. /【XXII.IX.MM】-- His birth date. Tattooed on his sternum. / 【🦋】 -- A butterfly with fluttering wings below his Maverick tattoo. / 【Take it in your heart now, lover】 -- Likely a reference to Gorillaz's song “Andromeda”. / 【I lost my ????】 -- No details of its origins as of April 2025.

He is an avid KPOP girl group fan and often does short dance covers on his Douyin account.

His favourite CPOP artists are Lexie Liu & Vinida Weng. His favourite actress is Yang Mi.

Before his Douyin fame, Yetao was just an average Chinese boy who grew up in an ordinary family.

Becoming an idol was the furthest thing Yetao had in mind for his future. He likes makeup and had been practicing it since his teen years. He had once thought of becoming a makeup artist after graduating from high school.

In early 2018, Yetao was part-timing at a milk tea shop as an extra-curricular requirement from his school to gain experience in business management. He went viral on Douyin (Chinese Tiktok) over a video taken by a customer.

After being encouraged by his newly gained fans and having support from his family, Yetao continued to work at the milk tea shop for a while to earn enough money to train as an idol in big cities like Shanghai & Beijing.

He began taking dance lessons at SDT Dance Academy in late 2018 while working as the center's part-time receptionist.

Yetao identifies as male. The way he wears his makeup and his hair has always been a point of contention among netizens as far back as 2018. Whether it was before, during, or after Chuang — many netizens have criticized & insulted him or claimed he is only being like this for clout & attention.

He has not confirmed nor denied any statements regarding his sexuality (as it is his privacy).

Although he is a man, Yetao does not mind his fans calling him "Jiejie" (Big sister) or "Laopo" (Wife) as these feminine nicknames are considered a form of endearment in Chinese fan culture.

Yetao once explained his "MAVERICK" tattoo in an interview that he crossed it out because "it's a label other people forced onto [him], but it has nothing to do with [him], because it's not a label [he] gave [himself]"

Yetao does not ascribe to any labels and prefers to be "undefined". He does not consider himself "girly" just because he "looks like a girl", "wears makeup & long hair", or because he likes to perform "girl group dances". Unfettered by gender expectations, how he presents himself to the world is simply how he chooses to live his life.

He has a small but loyal Chinese & international fanbase who love him for his passion for life and also his hardworking spirit as he is eager and committed to every job he takes on.

Yetao worked as a livestream seller between late 2021 - early 2024. He was also a beauty vlogger on his alt account on Douyin here.

Yetao had the opportunity to take up runway modelling gigs in 2022 with PONY China, KENSUN, & YIZHUO.