Photo: Xinyan Liu / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Esther Yu is one of those performers who genuinely earns both sides of the actor-singer label — she's not just a singer who dips into drama or vice versa, she's actually credible at both. I first noticed her through The9, the project group that came out of iQIYI's survival show Youth With You 2, and she had this effortless screen presence even in that format, which is hard to pull off when cameras are on you 24/7. Born in Shanghai and trained at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore — that international foundation shows in how polished she comes across. Her acting work in Chinese dramas has only deepened that impression; she carries romantic leads with genuine warmth rather than just looking pretty in period costumes. Sagittarius energy feels right for her — direct, enthusiastic, hard to ignore.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Esther Yu
- Name (Japanese)
- 虞書欣
- Reading
- ゆー・しゅーしん
- Born
- December 18, 1995 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- actor / singer
2. Background
- University
- LASALLE College of the Arts
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.instagram.com/estheeerrrrr/?hl=en
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/estheeerrrrr/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%9E%E6%9B%B8%E6%AC%A3
Frequently asked questions
When was Esther Yu born?
Born December 18, 1995 (age 30).
Where is Esther Yu from?
Esther Yu is from Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
What does Esther Yu do?
Esther Yu works as actor, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.