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According to SwampYu’s death was confirmed by his management company on Thursday in Beijing. Police have ruled out foul play, treating the incident as non-suspicious.

Sanxiang News reported that on Wednesday evening, Yu was dining with friends at an acquaintance’s home in Beijing. In the early hours of the following morning, he locked himself in his bedroom to sleep. By 6 a.m. on Thursday, his friends left the apartment and discovered that Yu was missing from his room. One of them found his body on the ground outside the building.

Yu had more than 26 million followers on Weibo. His most recent post on Aug. 29 featured photos of flowers, trees, and rivers during a walk, which garnered over 17,000 comments.

Born in 1988 in Xinjiang, Yu began pursuing his passion for the arts at a young age. In 2007, he competed on Dongfang TV’s talent show, reaching the top 16. His career took a major turn in 2015 when his song “Go Home and have the Spring Festival” became a hit, especially popular among young people for its festive atmosphere around the Lunar New Year.

That same year, Yu starred in “Go Princess Go,” a drama that gained widespread popularity in China and across Asia, elevating him to international stardom.

Yu achieved widespread recognition in 2016 for his role as Bai Chen in “Eternal Love,” where he starred alongside Yang Mi and Mark Chao. In the later years of his career, Yu appeared in several television series, including “Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud” and “The Legend of White Snake.” Before his death, Yu had completed three films, including “The Fated General” and “Traditional Chinese Medicine,” but these have yet to be released.

Yu was involved with two companies, one of which deregistered its business in 2024, while the other ceased operations in July of this year.