Esther Yu

Actor · Born December 18, 1995 (30) · Shanghai, China

Esther Yu Shuxin (虞书欣) is a Chinese singer and actress born on December 18, 1995. She made her acting debut in the 2016 television drama “Border Town Prodigal.” She also has appeared in the dramas “The Advisors Alliance” (2017), “Youth” (2018), and “My Amazing Boyfriend 2” (2018). She gained popularity and recognition with her role as Cai Min Min in the hit romance drama "Find Yourself". In the variety program "Youth With You 2", where she became immensely popular due to her bubbly personality, she ranked 2nd and became part of the Chinese girl group THE9. In 2021, she was the youth tutor for "Youth With You 3".

What are Esther Yu's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

56%

Bonds

36%

Society

4%

Survival

4%

Identity4 Romantic love5 Purpose2 Coming of age2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero

5 of 6

Ally

1 of 6

Heroas the female lead in Find Yourself (2020)
Heroas Chu Li in Moonlight (2021)
Allyas Orchid in Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022)
Heroas Lin Yu in Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (2024)
Heroas Yue siblings in Sword and Fairy 6 (2024)
Heroas Wei Zhi in Ski Into Love (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic

6

Tense

3

Hopeful

3

Joyful

2

Thrilling

1

Other

5

How their films linger

Hopeful6 Feel-good5 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Esther Yu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Esther Yu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Road to Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 32 episodes · as Lin Wanxing
Thai Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 14 episodes · Actor
Speed and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 29 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as Jiang Mu
Ski Into Love(2025)
Show 23 episodes · as Wei Zhi
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Love Game in Eastern Fantasy(2024)
Show 32 episodes · as Ling Miaomiao / Lin Yu
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
The King of Stand-up Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 2 episodes · as 气氛组组长
Daughters and Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Sword and Fairy 6(2024)
Show 36 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as Yue Qi
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
2024湖南卫视芒果TV跨年晚会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Actor
If You Are the One 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Judy
My Journey to You(2023)
Show 24 episodes · as Yun Weishan
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Become a Farmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
A Romance of the Little Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 35 episodes · as Yu Meiren
Love Between Fairy and Devil(2022)
Show 36 episodes · as Xiao Lanhua
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Hello Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 7 episodes · Actor
Moonlight(2021)
Show 36 episodes · as Chu Li / 'Monkey'
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
A Writer's Odyssey(2021)
as Nurse
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
2021江苏卫视跨年演唱会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as 幸福大使
A Love So Romantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 32 episodes · as Cheng Qian Yu
HaHaHaHaHa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Go Fighting! Treasure Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
青春加点戏 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 12 episodes · as 虞书欣
I've Fallen For You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 24 episodes · as Tian Sanqi
Find Yourself(2020)
Show 42 episodes · as Cai Minmin
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
My Amazing Boyfriend 2: Unforgettable Impression (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 38 episodes · as Tian Jingzhi
Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 26 episodes · as Chen Chenchen
Li Da Bao's Ordinary Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 44 episodes · as Li Xiao Ya
The Chinese Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
The Advisors Alliance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 42 episodes · as Elder Princess
Border Town Prodigal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 50 episodes · as 青蛇
Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Go Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Grade One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
Yunchu's Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Yun Chu
念相思 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as He Pan

Career shape

Star power in the 94^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 33 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Highest rated

Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022)

Midcredits 88^th

Film career

20142026

Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles.

2017Screen debut· The Advisors Alliance
2021First film· A Writer's Odyssey

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting35 of 35 · 70^thOther crew2 of 35

By decade

2010s9 · acting2020s24 · 24 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Esther Yu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Esther Yu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bai Jin Jin shares the most, 2.

Writers

Bai Jin Jin2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Bai Jin Jin

Actors

Duling Chen2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Duling Chen
Shize Yang2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Shize Yang
Yuxi Ding2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Yuxi Ding
Linghe Zhang2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Linghe Zhang