Meng Meiqi (born October 15, 1998), is a Chinese singer and actress currently active in China since 2018, signed under Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment.[1] She is a member of South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN. After finishing first in the Chinese edition of the survival show Produce 101, she became a member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101.[2]
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Born | Mèng Měiqí (1998-10-15) October 15, 1998 (age 24) Luoyang, Henan, China |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
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Chinese | 孟美岐 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Mèng Měiqí |
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Hangul | 맹미기 |
Revised Romanization | Maeng Migi |
McCune–Reischauer | Maeng Miki |
Meng was born on October 15, 1998, in Luoyang, Henan, China.[1]
Meng studied in Luoyang Foreign Language School's Junior High department. She subsequently went to South Korea to become a trainee when she was 15 years old.[3]
In December 2015, Starship Entertainment began to release information about a girl group consisting of four units as a collaboration with Chinese entertainment company, Yuehua Entertainment. Meng, alongside the other members of the group's lineup, released a cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey on December 21. She debuted in WJSN on February 25, 2016, with their first mini-album, Would You Like?.[4] On December 21, she sang the theme song of a movie, Tohoku is spoken all over the world, with Wu Xin and Ma Li.[5]
Meng made her acting debut in 2017 in the film Autumn In My Heart.[citation needed] She was later cast in film Marna alongside WJSN member Wu Xuanyi, Nine Percent and NEX7 member Zhu Zhengting, and UNIQ member Zhou Yixuan.
Due to their participation on the show, they withdrew from the remaining promotions for WJSN's fourth mini album Dream Your Dream. Both Meng and Wu made it into the final line-up of girl group Rocket Girls on June 23, 2018.[6] She ranked first with over 185 million votes, debuting as the "Center" for Rocket Girls. However, due to the group's two year contracts with Tencent, it was rumored that Meng and Wu would not be participating in any activities in South Korea with WJSN.[better source needed] Starship Entertainment then stated otherwise, and confirmed that they would be promoting with both WJSN and Rocket Girls.[7][8]
On August 9, 2018, Yuehua Entertainment and Mavericks Entertainment released a joint announcement stating that they would be withdrawing Meng along with Wu and Zhang Zining from Rocket Girls. Meng and Wu were to resume their activities with WJSN.[9] However, on August 17, both companies confirmed that after coming to an agreement with Tencent, that Meng Meiqi would be returning to Rocket Girls with Wu Xuanyi and Zhang Zining.[10]
On January 15, 2019, Meng released her first promotional track titled "有种 (Helios)" for the movie, The Wandering Earth. Later in the year, she also released her first extended play,犟 (Jiang), on April 23, 2019, with a lead single under the same title. Within the first twenty minutes of the album's release, it became the fastest selling digital album on QQ Music in 2019 with over 1 million digital sales.[11]
Meng also appeared in the spin-off film of the Step Up franchise, Step Up: Year of the Dance, as the first lead actress. She was also cast as one of the leading actresses for the fantasy film, Jade Dynasty, which was an adaptation from the xianxia novel, Zhu Xian. The movie premiered on September 12.[12]
On October 30, 2020, Meng released a lead single "Mute" for her second EP "Love Not Love (爱·不爱)". The MV for "Mute" was released on November 26, 2020.[13] The second song from the album "Miss You" was released on November 28, 2020, and the last song "Quit" on December 26, 2020.
Meng Meiqi's third EP "岐义双瞳" was released on October 15, 2021.[14]
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Jiang (犟) |
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CHN: 2,500,000+[15] |
Love Not Love (爱·不爱) |
Track listing
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CHN: 1,804,783[16] |
岐义双瞳 (Qi Yi Shuang Tong) |
Track listing
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Ttile | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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CHN [17][upper-alpha 2] | |||
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"Helios" (有种) | 2019 | 6 | The Wandering Earth OST |
"Jiang" (犟) | — | Jiang (犟) | |
"Only You Know" (只有你知道) | — | The Wind (立风) | |
"I Like You" | 42 | 2019 Hyun Dance Summer Music Season Theme Song | |
"MUTE" | 2020 | — | Love Not Love (爱·不爱) |
"判 (Suffering)" | 2021 | — | 岐义双瞳 |
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"毒液前來" (with Yang Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy and Sunnee) |
2018 | — | Venom OST |
"福气拱拱来" (with Wu Xuanyi, Duan Aojuan and Lai Meiyun) |
2019 | 35 | Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST |
"Don't Wait Any More" (with Justin of NEX7) |
— | Step Up: Year of the Dance OST | |
"C" (with Zhou Zhennan of R1SE) |
2020 | — | Special Collaboration |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Marna | 初恋的滋味 | Ying Tao | Supporting role | [citation needed] |
2019 | Autumn In My Heart | 蓝色生死恋 | Xin Ai | Second lead role | [18] |
Jade Dynasty | 诛仙 | Bi Yao | Second lead role | [12] | |
Step Up: Year of the Dance | 舞出我人生之舞所不能 | Xiao Fei | Lead role | [citation needed] | |
2022 | Breaking Through | 我心飞扬 | TBC | Lead role | [19] |
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2016 | Would You Like Girls | Mnet | [citation needed] |
2017 | Outrageous Roommates | MBC | [citation needed] |
WJSN TV | JTBC | [citation needed] | |
2018 | Korea MBC idol star games | MBC | [citation needed] |
Produce 101 | Tencent Video | Contestant Finished 1st[20] | |
2019 | The Coming One | Tencent Video | Judge |
2020 | Masked Dancing King | Youku | Winner |
2021 | Produce Camp 2021 | Tencent Video | Senior |
2022 | "Wonderland Junior" | Tencent Video | Guest |
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