Cheng Xiao (Chinese: 程潇; Korean: 성소, born July 15, 1998) is a Chinese singer, dancer and actress currently active in China since 2018, and well known as a member of South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN.
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Born | (1998-07-15) July 15, 1998 (age 24) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
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Chinese | 程潇 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chéng Xiāo |
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Hangul | 성소 |
Revised Romanization | Seong So |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng So |
Cheng was born on July 15, 1998, in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong.[1] She has a younger sister, Cheng Chen (程晨). Cheng studied in Shenzhen Art School, and graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in 2016, where she studied under the Department of Practical Dance.[2][3][4]
On December 10, 2015, Cheng was revealed as one of the members of WJSN's Wonder Unit.[5] On December 21, she released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" with WJSN by Mariah Carey through JuseTV's YouTube Channel.[6]
Cheng debuted with WJSN on February 25, 2016, with the release of their debut mini album Would You Like?, including the title tracks "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".[7][8]
In August 2016, Cheng, together with fellow group mates Exy, SeolA, Soobin, Eunseo, Yeoreum, and Dayoung, teamed up with label mate Monsta X to form the unit "Y-Teen", a project unit group that will be promoting as CF models for KT's phone fare service.[9]
On September 14, she was proclaimed winner of Pitch King, and on September 15, she won gold for the rhythmic gymnastics segment during the Idol Star Athletics Championships XII.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Cheng along with GFriend's Eunha, Oh My Girl's YooA, Gugudan's Nayoung and Momoland's Nancy formed a special project group named "Sunny Girls" for Inkigayo's Music Crush Project. They released their single, "Taxi" on November 27, 2016.[17]
On January 30, 2017, Cheng participated in the Idol Star Athletics Championships XIII, where she won a bronze medal during the rhythmic gymnastics segment.[18]
In 2017, Cheng was a cast member of SBS' Law of the Jungle.[19]
In 2018, Cheng was a cast member and dance mentor in the reality survival show Idol Producer.[citation needed] The same year, she was cast in her first costume drama, Legend of Awakening.[20] In November 2018, Cheng released her first solo song "If Love", an OST for online game Xuanyuan Sword which debuted at No. 3 in QQ Music.[21]
In 2020, Cheng acted in her first drama, Detective Chinatown.[22]
In January 2021, Cheng debuted as a solo artist, with the Single "Focus X". Throughout the year, she was also cast as the main role in various dramas such as the Chinese e-sport romance comedy television series Falling Into Your Smile.[23]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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CHN Billboard [24] | |||
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"Focus-X" | 2021 | TBA | Focus-X | |
"Lonely Beauty" | 2022 | TBA | Lonely Beauty | |
Collaborations | ||||
"Taxi" (with Eunha, YooA, Cheng Xiao, Nayoung and Nancy as Sunny Girls) |
2016 | — | — | Inkigayo Music Crush Part. 2 |
"Confession Song" (告白情歌) (with Meng Meiqi & Wu Xuanyi) |
2017 | — | — | Promotional song of Once Again[25] |
"The Shadow of the Shark" (with Wang Yibo) |
2018 | — | 9 | Promotional song of The Meg[26] |
Soundtrack appearances | ||||
"If Love" (若情) | 2018 | 3 | — | Xuanyuan Sword OST |
"I Don't Believe You" (别轻易相信) | 2020 | — | — | Detective Chinatown OST |
"Soulmate" (第一默契) | 2021 | TBA | — | Falling Into Your Smile OST (Duet ver. with Xu Kai)[27] |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Ref. |
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2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 | 唐人街探案3 | Lu Jingjing | [28] |
2021 | The Umbrella Man | 撑伞人 | Na Na | [29] |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Network | Role | Ref. |
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2020 | Detective Chinatown | 唐人街探案 | iQiyi | Lu Jingjing | [30] |
Legend of Awakening | 天醒之路 | Mango TV, iQiyi | Qin Sang | [20] | |
2021 | The World of Fantasy | 灵域 | iQiyi | Ling Yushi | [31] |
Falling Into Your Smile | 你微笑时很美 | Tencent, Youku | Tong Yao | [32] | |
My Heart | 卿卿我心 | iQiyi | Lu Qingqing | [33] | |
Lie to Love | 良言写意 | Tencent | Su Xie Yi | [34] | |
2022 | Vacation of Love 2 | 假日暖洋洋2 | Tencent, iQiyi | Cheng Miao | [35] |
TBA | Back For You | 漫影寻踪 | iQiyi | Chun Ying | [36] |
Year | English title | Original title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Law of the Jungle EP247-251 | 정글의 법칙 | SBS | Cast member | [19] |
Swan Club | 추석특집 발레교습소 백조클럽 | KBS2 | [37] | ||
2018 | Idol Producer | 偶像练习生 | iQiyi | Dance mentor | [38] |
Best Friends’ Perfect Vacation | 闺蜜的完美旅行 | Tencent | Cast member | [39] | |
Brave World | 勇敢的世界 | Mango TV | [40] | ||
Pajama Friends | 파자마 프렌즈 | Lifetime | [41] | ||
2019 | One More Try | 极限青春 | Tencent | [42] | |
We Are In Love | 我们恋爱吧 | Jiangsu TV | Panelist | [43] | |
2020 | Final Expert | 终极高手 | Tencent | Manager | [44] |
We Are Young | 少年之名 | Youku | Mentor | [45] | |
2022 | Great Dance Crew | 了不起舞社 | Youku | Team Leader | [46] |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
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17th Top Chinese Music Awards | 2017 | New Force Idol | — | Won | [47] |
2018 Cosmo Beauty Ceremony | 2018 | Annual Youthful Beautiful Idol | — | Won | [48] |
Sina Fashion Awards | 2019 | Popular Idol of the Year | — | Won | [49] |
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