Chong Ting-yan, known professionally as Elkie Chong, (born 2 November 1998) is a Hong Kong singer and actress currently based in mainland China. She was previously a child-actress under in Hong Kong’s TVB and has appeared on several television dramas.[1] Under Cube Entertainment, she debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group CLC in February 2016.[2][3][4] Following her request to terminate her contract with Cube in December 2020, Elkie left both Cube and CLC in February 2021.

Elkie Chong
Elkie Chong in February 2018
Born	Chong Ting-yan (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 24) Tai Po District, Hong Kong, China
Other names	Elkie
Occupation	Singer actress
Years active	2009–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Cube
Formerly of	Honey Bees CLC United Cube
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	莊錠欣
Simplified Chinese	庄锭欣
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhuāng Dìngxīn
Yale Romanization	Jōng Ding-yān
Jyutping	Zong1 Ding3-jan1
Korean stage name
Hangul	엘키
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Elki McCune–Reischauer Elk'i
Musical artist

Early life

Chong was born on 2 November 1998 in Hong Kong. She attended Carmel Pak U Secondary School.^{[citation needed]}

Career

2009–2015: Early career

Chong was a popular teenage star in Hong Kong, being a former member of the Hong Kong project girl-group Honey Bees, and also a child-actress under TVB who acted in almost 20 dramas.[1][2][5]

2016–2019: Debut with CLC and solo activities

In February 2016, Chong was introduced as a new member of the South Korean girl-group CLC together with Kwon Eun-bin. She officially made her Korean debut on 29 February with the release of CLC's third EP, Refresh, and made her first public appearance with the group on the 463rd episode of Mnet's M Countdown performing "High Heels".[6][7][8]

Chong was announced to make her K-drama debut in March 2018, in the weekend drama Rich Family's Son as Mong Mong, a Chinese foreign exchange student.[9][10]

Chong made her solo debut with digital single "I Dream" on November 23, 2018.[11]

In 2019, Chong was cast in a recurring role in Chinese drama A Little Thing Called First Love as Yang Man Ling, a senior who is responsible for a radio station.^{[citation needed]}

2020–present: Request for contract termination

In December 2020, Chong requested that her exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment be terminated on the grounds that the company violated the contract. She claimed that she had not been paid for her acting activities, and that Cube Entertainment had already stopped their "developmental support" of CLC.[12]

On February 3, 2021, Cube Entertainment confirmed Chong's departure from CLC, and her contract with the company has been terminated.[13][14] Chong currently resides and is pursuing a career in mainland China, although she maintains a good relationship with her former CLC members.[15] In June 2021, Chong collaborated with T.U.B.S member Ji Li [zh] for the song "Gave My Heart Away".[16]

Personal life

On February 20, 2021, Chong expressed her support for the People's Liberation Army in the 2020 China–India skirmishes by quoting a photo of the official Chinese media "People's Daily" on Instagram to pay tribute to the mainland border guards.

Discography

Singles

Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[18]

Filmography

Television series

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elkie Chong.

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