Meng Meiqi

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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Meng.

Meng Meiqi
Meng in 2020
Born
Mèng Měiqí

(1998-10-15) October 15, 1998
Luoyang, Henan, China
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Chinese name
Chinese孟美岐
Hanyu PinyinMèng Měiqí
Korean name
Hangul맹미기
Revised RomanizationMaeng Migi
McCune–ReischauerMaeng Miki

Early life

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]

Career

2016–2017: Debut with WJSN and acting debut
Main article: WJSN

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. She was later cast in film Marna alongside WJSN member Wu Xuanyi, Nine Percent and NEX7 member Zhu Zhengting, and UNIQ member Zhou Yixuan.

2018: Produce 101, debut and Rocket Girls controversy
Main articles: Produce 101 (Chinese TV series) and Rocket Girls (band)
Meng Meiqi during a performance with Rocket Girls 101 in Beijing, 2019

In March 2018 both Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment confirmed that Meng and Wu would be participating in the Chinese spin-off of South Korean survival show Produce 101.[6] 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.[7] 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. Starship Entertainment then stated otherwise, and confirmed that they would be promoting with both WJSN and Rocket Girls.[8][9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

2019–present: Solo debut

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.[12]

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.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

Discography
For Meng's works with WJSN and Rocket Girls 101, see WJSN discography and Rocket Girls 101 § Discography.

Extended plays
Title Album details Sales
Jiang (犟)
Track listing
  1. Jiang (犟)
  2. Unfamiliar Girl (陌生的女孩)
 CHN: 2,500,000+[16]
Love Not Love (爱·不爱)
Track listing
  1. Mute
  2. Miss You
  3. Quit
 CHN: 1,804,783[17]
岐义双瞳 (Qi Yi Shuang Tong)
  • Released: October 15, 2021
  • Label: Yuehua Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. 判
  2. 醒
  3. 重塑
  4. 无声的情书
 N/A

Singles
Ttile Year Peak chart position Album
CHN
[18][upper-alpha 2]
As Lead Artist
"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
Collaborations
"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.

Filmography

Films
Year English title Chinese title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Marna 初恋的滋味 Ying Tao Supporting role
2019 Autumn In My Heart 蓝色生死恋 Xin Ai Second lead role [19]
Jade Dynasty 诛仙 Bi Yao Second lead role [13]
Step Up: Year of the Dance 舞出我人生之舞所不能 Xiao Fei Lead role
2022 Breaking Through 我心飞扬 TBC Lead role [20]

Television shows
Year Title Network Notes
2016 Would You Like Girls Mnet
2017 Outrageous Roommates MBC
WJSN TV JTBC
2018 Korea MBC idol star games MBC
Produce 101 Tencent Video Contestant
Finished 1st[21]
2019 The Coming One Tencent Video Judge
2020 Masked Dancing King Youku Winner
2021 Produce Camp 2021 Tencent Video Senior

Notes
  1. As a member of Rocket Girls 101 only.
  2. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China.

References
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  2. "[SC이슈]우주소녀 미기·선의, '창조101' 1-2위…'로켓소녀' 데뷔 확정". Sports Chosun. June 24, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  3. "Episode 10". Produce 101 China. June 2018. Tencent Video.
  4. Seon, Mi-kyeong (February 25, 2016). "우주소녀 "많은 일 겪으며 준비, 데뷔 상상도 못했다"". OSEN. Naver. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. 网易 (December 11, 2016). ""SHEplus"组合来了！《东北往事》主题曲第二波阵容_网易娱乐". ent.163.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. ""宇宙少女"宣仪与美岐确定参加《创造101》". Epoch Times (in Chinese). March 16, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. "人氣正妹奪《創造101》C位出道 引爆中韓搶人大戰". Apple Daily (in Chinese). June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  8. "[공식입장] 우주소녀 측 "미기·선의, 화전소녀와 우주소녀 활동 병행할 것"". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2018.
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  10. "乐华娱乐 - 联合声明" (in Chinese). Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  11. Park, Su-yoon (August 17, 2018). "우주소녀 미기·선의, 중국판 '프듀' 그룹 탈퇴 않기로". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  12. "火箭少女101成团一周年，孟美岐先导EP《犟》上线QQ音乐". tom.com (in Chinese). Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  13. "New Poster for Ching Siu-tung's wuxia actioner 'Jade Dynasty' | cityonfire.com". Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  14. "孟美岐的微博视频一孟美岐 Mute MV" (in Chinese). Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  15. "孟美岐新专辑岐义双瞳" (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  16. Cumulative sales for 犟:
  17. "爱·不爱". y.saoju.net. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  18. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  19. "《蓝色生死恋》定档2月14日 恋爱启蒙书回忆升温". Netease (in Chinese). January 14, 2019.
  20. "【#孟美岐#主演体育电影#我心飞扬定档#大年初一】距2022年北京冬奥会倒计时400天，由@徐峥 监制，@导演王放放 执导，@孟美岐 主演的#电影我心飞扬#发布概念海报，宣布定档 2022 年2月1日大年初一上映。". Weibo (in Chinese). Sohu Movie. December 31, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  21. Kim, Young-rok (June 24, 2018). "[SC이슈]우주소녀 미기·선의, '창조101' 1-2위…'로켓소녀' 데뷔 확정". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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