Meng Meiqi
{{Short description|Chinese singer}}
{{Family name hatnote|Meng|lang=Chinese}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Meng Meiqi
| image = 2019火箭少女101飞行演唱会 LIGHT·北京站 孟美岐 1 (cropped).jpg
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| alt =
| caption = Meng in 2019
| birth_name = Mèng Měiqí
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|10|15}}
| birth_place = Luoyang, Henan, China
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer}}
| signature =
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|mandopop}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = {{hlist|Starship|Yuehua|WAJIJIWA{{efn-ua|name=RG|As a member of Rocket Girls 101 only.}}}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|WJSN|Rocket Girls 101|Starship Planet}}
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| module2 = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|headercolor=transparent
| c = {{linktext|孟|美|岐}}
| p = Mèng Měiqí
| hangul = 맹미기
| rr = Maeng Migi
| mr = Maeng Migi
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Meng Meiqi (born October 15, 1998) is a Chinese singer and actress signed under Yuehua Entertainment.{{cite web |url=https://www.ijq.tv/mingxing/15280931945238.html |title=孟美岐个人资料 |work=IJQ |language=zh |access-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624150424/https://www.ijq.tv/mingxing/15280931945238.html |url-status=live }} She began her career as a member of South Korean girl group WJSN in 2016 and went on hiatus from the group from early-2018 prior to leaving in 2023 due to the expiration of her contract. 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 in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201806250100207760016131&servicedate=20180624|title=[SC이슈]우주소녀 미기·선의, '창조101' 1-2위…'로켓소녀' 데뷔 확정|publisher=Sports Chosun|date=June 24, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2019|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709145757/http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201806250100207760016131&servicedate=20180624|url-status=live}}
Early life
Meng was born on October 15, 1998, in Luoyang, Henan, China.
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.{{cite episode |title=Episode 10 |series=Produce 101 China |network=Tencent Video |date=June 2018}}
Career
=2016–2017: Debut with ''WJSN'' and acting debut=
{{Main|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?.{{cite web|last=Seon|first=Mi-kyeong|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003266725|title=우주소녀 "많은 일 겪으며 준비, 데뷔 상상도 못했다"|work=OSEN|publisher=Naver|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|archive-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503030009/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003266725|url-status=live}} On December 21, she sang the theme song of a movie, Tohoku is spoken all over the world, with Wu Xin and Ma Li.{{Cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/16/1211/10/C80F2JRD000380D0.html|title="SHEplus"组合来了！《东北往事》主题曲第二波阵容_网易娱乐|last=网易|website=ent.163.com|date=December 11, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704212821/http://ent.163.com/16/1211/10/C80F2JRD000380D0.html|url-status=live}}
Meng made her acting debut in 2017 in the film Autumn In My Heart.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} 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|Produce 101 (Chinese TV series)|Rocket Girls (band)}}
File:2019火箭少女101飞行演唱会 LIGHT·北京站 孟美岐 3 (cropped).jpg in Beijing, 2019]]
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.{{cite web |url=https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20180624/1378819/ |title=人氣正妹奪《創造101》C位出道 引爆中韓搶人大戰 |work=Apple Daily |date=June 24, 2018 |language=zh |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-date=July 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728205409/https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20180624/1378819/ |url-status=live }} 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|date=October 2018}} Starship Entertainment then stated otherwise, and confirmed that they would be promoting with both WJSN and Rocket Girls.{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003810338|title=[공식입장] 우주소녀 측 "미기·선의, 화전소녀와 우주소녀 활동 병행할 것"|work=Naver|language=ko|access-date=June 24, 2018|archive-date=June 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624121328/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003810338|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000869447|title=[공식입장] 우주소녀 측 "'중국 프듀 데뷔' 선의·미기, 화전소녀 활동 병행"|work=Naver|language=ko|access-date=June 24, 2018|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526222411/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000869447|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|title=乐华娱乐 - 联合声明|url=http://fx.weico.cc/share/32089217.html?weibo_id=4271098130243932|access-date=August 9, 2018|language=zh|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809122152/http://fx.weico.cc/share/32089217.html?weibo_id=4271098130243932|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0010275928|title=우주소녀 미기·선의, 중국판 '프듀' 그룹 탈퇴 않기로|work=Yonhap News|last=Park|first=Su-yoon|date=August 17, 2018|access-date=April 18, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417223612/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0010275928|url-status=live}}
= 2019–present: Solo debut, and departure from WJSN =
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.{{cite web|url=http://ent.tom.com/201904/4368661393.html|title=火箭少女101成团一周年，孟美岐先导EP《犟》上线QQ音乐|work=tom.com|language=zh|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427070520/http://ent.tom.com/201904/4368661393.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://cityonfire.com/hong-kong-auteur-ching-siu-tung-returns-with-jade-dynasty/|title=New Poster for Ching Siu-tung's wuxia actioner 'Jade Dynasty' {{!}} cityonfire.com|language=en-US|access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821011252/https://cityonfire.com/hong-kong-auteur-ching-siu-tung-returns-with-jade-dynasty/|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/5813256522/JvEVka56E?type=repost|title=孟美岐的微博视频一孟美岐 Mute MV|language=zh|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719204833/https://passport.weibo.com/visitor/visitor?entry=miniblog&a=enter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fweibo.com%2F5813256522%2FJvEVka56E%3Ftype%3Drepost&domain=weibo.com&ua=Mozilla%2F5.0%20%28Windows%20NT%2010.0%3B%20Win64%3B%20x64%29%20AppleWebKit%2F605.1.15%20%28KHTML%2C%20like%20Gecko%29%20Chrome%2F89.0.4389.82%20Safari%2F605.1.15&_rand=1689799712735&sudaref=|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/7473152886/KBrF0bISK?type=comment#_rnd1633961218303|title=孟美岐新专辑岐义双瞳|language=zh|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528144926/https://weibo.com/7473152886/KBrF0bISK?type=comment#_rnd1633961218303|url-status=live}}
On November 7, 2022, Meng released her fourth EP 空白频率 (White Frequency).{{cite web|url=https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4833115623394087|title=孟美岐空白频率|language=zh|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117223749/https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4833115623394087|url-status=live}} Meng accompanied the release with a dance music video for the EP’s lead single, "Alien".{{cite web|url=https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4836764642967948|title=Alien Dance Ver|language=zh|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117223748/https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4836764642967948|url-status=live}}
On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Meng had departed from WJSN after her contract expired.{{Cite web|title=[단독]우주소녀, 루다·다원·중국 멤버 3인 제외 8명 재계약|trans-title=[Exclusive] WJSN, 8 contract renewals except for Luda, Dawon, and 3 Chinese members|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000334184|via=Naver|publisher=JTBC|language=ko|last=Park|first=Sang-hoo|date=March 3, 2023|access-date=March 3, 2023|archive-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303053309/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000334184|url-status=live}}
Discography
{{For|Meng's discography with WJSN and Rocket Girls 101|WJSN discography|Rocket Girls 101#Discography}}
=Extended plays=
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| scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" | Album details ! scope="col" | Sales |
|---|
| scope="row" | Jiang (犟)
|
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} | |
| scope="row" | Love Not Love (爱·不爱)
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{{hidden|Track listing|
}} | |
| scope="row" | 岐义双瞳 (Qi Yi Double Pupil)
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{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |{{N/A}} |
| scope="row" | 空白频率 (White Frequency)
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{{hidden|Track listing|
}} | |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" | Peak chart position ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em" | CHN {{cite web|url=http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/|title=Billboard China Top 100|website=Billboard China|access-date=April 27, 2019|language=zh|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428140804/http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/|url-status=dead}}
|
| scope="col" colspan="4" | As Lead Artist |
| scope="row" | "Helios" ({{lang|zh|有种}})
| rowspan="4" | 2019 | 6 | The Wandering Earth OST |
| scope="row" | "Jiang" ({{lang|zh|犟}})
| — | Jiang (犟) |
| scope="row" | "Only You Know" ({{lang|zh|只有你知道}})
| — | The Wind ({{lang|zh|立风}}) |
| scope="row" | "I Like You"
| 42 | 2019 Hyun Dance Summer Music Season Theme Song |
| scope="row" | "MUTE"
| 2020 | rowspan="4" |N/A | Love Not Love ({{lang|zh|爱·不爱}}) |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|zh|判}} (Suffering)"
| 2021 | {{lang|zh|岐义双瞳}} |
| scope="row" | "Alien"
| rowspan="2" | 2022 | {{lang|zh|空白频率}} (White Frequency) |
| scope="row" | "心飞扬"
|Breaking Through OST |
| scope="col" colspan="4" | Collaborations |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|zh|毒液前來}}" {{small|(with Yang Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy and Sunnee)}} | 2018 | — | Venom OST |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|zh|福气拱拱来}}" {{small|(with Wu Xuanyi, Duan Aojuan and Lai Meiyun)}} | rowspan="2" | 2019 | 35 | Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST |
| scope="row" | "Don't Wait Any More" {{small|(with Justin of NEX7)}} | — | Step Up: Year of the Dance OST |
| scope="row" | "C" {{small|(with Zhou Zhennan of R1SE)}} | 2020 | — | Special Collaboration |
| colspan="4" | {{small|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.}} |
Filmography
{{For|Meng's filmography with WJSN and Rocket Girls 101|WJSN filmography|Rocket Girls 101#Filmography}}
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !English title !Chinese title !Role !Notes !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| rowspan="1" | 2018
| Marna | 初恋的滋味 | Ying Tao | Supporting role |{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| Autumn In My Heart | 蓝色生死恋 | Xin Ai | Second lead role |
| Jade Dynasty
| 诛仙 | Bi Yao | Second lead role |
| Step Up: Year of the Dance
| 舞出我人生之舞所不能 | Xiao Fei | Lead role | {{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} |
| 2022
| 我心飞扬 | TBC | Lead role |
| 2023
| Summer With You | 车晓宇 | Che Xiaoyu | Lead role |
=Television shows=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Year
! Title ! Network ! Notes |
|---|
| 2016
|Would You Like Girls |Mnet |{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} |
| rowspan="2"|2017
|Outrageous Roommates |MBC |{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} |
| WJSN TV
|JTBC |{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} |
| rowspan="2"|2018
|Korea MBC idol star games |MBC |{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} |
| Produce 101 |
| 2019
| The Coming One 3 | Tencent Video | Judge |
| 2020
| Masked Dancing King | Youku | Winner |
| rowspan="2"|2021
| Produce Camp 2021 | Tencent Video | Senior |
| Born To Dance
| iQIYI | Judge |
| 2022
| Wonderland Junior | Tencent Video | Main Cast Member |
| 2023
|The Next 2023 |Tencent Video |Contestant |
Notes
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References
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