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Lai Meiyun
Lai Meiyun (Chinese: 赖美云; born 7 July 1998), is a Chinese Singer signed under Qigu Culture. She was a member of Rocket Girls 101 after ranking 6th in the survival show ''Produce 101''. She was also a member of S.I.N.G as the main vocal and center under Qigu Culture. Early life and education Lai Meiyun was born in a single parent family in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and was raised by her mother. Meiyun has studied in Shenzhen High School from 2013 to 2016. During this period, Meiyun joined the Lily Choir of Shenzhen Senior High School with 1st place, where she laid the foundation for becoming a singer in days to come. Meiyun has participated the audition of Chinese girl idol group SNH48 for 3 times but didn't make the cut. Career Pre-debut: SING Idol Group Competition In October 2014, Meiyun auditioned for a position in S.I.N.G and was accepted as a trainee after ranking in the top 10. On December 13, Meiyun began a half-year professional training course on physi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lai (surname)
Lai () is a common Chinese surname that is pronounced similarly in both Mandarin and Hakka dialects. The meaning of the character used in the Lai (賴) surname is "depend on; trust in; rely on". Conversely the words, 无赖 literally translated to "without Lai" which means "undependable, rascal or scoundrel". It is also a Hokkien (Southern Fujian)/ Minnan (Southern Min) surname that is romanized as Lua, Nai or Nua. In Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and other parts of South East Asia there are Lai migrants from southern Fujian Province who are usually surnamed Lua/ Luah, Loa (romanized from Hokkien / Minnan in Southern Min dialect) or Lye (romanized from Hakka dialect) for the Hakka dialect groups. In Indonesia, most of the Indonesians of Chinese descent changed their surname to an Indonesian surname to comply with 'Cabinet Presidium Decision 127 of 1966' laws during President Suharto's despotic rule. However, they usually change to surnames with the same sound or a surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Births
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Shining Days
''Our Shining Days'' ( zh, c=闪光少女, p=Shǎnguāng Shàonǚ, l=Shining Girl) is a 2017 Chinese coming-of-age musical film starring Xu Lu and Peng Yuchang. The film has received favorable reviews, particularly for the performance of lead actress Xu Lu and the depiction of minority group's struggles of Chinese orchestra and Otaku. Synopsis In a fictitious music school, the students of Chinese orchestra and Classical orchestra don't get along with each other. They call each other "''tacky''" and "''pretentious''". Chen Jing, a quirky but talented yangqin student, initially doesn't care about the rivalry, until she falls for the piano prodigy Wang Wen. Annoyed at his ignorance and prejudice toward Chinese instruments, she is determined to prove herself to him by forming her own ensemble, which consists of her best friend who secretly loves her Li You and four ''Otaku'' girls whom initially only agreed to join because of Chen Jing's promise to buy them expensive action figures. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tencent Video
Tencent Video (, also called WeTV outside of China) is a Chinese video streaming website owned by Tencent. The website was launched in April 2011, and is one of China's largest online video platforms. As of March 2022, Tencent Video has over 1.268 billion mobile monthly active users, and 123 million VIP subscribers, making it the 4th largest streaming service in the world, after Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+. Tencent Video also operates an international version, WeTV, which was launched in 2018. History In April 2011, Tencent Video officially launched with an independent domain. Tencent Video supports online Video-on-Demand, and television broadcasts, and in July 2017 began featuring video content on China's biggest television maker, TCL. Usage In October 2017, Tencent Video's revenue was CNY 65.2 billion (US$9.87 billion). In September 2017, Tencent Video was one of eight Chinese apps in the top 30 mobile apps with the largest revenue in the App Store and Googl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duan Aojuan
Duan Aojuan (born December 28, 2000) is a Chinese singer. She became a member of Rocket Girls 101 after finishing fourth in the survival show ''Produce 101''. Early life Born on 28 December 2000, Duan graduated from Chengdu No. 44 High School. Career 2018-present: ''Produce 101'' and debut with Rocket Girls 101 In 2018, Duan participated in the Chinese reality survival girl group show Produce 101 China aired from April 21 to June 23 on Tencent Video. Duan was eventually placed 4th overall in the final episode and debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101 on 23 June as the main vocalist. She has made several notable soundtrack appearances for films such as "幸福的時光" in '' The Island'', "毒液前來" for promotion of ''Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Xuanyi
Wu Xuanyi (born January 26, 1995), is a Chinese singer and actress. She began her career in 2016 with debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN. She later take a hiatus from the group in the first half of 2018 to compete as contestant of Tencent Video's survival reality show, '' Produce 101 China''and then she finishing in second place and joined as a member of the Chinese project girl group Rocket Girls 101 until June 2020. Following the disbandment of project group, she remained her hiatus from WJSN and pursue her solo career in China. Early life Wu was born in Hainan, China. She joined Yuehua Entertainment, moved to South Korea around 2014 to 2015 and joined Starship Entertainment where she became a trainee. Career 2015–2016: Debut with WJSN On December 4, 2015, Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment introduced a 12-member Chinese-South Korean girl group WJSN. Wu was introduced as a member of "Joy Unit". Together with Wonder Unit, they released a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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. 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. Career 2016–2017: Debut with ''WJSN'' and acting debut 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Mengjie
Xu Mengjie (; born 19 June 1994), also known as Rainbow Xu, is a Chinese singer and actress. She is a former member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101. Early life Xu Mengjie was born in China, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. Since the age of 12, she has been helping her parents on their own barbecue restaurant, and is well-known as "Barbecue Xishi." She has served as a special invited dancer for Zhejiang Television's large-scale programs such as '' Chinese Dream Festival'', '' I Love to Remember Lyrics'' and '' I'm Not a Star''. Career 2015-2017: Career beginnings In 2015, Xu officially joined LadyBees and became a Hive trainee. Hive trainees were made up of girls who did not make it into the main group, and who took part in the first and only LadyBees elections. In the succeeding year, she participated in the famous Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation's variety show, ''The Brain''. In 2017, Xu ranked first place in the LadyBees popular ranking competition, and sixth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Chaoyue
Yang Chaoyue (, born July 31, 1998) is a Chinese actress and singer. After finishing third in Tencent's girl group survival show ''Produce 101'', she debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101. She was named by ''China Newsweek'' as one of the most influential Chinese people in 2018. Early life Yang was born on July 31, 1998, in a village in Dafeng, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. Her parents divorced when she was twelve. Instead of going to high school, she decided to help support her family and left home to work. She had various job experiences such as waitress, garment worker, flyer distributor, prior to becoming an idol. Career 2016–2017: Girl group contest and CH2 In 2016, the eSports game ''Battle of Balls'' hosted a girl group contest offering a 2000 RMB salary with accommodation and meals. Yang was voted to be the most popular contestant during the contest and began her idol trainee career along with ten other contestants. In 2017, eight of the trainees formed the girl group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Charts
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in '' Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, provides additional weekly charts, as well as year-end charts. The two most important charts are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for songs and ''Billboard'' 200 for albums, and other charts may be dedicated to a specific genre such as R&B, country, or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams, or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Hot 100 song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts. For the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales. The weekly sales and streams charts are monitored on a Friday-to-Thursday cycle since July 2015; previously it was on a Monday-to-Sunday cycle. Radio airplay song charts, however, follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
