Meng Jia (), simply known as Jia, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was a member of South Korean girl group

Miss A Miss A (stylized as "MISS A" or "miss A", Hangul: ) was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in July 2010 with the single "Bad Girl Good Girl" as a quartet consisting of Fei, Jia, Min, and Suzy. Their de ...

until her contract expired in May 2016. Following the departure, Meng Jia signed with Banana Culture Music in 2016 to pursue her solo activities in China.

Life and career

1990–2009: Early life and career beginnings

Meng Jia was born on February 3, 1989, as the only child of her family. She attended school in Beijing, where she was recruited by

JYP Entertainment JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...

in 2007. She later attended

Seoul Institute of the Arts Seoul Institute of the Arts is a prominent educational institution specializing in the Arts located in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The school has nurtured many graduates who are actively working in art related fields within Korea as ...

. She was a former member of the project group and Chinese version of the Wonder Girls 'Sisters', but cancelled due to member and trainee changes within their company. In 2009, she appeared in 2PM's "My Color" music video, alongside Fei.

2010–2016: Debut with Miss A and first solo appearances

In 2010, Jia was chosen as a member of the group

. The 4-member girl group debuted on July 1, 2010. In 2011, Jia appeared in the music video for M&D's debut single "Close Ur Mouth", and also made several cameo appearances in ''

Dream High ''Dream High'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Bae Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, Ok Taec-yeon, Hahm Eun-jung, Jang Wooyoung and Lee Ji-eun. It aired on KBS2 from January 3 to February 28, 2011, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( ...

'' and ''

Dream High 2 ''Dream High 2'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kang So-ra, Jay B, Jeong Jin-woon, Park Ji-yeon, Hyolyn, and Park Seo-joon. It aired on KBS2 from January 30 to March 20, 2012, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST). Like it ...

''. In 2012, during Miss A's long hiatus after their promotions for their single "I Don't Need a Man", Jia attended several fashion shows and appeared in a number of fashion magazines. She also performed onstage with singer

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during her promotions for the single "I Dance", and participated in '' Let's Go Dream Team 2'''s special in Vietnam. Between 2013 and 2015, she was a presenter on MBC's C-Radio radio show with Fei and Super Junior's Zhou Mi. She made her acting debut in the 2014 Chinese television series '' One and a Half Summer'' alongside 2PM's

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, and went on to star in the 2015 Chinese film ''

The Third Way of Love ''The Third Way of Love'' () is a 2015 Chinese romance film directed by John H. Lee and starring Liu Yifei and Song Seung-heon. The film was released on 25 September 2015. Plot The film follows Lin Qi Zheng (Song Seung-Heon), who is from a rich ...

'', which also featured performances by

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and

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. Jia's last album with Miss A was ''

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'', released on March 30, 2015. She left Miss A and JYP Entertainment in May 2016 after deciding not to renew her contract with the company.

2016–present: Departure from JYP Entertainment and solo debut

On June 8, 2016, Jia signed a contract with Banana Culture Music at Andaz Xintiandi in Shanghai to pursue a solo career in her native China. On November 18, Jia released her first solo single, "Drip". It was followed by "Who's That Girl" on January 3, 2017, which charted at #6 on Billboard China. On April 7, she released "Candy". On April 8, 2017, Jia won the "Breakthrough Female Artist of the Year" award at the 5th Annual V Chart Awards. On December 19, she released her fourth single, "Mood", in collaboration with

Jackson Wang Jackson Wang (; ko, 왕잭슨; born 28 March 1994) is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, dancer, record producer, fashion designer, and music video director. He is the founder of record label Team Wang and is the creative director and lead designer ...

from Got7. On March 20, 2018, she returned with her fifth single, "Weapon". Jia released her sixth single, "Free", on June 4, 2018. Jia announced seventh single "Liwai" on September 2018. In 2019, she left Banana Culture Entertainment and continued her solo activities. In 2020, she and former band mate Fei joined '' Sisters Who Makes Waves''. She debuted as one of the member of X-Sister in the programme. In January 2021, she released her single, "Glass Wall".

Discography

Extended plays

*'' Jia'' (2017)

Singles

Promotional singles

OSTs

Albums appearances

Filmography

Film

Drama

Reality shows

Radio

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jia 1990 births Living people Miss A members 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese expatriates in South Korea Chinese film actresses Chinese K-pop singers Chinese Mandopop singers Chinese television actresses English-language singers from China JYP Entertainment artists Korean-language singers of China Musicians from Hunan People from Loudi 21st-century Chinese women singers