Meng Meiqi (born October 15, 1998), is a

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singer and actress currently active in

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since 2018, signed under

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and

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. She is a member of South Korean-Chinese girl group

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. After finishing first in the Chinese edition of the survival show ''

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'', she became a member of the Chinese girl group

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Early life

Meng was born on October 15, 1998, in

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, 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,

began to release information about a girl group consisting of four units as a collaboration with Chinese entertainment company,

. Meng, alongside the other members of the group's lineup, released a cover of " All I Want For Christmas Is You" by

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on December 21. She debuted in

on February 25, 2016, with their first mini-album, ''

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''. On December 21, she sang the theme song of a movie, ''Tohoku is spoken all over the world,'' with

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and Ma Li. Meng made her acting debut in 2017 in the film ''Autumn In My Heart''. She was later cast in film ''Marna'' alongside WJSN member

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, Nine Percent and NEX7 member

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, and UNIQ member

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2018: ''Produce 101'', debut and ''Rocket Girls'' controversy

Due to their participation on the show, they withdrew from the remaining promotions for WJSN's fourth mini album ''

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''. Both Meng and Wu made it into the final line-up of girl group Rocket Girls on June 23, 2018. 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. 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. 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.

2019–present: Solo debut

On January 15, 2019, Meng released her first promotional track titled "有种 (Helios)" for the movie, ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' in 2019 with over 1 million digital sales. 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, ''

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''. The movie premiered on September 12. 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. 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. On November 7, 2022, Meng released her fourth EP “空白频率 (White Frequency)”. Meng accompanied the release with a dance music video for the EP’s lead single, Alien.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Films

Television shows

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meng, Meiqi 1998 births Living people Chinese K-pop singers Korean-language singers of China People from Taizhou, Zhejiang Starship Entertainment artists Singers from Henan Chinese expatriates in South Korea Cosmic Girls members Chinese Mandopop singers Produce 101 (Chinese TV series) contestants Rocket Girls 101 members 21st-century Chinese women singers