Wang Ju (; born 1 September 1992), as known as Naomi Wang, is a Chinese singer. She participated in the 2018 Chinese reality television show ''
Produce 101'' and rose to fame quickly due to her individualistic and unique style.
Early life
Wang was born in Shanghai, China. She loved dancing since she was a child, so her parents sent her to the Children's Palace to learn dance. She studied in
Shanghai No. 3 Girls' High School. When she was 15 years old, she forfeited her entrance to an art college due to an accident whereby her body lost shape due to the use of hormones. She studied at
Shanghai Normal University, majoring in art education. After graduating from college, she has worked as a primary school teacher, trainer, and headhunter.
Career
2017: Pre-debut
In February 2017, Wang joined esee model management (Shanghai Yingmo Culture Development Co., Ltd.) and became a field agent, mainly responsible for interviewing with models, helping to deal with problems between models and clients, and she is also responsible for translation, team performance, backstage management during fashion week, follow-up rehearsal, etc. before becoming a model manager.
2018: On-screen debut
In 2018, she participated in Tencent Video's ''
Produce 101'' as trainee. During this period, not only did she participate in singing the theme song "Produce 101" of the same name, but also co-written and sang "Mulan Says" with her teammates. However, she was eliminated from the show on the final episode ranking 15 in place. On, July 6, she participated in
Zhejiang Television's Keep Running
Keep Running is a song written by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes for the fourth studio album ''Let It Break''. It was the second single release from the album.
Background
The song was previously titled 'Tokyo' and some of the lyrics feat ...
Carnival and paired up with Chen He to do a mini talk-show "贤言菊语".September 14, the promotional song "Aiya Aunt" for the film "Hello, Mrs. Money" was officially released. On September 10, she participated in the 2019
New York Fashion Week。 On October 26, she won Ifeng Fashion Choics's Personality Pioneer Award. On November 4, she participated in "Perfect Restaurant" as a regular member. On November 26, she released her first English single "WORK FOR ME".
2019 - Present
2019
On January 17, she released her highest-charting single "Te Quiero" which spend 11 weeks in the China Top 40. On January 11, she and Li Zixuan, Liu Renyu, Gao Yingxi, Qi Yandi, Lu Xiaoyu and Kimberley Chen formed a temporary group as "Breeze Girls" and sang the theme song "Breeze" for the movie "
The New King of Comedy
''The New King of Comedy'' () is a 2019 Chinese comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Stephen Chow. It is a remake of Chow's own 1999 film '' King of Comedy'', this time set in Mainland China with different characters.
The film tel ...
". In May, she participated in
Hunan Television's Day Day Up as a guest. On August 14, she received the award for Beijing Pop Music Award as Best Newcomer of the Year. On December 19, her first movie with her as the main lead "Ladies in Beijing was released on
Youku
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Youku has its headquarters in the Sinosteel Plaza in Haidian ...
.
2020
On February 23 she participated in
Dragon Television's Top Funny Comedian Season VI as a guest. Currently, she is attending
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, t ...
in Los Angeles.
Discography
Singles
Filmography
Television shows
Movies
References
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21st-century Chinese women singers
Participants in Chinese reality television series
Living people
1992 births