Zhou Jieqiong (; ; born December 16, 1998), known professionally as Jieqiong or Kyulkyung (in Korean), is a Chinese singer and actress based in China and South Korea and signed under Pledis Entertainment. After finishing sixth in survival show ''

Produce 101 ''Produce 101'' is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, based around the formation of a K-pop girl group or boy group. The format is noted for having no panel of judges, emp ...

'', she became a member of the girl group

I.O.I I.O.I (; also known as IOI or Ideal of Idol) was a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2016 reality show ''Produce 101'' on Mnet. The group was composed of eleven members chosen from a pool of 101 trainees from various enterta ...

. She was also a member of

Pristin Pristin (; stylized as PRISTIN and formerly known as Pledis Girlz) was a South Korean girl group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2016. The group was composed of ten members: Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Rena, Kyulkyung, Yehana, Sungyeon, Xi ...

and its subgroup Pristin V. She made her solo debut with the single "

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" on September 6, 2018. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in ''

Miss Truth ''Miss Truth'' () is an original Chinese television series based on a novel of the same title starring Zhou Jieqiong and Li Chengbin. It is aired on Youku on February 14, 2020 for 36 episodes. Miss Truth has a 4.3 rating on Douban from over ...

'' (2020), ''

Legend of Fei Legend of Fei (有翡) is a 2020 Chinese historical drama based on Priest's novel ''Bandits (有匪)''. It was directed by Wu Jingyuan and stars Zhao Liying as Zhou Fei and Wang Yibo as Xie Yun. The series tells the growth story of the female w ...

'' (2020), ''To Be With You'' (2021) and '' Be My Princess'' (2022).

Early life and education

Zhou was born on December 16, 1998, in

Taizhou, Zhejiang Tāizhōu (pronunciation in PRC Standard Mandarin: , Taizhou dialect: Thecieu), alternately known as Taichow, is a city located at the middle of the East China Sea coast of Zhejiang province. It is located south of Shanghai and southeast of H ...

, China. She attended the Affiliated Secondary School of the

Shanghai Conservatory of Music The Shanghai Conservatory of Music () was founded on November 27, 1927, as the first music institution of higher education in China. Its teachers and students have won awards at home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name "the crad ...

, where she specialized in the pipa. In 2009, she was discovered by Pledis Entertainment scouts in Shanghai, and moved to South Korea. In 2017, she graduated with a performing arts degree from the

School of Performing Arts Seoul School of Performing Arts Seoul ( ko, 서울공연예술고등학교), colloquially known as (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro District, Seoul. History SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School ...

Career

2016: ''Produce 101'' and I.O.I

Zhou participated in

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's survival television show, ''

'', which aired from January 22 to April 1, 2016. Five of the participants from Pledis Entertainment were eliminated and only Zhou and

Lim Na-young Lim Na-young (; born December 18, 1995), also known as Im Nayoung, known mononymously as Nayoung, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress signed under Sublime Artist Agency. She was first known after participating in the survival show ''Pro ...

became part of the final line-up for the girl group

. Zhou ranked sixth with an overall of 218,338 votes. I.O.I made their debut on May 4 with the single, " Dream Girls".

2017: Debut with Pristin

After the disbandment of I.O.I, Zhou and Lim debuted with Pledis Entertainment's

on March 21, 2017. Pristin officially debuted and released their first mini album, '' Hi! Pristin,'' accompanied by the title track, " Wee Woo".

2018–present: Pristin V and solo career

Zhou Jieqiong at Seoul Music Awards on January 25, 2018 (2)

In January 2018, Zhou joined as a dance mentor in the reality survival show, '' Idol Producer''. In May, a Pristin subgroup named Pristin V was formed with Zhou and members Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, and Rena. They debuted on May 28, 2018, with the single album, ''Like a V''. Zhou released a soundtrack for the television show ''I Got You'', titled "Leave It to Brother". On August 31, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Zhou would be making her solo debut in China with digital single, "

", on September 6. She then had her solo debut stage the day after the song's release on iQiyi's ''Idol Hits''. Zhou also made several television soundtrack appearances in ''Hi! Housemate'' and ''Love Timing'' with the singles "Hi! Housemate" and "有你有我" respectively. In October, it was confirmed that Zhou would make her acting debut in the historical mystery drama ''

''. On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded. Pledis Entertainment announced that Zhou would be staying with the label. On February 14, 2020, after the premier of ''

'', Zhou released the OST for the show, "小窃喜" and "天籁". Zhou starred in the Chinese

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television series ''

'' in 2020. Zhou also played the main role in ''To Be With You'' released on February 15, 2021. On May 4, 2021, Zhou and the members of I.O.I celebrated their 5th debut anniversary with a reunion live stream show called "Yes, I Love It!". Although Zhou was not in Korea, she made an appearance by video calling the members of I.O.I from China. Zhou starred in iQiyi and

Mango TV Mango TV (芒果TV, ''Mángguǒ TV''; MGTV) is a Chinese media company controlled by state-owned Hunan Broadcasting System. Mango TV was established on May 26, 2006, in Changsha, Hunan and later decided to use 'Mango TV (Internet TV, PC, Phone and ...

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drama '' Be My Princess'' aired on March 16, 2022.

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the

Korea Music Copyright Association The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it i ...

's database, unless otherwise noted.

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