Yuqi

Yuqi (Korean: 우기; Japanese: ウギ, Chinese: 雨琦) is a Chinese singer-songwriter under Cube Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group (G)I-DLE.

She made her solo debut with the mini album Yuq1 on April 23, 2024.

Career

2018: Debut with (G)I-DLE

On April 8, 2018, Yuqi was revealed as the first member of (G)I-DLE.^[1] The group officially debuted on May 2 with their first mini album I Am.

2019: Keep Running

On April 21, 2019, it was announced Yuqi would be joining the main cast of the Chinese variety show Keep Running.^[2] On April 23, 2020, Yuqi was confirmed to be returning as a cast member for the show's eighth season.^[3]

2020: King of Mask Singer

Yuqi participated in the show King of Mask Singer on November 1. She first sang Lee Hi's "Holo" in a duet with her competitor, and then she sang 2NE1's "Missing You" by herself after she was eliminated, before revealing her identity. The panelists were impressed with both her fluent Korean pronunciation as well as her unique vocal tone.^[4]

2021: "A Page", Stage Boom

On May 5, it was announced that Yuqi would release her first solo digital single, "A Page", on May 13.^[5]

She's participating in the Chinese survival show Stage Boom, which started airing on iQIYI on August 6. Ten female singers compete in order to get a chance to stay on the show and perform again, with the show containing a total of 33 performances. Yuqi expressed that she's often seen as an entertainer, so the show is an occasion to showcase her vocal talents, especially in her home country where she might be less known than overseas.^[6][7]

2024: "Could It Be", solo debut with Yuq1

On March 22, Cube Entertainment announced that Yuqi would make her official solo debut by the end of April.^[8] On April 1, it was announced that she will be releasing the digital single "Could It Be" on April 5 as a pre-release for her solo debut mini album, Yuq1, which will be released on April 23.^[9]

2025: "Radio (Dum-Dum)", "Fendi"

On March 14, 2025, (G)I-DLE teased an upcoming release scheduled for March 17, later revaled to be Yuqi's new digital single, "Radio (Dum-Dum)".^[10]

On April 10, Yuqi released a digital single, "Fendi".^[11]

Discography

Mini albums

• Yuq1 (2024)

Digital singles

• "A Page" (2021)
• "Could It Be" (2024)
• "Radio (Dum-Dum)" (2025)
• "Fendi" (2025)

Features

• Yena - "Hate Rodrigo" (2023)
• Alan Walker - "Fire!" (with JVKE) (2023)
• Minnie - "Drive U Crazy" (2025)
• pH-1 - "Baby Steps" (2025)

OSTs

• "Love to Hate You OST Part.1" ("Sweet Dream" with Miyeon) (2023)
• "I Wasn't the Cinderella OST Part.1" ("Not Cinderella" with HypeerTime) (2023)
• "Marry My Husband OST Special Track" ("Bad Liar") (2024)
• "Seoul Busters OST Part.2" ("When Tomorrow Comes (Acoustic Ver.)") (2024)

Participation releases

• "Street Woman Fighter 2 (SWF2) Class Mission" ("How To Twerk" with Miyeon) (2023)

Producing and writing credits

• All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.^[12]

Filmography

Dramas

• Celebrity (Netflix, 2023) - (Ep. 8-9)

Reality shows

• Stage Boom (iQIYI, 2021–present)
• Mad Zenius (Mnet, 2022) - MC^[13]

Variety shows

• Keep Running (Zhejiang Television, 2019–present)
• Law of the Jungle (SBS, 2019)
• Learn Way (1theK, 2020–2021)

Web shows

• Song Talk Talk (Youtube, 2024, solo content)

Endorsement

During her trainee years, she was a model for the local South Korean skin care line Rising Star Cosmetics (aside with Minnie and Shuhua). Most of her solo activities and endorsement were in China.

• Vivlas, beauty brand (April 28, 2019)
• Anmuxi, a yogurt brand, after star working in the popular chinese program, Running Man ( 2019- Present)
• Momenten, a sugar-free sparkling alcohol brand (2021)
• Limeflare, a fashion and jewelry brand (2021)
• Kiehl's (2021)
• Gentle Monster, sunglasses brand. (2021)
• Givenchy (2021)
• Valentino Beauty (July, 2021 - Present)
• Ray-Ban, become the face of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses Ray-Ban (Augest 2021)
• Carslan, makeup brand (September, 2021)
• Loro piana (October, 2021)
• Armani (2019- Present)
• Kenzo (November, 2021)
• Rimowa (Nov 2021 - Present)
• ABCF (along with Minnie, 2022)
• Groove rhyme (September, 2023)

Ambassador (at the moment)

• Into You (20 February, 2023)
• BOY BY BOY (23 March, 2023)
• Serybox, healthy supplement (11 October, 2023)
• Fendi, she was announced as their global brand ambassador (January 8, 2024)
• 元梦之/Yuan Meng Star (26 January, 2024)
• Dekavv (31 January, 2024)
• Anessa (8 April, 2024)
• Kiehl's (15 April, 2024)
• XEXYMIX (18 July, 2024)
• Qrsessed (31 August, 2024)
• Transformer One (3 September, 2024)
• Tory Burch (2 November, 2024)
• OPPO (25 November, 2024)
• Jellycat (October, 2024)
• Will a Milk (October, 2024)
• Adidas (25 December, 2024)
• Vidal Sassoon (7 January, 2025)

Awards

Year	Award	Nomination	Result
2024	Korean Grand Music Awards	Best Solo Artist	Won
	Asia Pop Music Awards	Album Of The Year	Won
		People's Choice Award	Won
2025	Golden Disc Awards	Best Solo Artist	Won
	Tencent Music Chart Awards	Singer Of The Year	Won
		Solo Singer Of The Year	Won
		Song Of The Year	Won
		Album Of The Year	Won
	Weibo Night Awards	Musician of the Year	Won

Trivia

• Yuqi is an only child.^[14]
• She speaks Chinese, Korean and English.^[15]
• Her MBTI personality type is ENFJ.^[16]
• She attended Beijing 101 Middle School.^[17]
• Growing up, she practiced the Chinese folk dance daizu.^[15]
• She became interested in K-pop in middle school.^[15]
• Yuqi and Minnie are big SUPER JUNIOR fans.^[18]
  • Her bias in Super Junior is Ryeowook.^[19]
• Yuqi auditioned for Cube Entertainment by singing CLC's "High Heels" and G.E.M's "Bubble".
• In the group, she is in charge of aegyo.^[15]
• She admires Victoria.^[17]
• She was nominated for "The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2020".^[20]
  • In the end she placed 98th.^[21]
• If she could choose to live anywhere other than South Korea or her native China, she would choose to live in Los Angeles, California, USA.^[22]

Gallery

Main article: Yuqi/Gallery

References

Official links

• Instagram
• Douyin
• Weibo
• Xiaohongshu

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v • e Yuqi Discography Mini albums Yuq1 Digital singles "A Page"  •  "Could It Be"  •  "Radio (Dum-Dum)"  •  "Fendi" OSTs "Love to Hate You OST Part.1"  •  "I Wasn't the Cinderella OST Part.1"  •  "Marry My Husband OST Special Track" Other "Street Woman Fighter 2 (SWF2) Class Mission" Related topics Cube Entertainment  •  (G)I-DLE Official links Instagram  •  Douyin  •  Weibo  •  Xiaohongshu

v • e (G)I-DLE Miyeon  •  Minnie  •  Soyeon  •  Yuqi  •  Shuhua Soojin   Discography Korean Studio albums I Never Die  •  2 Mini albums I Am  •  I Made  •  I Trust  •  I Burn  •  I Love  •  I Feel  •  I Sway Single albums "Dumdi Dumdi" Digital singles "Hann (Alone)"  •  "Uh-Oh"  •  "I'm the Trend"  •  "Last Dance"  •  "Wife" Remix singles "Tomboy (R3HAB Remix)"  •  "Nxde (Steve Aoki Remix)" Collaborations "One" Participation releases "Queendom <Box of Pandora> Part. 1"  •  Queendom <Final Comeback> ("Lion") Japanese Mini albums Latata  •  Oh My God English Special EPs Heat Digital singles "Latata (English Version)"  •  "Hwaa"  •  "I Do" Remix singles "Hwaa (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Remix)" Chinese Digital singles "Hwaa"   Concerts Solo tours Online Concert 'I-Land : Who Am I' World tours I-Land : Who Am I (cancelled)  •  Just Me ()I-DLE  •  I am Free-TY  •  i-Dol   Related topics Cube Entertainment  •  Universal Music Japan  •  K/DA   Official links Website (Japanese)  •  Bilibili  •  Daum Cafe  •  Facebook  •  Fanpage  •  Instagram  •  TikTok  •  Twitter (Staff • Japanese)  •  Weibo  •  Weverse  •  YouTube (Japanese)