Wú Xūanyí (Hanja: 吳宣儀), better known as Xuan Yi (선의), was born on January 26, 1995 (age 24) in Haikou, Hainan, China. She is the lead dancer and sub-vocalist of the South Korean-Chinese girl group Cosmic Girls and is a member of its Joy unit.[1]
History
Xuan Yi was born in Haikou, Hainan, China. She moved to South Korea around 2014 to 2015 and joined Starship Entertainment around the same time too. She was revealed to be a member of Cosmic Girls and its Joy unit with members Eunseo and Yeoreum on December 17, 2015 and proceeded to debut with the group on February 25, 2016 with the release of their debut mini-album Would You Like? and the single "MoMoMo".[4][5]
She was set to make her acting debut in 2018 as Bai Mar Na in the movie Marna, however, the movie was cancelled due to mature themes that could tarnish her career.[citation needed]
In March 2018, she left the promotions for "Dreams Come True" along with Cosmic Girls groupmate Meng Meiqi and returned to China to film for the Chinese version of Produce 101 where she entered as a trainee under Yuehua Entertainment. She placed second with a total of 181,533,349 votes, making her a member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101.[6] However on August 7, four days before the group's debut, Yuehua Entertainment asked for Xuan Yi and Mei Qi's contracts with Tencent to be terminated due to conflicts concerning the girls' schedules and wellbeing.[6][7] However, on August 17, it was announced that Xuan Yi and Mei Qi would return to the group after an agreement had been settled between the two companies that Rocket Girls 101 would take priority over all members' original groups, unless agreements were reached.[8][9]
Discography
OSTs
| Title | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN Baidu Chart |
CHN Billboard V Chart | |||
| "Confession Song" (告白情歌) with Cheng Xiao and Meng Meiqi |
2017 | — | — | Promotional song of Once Again[10] |
| "—" denotes that it did not chart or was not released in that region | ||||
Filmography
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Happy New Year" | UNIQ | Main |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Marna (初恋的滋味) | Bai Marna | Lead role Cancelled[citation needed] |
Variety Shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Friends Perfect Vacation | Tencent | with Cheng Xiao[11] Ep. 1-4 |
| Produce 101 | Survival show that determined the members of Rocket Girls 101 Placed second[6] | ||
| Space Challenge | Youku | Cast member[citation needed] |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Event | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fresh Asia Music 2018 | Most Popular Female Singer | Won | [12] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Xuanyi's Profile in 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Profiles on the Official Starship Entertainment Website. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ WJSN's Mei Qi and Xuan Yi announced as Final Members in Chinese Produce 101 Group Soompi Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Joy Unit Reveal Teaser Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ↑ Cosmic Girls Makes Long-Awaited Debut. Yonhap Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Starship Entertainment and Chinese Produce 101 PD Give Conflicting Reports on Mei Qi and Xuan Yi. All kpop Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Yuehua Entertainment - Joint Statement (In Chinese) Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Cosmic Girls Xuan Yi and Mei Qi to not leave the Chinese Produce 101 group. Yonhap (in Korean) Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Wu Xuanyi, Meng Meiqi, Zi Ning return to Rocket Girls 101! Apologize After 9 Days of Retreat: the Initial Heart Has Not Changed. EToday Starlight Cloud (in Chinese) Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ "The Confession Song" is a Once Again theme. The stars pay tribute. Sina (in Chinese) Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Best Friends' Perfect Vacation" Cheng Xiao and Wu Xuanyi release themselves. Netease (in Chinese) Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ Asian New Song List 2018 Annual Festival Sina (In Chinese) Retrieved August 30, 2018.