Meng Meiqi (born October 15, 1998) is a Chinese singer and actress signed under Yuehua Entertainment. She began her career as a member of South Korean girl group WJSN in 2016 and went on hiatus from the group since early-2018 prior to leaving in 2023 due to the expiration of her contract. After finishing first in the Chinese edition of the survival show Produce 101, she became a member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101 in 2018.
Early life Meng was born on October 15, 1998, in Luoyang, Henan, 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, Starship Entertainment began to release information about a girl group consisting of four units as a collaboration with Chinese entertainment company, Yuehua Entertainment. Meng, alongside the other members of the group's lineup, released a cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey on December 21. She debuted in WJSN on February 25, 2016, with their first mini-album, Would You Like?. On December 21, she sang the theme song of a movie, Tohoku is spoken all over the world, with Wu Xin 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 Wu Xuanyi, Nine Percent and NEX7 member Zhu Zhengting, and UNIQ member Zhou Yixuan.
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 Dream Your Dream. 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, and departure from WJSN On January 15, 2019, Meng released her first promotional track titled "有种 (Helios)" for the movie, The Wandering Earth. 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 QQ Music 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, Zhu Xian. 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".
On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Meng had departed from WJSN after her contract expired.
Discography
Extended plays
Title Album details Sales Jiang (犟) Released: April 23, 2019 Label: WAJIJIWA Entertainment, Tencent Formats: Digital download, streaming CHN: 2,437,159 Love Not Love (爱·不爱)Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming CHN: 1,805,948 岐义双瞳 (Qi Yi Double Pupil)Released: October 15, 2021 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming 空白频率 (White Frequency)Released: November 7, 2022 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming CHN: 102,359
Singles Title Year Peak chart position Album CHN
As Lead Artist "Helios" () 2019 6 The Wandering Earth OST "Jiang" () — Jiang (犟) "Only You Know" () — The Wind () "I Like You" 42 2019 Hyun Dance Summer Music Season Theme Song "MUTE" 2020N/A Love Not Love () " (Suffering)" 2021 "Alien" 2022 (White Frequency) "心飞扬"Breaking Through OST Collaborations "" 2018 — Venom OST "" 2019 35 Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST "Don't Wait Any More" — Step Up: Year of the Dance OST "C" 2020 — Special Collaboration
Filmography
Film YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes 2018 Marna 初恋的滋味 Ying Tao Supporting role 2019 Autumn In My Heart 蓝色生死恋 Xin Ai Second lead role Jade Dynasty 诛仙 Bi Yao Second lead role Step Up: Year of the Dance 舞出我人生之舞所不能 Xiao Fei Lead role 2022 Breaking Through 我心飞扬 TBC Lead role 2023 Summer With You 车晓宇 Che Xiaoyu Lead role
Television shows Year Title Network Notes2016Would You Like GirlsMnet2017Outrageous RoommatesMBCWJSN TVJTBC2018Korea MBC idol star gamesMBC Produce 101 Tencent Video Contestant Finished 1st 2019 The Coming One 3 Tencent Video Judge2020 Masked Dancing King Youku Winner2021 Produce Camp 2021 Tencent Video Senior Born To Dance iQIYI Judge 2022 Wonderland Junior Tencent Video Main Cast Member2023The Next 2023Tencent VideoContestant
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