Wu Xuanyi

Wu Xuanyi (born January 26, 1995),[1] is a Chinese singer and actress. She began her career in 2016, as a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN. She took a hiatus from the group in the first half of 2018 to compete as a contestant in Tencent Video's survival reality show, Produce 101 China,[2][3] finishing in second place and joining the Chinese project girl group Rocket Girls 101 until June 2020.[4] Following the disbandment of the project group, she remained on hiatus from WJSN to pursue a solo career in China until she left the group on March 3, 2023.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Xuanyi
吳宣儀
Xuanyi in 2019 at Rocket Girl 101's 1st anniversary concert
Born
Wu Xuanyi

(1995-01-26) January 26, 1995
Haikou, Hainan, China
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Formerly of
Chinese name
Chinese吳宣儀
Hanyu PinyinWú Xūanyí
Korean name
Hangul오선의
Revised RomanizationO Seon-ui
McCune–ReischauerO Sŏnŭi

Early life

Wu was born in Hainan, China. She joined Yuehua Entertainment, moved to South Korea around 2014 to 2015 and joined Starship Entertainment where she became a trainee.

Career

2015–2016: Debut with WJSN
Main article: WJSN

On December 4, 2015, Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment introduced a 12-member Chinese-South Korean girl group WJSN. Wu was introduced as a member of "Joy Unit". Together with Wonder Unit, they released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You". WJSN officially debuted in February 2016 with their mini album Would You Like? with "MoMoMo" and "Catch Me" as the two lead singles.

2018–present: Debut with Rocket Girls 101, solo activities, and departure from WJSN
Main articles: Produce 101 (Chinese TV series) and Rocket Girls 101

While juggling her acting and WJSN activities, Wu and bandmate, Meng Meiqi, participated in the Chinese reality survival girl group show Produce 101 aired from April 21 to June 23 on Tencent Video. Wu placed 2nd overall of 181,533,349 votes and debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101.

On August 9, Yuehua Entertainment and Mavericks Entertainment released a joint announcement stating that they would be withdrawing Xuanyi along with Meiqi and Zining from Rocket Girls 101. Xuanyi and Meiqi are to resume their activities with WJSN.[5] However, on August 17, both companies confirmed that after coming to an agreement with Tencent, that Xuanyi would be returning to group with Meiqi and Zining.

A month before Xuanyi came back to China for Produce 101, her teammate Cheng Xiao invited her as a guest in a travel variety show on Tencent Video, Best Friends' Perfect Vacation. The two variety shows she joined after her debut with Rocket Girls 101 are Space Challenge (on Youku Video) and "Nice to Meet You" (on Zhejiang TV). She is also the leading actress of voice movie "Future Girlfriend Lab" released in November.[6]

On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Xuanyi had departed from WJSN after her contract expired.[7]

Discography
For Wu's works with WJSN and Rocket Girls 101, see WJSN discography and Rocket Girls 101 § Discography.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR CHN
[8][upper-alpha 2]
As lead artist
"满糖宣言 (Sweet Declaration)" 2019 —— 立风
"小小鸟 (Little Bird)" —65 The Angry Birds Movie 2 OST
"星河 (Starry River)" 2021 —— Douluo Continent OST
Collaborations
"福气拱拱来"
(with Meng Meiqi, Duan Aojuan and Lai Meiyun)		 2019 —35 Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Films
Year English title Chinese title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Marna 初恋的滋味 Marna Lead role [9]

Television series
Year English title Chinese title Network Role Notes Ref.
2021 Douluo Continent 斗罗大陆 Tencent Xiao Wu Lead role [10][11]
Sweet Teeth 世界微尘里 iQiyi Zeng Li [12]

Television shows
Year Title Original title Network Notes Ref.
2018 Best Friends' Perfect Vacation 闺蜜的完美旅行 Tencent Video Cast member [13]
Produce 101 创造101 Contestant
Finished 2nd		 [14]
Space Challenge 挑战吧！太空 Youku Cast member [15]
2019 Meeting You 遇见你真好 Zhejiang Television [16]
Chase Me 追我吧 [17]
2020Perfect Summer完美的夏天[18]
Go Newbies新手驾到Hunan Satellite TV
2021Stage Boom爆裂舞台iQiyiContestant [19]

Awards and nominations
Main articles: WJSN § Awards and nominations, and Rocket Girls 101 § Awards and nominations
Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2018 — Fresh Asia Music 2018 Most Popular Female Singer Won [20]
2019 Golden Data Entertainment Awards 2018-2019 Female Artist of the Year for Variety with the Most Influence Won
Sina Film & TV Awards Most Popular Variety Female Artist Won [21]

Notes
  1. As a member of Rocket Girls 101 only.
  2. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China.

References
  1. "WJSN(우주소녀)". Starship Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. "우주소녀 측 "미기‧선의, 중국판 '프로듀스 101' 출연"". Slist News (in Korean). March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. "[단독] 우주소녀 선의·미기, 중국판 '프듀' 출격확정…"팀 활동 병행"". Osen (in Korean). March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. "火箭少女101解散：偶像的产业现状比分离更令人感伤". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. "乐华娱乐 - 联合声明" (in Chinese). Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. "未来女友实验室_吴宣仪声音电影_火箭少女101-喜马拉雅FM" (in Chinese). Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  7. Park, Sang-hoo (March 3, 2023). "[단독]우주소녀, 루다·다원·중국 멤버 3인 제외 8명 재계약" [[Exclusive] WJSN, 8 contract renewals except for Luda, Dawon, and 3 Chinese members] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  9. "吴宣仪孟美岐《初恋的滋味》要上映？四大演员都走红，剧情没眼看". Sohu (in Chinese). April 14, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  10. "剧版《斗罗大陆》正在象山拍摄 "火箭少女"吴宣仪饰演"小舞"". CNNB (in Chinese). March 6, 2019.
  11. "电视剧斗罗大陆什么时候播_斗罗大陆播出时间_斗罗大陆什么时候上映-爱剧情". m.ijq.tv. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  12. "网剧《世界微尘里》公布主演阵容，吴宣仪、毕雯珺主演". Sina (in Chinese). October 15, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  13. "《闺蜜的完美旅行》程潇吴宣仪放飞自我" (in Chinese). Netease. March 5, 2018.
  14. "创造101总决赛，吴宣仪第二名出道". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  15. ""挑战吧太空"定档11.17". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  16. "遇见你真好". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  17. ""追我家族""跑男团"正面杠上". ent.people.com. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  18. "《完美的夏天》阵容集结 阿云嘎李汶翰吴宣仪加盟". Netease (in Chinese). August 4, 2020.
  19. "《爆裂舞台》陆柯燃陈卓璇默契合作 《庆功酒》舞台国风氛围感十足" (in Chinese). September 6, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  20. "亚洲新歌榜2018年度盛典_新浪网 - 新浪娱乐". Sina (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  21. "新浪2019年度剧踪人气艺人榜单揭晓". Sina (in Chinese). December 20, 2019.
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