Jia (singer)

Jia
Jia at Seoul Fashion Week 2016
Background information
Chinese name 孟佳
Pinyin Mèng Jia (Mandarin)
Born (1990-02-03) February 3, 1990[1]
Loudi, Hunan, China
Other names Jia
Ethnicity Chinese
Education Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation
Years active 2010 (2010)–present
Genre(s)
Instrument(s) Vocals
Label(s)

JYP Entertainment (2010–2016)

Banana Culture Entertainment (2016–present)
Associated acts
Jia
Chinese name
Chinese 孟佳
Hanyu Pinyin Mèng Jia
Korean name
Hangul 멍지아

Meng Jia (Chinese: 孟佳; pinyin: Mèng Jia), simply known as Jia, is a Chinese singer and actress mostly active in South Korea and China. She was a member of the JYP Entertainment's girl group Miss A. In May 2016, Jia left the group after her contract with JYP Entertainment expired.[2] To pursue her solo activities in China, Meng Jia signed a contract with Banana Culture Music in 2016.[3][4]

Life and career

1999–2009: Early life and career beginnings

Meng Jia was born on February 3, 1990, as the only child of her family. She attended school in Beijing, where she was recruited by JYP Entertainment in 2007. She later attended Seoul Institute of the Arts.

She was a former member of the project group and Chinese version of the Wonder Girls 'Sisters', but cancelled due to member and trainee changes within their company. In 2009, she appeared in 2PM's "My Color" music video, alongside Fei.

2010–2016: Debut with Miss A and first solo appearances

In 2010, Jia was chosen as a member of the group Miss A. The 4-member girl group debuted on July 1, 2010.

In 2011, Jia appeared in the music video for M&D's single "Close Your Mouth", and also made several cameo appearances in Dream High and Dream High 2.

In 2012, during Miss A's long hiatus after their promotions for their single "I Don't Need a Man", Jia attended several fashion shows and appeared in a number of fashion magazines. She also performed onstage with singer Ivy during her promotions for the single "I Dance", and participated in Let's Go Dream Team 2's special in Vietnam.

Between 2013-2015, she was a presenter on MBC's C-Radio radio show with Fei and Super Junior's Zhou Mi.

She made her acting debut in the 2014 Chinese television series One and a Half Summer alongside 2PM's Nichkhun, and went on to star in the 2015 Chinese film The Third Way of Love, which also featured performances by Song Seung-heon and Liu Yifei.

Jia's last album with Miss A was Colors, released on March 30, 2015. She left Miss A and JYP Entertainment in May 2016.[2][5]

2016–present: Departure from JYP Entertainment and solo debut

On June 8, 2016, Jia signed a contract with Banana Culture Music at Andaz Xintiandi in Shanghai to pursue a solo career in her native China.

On November 18, Jia released her first solo single, "Drip". It was followed by "Who's That Girl" on January 3, 2017, which charted at #6 on Billboard China.[6][7] On April 7, she released "Candy".[8]

On April 8, 2017, Jia won the "Breakthrough Female Artist of the Year" award at the 5th Annual V Chart Awards.

On December 19, she released her fourth single, "Mood", in collaboration with Jackson Wang from Got7.

On March 20, 2018, she returned with her fifth single, "Weapon".

Jia released her sixth single, "Free", on June 4, 2018.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak position CHN Ref.
"Drip" 2016 8 [9]
"Who's That Girl" 2017 6 [10]
"Candy" 14 [11]
"Mood" (with Jackson Wang) 6 [12]
"Free" 2018 3 [13][14]

Promotional singles

Title Year Note
"Weapon" 2018 English song

Singles álbuns

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2015 The Third Way of Love XiaoYue
2016 Undercover Punch and Gun TBA

Drama

Year Title Network Role Note
2011 Dream High KBS2 Flash mob dancer Cameo (Episode16)
2012 Dream High 2 KBS2 Herself Cameo (Episode 15)
2013 One and a Half Summer CJ E&M Song Qing
2015 L.U.V Collage Gateway To Korea Ai-ling

Reality shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2015 Youth Trainee ZRTG: Zhejiang Television Herself Contestant
2018 Hot Blood Dance Crew iQiyi Herself Contestant

Radio

Year Title Network Role Notes
2013–2015 Idols, True Colors MBC C-Radio MC with Fei and Zhou Mi

Music videos

Year Song title Album
2016 "Drip" Jia
2017 "Who's That Girl"
"Candy"
"#Mood" Non-album single
2018 "Weapon" Non-album single
"Free" Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Year Event Award Category Result Ref
2015 – Youth Trainee 1st Place Won -
2017 The 5th YinYueTai V-Chart Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Female Won [15][16]

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. 1 2 Gil Hye-jeong (May 20, 2016). "미쓰에이 지아, JYP와 전속계약 종료 '따로 활동'" [Miss A's Jia, contract with JYP expires 'promoting separately']. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "miss A孟佳退团签约王思聪 回中国发展". chinatimes. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "王思聪签约Miss A前成员 吴亦凡送祝福". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "JYP "지아 종료ㆍ페이 재계약, 미쓰에이는 유지"". tvdaily.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  6. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/china-v-chart
  7. ↑ "Drip @ Billboard China V Chart". Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Candy @ billboard china v chart". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart - 17 Dec 2016". Retrieved 17 Dec 2016.
  10. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart - 21 Jan 2017". Retrieved 21 Jan 2017.
  11. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart - 22 Apr 2017". Retrieved 22 Apr 2017.
  12. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart - charts 2018". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart - charts 2018".
  14. ↑ "Billboard China V Chart - charts 2018". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "第五届音悦V榜盛典众星齐聚张韶涵EXO、AKB48再引热潮". chinadaily. 中国日报网. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "盛典荣耀 - 第五届音悦V榜年度盛典". yinyuetai 音悦台. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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