Jia (singer)

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]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Meng.
Jia
孟佳
Jia in 2013
Born (1990-02-03) February 3, 1990[1]
Loudi, Hunan, China
Other namesJia
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Jia
Chinese name
Chinese孟佳
Hanyu PinyinMèng Jia
Korean name
Hangul멍지아

Life and career

1990–2009: Early life and career beginnings

Meng Jia was born on February 3, 1989, 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
Main article: Miss A

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 debut single "Close Ur 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 and 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 after deciding not to renew her contract with the company.[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.[9]

On December 19, she released her fourth single, "Mood", in collaboration with Jackson Wang from Got7.[10][11]

On March 20, 2018, she returned with her fifth single, "Weapon".[12]

Jia released her sixth single, "Free", on June 4, 2018.[13] Jia announced seventh single "Liwai" on September 2018.[14] In 2020, she and former band mate Fei joined Sisters Who Makes Waves.

Discography
See also: Miss A discography

Extended plays

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
V Chart
[15]
"Drip" 2016 8 Jia
"Who's That Girl" 2017 6
"Candy" 14
"Mood" (with Jackson Wang) 6 Non-album singles
"Free" 2018 3
"Liwai" (例外) —

Promotional singles
Title Year Language
"Weapon" 2018 English

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 (Episode 16)
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
See also: List of awards and nominations received by Miss A
Year Event Award Category Result Ref
2017 The 5th YinYueTai V-Chart Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Female Won [16][17]

References
  1. Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  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 June 9, 2016.
  4. "王思聪签约Miss A前成员 吴亦凡送祝福". Sina Corp. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  5. "JYP "지아 종료ㆍ페이 재계약, 미쓰에이는 유지"". tvdaily.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  6. http://www.billboard.com/charts/china-v-chart
  7. "Drip @ Billboard China V Chart". Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  8. "Candy @ billboard china v chart". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  9. "Listen: Meng Jia and Jackson Wang dropped a duet". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. "Singaporean businessman Elroy Cheo and MissA's Jia dating, posts on Instagram". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. "Meng Jia, Formerly of Miss A, Gets in the 'Mood' With GOT7's Jackson Wang in New Music Video". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  12. "Meng Jia brings out her ultimate 'Weapon' for her latest teaser!". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  13. "JIA – FREE". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  14. "Meng Jia gets fans excited with a song teaser". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  15. Charted songs on Billboard's China V Chart:
  16. "第五届音悦V榜盛典众星齐聚张韶涵EXO、AKB48再引热潮". China Daily. 中国日报网. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  17. "盛典荣耀 – 第五届音悦V榜年度盛典". yinyuetai 音悦台. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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