Wu Xuanyi

Wu Xuanyi (born January 26, 1995), is a Chinese singer signed under Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment. She is a member of South Korean-Chinese girl group Cosmic Girls. She is also a member of Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101 after finishing second in the survival show Produce 101.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.
Wu Xuanyi
吴宣仪
Xuanyi in the Rocket Girl 101's 1st anniversary concert
Born
Wú Xūanyí

(1995-01-26) January 26, 1995
Haikou, Hainan, China
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Wu Xuanyi
Chinese name
Chinese吴宣仪
Korean name
Hangul

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 Cosmic Girls and Joy Unit
Main article: Cosmic Girls

On December 4, 2015, Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment introduced a 12-member Chinese-South Korean girl group Cosmic Girls. 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". Cosmic Girls officially debuted in February 2016 with their mini album Would You Like? with "MoMoMo" and "Catch Me" as the two lead singles.

2018-present: Produce 101, Rocket Girls 101, and acting debut
Main articles: Produce 101 (Chinese TV series) and Rocket Girls 101

While juggling her acting and Cosmic Girls 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 Cosmic Girls.[1] 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 Chengxiao 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.[2]

Discography
Main articles: Cosmic Girls discography and Rocket Girls 101 § Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR CHN
[3][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
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
2018 Marna 初恋的滋味 Marna Lead role

Television series
Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes
29 May 2020[4] Douluo Continent 斗罗大陆 Xiao Wu Tencent Video Lead role[5]

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 [6]
Produce 101 创造101 Contestant
Finished 2nd		 [7]
Space Challenge 挑战吧！太空 Youku Cast member [8]
2019 Meeting You 遇见你真好 Zhejiang Television Cast member [9]
Chase Me 追我吧 Cast member [10]

Awards and nominations
Main articles: Cosmic Girls § Awards and nominations, and Rocket Girls 101 § Awards and nominations
Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2018 N/A Fresh Asia Music 2018 Most Popular Female Singer Won [11]
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 [12]

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. "乐华娱乐 - 联合声明" (in Chinese). Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  4. "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 2020-01-04.
  5. "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.
  6. "《闺蜜的完美旅行》程潇吴宣仪放飞自我" (in Chinese). Netease. 2018-03-05.
  7. "创造101总决赛，吴宣仪第二名出道". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  8. ""挑战吧太空"定档11.17". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  9. "遇见你真好". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  10. ""追我家族""跑男团"正面杠上". ent.people.com. 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  11. "亚洲新歌榜2018年度盛典_新浪网 - 新浪娱乐". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  12. "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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