Zhu Zhengting

Zhu Zhengting (Chinese: 朱正廷, born March 18, 1996) is a Chinese singer and actor. He took part in the Korean talent show Produce 101 Season 2 in 2017, and debuted as a member of limited boy band Nine Percent on April 6, 2018 through the Chinese talent show Idol Producer. He is currently the leader and main dancer of Yuehua's NEXT.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhu.
Zhu Zhengting
朱正廷
at iQiyi VIP Fan meeting on March 31, 2018
Born
Zhu Zhengting

(1996-03-18) March 18, 1996
Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
NationalityChinese
EducationShanghai Theatre Academy Chinese Dance Department[1][2]
Alma materShanghai Theatre Academy
Shanghai Dance School[3]
Occupation
  • Singer
  • Dancer
  • Actor
Musical career
GenresC-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsYuehua Entertainment
Associated acts
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese朱正廷
Simplified Chinese朱正廷

Early career

Zhu was a trainee in Yuehua Entertainment before his debut. In 2014, Zhu admitted into the Shanghai Theatre Academy as the first Chinese dance major, after winning first place in the Chinese Dance Theater Competition of National Vocational Vocal Skills Competition.

Career

2017: Produce 101

Zhu participated in the Korean boy group survival reality show, "Produce 101" which aired on Mnet in 2017. He was eventually eliminated on episode 8 with a total vote of 330,058.[4]

2018-Present: Idol Producer, debut with Nine Percent, NEXT and solo activities

After his elimination in the Korean series Produce 101 Season 2, he participated in a similar Chinese survival boy band show, Idol Producer. Zhu's performance in the show brought his rise to fame, and eventually garnered a total amount of 11,938,786 votes in the last episode. He debuted as a member of project group "Nine Percent" after placing 6th overall.

On June 21, 2018, Zhu debuted as the leader of C-Pop group "NEXT" with the song "Wait a Minute".[5] On June 23, 2018, Zhu and other members of NEXT held their first fan meeting in Beijing, China.

On December 2, Yuehua Entertainment confirmed that Zhu would be releasing his first solo single titled "The Winter Light" the following day and that he would also be releasing a single early next year.[6] The single sold over one million digital copies within the first three minutes of its release and over two million within an hour.[7] Following "The Winter Light", Zhu released a single titled "Green Christmas".

On March 18, 2019, Zhu released a new single called "待签收" (English: Waiting to be Signed).

On September 16, the first teaser for his first solo mini album came out.[8] The single "Flip" came out on September 23, followed by the rest of the songs "都要好好的" and "旁观者" on September 27. Within six days of release Chapter Z became the best selling music on Netease of the year with 8 million albums sold.

On October 3, the teaser for the music video for "Flip" came out, with the official music video dropping on October 10.

On May 6, he came out with his new single "Empty Space" featuring his ex-groupmate Wang Ziyi.

Endorsements

In 2018 Zhu was chosen by multiple brands. He endorsed hygiene products such as Head & Shoulders and Oral-B as well as clothing brand Calvin Klein, technology giant Huawei and beauty brands Olay and Perfect Diary. In 2019 he also endorsed products by leading camera manufacturer Canon and beauty brands Nivea among others.

Discography
Main articles: Nine Percent § Discography, and NEXT (Chinese band) § Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Sales
Chapter Z
Track listing
  1. Flip
  2. 都要好好的
  3. 旁观者
  • CHN: 1,969,000+[9]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album Sales
CHN
[10][upper-alpha 1]
"冬日告白 (The Winter Light)" 2018 N/A Non-album single 3,073,000+
"Want U" NEXT TO YOU 206,000+
"绿色圣诞节 (Green Christmas)" 49 Non-album single N/A
"待签收 (Waiting for a Sign)" 2019 N/A [lower-alpha 1] 650,000+
"You're My Light" N/A
"Flip" Chapter Z
"活着的时间 (Time to Live") — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
CHN
[10][upper-alpha 2]
"Empty Space (ft. Wang Ziyi)" 2020 — Non-album single

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Marna (初恋的滋味) Li Cong Second male lead, movie unreleased
2020 Vanguard Shendiao Initial release date January 25, 2020 was postponed

Television series
Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/Ref.
2021 The Silence of the Monster孤独的野兽Luo Bin[11]

Television shows
Year Title Network Note(s)
2017 Produce 101 Mnet Eliminated on episode 8
2018 Idol Producer iQiyi Contestant
Finished 6th
Fantasy Restaurant (奇妙的食光) Regular cast-member
Challenge! Space (挑战吧!太空)
2019 Beautiful Youth (青春的花路)
Master in the House (少年可期) Mango TV
King of Bots 2 (铁甲雄心2) Zhejiang TV
We're in Love (我们恋爱吧) Youku
2020 汪喵物语
The Greatest Dancer (舞者) Dragon TV

Awards and nominations
Year Event Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 16th Esquire Man At His Best Awards Charity Ambassador of the Year N/A Won [12]

Notes
  1. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China bust was shut down in September that year.
  2. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China, QQ Music's Mainland Chart has been used instead.
  1. Billboard China Top 100 shut down in September 2019

References
  1. "上戲校友會聲明：朱正廷确为本校2014级中国舞专业本科生". Weibo (in Chinese). 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "上海戏剧学院2014级拟录取新生名单及注意事项". Shanghai Theatre Academy (in Chinese). 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. "教育部关于公布2014年全国职业院校技能大赛获奖名单的通知". Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. "Zhu Zhengting at kpopscene.com". kpopscene.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. "Wait a Minute MV". Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  6. "Weibo: solo release confirmation". Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  7. "THEO-朱正廷 & Netease Music". Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  8. YH (2019-09-16). "#朱正廷 #ZHENGTING / Chapter Z • 旁观者 / COMING SOON / #乐华七子NEXTpic.twitter.com/lrwhHojBCo". @yhartists (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  9. Cumulative sales for Chapter Z:
  10. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  11. "《孤独的野兽》开机 毕雯珺朱正廷双男主合作吸睛". Netease (in Chinese). June 14, 2020.
  12. "大半个娱乐圈明星高光时刻全记录 第十六届MAHB年度先生盛典燃爆京城". ifeng (in Chinese). December 19, 2019.
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