Song Yuqi
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Born | Beijing, China | September 23, 1999||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||
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Years active | 2018–present | ||||||||
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Instrument | Vocals | ||||||||
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Chinese | 宋雨琦 | ||||||||
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Hangul | 송우기 | ||||||||
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Song Yuqi (Chinese: 宋雨琦, Korean: 송우기; born September 23, 1999), commonly known simply as Yuqi (Korean: 우기), is a Chinese singer and dancer. She is part of the South Korean girl group (G)I-dle, which debuted in 2018. She was one of the co-hosts for the Chinese reality TV show Keep Running in 2019, and the main host on KakaoTV reality show Learn Way.
Early life
Song was born on September 23, 1999 in Beijing, China. She attended Beijing 101 Middle School.[3]
Career
Pre-debut
In 2015, Song attended the Cube Star World Audition Beijing Station, performing CLC's "High Heels" and G.E.M.'s "Bubble".[4] She passed her audition and became a trainee of Cube Entertainment.
In June 2017, she participated in a promotional video for Rising Star Cosmetics along with Minnie and Shuhua, future members of (G)I-dle.[5]
2018–present: (G)I-dle and solo activities
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On April 8, 2018, Yuqi was revealed to be an upcoming member of Cube Entertainment's new girl group, (G)I-dle.[6] She debuted with the group on May 2, 2018 as the lead vocalist and dancer with their lead single titled "Latata" of their debut album, I Am.[7]
In 2019, Song Yuqi became a cast member for the seventh season of the Chinese TV show Keep Running, alongside Angelababy, Lucas Wong and four other male casts.[8]
In April 2019 Yuqi was cast in a new variety show The Gashinas. The pilot episode aired on May 19.[9][10] In June 2019, Yuqi was confirmed as part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Myanmar.[11][12] In September, Yuqi sang in a social travel reality show Please Pay Attention Visitors ending song, "Happy Seasoning".[13]
In May 2020, Song debuted as a songwriter and composer with "I'm the Trend" alongside Minnie and FCM Houdini. "I'm the Trend" is a song dedicated for Neverland, and was unveiled during her group's first online concert I-Land: Who Am I, on July 5, 2020.[14] On May 29, Song was cast as the first performer alongside WJSN's Exy and Yeoreum in 1theK Originals' The First Date. The show aim to build new friendship by sharing various games, missions, and quizzes by girl group members who have met frequently on various music broadcasts, but have not had the opportunity to get close to each other.[15] For (G)I-dle's first single album, Song was credited for "Dumdi Dumdi" Chinese lyrics and guide alongside Z King.[16] On September 17, KakaoTV launched an original entertainment Learn Way, a program that captures the process of being reborn as an 'all-rounder' by meeting with expert mentors in various fields with Song as the host. The show was aired on September 20.[17] In October, Song was cast in tvN's I′m a Survivor which features Park Eun-ha as the instructor and 6 entertainers who'll go through a survival training project.[18] On November 9, it was announced that Song would participate in G-Star 2020 with Krafton, an e-sports reality show where celebrities and streamers entered a special school that specialized in battlegrounds conduct episodes and talk related to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Series 3.[19] On November 22, Song appeared on Play Seoul, a program produced by the Seoul Tourism Foundation and KBS where influential K-stars can share with global fans their experiences in Seoul in real-time. The show aims to promote safe post-COVID19 tourism in Seoul. Song alongside Minnie introduced the hip alley ways in Seoul by visiting Euljiro and Itaewon for their cafes and restaurants.[20] On November 30, Song will also appear in Seoul Connects U, a variety travel show jointly planned and produced by MBC and Seoul Tourism Foundation. The program will show a time slip trip in the same space and at different times to global fans by linking the past and present of Seoul through photos of stars and fans in real-time.[21]
Personal life
Song Yuqi came to South Korea in 2016.[22] Song is known to have high-level Korean proficiency.[23] Her Korean Proficiency level was certified in 2020 when she gained Level 5 out of 6 overall in the TOPIK test (222, 8 points below the level 6 score of 230). In KBS2's Happy Together 3, She was asked about her language skills. She answered, "Kim Soo-hyun was my Korean teacher. I fell in love with him after watching the drama My Love from the Star. I studied Korean with my mother with the drama."[24]
In the media
After appearing on various South Korean entertainment shows such as KBS2 Happy Together 3, JTBC Knowing Bros, MBC Every 1 Korean Foreigners, and SBS Running Man. She has also acted as a special MC on SBS MTV's The Show and hosted her own show KakaoTV's Learn Way. Despite being a foreigner, Song was praised for her sense of entertainment and her fluent Korean speaking ability in commanding of sentences and vocabulary and the use of words that only the Koreans know. Korean media has cited her "Yook Jae-seok-class sense of entertainment" and calling her "outstanding Korean skills that are different from those from other idol groups".[23]
Discography
Soundtrack appearances
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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Top 100 [25][A] |
QQ [26] | |||||
Collaborations | ||||||
"造亿万吨光芒"'造億萬噸光芒' (with Angelababy, Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Zhu Yawen, Wang Yanlin, Lucas Wong) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | Keep Running theme song |
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"Happy seasoning" (开心调味计)(開心調味汁) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | Please Pay Attention Visitors ending song |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography
Variety shows
Year | English title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2019–present | Keep Running | ZRTG | Cast member | [27] |
2019 | The Gashinas | MBC | Cast member | [28] |
Law of the Jungle in Myanmar | SBS | Cast member | [11][12] | |
2020 | The First Date | 1theK Originals | Cast Member | [15] |
Learn Way | KakaoTV | Host | [17] | |
I'm a Survivor | tvN | Cast member | [18] | |
King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant, as "Pineapple Pizza" (Ep 279) | [29] | |
G-Star 2020 - Krafton | KakaoTV | Cast member | [19] | |
My Dream Is Ryan | Special students (Ep 14–16) | [30][31] | ||
Play Seoul | KBS | Tour guide with Minnie, Hip Street Tour | [20] | |
Seoul Connects U | MBC | Tour guide with Miyeon | [21] |
Songwriting credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[32]
Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | |||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
2020 | Dumdi Dumdi | "I'm the Trend" | Yes | Minnie, Soyeon, FCMHoudini | Yes | FCMHoudini, Minnie, Yuto of Pentagon | No | – |
2021 | I Burn | "Lost" | Yes | Seo Jaewoo, Soyeon | Yes | Seo Jaewoo | No | – |
Others
Year | Song | Album | Artist | Notes |
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2020 | "Dumdi Dumdi"[16] | Dumdi Dumdi | (G)I-dle | Chinese translation, guide |
2021 | "Hwaa"[33] | I Burn | Vocal director, Chinese translation |
Notes
- ^ The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China.
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- ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/9354982/gi-dle-k-pop-girl-group-signs-republic-records/
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- ^ Aiqiyi exclusive interview (G)I-DLE: Chinese, Korean, and Thai three-language hilarious dialogue, 2018-07-31
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External links
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