Ju Jingyi

Ju Jingyi (simplified Chinese: 鞠婧祎; traditional Chinese: 鞠婧禕; pinyin: Jū Jìngyī, born 18 June 1994) is a Chinese singer, dancer, and actress. She rose to fame as a member of Chinese idol girl group SNH48.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ju.

Ju Jingyi
Ju Jingyi during the press conference for Novoland: The Castle in the Sky, 2016
Born	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 Suining, Sichuan, China
Other names	Kiku
Occupation	Singer dancer actress
Agent	Star48 Culture Media Group
Musical career
Genres	Mandopop
Instruments	Vocals piano violin
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Star48 Culture Media Group
Associated acts	SNH48 Seine River
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鞠婧禕
Simplified Chinese	鞠婧祎
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jū Jìngyī
Website	ju-jingyi.com

As a member of SNH48, during the annual General Elections, she was elected as No.4 (2014), No.2 (2015), No.1 (2016), and No.1 (2017) among over 100 members. As an actress, she is known for her role in the historical romance drama Legend of Yunxi (2018) and mythology drama The Legend of White Snake (2019).

Early life

Ju Jingyi was born on 18 June 1994 in Suining, Sichuan, China. She studied at The Attached Middle School of Sichuan Conservatory of Music, majoring in violin, but dropped out to audition for SNH48.[1]

Career

2014–2017: SNH48 and acting debut

On 18 August 2013, Ju Jingyi took part in the audition for second-generation members of SNH48, and was one of the 34 girls who qualified, becoming one of the 31 official second-generation members on 5 September.[2] She made her first public appearance on 21 September,[3] and had started performing weekly at the SNH48 Dream Stage. In November, she became a member of Team NII of SNH48. She participated in SNH48's first major concert, "SNH48 Guangzhou Concert", held in the Guangzhou International Sports Arena on 16 November.

In May 2014, Ju starred in her first music video, "Football Party".[4] She subsequently ranked fourth during SNH48's first "General Election", during which they released their first album, Mae Shika Mukanee.[5]

Ju was ranked second in SNH48's second "General Election", held on 25 July 2015.[6] She became a member of sub-unit Seine River along with Zhao Jiamin and Li Yitong. Their first single "Sweet & Bitter" (苦与甜) was released on 31 October 2015.[7]

In 2016, Ju made her acting debut in the fantasy drama Novoland: The Castle in the Sky, which started airing in July.[8] She also released a soundtrack for the drama, titled "Xue Fei Shuang".[9] On 30 July, during SNH48's third General Election, Ju was ranked first place with over 230,000 votes, the highest ever number of votes received by an SNH48 member.[10] On 17 October, Ju released her first solo single "Everyday".[11] On 10 December, she won the New Television Actress of the Year Award at the Tencent Video Star Awards for her performance in Novoland: The Castle in the Sky.[12]

On 7 January 2017, she participated in SNH48's third Request Time, of which her song "Don't Touch", performed with Zeng Yanfen and Zhao Yue, came in first, giving her the opportunity to release her second solo single.[13] On 15 February, she took on her first leading role in the detective web drama, Detective Samoyeds.[14] The series was a success and broke 10 billion views at the end of its two seasons.[15] In May, Ju was announced to be one of the recipients of the "May 4th Medal", awarded by the Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) to outstanding youths who have made remarkable achievements in agriculture, hi-tech research, news coverage, politics and law, army and police.[16] The same month, Ju released her second EP, Yes Or No.[17] During SNH48's fourth General Election held on 29 July, Ju came in first with 277781.3 votes, becoming the first SNH48 member to hold the position as the senbatsu center for a consecutive year.[18] In August, she featured in the fantasy drama Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud, portraying a gentle mute girl.[19]

On 15 December 2017, it was announced that Ju would depart from SNH48 and continue promotions as a solo artist under Star48. An individual studio and website have been launched to manage her solo career.[20] On 18 December, she released a solo single titled Rain.[21]

2018–present: Solo career and rising popularity

In 2018, Ju starred in the historical drama Legend of Yunxi.[22] She also sung the theme songs for the drama, "The Fallen Flowers Turn into Mud",[23] and "Sigh of Yunxi".[24] The series was a commercial hit and received positive reviews for light-hearted and sweet storyline, leading to increased popularity for Ju.[25] The same year, Ju starred in the romantic comedy drama Mr. Swimmer.[26] Ju also became one of the judges for the music variety show The Chinese Youth.[27]

In 2019, Ju starred in the web series adaptation of the Chinese folktale legend Legend of the White Snake, playing the titular role of Bai Suzhen.[28][29] She also sung the soundtracks for the drama, including new rendition of classic songs like "Qian Nian Deng Yi Hui", "Du Qing" and "Qing Cheng Shan Xia Bai Suzhen".[30] The same year, Ju starred as the female lead in period suspense drama Please Give Me a Pair of Wings.[31] Ju was named as one of the most recognizable Chinese actresses in web dramas by the Hong Kong media,[32] and won the Best Actress award at the China Canada Television Festival Award for her performance in Legend of Yunxi.[33] Ju entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for the first time, ranking 94th.[34] Forbes China also listed Ju under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[35] In November, Ju released her third EP titled Love Emergency Report.[36]

In 2020, Ju appeared in CCTV New Year's Gala for the first time, acting out a skit Like You Like Me.[37] She is set to star in the historical romance dramas In a Class of Her Own alongside Song Weilong;[38] and The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion, reuniting with Legend of Yunxi co-star Zhang Zhehan.[39]

Public image

Ju has been referred to as a "once in 4000 years idol" by Chinese fans since 2014, however, due to a slight mistranslation, she has also been called a "once in 4000 years beauty" by the Japanese media, causing her to gain in popularity and criticism.[40]

Discography

Albums

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes/Ref.
2016	Everyday	每一天	[11]
2017	Yes or No	等不到你	[17]
2019	Love Emergency Report	恋爱告急	[36]

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
2017	"Rain"	分裂时差	[21]
2018	"Don't Touch"		[41]
2019	"Writing Poems in Loneliness"	孤独与诗	[42]
2020	"Winter Day"	冬日	[43]
	"Love Hasn't Ended"	爱未央	[44]
	"Song of Chasing Light"	琢光曲

Soundtracks

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes/Ref.
2015	"Fate Ends in the World"	缘尽世间	Mo Tian Ji OST	with Zhao Jiamin and Xu Jiaqi[45]
2016	"Fighting Day"		Hot Girl OST	[46]
	"Drunk Fei Shuang"	醉飞霜	Novoland: The Castle in the Sky OST	[9]
2018	"The Fallen Flowers Turn into Mud"	落花成泥	Legend of Yunxi OST	[23]
	"Sigh of Yunxi"	叹云兮		[24]
	"Please Answer If You Heard"	听到请回答	Mr. Swimmer OST
	"Missing You"	想你了		[47]
2019	"Eternal"	天长	Legend of Qingyun OST	[48]
	"A Millennium's Wait for a Return"	千年等一回	The Legend of White Snake OST	[30]
	"Passing Feelings"	渡情
	"Bai Suzhen under Mount Qingcheng"	青城山下白素贞
	"A Pair of Wings"	一双翅膀	Please Give Me a Pair of Wings OST	[49]
2020	"Dream Journey"	梦的旅航	Love and Producer OST	[50]
	"Ancient Painting"	古画	The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion OST

Other appearances

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes/Ref.
2018	"The Future Me"	未来已来	Theme song for the China's Communist Youth League[51]
2019	"My Motherland and I"	我和我的祖国	Project for People's Republic of China's 70th anniversary[52]
2020	"Ordinary and Great"	平凡与伟大	COVID-19 support song[53]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2015	Mo Tian Jie	魔天劫	Jialan	Short film
	Love, At First	爱之初体验		Cameo
2018	Starlight	星梦之光		Documentary
	Forgetting Years	忘年		Short film[54]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes/Ref.
2015	The Unexpected	史料不及	Housekeeper's daughter	Mango TV	Cameo[55]
2016	Novoland: The Castle in the Sky	九州·天空城	Xue Feishuang	Jiangsu TV	[8]
2017	Detective Samoyeds	热血长安	Shangguan Zisu	Youku	[14]
	Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud	轩辕剑之汉之云	Lanyin	Dragon TV	Special appearance[19]
2018	Legend of Yunxi	芸汐传	Han Yunxi	iQiyi	[22]
	Mr. Swimmer	游泳先生	Song Chacha	Mango TV	[26]
2019	The Legend of White Snake	新白娘子传奇	Bai Suzhen	iQiyi	[28]
	Please Give Me a Pair of Wings	请赐我一双翅膀	Lin Jiuge	iQiyi, Tencent, Youku	[31]
2020	In a Class of Her Own	漂亮书生	Xue Wenxi	iQiyi	[38]
	The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion	如意芳霏	Fu Rong		[39]
2021	Rebirth For You	慕南枝	Jiang Xin	Tencent

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes/Ref.
2018	The Chinese Youth	国风美少年	Judge	iQiyi	[56]

SNH48 activities

EPs

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2013	3	Fortune Cookie of Love	B-side	Debut with SNH48 Team NII
2014	4	Heart Electric	B-side
	5	UZA	A-side	Ranked 4th in the First General election
2015	6	Give Me Five!	A-side
	7	After Rain	B-side
	8	Manatsu no Sounds Good!	A-side
	9	Halloween Night	A-side	Ranked 2nd in the 2nd General election
	10	New Year's Bell	A-side
2016	11	Engine of Youth	A-side	First original EP
	12	Dream Land	B-side	Second original EP
	13	Princess's Cloak	A-side	Ranked 1st in the 3rd General election Center
2017	16	Summer Pirates	B-side	Sang on "Limited season" as part of Team NII, center with Wan Lina
	17	Dawn in Naples	A-side	Ranked 1st in the 4th General election

Albums

• Mae Shika Mukanee (2014)

With Seine River

• Sweet & Bitter (2015)

Units

SNH48 Stage Units

Stage No.	Song	Notes
Team NII 1st Stage "Theater no Megami"	Yokaze no Shiwaza 都是夜风惹的祸	Solo song
Team NII 2nd Stage "Saka Agari"	Mushi no Ballad 虫之诗	Solo song
Team NII 3rd Stage "Mokugekisha"	Enjou Rousen 燃烧的道路	With Feng Xinduo
Team NII 4th Stage "Boku no Taiyou"	Itoshisa no defense 爱到累了	With Feng Xinduo and Lu Ting

Concert units

Year	Date	Name	Song	Notes
2013	16 November	Guangzhou Concert	Yokaze no Shiwaza 都是夜风惹的祸	Solo song
2014	18 January	Kouhaku Utagassen 2014	Yokaze no Shiwaza 都是夜风惹的祸	Solo song
	26 July	SNH48 Sousenkyo Concert in Shanghai	Nakinagara Hohoende 流着泪微笑	With Xu Chenchen
2015	31 January	Request Hour Setlist Best 30	Yokaze no Shiwaza 都是夜风惹的祸 Wagamama na Nagareboshi 任性的流星 Our Destiny in This World 缘尽世间	Solo song With Zeng Yanfen With Xu Jiaqi and Zhao Jiamin
	25 July	2nd General Election Concert	Mushi no Ballad 虫之诗	With Qiu Xinyi and Zhao Jiamin
	26 December	Request Hour Setlist Best 30 (2nd Edition)	Higurashi no Koi 暮蝉之恋 Itoshisa no Accel 爱的加速器	With Lin Siyi Solo song
2016	30 July	3rd General Election Concert	Lay Down 女王殿下	Solo song
2017	7 January	Request Hour Setlist Best 50 (3rd Edition)	Everyday 每一天 Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou 夜蝶 Don't Touch	Solo song With Lin Siyi With Zeng Yanfen and Zhao Yue
	29 July	4th General Election Concert	Everyday 每一天 Yes or No 等不到你	Solo song Solo song

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	10th Tencent Video Star Awards	New Television Actress of the Year	N/A	Won	[12]
	2016 NetEase Attitude Award	Most Popular New Artist	N/A	Won	[57]
2017	24th ERC Chinese Top Ten Awards	Best Breakthrough Artist	N/A	Won	[58]
	Chinese Communist Youth League	"May 4th Medal"	N/A	Won	[16]
	11th Migu Music Awards	Top 10 Songs of the Year	"Think of You"	Won	[59]
2018	Weibo Awards Ceremony	Improved Artist of the Year	N/A	Won	[60]
	25th ERC Chinese Top Ten Awards	Crossover Artist Award	N/A	Won	[61]
	Netease Traditional Music Night	New Female Singer Award	N/A	Won	[62]
	7th iQiyi All-Star Carnival	Promising Artist Award	N/A	Won	[63]
2019	China Canada Television Festival Award	Best Actress (Web series)	Legend of Yunxi	Won	[33]
	26th ERC Chinese Top Ten Awards	Trend Singer Award	N/A	Won	[64]
	Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Actress	The Legend of White Snake, Please Give Me a Pair of Wings	Nominated	[65]
	8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival	Breakthrough Female Artist	N/A	Won	[66]
2020	27th ERC Chinese Top Ten Awards	Best Stage Interpretation	"Love Emergency Report"	Won	[67]
		Best Breakthrough Artist	N/A	Won

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External links

• Official website
• Ju Jingyi on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)