Zhou Jieqiong

Zhou Jieqiong (Chinese: 周洁琼; Korean: 주결경; born December 16, 1998), known professionally as Jieqiong or Kyulkyung (in Korean), is a Chinese singer based in China and South Korea and signed under Pledis Entertainment.[4] After finishing sixth in survival show Produce 101, she became a member of the girl group I.O.I. She was also a member of Pristin and its subgroup Pristin V.

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

Zhou Jieqiong
周洁琼
Zhou in June 2018
Born	Zhou Jieqiong (1998-12-16) December 16, 1998 Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
Other names	Pinky Kyulkyung
Education	School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation	Singer dancer actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop C-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Pledis YMC[lower-alpha 1] XCSS Swing[lower-alpha 1] Studio Blu[lower-alpha 1]
Associated acts	I.O.I Pristin Pristin V Happy Pledis

Zhou Jieqiong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	周潔瓊
Simplified Chinese	周洁琼
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōu Jiéqióng Wade–Giles Chou¹ Chieh²-chʻiung²
Korean name
Hangul	주결경
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Ju Gyeol-gyeong McCune–Reischauer Chu Kyŏlgyŏng

Early life and education

Zhou was born December 16, 1998 in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.[4] She attended the Affiliated Secondary School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she specialized in the pipa.[5][6] In 2009, she was discovered by Pledis Entertainment scouts in Shanghai, and moved to South Korea.[7] In 2017, she graduated with a performing arts degree from the School of Performing Arts Seoul.[8]

Career

2016: Produce 101 and I.O.I

Main articles: Produce 101 (season 1) and I.O.I

Zhou participated in Mnet's survival television show, Produce 101, which aired from January 22 to April 1, 2016. Five of the participants from Pledis Entertainment were eliminated and only Zhou and Lim Na-young became part of the final line-up for the girl group I.O.I. Zhou ranked sixth with an overall of 218,338 votes.[9] I.O.I made their debut on May 4 with the single, "Dream Girls".[10]

2017: Debut with Pristin

Main article: Pristin

After the disbandment of I.O.I, Zhou and Lim debuted with Pledis Entertainment's Pristin on March 21, 2017.[11] Pristin officially debuted and released their first mini album, Hi! Pristin, accompanied by the title track, "Wee Woo".

2018–present: Pristin V and solo career

Zhou at Seoul Music Awards, January 2018

In January 2018, Zhou joined as a dance mentor in the reality survival show, Idol Producer.[12] In May, a Pristin subgroup named Pristin V was formed with Zhou and members Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, and Rena. They debuted on May 28, 2018 with the single album, Like a V.[13] Zhou released a soundtrack for the television show I Got You, titled "Leave It to Brother".[14] On August 31, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Zhou would be making her solo debut in China with digital single, "Why", on September 6.[15] She then had her solo debut stage the day after the song's release on iQiyi's Idol Hits.[16] Zhou also made several television soundtrack appearances in Hi! Housemate and Love Timing with the singles "Hi! Housemate" and "有你有我" respectively.[17][18] In October, it was confirmed that Zhou would make her acting debut in the historical mystery drama Miss Truth.[19][20][21]

On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded.[22] Pledis Entertainment announced that Zhou would be staying with the label.[23]

On February 14, 2020, after the premier of Miss Truth, Zhou released the OST for the show, "小窃喜" and "天籁".[24][25][26] Zhou is set to star in the Chinese wuxia television series Legend of Fei in 2020.[27]

Discography

For Zhou's works with I.O.I and Pristin, see I.O.I discography and Pristin § Discography.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position			Album
		CHN [28]	TWN [29]	Gaon [30]
As lead artist
"Why"	2018	64	38	—	Why
Soundtrack appearances
"Leave It to Brother"	2018	—	—	—	I Got You OST
"Write You a Poem" (with Silence Wang)[31]		—	—	—	Write You a Poem OST
"Hi! Housemate" (with Hi! Housemate casts)		—	—	—	Hi Roommate OST
"看你看我" (with Wang Ziyi)	2019	—	—	—	Love Timing OST
"小窃喜"	2020	—	—	—	Miss Truth OST
"天籁"		—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

For Zhou's works with I.O.I and Pristin, see I.O.I § Filmography, and Pristin § Filmography.

Television series

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2020	Miss Truth	大唐女法医	Ran Yan	Youku	Main role	[19][20]
	Legend of Fei	有翡	Li Yan	Hunan TV	Supporting role	[27]

Television shows

Year	English title	Original title	Network	Notes / Role	Ref.
2016	Produce 101	프로듀스 101	Mnet	Contestant Finished 6th	[32]
2017	Oppa Thinking	오빠생각	MBC	Intern	[33]
	Crazy Wardrobe	疯狂衣橱	Jiangsu TV	Cast member	[34]
2018	Idol Producer	偶像练习生	iQiyi	Dance mentor	[35]
	Hi! Housemate	Hi室友		Cast member	[36]
2019	Love Timing	喜欢你, 我也是			[37]

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[38]

Year	Album	Song	Lyrics		Music		Arrangement
			Credited	With	Credited	With	Credited	With
2017	Hi! Pristin	"Over n Over"[39][40]	Yes	Eunwoo, Sungyeon, Yuha, Xiyeon, Kyla	No	N/A	No	N/A
2018	Why	"Why"[41][42]	Yes	Tina Wang	No	N/A	No	N/A
	To. Heart	"Glass Shoes (MAMA Ver.)"[43]	No	N/A	Yes	Anchor, Sophiya, Yuha, Joe Michel	No	N/A

Notes

1. As a member of I.O.I only.[1][2][3]

References

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5. "대륙의 재원들, 이 정도!". The Donga Ilbo (in Korean). May 9, 2016.
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14. "周洁琼献唱《哥哥别闹啦》主题曲". Xinhua News (in Chinese). August 17, 2018.
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25. "小窃喜". qq.com (in Chinese). February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
26. "天籁". qq.com (in Chinese). February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
27. "周洁琼《有翡》角色官宣 灵动少女初出江湖". Yule.com (in Chinese). October 31, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
28. "巅峰榜·热歌". QQ Music. QQ Music. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
29. Peak KKBox Mandarin Daily New Singles Chart
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30. Peak Gaon Chart Digital Chart Ranking
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32. "'프로듀스101' 전소미, 1위 지켰다…이변없는 I.O.I 멤버 11인 확정[종합]". 네이트뉴스.
33. "주결경, '오빠생각' 신입 인턴으로 첫등장 "애교 자신있어"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). June 10, 2017.
34. "《疯狂衣橱》偶像衣品大揭秘". ifeng (in Chinese). September 20, 2017.
35. "周洁琼程潇加盟《偶像练习生》 偶像导师引热议". Global Times (in Chinese). December 12, 2017.
36. "陈立农周洁琼现身上海 《Hi 室友》正在录制中". Netease (in Chinese). July 16, 2018.
37. "《喜欢你我也是》今日开播 周洁琼为沙溢科普忙内". ZGJC News (in Chinese). April 11, 2019.
38. "Songs Registered Under ZHOU JIEQIONG" (To view, search "10014847" in the "Writers & Publishers" search bar). Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Retrieved January 5, 2020.
39. "Over n Over at Naver Music". musicnaver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2020.
40. "Over n Over at Melon Music". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2020.
41. "周洁琼-WHY-酷歌词". Kugeci (in Chinese). Retrieved January 3, 2020.
42. "MS新声榜-薛之谦、周洁琼中国音乐公告牌再度来袭！！!". c.m.163.com (in Chinese). October 19, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
43. "Glass Shoes". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2020.

External links

• Zhou Jieqiong at Pledis Entertainment (in Korean)