Song Yuqi (Chinese:宋雨琦, Korean: 송우기; born September 23, 1999), known mononymously as Yuqi (Korean: 우기), is a Chinese singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. She is active as a soloist in China and is a part of the South Korean girl group(G)I-dle, which debuted in 2018. She is one of the cast members for the Chinese variety show Keep Running in 2019 and 2021, and the main host on KakaoTV reality show Learn Way (2020–2021).
Song Yuqi was born on September 23, 1999, in Beijing, China. She attended Beijing 101 Middle School.[4]
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".[5] She passed her audition and became a trainee of Cube Entertainment.
In June 2017, she participated in a promotional video for Rising Star Cosmetics.[6]
In February 2018, she played a girl singing in the street to people in a video Dingo drama "What if an idol trainee asks you to listen to a song? It's a reversal of voice, I wish I could debut | world temperature" (아이돌 연습생이 노래를 들어 달라고 한다면? 반전 목소리네 꼭 데뷔했으면 좋겠다 | 세상의 온도)[7]
On April 8, 2018, Yuqi was revealed to be an upcoming member of Cube Entertainment's new girl group, (G)I-dle.[8] She debuted with the group on May 2, 2018, with the lead single titled "Latata" of their debut album, I Am.[9]
In 2019, Song became a cast member for the seventh season of the Chinese TV show Keep Running.[10]
In April 2019 Song was cast in a new variety show The Gashinas. The pilot episode aired on May 19.[11][12] In June 2019, Song was confirmed as part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Myanmar.[13][14] In September, Song sang in a social travel reality show Please Pay Attention Visitors ending song, "Happy Seasoning".[15]
In May 2020, Song debuted as a co songwriter and composer with "I'm the Trend". "I'm the Trend" is a song dedicated to (G)-Idle's fandom, Neverland, and was unveiled during her group's first online concert I-Land: Who Am I, on July 5, 2020.[16] 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.[17] For (G)I-dle's first single album, Song was credited for "Dumdi Dumdi" Chinese lyrics and guide alongside Z King.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21] 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-COVID-19 tourism in Seoul. Song introduced the hip alley ways in Seoul by visiting Euljiro and Itaewon for their cafes and restaurants.[22] 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.[23]
2021: Solo debut
On May 6, 2021, Cube Entertainment announced that Song would debut as a solo artist with single album "A Page" on May 13, which includes the lead singles "Giant" and "Bonnie & Clyde".[24] On October 27, Song participated in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games theme song "Salute to the Heroes".[25]
Personal life
Song came to South Korea in 2016[26] and is known to have high-level Korean proficiency.[27] 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). When asked about her language skills in KBS2's Happy Together 3, 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."[28]
In addition to Korean and her native Mandarin Chinese, Song is also fluent in English.[29]
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 "Yoo Jae-seok-class sense of entertainment" and calling her "outstanding Korean skills that are different from those from other idol groups".[27]
Other ventures
Ambassadorship
In 2021, Song was appointed as the ambassador for the International Day of the Deaf, jointly organized by Baidu and Listening Foundation.
Endorsements
On April 28, 2019, Song was introduced as Vivlas new beauty brand model.[30]
In 2021, Song become one of the most in-demand endorsers among young consumers for her outstanding performance skills.[citation needed] In June, Song endorse Momenten, a sugar-free sparkling alcohol brand,[31][32] and Limeflare, a fashion and jewelry brand.[33] On August 6, she was chosen to become the face of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses Ray-Ban in Greater China due to her "brave[ness] in expressing her true self and full of positive energy."[34][35]
Kwak Hyun-soo (May 29, 2020). '오늘부터 1일♥' 우주소녀 엑시×(여자)아이들 우기의 색다른 우정 쌓기['1st day from today♥' Establishing a unique friendship of the cosmic girl Exy × (G)I-dle Yuqi]. Sports DongaA. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
덤디덤디 (DUMDi DUMDi) 专辑介绍. music.163.com. NetEase Music. August 3, 2020. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
카카오, 웹예능 '런웨이' 론칭…(여자)아이들 우기, 장성규에 도전장[Kakao launches web entertainment'Runway'... Yuqi and Jang Sung-gyu challenged]. XSPortsNews. September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
Park Hyun-sook (October 7, 2020). '나는 살아있다' 김성령→우기까지, 특전사 중사 출신 교관과 재난 상황에 맞선다!['I'm Alive' Kim Seong-ryeong → Until Yuqi confront the disaster situation with an instructor who used to be a special sergeant sergeant!]. Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
Nam Jeong-seok (November 9, 2020). 크래프톤, '지스타 2020'에 '승부겜성'이란 메시지로 참가[Krafton participates in 'G-Star 2020' with the message of 'Game of the Match']. Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
Kim Ji-hye (November 20, 2020). '플레이서울' (여자)아이들-더보이즈-스트레이키즈의 서울 탐방기..22일 첫방송['Play Seoul' (G)Idle-The Boyz-Stray Kids' tour of Seoul.. First broadcast on the 22nd]. HeraldPop. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
Jang Sujeong (November 20, 2020). 오마이걸·(여자)아이들, 'Seoul Connects U' 출격[Oh My Girl and (G)Idle,'Seoul Connects U']. iMBC. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
Lee Seul (May 6, 2021). (여자)아이들 우기, 13일 싱글 'A page' 발매…데뷔 3년 만에 첫 솔로[(G)I-dle Yuqi releases single 'A page' on the 13th... First solo after 3 years of debut]. Xports News. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
Hong Shinik (July 27, 2020). '퀴즈돌' (여자)아이들 우기, "한국어 선생님='별그대' 김수현"['Quiz Doll' (G)I-dle Yuqi, "Korean Teacher ='Star You're Kim Soo-hyun"]. Daily Star. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
Jang Hye-soo (October 28, 2020). '퀴즈돌' (여자)아이들 우기, "한국어 선생님='별그대' 김수현"[(G)I-DLE Yuqi , "Yoo Jae-seok-class sense of entertainment" has gone viral![Star Watch]]. Newsen. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
Park Yong-geun (August 17, 2018). '해피투게더3' 우기 "김수현이 한국어 선생님…'별그대' 보고 배웠다"['Happy Together 3' Yuqi "Kim Soo-hyun is my Korean teacher..."]. Joy News24. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
"官宣:#LIMEFLARE莱茵品牌代言人宋雨琦#"[Official announcement:#LIMEFLARE brand spokesperson]. Weibo (in Chinese). Limeflare. June 1, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
"雷朋新一代 本色登场 活动热潮再启 宋雨琦率性演绎全新短片"[Ray-Ban's new generation of true colors debuts, and the event craze again]. Sina (in Chinese). August 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
Peaks on the Gaon Download Chart:
"Giant" and "Bonnie & Clyde": "Giant". May 9–15, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
@tjoffkoongstudios (May 13, 2021). ""Giant" MV". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021 – via Instagram.
Choi Ji-eun (November 6, 2020). '내 꿈은 라이언' (여자)아이들 미연X우기→'아만자' 김보통 작가까지 게스트 총출동['My Dream is Ryan' (G)I-dle Miyeon X Yuqi →'Amanja' Kim Bo-Tong, a guest all-out]. Top Daily. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
Seong Jeong-eun (November 20, 2020). 마예종, 마스코트 수석졸업생은 누구?('내꿈은 라이언')[Ma Ye-jong, who is the senior mascot graduate?]. Daily Economy Star Today. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
Choi Yun-na (April 5, 2022). "제로섬게임', MC 장성규X한혜진·패널 이이경X우기 확정[공식]"[‘Zero-sum game’, MC Jang Seong-gyu X Han Hye-jin, panel Lee Yi-kyung X Woo-gi confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved April 5, 2022– via Naver.
Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
2019-2025 WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии