# Zhao Jiamin

Zhao Jiamin (simplified Chinese: 赵嘉敏; traditional Chinese: 趙嘉敏; pinyin: Zhào Jiāmǐn; born July 22, 1998, in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese idol singer and actress. She is a former member of the female idol group SNH48, and came in first during SNH48's second general election.

## Career

On 14 October 2012, Zhao Jiamin became one of the 26 shortlisted candidates during the recruitment of SNH48 first-generation members. On 23 December, SNH48 was invited to the inauguration ceremony of the Fudan University Student Union, and she made her first performance as an SNH48 member.
On 12 January 2013, Zhao performed on SNH48 Research Students 1st Stage, "Give Me Power!", as a Research Student, and became an official member on 17 April. On 25 May, she performed on the "Blooming For You Concert" with other first-generation members, but due to an injury at the waist, she was unable to perform on most of the songs. On 28 May, she starred in SNH48's first web drama, Mengxiang Yubei Sheng. She made her first public performance as a first-generation member on 30 August, with the opening of the SNH48 Theatre. On 11 November, Zhao was assigned to Team SII during the formation of teams.
On 26 July 2014, Zhao garnered 11,079 votes during the 2014 General Election and was ranked third. On 14 November, she recorded the theme song of mobile game Mo Tian Ji (魔天记), "缘尽世间", with Ju Jingyi and Xu Jiaqi.
On 1 January 2015, Zhao was crowned the winner in the 2014 Baidu Tieba Live Performance Annual Chart and was given the chance to record a solo song. On 1 April, she released her solo single, "Mushi no Ballad". On 30 April, she made her second film appearance by starring in micro-movie MoTian Jie for mobile game Mo Tian Ji. On 25 July, she won SNH48's 2015 General Election with 74,393 votes. On 13 September, she became part of SNH48's first sub-unit Seine River with Ju Jingyi and Li Yitong, and released their first EP, "Sweet & Bitter". On 8 October, she was involved in the filming for Run for Time.
In February 2016, Zhao applied for the entrance examination to get into the Central Academy of Drama, during which she took an indefinite hiatus from SNH48. She was ranked 10th overall and started school in July 2016.

## Discography
### With SNH48
#### EPs

| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | 1 | Heavy Rotation | A-side | Debut with SNH48 Team SII |
| 2013 | 2 | Flying Get | A-side | Only involved in certain scenes in MV due to waist injury |
| 2013 | 3 | Fortune Cookie of Love | A-side | |
| 2014 | 4 | Heart Electric | A-side | |
| 2014 | 5 | UZA | A-side | |
| 2015 | 6 | Give Me Five! | A-side | Center performer |
| 2015 | 7 | After Rain | B-side | |
| 2015 | 8 | Manatsu no Sounds Good! | B-side | |
| 2015 | 9 | Halloween Night | A-side | Ranked 1st in the 2nd General election Center performer |

#### Albums

* Mae Shika Mukanee (2014)

### With Seine River

* Sweet & Bitter (2015)

## Units
### SNH48 Stage Units

| Stage No. | Song | Notes |
| Team SII 1st Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru" | Gomen ne Jewel 对不起我的宝贝 | Stand-in |
| Team SII 1st Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru" | Hatsukoi Dorobou 初恋小盗 | Stand-in for Tang Min |
| Team SII 2nd Stage "Nagai Hikari" | Renai Kinshi Jourei 恋爱禁止条例 | With Li Yuqi and Mo Han |
| Team SII 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive" | Tenshi no Shippo 天使的尾巴 | With Qiu Xinyi and Zhang Yuge |
| Team SII 4th Stage "RESET" | Seifuku Resistance 再见，制服 | With Zhang Yuge and Dai Meng |
| Team SII 5th Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai" | Kioku no Dilemma 记忆迷宫 | Stand-in |

### Concert units

| Year | Date | Name | Song | Notes |
| 2013 | 25 May | Blooming For You Concert | Hatsukoi Dorobou 初恋小盗 | Did not perform for subsequent performances due to waist injury |
| 2013 | 16 November | Guangzhou Concert | Hatsukoi Dorobou 初恋小盗 | |
| 2014 | 18 January | Red and White Concert | End Roll 曲终人散 | With Chen Guanhui, Li Yuqi and Wu Zhehan |
| 2014 | 26 July | SNH48 Sousenkyo Concert in Shanghai | None | |
| 2015 | 31 January | Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2015 | Our Destiny In This World 缘尽世间 | With Xu Jiaqi and Ju Jingyi |
| 2015 | 25 July | 2nd General Election Concert | Mushi no Ballad 虫之诗 | With Qiu Xinyi and Ju Jingyi |

## Filmography
### Movies

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | 梦想预备生之半熟少女 | Herself | |
| 2015 | MoTian Jie 魔天劫 | Liuming 柳鸣 | |
| 2015 | Love, At First 爱之初体验 | | Guest appearance |
| 2015 | Documentary of SNH48 SNH48 少女的巴別塔 | Herself | SNH48 documentary |

### Variety shows

| Year | Date | Channel | Title | Notes |
| 2013 | 2 March, 21 April | Toonmax TV | 炫动漫中国 | |
| 2013 | 29 March | Hubei Television | Challenge 挑战女人帮 | |
| 2013 | 24 May | Hunan Television | Day Day Up 天天向上 | |
| 2013 | 21 July | Channel Young | The Star Live 星光现场 | |
| 2013 | 3 October, 11 October | KanKan News | E Guo Hui E锅汇 | |
| 2014 | 11 April-29 August | TV Asahi Online | Shang High School 48 上海学院48 | |
| 2014 | 11 July-26 September | Tudou, Youku | SNHello | Ep. 6, 12 |
| 2014 | 26 November | Youku | 不完全职业手册 | |
| 2014 | 29 November, 16 August | Hunan Television | People (In) News 新闻当事人 | |
| 2015 | 29 November, 16 August | Hunan Television | People (In) News 新闻当事人 | |
| 2015 | 18 February | CCTV-1 | Dream Star Partner 梦想星搭档 | Team SII with Phoenix Legend |
| 2015 | 2 June | Hunan Television | I Am A Great Beauty 我是大美人 | |
| 2015 | 22 August | Dragon Television | Entertainment Online 新娱乐在线 | |
| 2015 | 13 November | Hunan Television | Run for Time 全员加速中 | Ep. 2 contestant |

## Endorsements

| Year | Endorsement |
| 2014 | Glico Vegetable Snack－Hot Welsh Onion Taste Suzuki Sony Hi-Res Audio |
| 2015 | MoTian Ji Glico Vegetable Snack ArcheAge Suzuki Swift |
| 2016 | Cornetto with Zhang Yixing (Lay) |