# Wu Xuanyi

Wu Xuanyi (born January 26, 1995), is a Chinese singer and actress. She began her career in 2016, as a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN. She took a hiatus from the group in the first half of 2018 to compete as a contestant in Tencent Video's survival reality show, Produce 101 China, finishing in second place and joining the Chinese project girl group Rocket Girls 101 until June 2020. Following the disbandment of the project group, she remained on hiatus from WJSN to pursue a solo career in China until she left the group on March 3, 2023.

## Early life

Wu was born in Hainan, China. She joined Yuehua Entertainment, moved to South Korea around 2014 to 2015 and joined Starship Entertainment where she became a trainee.

## Career
### 2015–2016: Debut with WJSN

On December 4, 2015, Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment introduced a 12-member Chinese-South Korean girl group WJSN. Wu was introduced as a member of "Joy Unit". Together with Wonder Unit, they released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You". WJSN officially debuted in February 2016 with their mini album Would You Like? with "MoMoMo" and "Catch Me" as the two lead singles.

### 2018–present: Debut with Rocket Girls 101, solo activities, and departure from WJSN

While juggling her acting and WJSN activities, Wu and bandmate, Meng Meiqi, participated in the Chinese reality survival girl group show Produce 101 aired from April 21 to June 23 on Tencent Video. Wu placed 2nd overall of 181,533,349 votes and debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101.
On August 9, Yuehua Entertainment and Mavericks Entertainment released a joint announcement stating that they would be withdrawing Xuanyi along with Meiqi and Zining from Rocket Girls 101. Xuanyi and Meiqi are to resume their activities with WJSN. However, on August 17, both companies confirmed that after coming to an agreement with Tencent, that Xuanyi would be returning to group with Meiqi and Zining.
A month before Xuanyi came back to China for Produce 101, her teammate Cheng Xiao invited her as a guest in a travel variety show on Tencent Video, Best Friends' Perfect Vacation. The two variety shows she joined after her debut with Rocket Girls 101 are Space Challenge (on Youku Video) and "Nice to Meet You" (on Zhejiang TV). She is also the leading actress of voice movie "Future Girlfriend Lab" released in November.
On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Xuanyi had departed from WJSN after her contract expired.

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Sales |
| 25 | Released: September 25, 2020 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 25 Pink Blue Sunset(粉蓝夕前) Betty Baby | CHN: 239,051 |
| Gift | Released: December 30, 2021 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 微光 北卡蓝 RSVP | CHN: 31,252 |
| 不, 爱了 | Released: May 20, 2023 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 向宇宙许愿 Late in the Night 不爱了 | CHN: 12,410 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | Sales |
| Title | Year | CHN | Album | Sales |
| As lead artist |||||
| "满糖宣言" (Sweet Declaration) | 2019 | 12 | 立风 | — |
| "25" | 2020 | — | 25 | — |
| "We Were In Love" | 2021 | — | Non-album single | CHN: 275,034 |
| "RSVP" | 2022 | — | Gift | — |
| "向宇宙许愿" (Make a Wish to the Universe) | 2023 | — | 不, 爱了 | CHN: 15,720 |
| "江南月" | 2023 | — | Non-album single | — |
| "不爱了" | 2023 | — | 不, 爱了 | — |
| "后来风吹起" | 2023 | — | Non-album singles | — |
| "种子" | 2023 | — | Non-album singles | — |
| "蝴蝶恋" (Butterfly Love) | 2024 | — | Non-album singles | — |
| Collaborations |||||
| "偏执" (with Elvis Wang) | 2020 | 4 | 歌颂 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

### Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Album | Notes |
| "艾草青青" | 2023 | Non-album singles | Special release for The Marvelous Tour of the Dragon Boat Festival 2022. |
| "从现在 到未来" (Now Until the Future) (with Various Artists) | 2023 | Non-album singles | Theme for the 2022 Asian Games. |
| "生活, 你好" | 2023 | 赤梦华夏 | Collaborative album to celebrate Huaxia. |
| "待我来" | 2023 | Non-album single | |

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Notes |
| Title | Year | CHN | Notes |
| "福气拱拱来" (with Meng Meiqi, Duan Aojuan and Lai Meiyun) | 2019 | 28 | Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST |
| "小小鸟" (Little Bird) | 2019 | 36 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 OST |
| "柔骨魅兔" | 2019 | 17 | 斗罗十年-龙王传说 OST |
| "麻辣时光" | 2020 | 45 | Run For Young OST |
| "星河" (Starry River) | 2021 | 68 | Douluo Continent OST |
| "Let's Party" | 2021 | 43 | Game for Peace OST |
| "VVS" (with Lexie Liu, Shan Yichun, Song Yuqi, An Qi, Lu Keran, Vava, Yamy, Chen Zhuoxuan, and Zhou Jieqiong) | 2021 | 68 | Stage Boom OST |
| "彩虹的微笑" | 2022 | — | 听说很好吃2 OST |
| "屋顶着火" (Roof on Fire) (with Patrick Nattawat Finkler) | 2022 | — | 听说很好吃2 OST, Cover of Victoria Song |
| "不期而遇" | 2022 | — | Ode to Joy 3 OST |
| "最美中国戏" (with Qiu Shi and You Zixi) | 2022 | — | 最美中国戏 OST |
| "我曾陪你追过风" | 2023 | — | Rising With the Wind OST |
| "小小心愿" | 2023 | — | The Princess and the Werewolf OST |
| "自己的光" (Your Own Light) | 2023 | — | Be Your Own Light OST |
| "信仰之歌" | 2023 | — | Rising With the Wind OST |
| "红鸾" | 2025 | — | Perfect Match [zh] OST |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Ref. |
| 2018 | Marna | 初恋的滋味 | Marna | |

### Television / Web series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2021 | Douluo Continent | 斗罗大陆 | Xiao Wu |
| 2021 | Sweet Teeth | 世界微尘里 | Zeng Li |
| 2023 | The Princess and the Werewolf | 郎君不如意 | Qi Pa |
| 2023 | Rising With the Wind | 我要逆风去 | Xiang Chaoyang |
| 2025 | Perfect Match | 五福临门 | Fu Hui |
| TBA | Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion | 淮水竹亭 | Wangquan Zui |

### Reality shows

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2018 | Best Friends' Perfect Vacation | 闺蜜的完美旅行 | Cast member |
| 2018 | Produce 101 | 创造101 | Contestant Finished 2nd |
| 2018 | Space Challenge | 挑战吧!太空 | Cast member |
| 2019 | Meeting You | 遇见你真好 | Cast member |
| 2019 | Chase Me | 追我吧 | Cast member |
| 2020 | Perfect Summer | 完美的夏天 | Cast member |
| 2020 | Go Newbies | 新手驾到 | Cast member |
| 2021 | Stage Boom | 爆裂舞台 | Contestant |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2018 | — | Fresh Asia Music 2018 | Most Popular Female Singer | Won |
| 2019 | — | Golden Data Entertainment Awards 2018-2019 | Female Artist of the Year for Variety with the Most Influence | Won |
| 2019 | — | Sina Film & TV Awards | Most Popular Variety Female Artist | Won |