# Ningning

Ning Yizhuo (Chinese: 宁艺卓; pinyin: Níng Yìzhuó; born October 23, 2002), known professionally as Ningning (Korean: 닝닝), is a Chinese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Aespa.

## Early life

Ningning was born as Ning Yizhuo on October 23, 2002, in Harbin, China. She graduated from Harbin Normal University Middle School (哈尔滨师范大学附属中学) and Beijing Contemporary Music Academy (北京市现代音乐学校). During her early years, she was nicknamed "Ningning", which she would later use as her stage name in her career.

## Career
### Pre-debut

Ningning was scouted by SM Entertainment following her appearance on the Chinese singing TV show Let's Sing Kids. She was later introduced as a member of the pre-debut training team SM Rookies on September 19, 2016. As part of the team, she appeared on the Rookies Princess: Who's the Best? segment of the program My SMT that year, and recorded several covers for the Korean animated TV program Shining Star in 2017.

### 2020–present: Debut and solo activities

After training for 4 years, Ningning was revealed as the third member of Aespa on October 28, 2020, introduced by SM as an "18-year-old Chinese member with an outstanding voice" through the company's official socials. The group debuted on November 17, with the release of the digital single "Black Mamba".
In 2022, Ningning released an OST with fellow member Winter called "Once Again" as part of the official soundtrack of the South Korean drama Our Blues. The song charted at 119 on the Circle Digital Chart. In December, she participated in 2 tracks for SM's annual end-of-year compilation album 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace, "Time After Time" and "Good To Be Alive", with fellow SM label mates.
On July 30, 2023, Ningning released the single "WYA" with Jay Park. The song was a surprise collaboration for the WeTV show The Next 2023, where Jay Park appeared as a regular mentor. A remix of the single was subsequently released on August 13, featuring PH-1, Lexie Liu, ØZI, and Masiwei.
On March 12, 2024, Ningning released the OST "Count on Me" for drama The Midnight Studio. On March 15, she was announced as the MC for the first day of KCON 2024 in Hong Kong alongside Myung Jae-hyun of boy group BoyNextDoor.

## Endorsements

On February 8, 2024, the Italian luxury fashion house Versace appointed Ningning as their global brand ambassador. In August, she became the global face of the Versace's Kleio Bag campaign. In November, she kicked off Versace's holiday campaign and starred in a campaign video.
On February 20, 2025, Ningning has been selected as S/S season model for FILA's brand campaign at ABC Mart. On February 26, Ningning was appointed as Maybelline New York's brand ambassador for North and Southeast Asia.

## Discography
### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CHN | Album |
| "WYA" (妳在哪裡) (with Jay Park or remix featuring PH-1, Lexie Liu, ØZI and Masiwei) | 2023 | 63 | Non-album single |

### Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Once Again" (with Winter) | 2022 | 119 | Our Blues OST |
| "Count on Me" | 2024 | — | The Midnight Studio OST |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory ||||

### Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Snow Dream 2021" (with Yeri, Haechan, Chenle and Jisung) | 2021 | — | 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express |
| "Time After Time" (원) (with BoA and Wendy) | 2022 | — | 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace |
| "Bored!" | 2024 | 178 | Synk: Parallel Line |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

### Guest appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released, other artist(s) credited and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Good to Be Alive" | 2022 | Hyo, Key, Chen, Johnny, Ginjo, Raiden, Imlay and Mar Vista | 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace |
| "Melody" | 2023 | — | The Next EP. 4 (Live Version) |
| "Sip Ona Lil Sum'" | 2024 | Jay Park | The One You Wanted |

### Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.
List of songs, showing year released, artist name and album name :
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer |
| "Bored!" | 2024 | Herself | Synk: Parallel Line | | |

## Filmography
### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2011 | China Got Talent | Contestant | Season 2 | |
| 2015 | Let's Sing Kids | Contestant | Season 3 | |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2024 | 2024 KCON Hong Kong | Special MC (day 1) with Myung Jae-hyun | |