Mei Qi

* WJSN
* Rocket Girls 101
* Solo

**Mèng Měiqí** (Chinese: 孟美岐), better known as **Mei Qi** (미기), was born on October 15, 1998 (age 25) in Luoyang, Henan, China. She is the former member of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN as the main dancer and sub-vocalist, and a member of its Natural Unit. Mei Qi is also a former member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101.

## Early Life

Meng was born on October 15, 1998, in Luoyang, Henan, China. Mei Qi used to study in Luoyang's Foreign Language School's Junior High department. She became a trainee in 2013 when she was 15 years old.

## Career

### 2016-2017: Debut With WJSN

She was revealed to be a member of WJSN on December 21, 2015 when she took part in a cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" along with SeolA, Bona, EXY, Dawon, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao and Dayoung. She was later revealed to be a member of the Natural Unit with Luda and Mei Qi on December 31, 2015 before debuting with the group as a main vocalist on February 25, 2016 with their mini-album *Would You Like?* and the single "MoMoMo".

### 2018: Produce 101 and Rocket Girls Debut

In March 2018, she returned back to China with her bandmate Xuanyi, to film for the Chinese version of *Produce 101* where she entered as a trainee under Yuehua Entertainment. Due to their participation on the show, they withdrew from the remaining promotions for WJSN's fourth mini album *Dream Your Dream*. She placed first with a total of 185,244,357 votes, making her a member and centre of the Mandopop girl group Rocket Girls 101. They were set to debut on August 11, but on August 7, Yuehua Entertainment asked for Mei Qi and fellow WJSN member Xuan Yi's contracts with Tencent to be terminated due to conflicts concerning the girls' schedules and wellbeing. However, on August 17, it was announced that Xuan Yi and Mei Qi would return to the group after an agreement had been settled between the two companies.

### 2019 - 2020: Solo and Acting Debut

On January 15, 2019, Meng released her first promotional track titled "有种 (Helios)" for the movie, *The Wandering Earth*. Later in the year, she also debuted as a solo artist and released her first extended play *犟* (*Jiang*) on April 23, 2019, with a lead single under the same title. Within the first twenty minutes of the album's release, it became the fastest selling digital album on *QQ Music* in 2019 with over 1 million digital sales.

Meng debuted as an actress in the film Autumn Fairy Tale as a support character. She also appeared in the spin-off film of the *Step Up* franchise, *Step Up: Year of the Dance,* as a lead actress for the first time. She was also cast as one of the leading actresses for the fantasy film, *Jade Dynasty,* which was an adaptation from the xianxia novel, *Zhu Xian*. The movie premiered on September 12.

In 2020, after the expiration of the contract, Rocket Girls disbanded and she continued to promote solo and release music. October 30, 2020, Meng released the lead single "Mute" for her second EP "Love Not Love (爱·不爱)". The MV for "Mute" was released on November 26, 2020. The second song from the album "Miss You" was released on November 28, 2020, and the last song "Quit" on December 26, 2020.

### 2021-Present: Dating Controversy

In October of 2021 Meng Mei Qi was accused of being involved in an affair between a producer (Lingtao) and his girlfriend. In October, the ex-girlfriend of a music producer claimed that Meng was the cause of her breakup with Lingtao (who she dated for 4 years). Meng denied the claims, saying that she only dated Lingtao after he confirmed he was single and apologised to his ex. His ex also released compromising text messages which confirmed the affair, however didn't clarify whether Mei Qi knew about it, Yue Hua released a statement saying Meng didn't know.

### 2023: Departure from WJSN

On March 3, Starship Entertainment announced that the contracts for Mei Qi, along with two other Chinese members Xuan Yi and Cheng Xiao, which were shared with Yue Hua Entertainment in their participation with WJSN had automatically concluded.

## Discography

### Extended Plays

* *Jiang* (犟) (2019)
* *Love Not Love* (爱·不爱) (2020)
* Qi Yi Double Eyes (*岐义双瞳) (2021)*

### Singles

#### OSTs

* "Helios" (有种) (2019)
* "Origami" (折花) (2019)

#### Collaborations

* "Venom Comes" (毒液前來) with with Yang Chaoyue, Duan Aojuan, Yamy and Sunnee (2018)
* "Blessing Arch" (福气拱拱来) with Wu Xuanyi, Duan Aojuan, Lai Meiyun (2019)
* "Don’t Wait Any More" with Justin (2019)
* "C" with Zhou Zhennan (2020)

## Filmography

### Movies

* *Autumn Fairy Tale* (蓝色生死恋) (2019)
* *Step Up: Year of the Danc*e (舞出我人生之舞所不能) (2019)
* *Jade Dynasty 1* (诛仙 1) (2019)
* *Breaking Through* (我心飞扬) (2022)

### Reality Shows

* Produce 101 China (2018)
* Rampaging 20's (2019)
* The Coming One 3 (2019)
* Super Nova Games: Season 2 (2019)
* Rampaging 20's Season 2 (2020)
* We Are Blazing (2020)
* Keep Blazing (2020)
* Masked Dancing King (2020)
* My Best Friend Is So Pretty Season 2 (2021)
* Let's Talk Privately (2021)
* Heard That It Taste Good (2021)
* Born to Dance (2021)

## Awards

* 2019 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards - *Most Popular Female Singer* (2019)
* 27th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards - *Popular Artist of the Year* (2020)
* 27th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards - *Best Singing and Dancing Artist* (2020)
* Beijing Music Exposition - *Outstanding Trend Leading Singer of the Year* (2020)
* Migu Music Awards - *Rising Singer of the Year* (2020)
* Migu Music Awards - *Most Popular Female Singer of the Year* (2020)
* Weibo Movie Night 2021 - *Potential Actor of the Year* (2021)

## Official Links

* Weibo
* Studio Weibo
* Instagram
* QQ Music
* Douyin
* Kuaishou

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mei Qi's "MoMoMo" profile.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Profiles on the Official Website.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Meng Meiqi's Profile *IJQ* (in Chinese) Retrieved August 31, 2018.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 WJSN's Mei Qi and Xuan Yi announced as Final Members in Chinese Produce 101 Group *Soompi* Retrieved August 31, 2018.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Natural Unit Reveal Teaser. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
6. ↑ Dream Your Dream ενύπνιον Unit teaser.
7. ↑ (ENG SUB) Produce 101 Documentary Meng Meiqi Cut. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
8. ↑ "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Cover. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
9. ↑ WJSN Makes Long-Awaited Debut. *Yonhap* Retrieved October 29, 2018.
10. ↑ Starship Entertainment and Chinese Produce 101 PD Give Conflicting Reports on Mei Qi and Xuan Yi *Allkpop* Retrieved August 31, 2018.
11. ↑ Yuehua Entertainment - Joint Statement (In Chinese) Retrieved August 31, 2018.
12. ↑ Soompi: 8 WJSN Members Renew Contracts With Starship Entertainment
13. ↑  "MyDramaList Profile"