Xuan Yi

* WJSN
* Rocket Girls 101
* Solo

**Wú Xūanyí** (Chinese: 吳宣儀), better known as **Xuan Yi** (선의), (also known as **Betty Wu**) was born on January 26, 1995 (age 29) in Haikou, Hainan, China. She is the former member of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN as the lead dancer and sub-vocalist, and is a member of its Joy Unit. Xuan Yi is also a former member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101.

## History

### Early Life

Xuan Yi was born in Haikou, Hainan, China. She joined Yuehua Entertainment moved to South Korea around 2014 to 2015 and joined Starship Entertainment around the same time too.

### Career

#### 2015-2016: Debut with WJSN

She was revealed to be a member of WJSN and its Joy Unit with Eunseo and Yeoreum on December 17, 2015. Together with Wonder Unit, they released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You". WJSN debuted with the group on February 25, 2016 with the release of their debut mini-album *Would You Like?* and the single "MoMoMo".

#### 2018-2020: Debut with Rocket Girls 101

In March 2018, she left the promotions for *Dreams Come True* along with groupmate Mei Qi and returned to China to film for the Chinese version of *Produce 101* where she entered as a trainee under Yuehua Entertainment. She placed second with a total of 181,533,349 votes, making her a member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101 as their lead dancer, vocalist and visual.

On August 7, four days before the group's debut, Yuehua Entertainment asked for Xuan Yi and Mei Qi'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 that Rocket Girls 101 would take priority over all members' original groups, unless agreements were reached.

#### 2020-Present: Solo Activities

On June 23, 2020, her contract expired and Rocket Girls 101 officially disbanded. In 2018, she was meant to debut as an actress in the movie, "Marna", alongside her groupmate Meng Mei Qi, but it was cancelled. She later debuted in 2021 with "Douluo Continent". On September 25, 2020, Xuan Yi made her solo debut with the EP "25". As a soloist, she uses the name Betty Wu.

### 2023: Departure from WJSN

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

## Discography

### EPS

 "Gift"
 "—" denotes that it did not chart or was not released in that region

## Filmography

### Dramas

 2021
 2023
 2023

## Official Links

* Weibo
* Instagram

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Xuan Yi's "MoMoMo" profile. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Profiles on the Official Website. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
3. ↑ WJSN Show Episode 5. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
4. ↑ WJSN's Mei Qi and Xuan Yi announced as Final Members in Chinese Produce 101 Group *Soompi* Retrieved September 9, 2018.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Joy Unit Reveal Teaser Retrieved September 9, 2018.
6. ↑ Dream Your Dream αγύρτης Unit teaser. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
7. ↑ WJSN Makes Long-Awaited Debut. *Yonhap* Retrieved October 29, 2018.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Starship Entertainment and Chinese Produce 101 PD Give Conflicting Reports on Mei Qi and Xuan Yi. *All kpop* Retrieved August 31, 2018.
9. ↑ Yuehua Entertainment - Joint Statement (In Chinese) Retrieved August 31, 2018.
10. ↑ WJSN Xuan Yi and Mei Qi to not leave the Chinese *Produce 101* group. *Yonhap* (in Korean) Retrieved October 29, 2018.
11. ↑ Wu Xuanyi, Meng Meiqi, Zi Ning return to Rocket Girls 101! Apologize After 9 Days of Retreat: the Initial Heart Has Not Changed. *EToday Starlight Cloud* (in Chinese) Retrieved October 29, 2018.
12. ↑ Soompi: 8 WJSN Members Renew Contracts With Starship Entertainment
13. ↑ "The Confession Song" is a *Once Again* theme. The stars pay tribute. *Sina* (in Chinese) Retrieved October 23, 2018.
14. ↑ Billboard China Top 100 (August 23, 2019)
15. ↑ Billboard China Top 100 (August 23, 2019)
16. ↑ "Best Friends' Perfect Vacation" Cheng Xiao and Wu Xuanyi release themselves. *Netease* (in Chinese) Retrieved October 24, 2018.