Cheng Xiao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Xiao (Chinese: 程潇; Korean: 성소, born July 15, 1998) is a Chinese singer, dancer, and actress. She made her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN in 2016. In early 2018, she began her solo activities in China and took a hiatus from the group since then. After a five-year hiatus from WJSN, she left the group in March 2023. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Tong Yao in Falling into Your Smile (2021).

Cheng Xiao
Cheng Xiao in March 2018
Born	(1998-07-15) July 15, 1998 (age 26) Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Alma mater	School of Performing Arts Seoul – Department of Practical Dance
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	2016–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop mandopop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Starship Yuehua
Formerly of	WJSN Starship Planet
Chinese name
Chinese	程潇
Hanyu Pinyin	Chéng Xiāo
Jyutping	Cing4 Siu1
Korean name
Hangul	성소
Revised Romanization	Seong So
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏng So

Early life

Cheng was born on July 15, 1998, in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong.^[1] She has a younger sister, Cheng Chen (程晨). Cheng studied in Shenzhen Art School, and graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in 2016, where she studied under the Department of Practical Dance.^[2][3][4]

Career

2015–2016: Debut with WJSN

Main article: WJSN

Cheng Xiao, June 2016

On December 10, 2015, Cheng was revealed as one of the members of WJSN's Wonder Unit.^[5] On December 21, she released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey with WJSN through JuseTV's YouTube Channel.^[6]

Cheng debuted with WJSN on February 25, 2016, with the release of their debut mini album Would You Like?, including the title tracks "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".^[7][8]

In August 2016, Cheng, together with fellow group mates Exy, SeolA, Soobin, Eunseo, Yeoreum, and Dayoung, teamed up with label mate Monsta X to form the unit Y-Teen, a project unit group that will be promoting as CF models for KT's phone fare service.^[9]

On September 14, she was proclaimed winner of Pitch King, and on September 15, she won gold for the rhythmic gymnastics segment during the Idol Star Athletics Championships XII.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]}

Cheng along with GFriend's Eunha, Oh My Girl's YooA, Gugudan's Nayoung and Momoland's Nancy formed a special project group Sunny Girls for Inkigayo's Music Crush Project. They released their single, "Taxi" on November 27, 2016.^[17]

2017–present: Solo activities and departure from WJSN

On January 30, 2017, Cheng participated in the Idol Star Athletics Championships XIII, where she won a bronze medal during the rhythmic gymnastics segment.^[18] That same year, Cheng became a cast member of SBS' Law of the Jungle.^[19]

In 2018, Cheng was a cast member and dance mentor in the reality survival show Idol Producer.^{[citation needed]} The same year, she was cast in her first costume drama, Legend of Awakening.^[20] In November 2018, Cheng released her first solo song "If Love", an OST for online game Xuanyuan Sword which debuted at No. 3 in QQ Music.^[21]

In 2020, Cheng acted in her first drama, Detective Chinatown.^[22]

In January 2021, Cheng debuted as a solo artist, with the single "Focus X". Throughout the year, she was also cast as the main role in various dramas such as the Chinese e-sport romance comedy television series Falling Into Your Smile.^[23]

On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Cheng had departed from WJSN after her contract expired.^[24]

Discography

For Cheng's discography with WJSN, see WJSN discography.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, and sales figures

Title	Details	Sales
1st Gold	Released: August 23, 2024 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming	CHN: 8,612[25]

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, and sales figures

Title	Details	Sales
Focus-X (聚焦-X)	Released: December 28, 2020 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming	CHN: 147,000+[26]
Lonely Beauty	Released: February 25, 2022 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming	CHN: 23,000+[27]
Imagine	Released: May 25, 2023 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming	CHN: 21,000+[28]

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CHN [29][A]
As lead artist
"Focus-X" (聚焦-X)	2020	—	Focus-X
"Lonely Beauty"	2022	—	Lonely Beauty
"Imagine"	2023	—	Imagine
Collaborations
"Taxi" (with Eunha, YooA, Cheng Xiao, Nayoung and Nancy as Sunny Girls)	2016	—	Inkigayo Music Crush Part. 2
"Confession Song" (告白情歌) (with Meng Meiqi & Wu Xuanyi)	2017	—	Promotional song of Once Again[30]
"The Shadow of the Shark" (with Wang Yibo)	2018	9	Promotional song of The Meg[31]
Soundtrack appearances
"If Love" (若情)	2018	—	Xuanyuan Sword OST
"I Don't Believe You" (别轻易相信)	2020	—	Detective Chinatown OST
"Soulmate" (第一默契)[32] (with Xu Kai)	2021	95	Falling Into Your Smile OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

For Cheng's filmography with WJSN, see WJSN filmography.

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Detective Chinatown 3	唐人街探案3	Lu Jingjing	Cameo	[33]
	The Umbrella Man	撑伞人	Na Na		[34]

Web series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Detective Chinatown	唐人街探案	Lu Jingjing		[35]
	Legend of Awakening	天醒之路	Qin Sang		[20]
2021	The World of Fantasy	灵域	Ling Yushi		[36]
	Falling Into Your Smile	你微笑时很美	Tong Yao		[37]
	My Heart [zh]	卿卿我心	Lu Qingqing		[38]
	Lie to Love	良言写意	Su Xieyi		[39]
2022	Vacation of Love 2 [zh]	假日暖洋洋2	Cheng Miao		[40]
2024	Follow Your Heart [zh]	颜心记	Qin Yanran / Yan Nanxing	Cameo (ep. 7)	[41]
	Fangs of Fortune	大梦归离	Pei Sijing		[42]
2025	Back For You	漫影寻踪	Chun Ying		[43]
	Shadow Love [zh]	与晋长安	Ji Tianjiao	Cameo	[44]
TBA	Light of Dawn	人之初	Long Yu		[45][46]

Television shows

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Ref.
2017	Law of the Jungle in Kota Manado	정글의 법칙	Cast member	[19]
	Swan Club	추석특집 발레교습소 백조클럽		[47]
2018	Idol Producer	偶像练习生	Dance mentor	[48]
	Best Friends' Perfect Vacation	闺蜜的完美旅行	Cast member	[49]
	Brave World	勇敢的世界		[50]
	Pajama Friends	파자마 프렌즈		[51]
2019	One More Try	极限青春		[52]
	We Are In Love	我们恋爱吧	Panelist	[53]
2020	Final Expert	终极高手	Manager	[54]
	We Are Young	少年之名	Mentor	[55]
2022	Great Dance Crew	了不起舞社	Team leader	[56]
2023	Great Dance Crew Season 2	了不起!舞社 第二季		[57]
	Chinese Restaurant Season 7	中餐厅7	Cast member	[58]
	Asia Super Young	亚洲超星团	Dance mentor	[59]

Awards and nominations

For Cheng's accolades with WJSN, see List of awards and nominations received by WJSN.

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Results	Ref.
17th Top Chinese Music Awards	2017	New Force Idol	—	Won	[60]
2018 Cosmo Beauty Ceremony	2018	Annual Youthful Beautiful Idol	—	Won	[61]
Sina Fashion Awards	2019	Popular Idol of the Year	—	Won	[62]
10th Wenrong Awards	2024	Top 10 Best Young Actor	Fangs of Fortune	Won	[63]
Sohu Fashion Awards 2024	2024	Annual Potential Actress 2024	Fangs of Fortune	Won	[64]

Notes

1. Billboard's China V Chart and China Top 100 have both been discontinued. The China TME UNI Chart was launched by Tencent Music in 2018 and first published by Billboard in November 2022.