Ningning

For the television series, see Ningning (TV series).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ning.

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

Ningning
닝닝
Ningning in 2023
Born	Ning Yizhuo (2002-10-23) October 23, 2002 (age 22) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Education	Beijing Contemporary Music Academy
Occupation	Singer
Musical career
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop hyperpop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	SM Warner
Member of	Aespa
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	宁艺卓
Traditional Chinese	寧藝卓
Hanyu Pinyin	Níng Yìzhuó
Wade–Giles	Ning Icho
Korean name
Hangul	닝닝
Revised Romanization	Ningning
McCune–Reischauer	Ningning
Signature

Career

Early life and pre-debut

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).^[1] During her early years, she was nicknamed "Ningning", which she would later use as her stage name in her career.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

2020–present: Debut and solo activities

Main article: Aespa

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.^[5] The group debuted on November 17, with the release of the digital single "Black Mamba".^[6]

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.^[7] The song charted at 119 on the Circle Digital Chart.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10] A remix of the single was subsequently released on August 13, featuring PH-1, Lexie Liu, ØZI, and Masiwei.^[11]

On March 12, 2024, Ningning released the OST "Count on Me" for drama The Midnight Studio.^[12] 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.^[13]

Endorsements

On February 8, 2024, the Italian luxury fashion house Versace appointed Ningning as their global brand ambassador.^[14][15] In August, she became the global face of the Versace's Kleio Bag campaign.^[16] In November, she kicked off Versace's holiday campaign and starred in a campaign video.^[17]

On February 20, 2025, Ningning has been selected as S/S season model for FILA's brand campaign at ABC Mart.^[18] On February 26, Ningning was appointed as Maybelline New York's brand ambassador for North and Southeast Asia.^[19]

Discography

For Ningning's discography with Aespa, see Aespa 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
		CHN [20]
"WYA" (妳在哪裡) (with Jay Park or remix featuring PH-1, Lexie Liu, ØZI and Masiwei)	2023	63	Non-album single

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [21]
"Sip Ona Lil Sum'" (Jay Park featuring Ningning)	2024	—	The One You Wanted
"Because Of You" (Minho featuring Ningning)		—[A]	Call Back

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [23]
"Once Again" (with Winter)	2022	119	Our Blues OST
"Count on Me"	2024	—[B]	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
		KOR [25]
"Snow Dream 2021" (with Yeri, Haechan, Chenle and Jisung)	2021	—[C]	2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
"Time After Time" (원) (with BoA and Wendy)	2022	—[D]	2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
"Bored!"[E]	2024	178	Synk: Parallel Line
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other 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)

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.^[28]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name and album name

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Lyricist	Composer
"Bored!"	2024	Herself	Synk: Parallel Line

Filmography

For Ningning's filmography with Aespa, see Aespa filmography.

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	China Got Talent	Contestant	Season 2	[14]
2015	Let's Sing Kids		Season 3

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2024	2024 KCON Hong Kong	Special MC (day 1) with Myung Jae-hyun	[13]

Notes

1. "Because Of You" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 79 on the component Download Chart.^[22]
2. "Count on Me" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 51 on the component Download Chart.^[24]
3. "Snow Dream 2021" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 83 on the component Download Chart.^[26]
4. "Time After Time" (원) didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 89 on the component Download Chart.^[27]
5. Credited under Aespa but is a solo track performed by Ningning.