Wu Xuanyi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Xuanyi (born January 26, 1995),^[1] is a Chinese singer and actress. She began her career in 2016, as a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN. She took a hiatus from the group in the first half of 2018 to compete as a contestant in Tencent Video's survival reality show, Produce 101 China,^[2][3] finishing in second place and joining the Chinese project girl group Rocket Girls 101 until June 2020.^[4] Following the disbandment of the project group, she remained on hiatus from WJSN to pursue a solo career in China until she left the group on March 3, 2023.

Wu Xuanyi
吴宣仪
Xuanyi in 2019 at Rocket Girl 101's 1st anniversary concert
Born	Wu Xuanyi (1995-01-26) January 26, 1995 (age 30) Haikou, Hainan, China
Occupations	Singer actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop mandopop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Starship Yuehua Wajijiwa[A]
Formerly of	WJSN Rocket Girls 101 Starship Planet
Chinese name
Chinese	吴宣仪
Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Xuānyí
Korean name
Hangul	오선의
Revised Romanization	O Seonui
McCune–Reischauer	O Sŏnŭi

Early life

Wu was born in Hainan, China. She joined Yuehua Entertainment, moved to South Korea around 2014 to 2015 and joined Starship Entertainment where she became a trainee.^{[citation needed]}

Career

2015–2016: Debut with WJSN

Main article: WJSN

On December 4, 2015, Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment introduced a 12-member Chinese-South Korean girl group WJSN. Wu was introduced as a member of "Joy Unit". Together with Wonder Unit, they released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You".^{[better source needed]} WJSN officially debuted in February 2016 with their mini album Would You Like? with "MoMoMo" and "Catch Me" as the two lead singles.^{[citation needed]}

2018–present: Debut with Rocket Girls 101, solo activities, and departure from WJSN

Main articles: Produce 101 (Chinese TV series) and Rocket Girls 101

While juggling her acting and WJSN activities, Wu and bandmate, Meng Meiqi, participated in the Chinese reality survival girl group show Produce 101 aired from April 21 to June 23 on Tencent Video. Wu placed 2nd overall of 181,533,349 votes and debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101.^{[better source needed]}

On August 9, Yuehua Entertainment and Mavericks Entertainment released a joint announcement stating that they would be withdrawing Xuanyi along with Meiqi and Zining from Rocket Girls 101. Xuanyi and Meiqi are to resume their activities with WJSN.^[5] However, on August 17, both companies confirmed that after coming to an agreement with Tencent, that Xuanyi would be returning to group with Meiqi and Zining.

A month before Xuanyi came back to China for Produce 101, her teammate Cheng Xiao invited her as a guest in a travel variety show on Tencent Video, Best Friends' Perfect Vacation. The two variety shows she joined after her debut with Rocket Girls 101 are Space Challenge (on Youku Video) and "Nice to Meet You" (on Zhejiang TV). She is also the leading actress of voice movie "Future Girlfriend Lab" released in November.^[6]

On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Xuanyi had departed from WJSN after her contract expired.^[7]

Discography

For Wu's discography with WJSN and Rocket Girls 101, see WJSN discography and Rocket Girls 101 § Discography.

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Sales
25	Released: September 25, 2020 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 25 Pink Blue Sunset(粉蓝夕前) Betty Baby	CHN: 239,051[8]
Gift	Released: December 30, 2021 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 微光 北卡蓝 RSVP	CHN: 31,252[9]
不, 爱了	Released: May 20, 2023 Label: Yuehua Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 向宇宙许愿 Late in the Night 不爱了	CHN: 12,410[10]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album	Sales
		CHN [11][B]
As lead artist
"满糖宣言" (Sweet Declaration)	2019	12	立风	—
"25"	2020	—	25
"We Were In Love"	2021	—	Non-album single	CHN: 275,034[12]
"RSVP"	2022	—	Gift	—
"向宇宙许愿" (Make a Wish to the Universe)	2023	—	不, 爱了	CHN: 15,720[13]
"江南月"		—	Non-album single	—
"不爱了"		—	不, 爱了
"后来风吹起"		—	Non-album singles
"种子"		—
"蝴蝶恋" (Butterfly Love)	2024	—
Collaborations
"偏执" (with Elvis Wang)	2020	4	歌颂	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album	Notes
"艾草青青"	2023	Non-album singles	Special release for The Marvelous Tour of the Dragon Boat Festival 2022.[14]
"从现在 到未来" (Now Until the Future) (with Various Artists)			Theme for the 2022 Asian Games.[15]
"生活, 你好"		赤梦华夏	Collaborative album to celebrate Huaxia.[16]
"待我来"		Non-album single

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Notes
		CHN [11]
"福气拱拱来" (with Meng Meiqi, Duan Aojuan and Lai Meiyun)	2019	28	Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past OST
"小小鸟" (Little Bird)		36	The Angry Birds Movie 2 OST
"柔骨魅兔"		17	斗罗十年-龙王传说 OST
"麻辣时光"	2020	45	Run For Young OST
"星河" (Starry River)	2021	68	Douluo Continent OST
"Let's Party"		43	Game for Peace OST
"VVS" (with Lexie Liu, Shan Yichun, Song Yuqi, An Qi, Lu Keran, Vava, Yamy, Chen Zhuoxuan, and Zhou Jieqiong)		68	Stage Boom OST
"彩虹的微笑"	2022	—	听说很好吃2 OST
"屋顶着火" (Roof on Fire) (with Patrick Nattawat Finkler)		—	听说很好吃2 OST, Cover of Victoria Song
"不期而遇"		—	Ode to Joy 3 OST
"最美中国戏" (with Qiu Shi and You Zixi)		—	最美中国戏 OST
"我曾陪你追过风"	2023	—	Rising With the Wind OST
"小小心愿"		—	The Princess and the Werewolf OST
"自己的光" (Your Own Light)		—	Be Your Own Light OST
"信仰之歌"		—	Rising With the Wind OST
"红鸾"	2025	—	Perfect Match [zh] OST

Filmography

For Wu's filmography with WJSN and Rocket Girls 101, see WJSN filmography and Rocket Girls 101 § Filmography.

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Ref.
2018	Marna	初恋的滋味	Marna	[17]

Television / Web series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Ref.
2021	Douluo Continent	斗罗大陆	Xiao Wu	[18][19]
	Sweet Teeth	世界微尘里	Zeng Li	[20]
2023	The Princess and the Werewolf	郎君不如意	Qi Pa	[21]
	Rising With the Wind	我要逆风去	Xiang Chaoyang	[22]
2025	Perfect Match	五福临门	Fu Hui	[23]
TBA	Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion	淮水竹亭	Wangquan Zui	[24]

Reality shows

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Ref.
2018	Best Friends' Perfect Vacation	闺蜜的完美旅行	Cast member	[25]
	Produce 101	创造101	Contestant Finished 2nd	[26]
	Space Challenge	挑战吧!太空	Cast member	[27]
2019	Meeting You	遇见你真好		[28]
	Chase Me	追我吧		[29]
2020	Perfect Summer	完美的夏天		[30]
	Go Newbies	新手驾到		[citation needed]
2021	Stage Boom	爆裂舞台	Contestant	[31]

Awards and nominations

For Wu's accolades with WJSN and Rocket Girls 101, see List of awards and nominations received by WJSN and Rocket Girls 101 § Awards and nominations.

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	—	Fresh Asia Music 2018	Most Popular Female Singer	Won	[32]
2019		Golden Data Entertainment Awards 2018-2019	Female Artist of the Year for Variety with the Most Influence	Won	[citation needed]
		Sina Film & TV Awards	Most Popular Variety Female Artist	Won	[33]

Notes

1. As a member of Rocket Girls 101 only.
2. The China TME UNI Chart was launched by Tencent Music in 2018 and first published by Billboard in November 2022.