Yang Chaoyue

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Chaoyue (Chinese: 杨超越, born July 31, 1998) is a Chinese actress and singer. After finishing third in Tencent's girl group survival show Produce 101,^[2] she debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101. She was named by China Newsweek as one of the most influential Chinese people in 2018.^[3]

Yang Chaoyue
杨超越
Yang Chaoyue in 2019
Born	(1998-07-31) July 31, 1998 (age 26) Dafeng, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
Nationality	People's Republic of China
Other names	村花 (village flower)[1] 超超越越 (ccyy)
Occupations	Singer Actress
Musical career
Genres	Mandopop Dance-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Wenlan Culture
Formerly of	Rocket Girls 101
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	楊超越
Simplified Chinese	杨超越
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Chāoyuè

Early life

Yang was born on July 31, 1998, in a village in Dafeng, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. Her parents divorced when she was twelve. Instead of going to high school, she decided to help support her family and left home to work. She had various job experiences such as waitress, garment worker, flyer distributor, prior to becoming an idol.^[4][5][6]

Career

2016–2017: Girl group contest and CH2

In 2016, the eSports game Battle of Balls hosted a girl group contest offering a 2000 RMB salary with accommodation and meals. Yang was voted to be the most popular contestant during the contest and began her idol trainee career along with ten other contestants.^[7][8] In 2017, eight of the trainees formed the girl group CH2.^[8][9] Due to Wenlan Culture's video game industry background and the lack of a dedicated performance theater, Chaoyue did not receive proper training; instead, her jobs were mostly involved in promoting video games at various events.^[10][11]

2018–present: Produce 101, Rocket Girls 101 and acting debut

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

Yang Chaoyue during Produce 101 final

In April, Yang Chaoyue and three of her CH2 teammates were chosen to represent Wenlan Culture on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 aired from April 21 to June 23, 2018, on Tencent Video.^[12] She ranked third with over 139 million votes and debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101 on June 23.^[13] In September she released her first solo song, a promotional single, titled Follow Me.^[14] In November, Yang was announced to make her acting debut in the historical drama The Promise of Chang'an.^[15]

In March 2019, she appeared in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup draw ceremony as a special guest and the World Cup draw ambassador to assist the draw.^[16][17][18] The same year she played her first leading role in the youth sports drama Project 17: Side by Side.^[19] Yang was later ranked 58th in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for 2019.^[20][21] Forbes China listed Yang under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.^[22]

In 2020, Yang starred in the fantasy historical web series Ever Night playing Hao Tian/Tian Nu.^[23] She then played lead roles in xianxia romance drama Dance of the Phoenix,^[24] and romantic comedy-drama Midsummer Is Full of Love.^[25] She ranked 80th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.^[26]

In 2021, Yang played a supporting role in the iQiyi drama series The Ideal City [zh].^[27] In 2022, she starred in the wuxia drama Heroes [zh] and the family sitcom Sisterhood [zh].^[28][29]

Controversy

Despite her poor performance during the evaluation stage in Produce 101, Show Lo commented that Yang Chaoyue has a feel which will naturally appeal to viewers. Tao wanted to give her a spot in A class; however, following Ella Chen's suggestion, Chaoyue ended up being assigned into C class. When the first episode was aired, Chaoyue soon gained a huge popularity and was voted into A class. This resulted in debate and put her on multiple Weibo trending topics.^{[6][11][30][31][32]} Finally, hateful comments emerged all around Weibo, degrading her stage performances and her personality, and turned into a widespread case of cyberbullying.^[33][34] After finishing third in the final episode, Chaoyue was once again the most-searched topic on Weibo and was a trending keyword on Baidu, China's largest search engine.^[35][34]

Some netizens anonymously reported Chaoyue to the Ministry of Culture, claiming that she did not have any singing or dancing talent and that allowing her to debut in Rocket Girls 101 "violates the Core Socialist Values".^[1] Wang Sicong, son of tycoon Wang Jianlin, also criticised Chaoyue and made her a trending topic on Weibo once again.^[11][36][32]

Discography

Main article: Rocket Girls 101 § Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CHN [37][A]
"跟着我一起 (Follow Me)"	2018	—	Nin Jiom Herbal Cough Syrup Promo single
"冲鸭冲鸭 (March On and On)"[38]		—	光明勇士 (Legend of Honour) Game promo single
"招财进宝 (Lucky Fortune)"[39]		93	Kung Fu Monster Holiday Promo single
"哈哈农夫 (Haha Farmer)" (with Wang Yuan, Jia Nailiang, Jin Hao)[40]	2019	57	Haha Farmer Theme song
"O.O"		—	The Wind
"Never Stand Still"[41]		—	Project 17 promotional song
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2021	Our New Life	我们的新生活	Chen Jing Yu	[42]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes
2019	Project 17: Side by Side [zh]	极限17 羽你同行	Xiao Na	Mango TV, Tencent Video	[19]
2020	Ever Night 2	将夜2	Hao Tian / Tian Nu	Tencent Video	[23]
	Dance of the Phoenix	且听凤鸣	Feng Wu		[24]
	Midsummer Is Full of Love	仲夏满天心	Luo Tianran		[25]
	The Promise of Chang'an	长安诺	Dong Ruoxuan		[15]
2021	The Ideal City [zh]	理想之城	Du Juan	iQiyi	[27]
2022	Heroes [zh]	说英雄谁是英雄	Wen Rou	Tencent Video	[28]
	Sisterhood [zh]	家有姐妹	Fang Xiang	Dragon TV	[29]
2023	The Journey of Chong Zi [zh]	重紫	Chong Zi	Tencent Video	[43]
	Love You Seven Times	七時吉祥	Xiang Yun	iQiyi	[44]
	Fireworks of My Heart [zh]	我的人间烟火	Zhai Miao	Hunan Television	[45]
	Never Give Up	今日宜加油	Wu Yimei	iQiyi	[46]
	Gone with the Rain	微雨燕双飞	Empress Dowager (young)	Youku	[47]
2024	Born to Run	如果奔跑是我的人生	Chen Ruo Hua	CCTV-8 iQiyi	[48]
	The Double	墨雨云间	Jiang Li	Youku	[49]

Television show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Network	Notes
2018	Produce 101	创造101	Tencent Video	Contestant 3rd place
	Heart Signal	心动的信号		Panelist[50]
2019	Haha Farmer	哈哈农夫	Mango TV Hunan Television	Cast member[51]
	Heart Signal 2	心动的信号2	Tencent Video	Panelist[52]
2020	The Great Wall	了不起的长城	Beijing TV	Cast member[53]
	Heart Signal 3	心动的信号3	Tencent Video	Panelist
	When We Write Love Story	平行时空遇见你	Tencent Video	Cast member

Awards and nominations

Yang awarded Artist of the Year by China Newsweek China's Most Influential, 2018

Year	Award or Nomination	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	China Newsweek China's Most Influential	Artist of the Year	—	Won	[3][54]
	Tencent Video Star Awards	Best Newcomer Award	—	Won	[55]
2019	Shanghai International Film & TV Festival Internet Summit Gala Night	Best Performance in Web Variety shows	Produce 101	Won	[56]
	Golden Bud – The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Newcomer	Project 17: Side By Side	Nominated	[57]

Magazine Covers

Date	Issue	Magazine	Classification	Type	Note
2018-12-24	2018 No48 (Vol 882)	China Newsweek	Political/Economy	Cover (multiple people)	China's Most Influential in 2018[3]
2019-01-08	2019 No1 (Vol 359)	People (人物) Magazine	Biography	Cover (multiple people)	For the first time, people of the year are chosen to be all female[58]
2019-01-20	2019 Jan (Vol 17)	Nylon China	Fashion	Cover	[59]
2019-02-15	2019 No2 (Vol 419)	Bazaar Men's Style	Fashion	Cover	Second female ever appeared on Bazaar Men's Style magazine cover[citation needed]

Notes

1. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China.