Ningning

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Ningning
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Ningning in November 2024
Born
Níng Yìzhuó

(2002-10-23) October 23, 2002 (age 22)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
EducationBeijing Contemporary Music Academy
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2020–present
Labels
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
Aespa Ningning's Signature(1).svg

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

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Early life

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]

Career

Pre-debut

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

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, 2020, 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 TheNext 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 of 2024, she became the global face of the Versace's Kleio Bag campaign. [16] In November of 2024, she kicked off Versace's holiday campaign and starred in a campaign video. [17]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Album
CHN
[18]
"WYA" (妳在哪裡)
(with Jay Park or remix featuring PH-1, Lexie Liu, ØZI and Masiwei)		202363Non-album single

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Album
KOR
[19]
"Once Again"
(with Winter)		2022119 Our Blues OST
"Count on Me"2024— [A] 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
TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Album
KOR
[21]
"Snow Dream 2021"
(with Yeri, Haechan, Chenle and Jisung)		2021— [B] 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
"Time After Time" (원)
(with BoA and Wendy)		2022— [C] 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
"Bored!" [D] 2024178 Synk: Parallel Line
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Guest appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released, other artist(s) credited and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Good to Be Alive"2022 Hyo, Key, Chen, Johnny, Ginjo, Raiden, Imlay and Mar Vista2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
"Melody"2023—The Next EP. 4 (Live Version)
"Sip Ona Lil Sum'"2024Jay ParkThe One You Wanted

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise. [24]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name and album name
TitleYearArtistAlbum Lyricist Composer
"Bored!"2024HerselfSynk: Parallel LineCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svg

Filmography

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 China Got Talent ContestantSeason 2 [14]
2015Let's Sing KidsSeason 3

Hosting

YearTitleNotesRef.
2024 2024 KCON Hong Kong Special MC (day 1) with Myung Jae-hyun [13]

Notes

    1. ↑ "Count on Me" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 51 on the component Download Chart. [20]
    2. ↑ "Snow Dream 2021" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 83 on the component Download Chart. [22]
    3. ↑ "Time After Time" (원) didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 89 on the component Download Chart. [23]
    4. ↑ Credited under Aespa but is a solo track performed by Ningning.

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