THE9


THE9, also known as THE NINE, is a Chinese girl group formed by the 2020 Chinese survival show Youth With You Season 2. The group consists of nine members: Liu Yuxin, Yu Shuxin, Xu Jiaqi, Yu Yan, Xie Keyin, An Qi, Zhao Xiaotang, Kong Xueer and Lu Keran.

History

Pre-debut

THE9 was formed through the reality television show Youth With You Season 2, which aired from March 12 to May 30, 2020. It was the third season of the Idol Producer franchise. Out of 109 trainees from different companies, only the Top 9 most voted on trainees in the final episode got to debut in the final group.
On May 30, 2020 the final lineup was eventually announced. Liu Yuxin placed 1st, Yu Shuxin came in 2nd, followed by Xu Jiaqi, Yu Yan, Xie Keyin, An Qi, Zhao Xiaotang, Kong Xueer and Lu Keran in 9th place respectively. Since having earned 1st place, Liu Yuxin was chosen as the center of the group.
• Prior to THE9, Liu Yuxin and Kong Xueer were members of disbanded girl group LadyBees.
• Yu Shuxin is an actress best known for her role as Cai Minmin in the drama Find Yourself.
• Xu Jiaqi is a member of SNH48 and its sub-unit 7SENSES.
• Yu Yan was previously on the show "Girls, Fighting".
• Xie Keyin was also previously on the show Girls, Fighting and The Next Top Bang, she is a former member of disbanded girl group LEGAL HIGH.
• An Qi is a member of Chinese girl group HICKEY.
• Zhao Xiaotang was previously on the show The Best of Us.
• Lu Keran is a member of Chinese South-Korean based girl group Fanxy Red.

2020 - Present

On May 31, the group started training together and filmed for various variety shows. On June 17, they participated in Hunan Television's 618 Super Night to perform YES! OK! and Hunt. This marks as the groups first public group performance after debut. On July 4, the official weibo account for the group released a video of the members selecting their team leader, who is An Qi.

Members

Promotional Singles

Filmography

Reality Shows

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