Zhou Jieqiong


Zhou Jieqiong, known professionally as Jieqiong or Kyulkyung, is a Chinese singer based in China and South Korea and signed under Pledis Entertainment. After finishing sixth in survival show Produce 101, she became a member of the girl group I.O.I. She was also a member of Pristin and its subgroup Pristin V.

Early life and education

Zhou was born December 16, 1998 in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China. She attended the Affiliated Secondary School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she specialized in the pipa. In 2009, she was discovered by Pledis Entertainment scouts in Shanghai, and moved to South Korea. In 2017, she graduated with a performing arts degree from the School of Performing Arts Seoul.

Career

2016: ''Produce 101'' and I.O.I

Zhou participated in Mnet's survival television show, Produce 101, which aired from January 22 to April 1, 2016. Five of the participants from Pledis Entertainment were eliminated and only Zhou and Lim Na-young became part of the final line-up for the girl group I.O.I. Zhou ranked sixth with an overall of 218,338 votes. I.O.I made their debut on May 4 with the single, "Dream Girls".

2017: Debut with Pristin

After the disbandment of I.O.I, Zhou and Lim debuted with Pledis Entertainment's Pristin on March 21, 2017. Pristin officially debuted and released their first mini album, Hi! Pristin, accompanied by the title track, "Wee Woo".

2018–present: Pristin V and solo career

In January 2018, Zhou joined as a dance mentor in the reality survival show, Idol Producer. In May, a Pristin subgroup named Pristin V was formed with Zhou and members Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, and Rena. They debuted on May 28, 2018 with the single album, Like a V. Zhou released a soundtrack for the television show I Got You, titled "Leave It to Brother". On August 31, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Zhou would be making her solo debut in China with digital single, "Why", on September 6. She then had her solo debut stage the day after the song's release on iQiyi's Idol Hits. Zhou also made several television soundtrack appearances in Hi! Housemate and Love Timing with the singles "Hi! Housemate" and "有你有我" respectively. In October, it was confirmed that Zhou would make her acting debut in the historical mystery drama Miss Truth.
On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded. Pledis Entertainment announced that Zhou would be staying with the label.
On February 14, 2020, after the premier of Miss Truth, Zhou released the OST for the show, "小窃喜" and "天籁". Zhou is set to star in the Chinese wuxia television series Legend of Fei in 2020.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television series

Television shows

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.