Wang Ziyi Explained

Wang Ziyi
Birth Name:Wang Ziyi
Birth Date:13 July 1996
Birth Place:Shanxi, China
Nationality:Chinese
Years Active:2018–present
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Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2018–present
Label:Simply Joy Music
Current Member Of:BBT
Past Member Of:Nine Percent

Wang Ziyi (; born July 13, 1996), also known as Boogie, is a Chinese rapper, dancer and singer. He is a member of C-pop boy group BBT and former member of Chinese boy group Nine Percent. He is known for his participation as a trainee under Simply Joy Music in the idol survival show Idol Producer, where he finished in seventh place overall and thus became a member of Nine Percent. The group achieved huge success in China and was scheduled to promote for 18 months. After the group held their final farewell concert on October 12, 2019, in Guangzhou, Wang continued on his career as a solo artist.

Career

2017: Before joining Idol Producer

Wang debuted as part of boy band BBT on June 17, 2017, prior to participating in Idol Producer. He is still a member of BBT as of recent times, although being mainly active as a solo artist nowadays.

2018-2019: Debut with Nine Percent and disbandment

Wang, along with members of BBT and other trainees from Simply Joy Music, represented the company in iQiyi's new Chinese survival reality show, Idol Producer. Trainees who were in the Top 9 in the final episode would debut as part of temporary Chinese boy group Nine Percent. The group was set to promote for 18 months before disbanding. Wang eventually placed seventh in its final episode and thus debuted as a member of Nine Percent.

After debuting with Nine Percent, Wang took part in Chinese dance competition show Shake It Up along with other celebrities.[1]

Nine Percent released two studio albums, "To the Nines" and "More Than Forever (限定的记忆)", before disbanding on October 6, 2019.On October 12, 2019, Nine Percent held their final farewell concert in Guangzhou, China.

2018-present: Debut as solo artist

On July 13, 2018, Wang made his debut as a solo artist under his stage name Boogie, releasing his first single, "AMH", which placed 11th in the Billboard charts in China.Wang then released his second single titled, "6AM" on December 19, 2018.

On May 31, 2021, Wang was revealed to have lost his a lawsuit against his label, Simply Joy Music. The lawsuit was filed on grounds that his label had defaulted on various contractual terms. However, his contract termination attempt was ruled as invalid by the Beijing Chaoyang District Court.[2]

Wang has since revealed his intention appeal against the decision in a separate court.[3]

Filmography

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotesRef.
2020 iPartment 5 Chinese: 爱情公寓5 Cameo [4]
We Are All Alone 怪你过分美丽 Xu Ling
2022 Why Women Love 不会恋爱的我们 Gu Jia Xin
rowspan=3 The Ingenious One 云襄传
Hello, My Love 芳心荡漾
Hello Beautiful Life 心想事成 Yu Fei [5]

Television shows

YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleNetworkNotes
2018Idol Producer偶像练习生iQiyiFinished 7th
Shake It Up新舞林大会Dragon TelevisionContestant
Perfect Restaurant 完美的餐厅YoukuCast member
2019Beautiful Youth 青春的花路iQiyi
Love Timing 喜欢你, 我也是
2020Go Newbies新手驾到Hunan TV
2021-2022Wow Nice Figure 3哎呀好身材3Mango TV
2022Camping Life一起露营吧iQiyi

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionSalesAlbum
CHN
[6]
"AMH"2018
  • CHN: 403,000+ [7]
rowspan="13"
"6AM"6rowspan="12"
"Overdrive"201947
"Lovelab"31
"Sea" (海)33
"Lost" (掉了)2020
"Yessir"
"99"
"First Sight"
"Come Here"
"Wow"2022
"Hidden Energy" (热的烫)
"Tipsy" (微醺)2023
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

TitleYearPeak chart positionAlbum
CHN
"Bright Summer" (灿烂之夏) 201987A little Reunion OST
"Take a risk with me" (陪我冒险)88Minuscule: Mandibles From Far Away OST
"Born Fearless" (生而无畏)S.W.A.T OST
"Youth Map" Beautiful Youth OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

TitleYearPeak chart positionAlbum
CHN
"Look at me" (看你看我)
2019rowspan="4"
"D.N.A Cypher I"
202320
"Racks On Me"
"No Reason"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultsRef.
2019Sina Fashion AwardsFashion Attitude Artist of the YearHimself[8]
iFeng Fashion Choice AwardsTrend Figure of the YearHimself[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: 热巴王子异加盟《新舞林大会》. 2018-06-26. People's Daily. 2018-12-24.
  2. News: Wang Ziyi Has Failed To Terminate His Contract With His Label, Causing Fans To Be Upset . 23 June 2021 . DailyCpop.
  3. News: Wang Ziyi Has Failed To Terminate His Contract With His Label, Causing Fans To Be Upset . 23 June 2021.
  4. Web site: 《爱情公寓5》阵容官宣,王子异陈若轩李晟惊喜客串. December 23, 2019. Netease. zh. January 14, 2020. January 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114091121/http://www.sohu.com/a/362215153_736059. dead.
  5. Web site: 新潮平民现实主义题材剧《心想事成》开机 . January 11, 2022 . Tom. zh.
  6. Peak chart positions on the China TME UNI chart:
    • "6AM": Web site: December 16–23, 2018 . 2018年第14期 . Issue 14 of 2018 . December 9, 2023 . zh.
    • "Overdrive": Web site: July 15–21, 2019 . 2019年第28期 . Issue 28 of 2019 . December 9, 2023 . zh.
    • "Bright Summer": Web site: August 19–25, 2019 . 2019年第33期 . Issue 33 of 2019 . December 9, 2023 . zh.
    • "Take a risk with me": Web site: August 26–31, 2019 . 2019年第34期 . Issue 34 of 2019 . December 9, 2023 . zh.
    • "Lovelab": Web site: October 7–13, 2019 . 2019年第40期 . Issue 40 of 2019 . December 9, 2023 . zh.
    • "Sea": Web site: October 14–20, 2019 . 2019年第41期 . Issue 41 of 2019 . December 9, 2023 . zh.
    • "D.N.A Cypher I": Web site: February 13–19, 2023 . 2023年第07期 . Issue 7 of 2023 . December 9, 2023 . zh.
  7. Web site: AMH cumulative sales . 2021-02-02.
  8. Web site: 2019风格大赏权威发布年度榜单 开启时尚科技交汇平行世界. December 11, 2019. Sina. zh.
  9. Web site: 宋祖儿、王子异荣获2019凤凰网时尚之选年度时尚潮流榜样. December 17, 2019. ifeng. zh.