Zhou Jieqiong

Zhou Jieqiong (Chinese: 周洁琼; Korean: 주결경; born December 16, 1998), known professionally as Jieqiong or Kyulkyung (in Korean), is a Chinese singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group I.O.I after finishing sixth in the survival show Produce 101. She also became a member of Pristin and its subgroup Pristin V. She made her solo debut with the single "Why" on September 6, 2018.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

Zhou Jieqiong
周洁琼
Zhou in 2018
Born	(1998-12-16) December 16, 1998 (age 25) Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
Other names	Pinky Ju Kyul-kyung Kyulkyung
Alma mater	School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations	Singer dancer actress
Musical career
Origin	South Korea China
Genres	K-pop C-pop
Instrument	Vocals, pipa
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Pledis YMC[lower-alpha 1] XCSS Swing[lower-alpha 1] Studio Blu[lower-alpha 1] Zhou Jieqiong Studio
Formerly of	I.O.I I.O.I sub-unit Pristin Pristin V
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	周潔瓊
Simplified Chinese	周洁琼
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōu Jiéqióng
Wade–Giles	Chou¹ Chieh²-chʻiung²
Korean name
Hangul	주결경
Revised Romanization	Ju Gyeol-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Chu Kyŏlkyŏng

As an actress, she is best known for her roles in Miss Truth (2020), Legend of Fei (2020), To Be With You (2021), and Be My Princess (2022).

Early life and education

Zhou was born on December 16, 1998, in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.^[2] She attended the Affiliated Secondary School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she specialized in the pipa.^[3] In 2009, she was discovered by Pledis Entertainment scouts in Shanghai, and moved to South Korea.^[4] In 2017, she graduated with a performing arts degree from the School of Performing Arts Seoul.^[5]

Career

2016: Produce 101 and I.O.I

Main articles: Produce 101 (season 1) and I.O.I

Zhou on October 7, 2016

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.^[6] I.O.I made their debut on May 4 with the single, "Dream Girls".^[7]

2017: Debut with Pristin

Main article: Pristin

Zhou on January 21, 2017

After the disbandment of I.O.I, Zhou and Lim debuted with Pledis Entertainment's Pristin on March 21, 2017.^[8] 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

Zhou at Seoul Music Awards, January 2018

In January 2018, Zhou joined as a dance mentor in the reality survival show, Idol Producer.^[9] 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.^[10] Zhou released a soundtrack for the television show I Got You, titled "Leave It to Brother".^[11] On August 31, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Zhou would be making her solo debut in China with digital single, "Why", on September 6.^[12] She then had her solo debut stage the day after the song's release on iQiyi's Idol Hits.^[13] Zhou also made several television soundtrack appearances in Hi! Housemate and Love Timing with the singles "Hi! Housemate" and "有你有我" respectively.^[14] In October, it was confirmed that Zhou would make her acting debut in the historical mystery drama Miss Truth.^[15] On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded.^[16] Pledis Entertainment announced that Zhou would be staying with the label.^[17]

On February 14, 2020, after the premier of Miss Truth, Zhou released the OST for the show, "小窃喜" and "天籁".^[18] Zhou starred in the Chinese wuxia television series Legend of Fei in 2020.^[19] Zhou also played the main role in To Be With You released on February 15, 2021.^[20]

On May 4, 2021, Zhou and the members of I.O.I celebrated their 5th debut anniversary with a reunion live stream show called "Yes, I Love It!".^[21] Although Zhou was not in Korea, she made an appearance by video calling the members of I.O.I from China.^[22]

Zhou starred in iQiyi and Mango TV's romance drama Be My Princess aired on March 16, 2022.^[23][24]

Discography

For Zhou's works with I.O.I and Pristin, see I.O.I discography and Pristin § Discography.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position		Album
		CHN	TWN
"Get It" (Chinese version)[lower-alpha 2][25]	2018	—	—	Non-album single
"Why"		64	38	Why
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart position		Album
		CHN	TWN
"Leave It to Brother" (交给哥哥吧)	2018	—	—	I Got You OST
"Hi! Housemate" (Hi室友) (with Hi! Housemate casts)		—	—	Hi! Housemate OST
"Writing Poems for You" (为你写诗) (with Silence Wang)[26]		—	—	Crazy Little Things OST Part 3
"看你看我" (with Wang Ziyi)	2019	—	—	Yes, I Do OST
"小窃喜"	2020	—	—	Miss Truth OST Part 3
"天籁"		—	—	Miss Truth OST Part 4
"再次和我起舞吧" (with Sunny Sisters casts)	2021	—	—	Sunny Sisters OST Part 1
"VVS" (with Stage Boom casts)		—	—	Stage Boom OST
"Forever Young" (with The Flash Band casts)[27]		—	—	The Flash Band OST
"Closer" (心贴近)	2022	—	—	Be My Princess OST Part 3
"你在左心在右" (with Qin Xiaoxian)		—	—	Yes, I Do Season 3 OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

All credits are listed under the Korea Music Copyright Association unless otherwise stated.

Year	Album	Song	Lyrics		Music		Arrangement
			Credited	With	Credited	With	Credited	With
2017	Hi! Pristin	"Over n Over"[28][29]		Eunwoo, Sungyeon, Yuha, Xiyeon, Kyla		—		—
2018	Why	"Why"[30][31]		Tina Wang		—		—
	To. Heart	"Glass Shoes (MAMA Ver.)"[32]		—		Anchor, Sophiya, Yuha, Joe Michel		—

Filmography

For Zhou's works with I.O.I and Pristin, see I.O.I § Filmography, and Pristin § Filmography.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Sunny Sisters (阳光姐妹淘)	Li Youran	[33]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Miss Truth	Ran Yan	[15]
	Legend of Fei	Li Yan	[19]
2021	To Be With You (约定之向往)	Li Xiaorong	[34]
2022	Be My Princess	Ming Wei	[35]
TBA	A Forbidden Marriage (明月入卿怀)	Yang Wangyue	[36]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Produce 101	Contestant	Survival show that determined I.O.I members Finished 6th	[37]
2017	Oppa Thinking	Intern		[38]
	Crazy Wardrobe (疯狂衣橱)	Cast member		[39]
2018	Idol Producer	Dance mentor		[40]
	Hi! Housemate (Hi室友)	Cast member		[41]
2019	Yes, I Do (喜欢你, 我也是)			[42]
2020	King of Masked Dancer (蒙面舞王)	Contestant		[43]
2021	Stage Boom			[44]
	The Flash Band (闪光的乐队)	Cast member		[45]
2022	Yes, I Do Season 3 (喜欢你我也是 第三季)			[46]

Notes

1. As a member of I.O.I only.^[1]
2. "Get It" (Chinese version) was a Chinese version of Pristin V's "Get It" from its debut single album Like a V.

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External links

• Zhou Jieqiong at Pledis (in Korean)