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Song Yuqi (s=宋雨琦, ; born September 23, 1999), known mononymously as Yuqi, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group I-dle, which debuted as (G)I-dle under Cube Entertainment in May 2018. She has been a cast member of the Chinese variety show Keep Running since 2019 and hosted the KakaoTV reality show Learn Way (2020–2021). In May 2021, Yuqi made her solo debut with a single album A Page.
In 2019, Yuqi became a cast member for the seventh season of the Chinese TV show Keep Running.
In April 2019, Yuqi was cast in a new variety show . The pilot episode aired on May 19. In June 2019, Yuqi was confirmed as part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Myanmar. In September, Yuqi sang the ending theme for the Chinese reality show .
In May 2020, Yuqi debuted as a songwriter and composer with "I'm the Trend", a song dedicated to (G)I-dle's fanbase. On May 29, Yuqi was cast alongside Cosmic Girls's Exy and Yeoreum in 1theK Originals' game show The First Date. For (G)I-dle's Dumdi Dumdi, Yuqi was credited for "Dumdi Dumdi" Chinese lyrics and guide alongside Z King. On September 17, KakaoTV launched an original entertainment program hosted by Yuqi, Learn Way. In October, Yuqi was cast in tvN's I'm a Survivor, a reality show where entertainers undergo survival training for natural disasters. On November 9, it was announced that Yuqi would participate in G-Star 2020 with Krafton, an Esports reality show where celebrities and streamers entered a special school for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Series 3. On November 22, Yuqi appeared on Play Seoul, a program produced by the Seoul Tourism Foundation and KBS with the aim of promoting safe post-COVID-19 tourism in Seoul. On November 30, Yuqi also appeared in Seoul Connects U, a variety travel show jointly planned and produced by MBC and Seoul Tourism Foundation.
On January 11, 2021, (G)I-dle released their fourth extended play I Burn, on which Yuqi co-wrote and co-composed the song "Lost." Later that month, the group released a Chinese version of their lead single "Hwaa", with Chinese lyrics written by Yuqi.
In late 2021, Yuqi returned to South Korea to prepare for (G)I-dle's comeback. On March 14, 2022, the group released their first studio album I Never Die, in which Yuqi participated in writing and composing the tracks "Polaroid" and "Liar." In April, she was cast as a panelist in the TVING web series Zero-Sum Game. Later that month, Yuqi's (G)I-dle groupmate Miyeon released her debut extended play My on which Yuqi co-composed the track "Rain." In October, (G)I-dle released their fifth extended play I Love, on which Yuqi co-composed the tracks "Reset" and "Dark (X-File)."
In February 2023, Yuqi and groupmate Miyeon released the song "Sweet Dream" as part of the soundtrack for the Netflix romantic comedy series Love to Hate You. Later in February, she collaborated with EDM producer team HypeerTime on the song "Not Cinderella" for the KakaoPage webtoon I Wasn't the Cinderella. In March, she was confirmed to return as a main cast member in season 11 of Keep Running. In May, (G)I-dle returned with their sixth extended play I Feel, on which Yuqi participated in writing and composing the tracks "All Night" and "Peter Pan." In June, Yuqi was a featured artist on Choi Ye-na's "Hate Rodrigo", the lead single from Choi's second single album Hate XX. The following month, she made her acting debut in the Netflix original series Celebrity as Zhang Wei, a Chinese influencer. On September 5, Yuqi and Miyeon released the single "How to Twerk" as part of the soundtrack of the Mnet dance competition show Street Woman Fighter 2. Six days later, she was cast alongside Chuu and Billlie's Tsuki in the LG Uplus entertainment show Star of Star Girls.
On December 14, Yuqi collaborated with Alan Walker and Jvke on the single "Fire!" off of Walker's fourth studio album Walkerworld. On January 29, 2024, (G)I-dle released their second studio album 2, on which Yuqi co-wrote and co-composed the tracks "Doll" and "Rollie". On February 27, Yuqi released "Bad Liar", a special track from the tvN series Marry My Husband.
On March 22, 2024, it was announced that Yuqi would be making her Korean solo debut in April. On April 2, it was officially confirmed that she would be releasing her first Extended play Yuq1 on April 23, with the pre-release single "Could It Be" released on April 5. The lead single "Freak" and its accompanying music video were released together with the EP. On September 20, Yuqi released the promotional single "One" as part of the soundtrack for the Chinese release of Transformers One.
On March 14, 2025, a teaser was released stating that Yuqi would be releasing a digital single "Radio (Dum-Dum)", a medium-tempo boom bap track that compares a broken heart to a record, on March 17. On September 1, Cube Entertainment announced that Yuqi would be releasing her first single album Motivation on September 16, with the lead single "M.O.". The album's release was preceded by the release of a music video for the track "Gone" (아프다) on September 10, which starred Chinese actor Wang Anyu.
In addition to Korean and her native Mandarin Chinese, Yuqi is also fluent in English.
In 2021, Yuqi continued to grow in popularity, collaborating with Chinese brands such as Momenten, a sugar-free sparkling alcohol brand, Limeflare, a fashion and jewelry brand, and the cosmetics brand Carslan. On August 6, she was chosen to become the face of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses Ray-Ban in Greater China due to her "braveness in expressing her true self and full of positive energy."
In February 2023, Yuqi was announced as a brand spokesperson for a Chinese cosmetics brand named Into You. On January 8, 2024, Yuqi was announced as a brand ambassador for Fendi. Later that month, she became a brand ambassador for the online clothing brand Dekavv. In April 2024, she became a brand ambassador for Anessa, a Japanese sunscreen brand owned by Shiseido. In July, she was selected as the model for activewear brand Xexymix. In November, Yuqi was chosen as a brand ambassador for bags and shoes by luxury women's fashion label Tory Burch LLC. In December, she became a brand spokesperson for Adidas.
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| Law of the Jungle in Myanmar | |||
| King of Mask Singer | Contestant | As "Pineapple Pizza" (Episode 279) | |
| Play Seoul | Tour guide | Hip Street Tour | |
| Seoul Connects U | |||
| 请吃饭的姐姐 | Cast member | ||
| Host | |||
| Learn Way | Host | Season 1 | |
| G-Star 2020 - Krafton | Cast member | ||
| My Dream Is Ryan | Special students | Episode 14–16 | |
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| Chinese Digital EP of the Year | Yuq1 |
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