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Chinese singer
A.K.A.
성소 程潇
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Female
Place of birth
Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Age
26 years
Residence
Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Education
School of Performing Arts Seoul
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Cheng Xiao
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Biography

Cheng Xiao (Chinese: 程潇; Korean: 성소, born July 15, 1998) is a Chinese singer, dancer and actress. Cheng Xiao made her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN in 2016. In early-2018, she began her solo activities in China and took a hiatus from the group since then. After a five-year hiatus from WJSN, she left the group in March 2023.

Early life

Cheng was born on July 15, 1998, in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong. She has a younger sister, Cheng Chen (程晨). Cheng studied in Shenzhen Art School, and graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in 2016, where she studied under the Department of Practical Dance.

Career

2015–2017: Debut with WJSN

Cheng Xiao
Cheng Xiao, June 2016

On December 10, 2015, Cheng was revealed as one of the members of WJSN's Wonder Unit. On December 21, she released a Christmas cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey with WJSN through JuseTV's YouTube Channel.

Cheng debuted with WJSN on February 25, 2016, with the release of their debut mini album Would You Like?, including the title tracks "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".

In August 2016, Cheng, together with fellow group mates Exy, SeolA, Soobin, Eunseo, Yeoreum, and Dayoung, teamed up with label mate Monsta X to form the unit Y-Teen, a project unit group that will be promoting as CF models for KT's phone fare service.

On September 14, she was proclaimed winner of Pitch King, and on September 15, she won gold for the rhythmic gymnastics segment during the Idol Star Athletics Championships XII.

Cheng along with GFriend's Eunha, Oh My Girl's YooA, Gugudan's Nayoung and Momoland's Nancy formed a special project group Sunny Girls for Inkigayo's Music Crush Project. They released their single, "Taxi" on November 27, 2016.

On January 30, 2017, Cheng participated in the Idol Star Athletics Championships XIII, where she won a bronze medal during the rhythmic gymnastics segment.

2017–present: Solo activities and departure from WJSN

In 2017, Cheng was a cast member of SBS' Law of the Jungle.

In 2018, Cheng was a cast member and dance mentor in the reality survival show Idol Producer. The same year, she was cast in her first costume drama, Legend of Awakening. In November 2018, Cheng released her first solo song "If Love", an OST for online game Xuanyuan Sword which debuted at No. 3 in QQ Music.

In 2020, Cheng acted in her first drama, Detective Chinatown.

In January 2021, Cheng debuted as a solo artist, with the single "Focus X". Throughout the year, she was also cast as the main role in various dramas such as the Chinese e-sport romance comedy television series Falling Into Your Smile.

On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Cheng had departed from WJSN after her contract expired.

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
CHN
As lead artist
"Focus-X"2021
  • CHN: 147,000+
Non-album single
"Lonely Beauty"2022
  • CHN: 23,000+
"Imagine"2023
  • CHN: 21,000+
Collaborations
"Taxi"
(with Eunha, YooA, Cheng Xiao, Nayoung and Nancy as Sunny Girls)
2016N/AInkigayo Music Crush Part. 2
"Confession Song" (告白情歌)
(with Meng Meiqi & Wu Xuanyi)
2017Promotional song of Once Again
"The Shadow of the Shark"
(with Wang Yibo)
20189Promotional song of The Meg
Soundtrack appearances
"If Love" (若情)2018Xuanyuan Sword OST
"I Don't Believe You" (别轻易相信)2020Detective Chinatown OST
"Soulmate" (第一默契)202195Falling Into Your Smile OST (Duet ver. with Xu Kai)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotesRef.
2021Detective Chinatown 3唐人街探案3Lu JingjingCameo
2021The Umbrella Man撑伞人Na Na

Web series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotesRef.
2020Detective Chinatown唐人街探案Lu Jingjing
Legend of Awakening天醒之路Qin Sang
2021The World of Fantasy灵域Ling Yushi
Falling Into Your Smile你微笑时很美Tong Yao
My Heart卿卿我心Lu Qingqing
Lie to Love良言写意Su Xie Yi
2022Vacation of Love 2假日暖洋洋2Cheng Miao
TBABack For You漫影寻踪Chun Ying
Follow Your Heart颜心记Yan Nan XingCameo
Fangs of Fortune白泽令Pei Si Jing

Television show

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleRef.
2017Law of the Jungle EP247-251정글의 법칙Cast member
Swan Club추석특집 발레교습소 백조클럽
2018Idol Producer偶像练习生Dance mentor
Best Friends’ Perfect Vacation闺蜜的完美旅行Cast member
Brave World勇敢的世界
Pajama Friends파자마 프렌즈
2019One More Try极限青春
We Are In Love我们恋爱吧Panelist
2020Final Expert终极高手Manager
We Are Young少年之名Mentor
2022Great DanceCrew了不起舞社Team Leader
2023Great Dance Crew Season 2了不起!舞社 第二季
Chinese Restaurant Season 7中餐厅7Cast member
Asia Super Young亚洲超星团Dance Mentor

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultsRef.
17th Top Chinese Music Awards2017New Force IdolWon
2018 Cosmo Beauty Ceremony2018Annual Youthful Beautiful IdolWon
Sina Fashion Awards2019Popular Idol of the YearWon
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