Xu Mengjie
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Xu Mengjie | |||||||
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 Xu at Guangzhou, 2019 | |||||||
| Born | June 19, 1994 | ||||||
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| Agent | Easy Entertainment | ||||||
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| Origin | China | ||||||
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| Instrument | Vocals | ||||||
| Years active | 2015–present | ||||||
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| Formerly of | Rocket Girls 101 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 徐夢潔 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 徐梦洁 | ||||||
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Xu Mengjie (Chinese: 徐梦洁; born 19 June 1994), also known as Rainbow Xu,[b][1] is a Chinese singer and actress. She is a former member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101.
Xu Mengjie was born on June 19, 1994, in China, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. Since the age of 12, she has been helping her parents in managing their own barbecue restaurant, and is well known as "Cold Drink Beauty." She used to be a dancer and sprinter before pursuing her dream to become an idol.[2][3]
Career
2015–2017: Career beginnings
Xu made her debut in the show business when she joined LadyBees in 2015 as a member of Hive team SH1.[4] Her exceptional skills and dedication quickly propelled her to the forefront, as she ranked 1st in the only LadyBees election.[5] She subsequently transferred to Team Wind in 2017, and later left the group in 2018 after the group's disbandment.[6]
2018–2020: Produce 101 China and Rocket Girls 101
Xu, alongside two members of LadyBees, was selected to represent Zimei Tao Culture in the 2018 girl group survival show Produce 101 China.[7] Throughout her time on the show, she was known as the dark horse, as she never managed to secure a spot within the top 11 rankings until the finale. However, with a total of almost 84 million votes, Xu ultimately finished the show at rank 11, solidifying her position and securing a debut spot in Rocket Girls 101.[8]
On June 23, 2018, the same day of the finale of Produce 101 China, Xu officially debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101 and released their debut song titled "Rocket Girls."[9]
In 2019, Xu starred as the protagonist for her first drama debut with Youku's youth web-series, Project 17: Spike, where she portrayed the role of Lin Wei.[10]
Two years since her debut in Rocket Girls 101, the group officially disbanded in 2020. After the group's disbandment, Xu returned to her original company to continue her career as a soloist.[11] Later on, she appeared in the Tencent Video sports reality show, Supernovae Games 3 where she earned the nickname "Demon King" as she currently holds the fastest record for 50M dash in the show.[12][13]
2021–present: Solo career and rising popularity
In January 2021, Xu terminated her contract with Asian Music Group (AMG), and established her own company, Beijing Hongtao Culture Communication Co., Ltd., as well as her own studio, Rainbow DreamWorks.[14] Leading up to her own company establishment, Xu made her solo debut on June 18 by releasing her first extended play titled 11.[15]
In August 2021, Xu starred as a female protagonist in the 2021 Mango TV's youth campus drama Our Secret, based on the popular Chinese novel Secrets in the Lattice.[16] After landing the role of Ding Xian, Xu's popularity skyrocketed, launching her into stardom.[17]
Continuing her success as an actress, Xu joined as one of the lead cast of a hit drama, Twenty Your Life On for its second season.[18] The series premiered on August 17, 2022, with 40 episodes.[19][20]
In 2023, Xu signed an exclusive contract with Easy Entertainment, after managing herself since 2021.[21]
Public image
Xu is well known for her unique rainbow eye smile. Everytime she smiles, her eyes crease into a rainbow shape, hence her nickname Rainbow.[22] After appearing in the 2021 Mango TV's variety show Wow! Nice Figure 3, Chinese media and her fans have since recognized her as one of the sweet girls in the Chinese entertainment industry.[23][24]
Other ventures
Fashion and endorsements
Aside from various endorsements with her Rocket Girls 101 bandmates, Xu has promoted various products and featured in numerous advertisements. During her trainee years in LadyBees she appeared multiple times in a commercial video for McDonald's in China.[25] In 2019, Marc Jacobs Daisy Love Lady Eau de Toilette was launched, and it was announced that Xu became the promotion ambassador of Daisy Love Fragrance.[26] In 2020, she become a model and appeared in a promotional video for Olay and Skechers.[27][28] In the same year, she was selected as one of the ambassador of Move Free where she served as the face of their new product.[29]
Starting her career as soloist, Xu become the commercial model for FANCL in 2021.[30] The following month she was chosen as the first ever brand spokesperson of a Chinese clothing brand ELAND.[31] In 2022, Seventeen Light Years, a luxury low-alcohol fruit wine collaborated with Twenty Your Life On 2 and selected Xu as their brand ambassador.[32] In 2023, she was announced as the youth brand ambassador for Skechers in China.[33]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
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| 11[34] |
Track listing
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Ref. |
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| CHN[c] | ||||
| "Build An Airplane" (造一架飞机) |
2019 | — | The Wind[d] | [35] |
| "The Flowers" (花香) |
2021 | — | Non-album singles | [36] |
| "Rainbow Smile" (彩虹的微笑) |
2022 | — | [37] | |
| "You Whom I Never Met" (未曾谋面的你) |
2023 | — | You Whom I Never Met[e] | [38] |
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN[c] | ||||
| As lead artist | ||||
| "Like You" | 2021 | — | Unusual Idol Love OST | [39] |
| "One Way, Lane" (单行，线) |
— | The Ideal City OST | [40] | |
| "Joyful Delivery" (欢乐送) |
— | Happy Landlord OST | [41] | |
| "The First Time I Saw You" (第一眼遇见你) |
2022 | — | Si Wuxie OST | [42] |
| "10,000 Things I Wanna Do" (万件想做的事情) |
— | Twenty Your Life On 2 OST | [43] | |
| "Tiptoe" (踮脚尖) |
— | Double Love OST | [44] | |
| Collaborations | ||||
| "Never Stand Still" (with Yang Chaoyue and Lai Meiyun) |
2019 | — | Project 17: Spike OST | [45] |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Songwriting credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Ref. | ||
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| Credited | With | Credited | With | |||||
| 2019 | Xu Mengjie | The Wind | "Build An Airplane"(造一架飞机) | 
| Dai Yuedong | 
| Aaron Lee, Sammy Constantine | |
| 2021 | 11 | "TAG" |
| Zhang Pengpeng |
| Munee | [15] | |
| "Laugh of Rainbow"(彩虹的笑) |
| Mi Jiayu |
| Zhou Yili | ||||
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Love Apartments | Bartender | Minor role | [46] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Project 17: Spike | Lin Wei | Main role | [10] |
| 2021 | Love Me Fearlessly | Yu Guo | [47] | |
| Our Secret | Ding Xian | [48] | ||
| 2022 | Twenty Your Life On 2 | Ding Yixuan | [49] | |
| 2024 | Later I Laughed | Xiao Lan | [50] | |
| TBA | Chasing the Wind | Supporting Role | [51] | |
Television show
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Playing Cafe | Regular member | [52] | |
| 2018 | Produce 101 China | Contestant | Finished 11th | [53] |
| 2020 | Super Novae Games 3 | Team Idol/Red | [13] | |
| 2021 | Super Novae Games 4 | Team Zhejiang | [54] | |
| 2021–2022 | Be With You 2 | Main host | Episode 1–4 and 7–10 | [55] |
| Wow! Nice Figure 3 | Regular member | [56] | ||
| 2022 | Masked Dancing King 3 | Contestant | Episode 5–6 | [57][58] |
| 2022–2023 | Memoon Singer | Regular member | [59] | |
| 2023 | Hit It Off | [60] | ||
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Boutique Style Cloud Festival | 2021 | Pioneer Artist of the Year | Xu Mengjie | Won | [61] |
| Golden Rooster Awards | 2023 | Young Actor for Stary Oceans | Included | [62] | |
| Wenrong Award | 2022 | Young Actor Support Program | Won | [63] | |
