You Zhangjing
You Zhangjing (Chinese: 尤长靖; Malay: Yu Chang Chin; born September 19, 1994) also known as Azora Chin (English Name) is a Malaysian singer and songwriter based in mainland China. He was a main vocalist of Chinese boy group Nine Percent[1] created by 2018 Chinese survival show Idol Producer. He released his first solo single Yesterday in 2018.
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| Born | Yu Chang Chin (尤长靖) September 19, 1994 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia | ||||||||
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| Years active | 2017–present | ||||||||
| Labels | Banana Entertainment | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 尤长靖 | ||||||||
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Personal life
You Zhangjing was born and raised in Johor, Malaysia. His early education was in the Chinese schools in Batu Pahat. His family consists of his father, mother, a younger sister and him. He moved to China to be in the undergraduate programme of pop music in the University of Nanjing Arts.[2]
Career
2016
In December 2016, he auditioned to become a trainee under Banana Entertainment and successfully gained a place in the company's programme - Trainee 18. During the audition, he demonstrated his singing and dancing talents.
2018
In January 2018, he participated in a talent show Idol Producer. In the show, 100 participants were ranked according to the number of votes cast by the members of the public and live audience. You Zhangjing ranked 67 at the start of the competition before his first performance. In the fifth episode, he raised to position no. 10. On April 6, he won the ninth place, the final spot, in the idol trainee finals, which made him the last successful member added to Nine Percent. You garnered a score of 7,706,054 in the final episode to secure that place.
The name of You Zhangjing's fandom was agreed in March 2018. They are called Xīyòu {西柚}. The colour of the fandom is reddish pink. The fandom identified the colour code as #f18174，R:241 G:129 B:116，C6 M63 Y47 K0.
After the competition, the nine members of the group were taken to Los Angeles to prepare for their tour. There, they were mentored by Rodney Jerkins and Christopher Scott. On May 5, Nine Percent, started their tour to meet their fans in major cities in China. Their first concert was at Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai).
In early 2018, You was invited by famous Chinese composer Dong Dong Dong to sing one of the soundtracks of the TV series, Legend of Fuyao, titled [傲红尘] "Ao Hong Chen".[3] The composer stated in an interview that You caught his attention in Idol Producer. The song was released in June 2018 and placed first on Billboard Charts and third on QQ Music charts in the first week.
His second soundtrack was released on July 19, 2018, the theme song of anime movie "Crystal Sky of Yesterday" (昨日青空).
On September 11, 2018, the pre-recorded 10th episode of Rap of China was broadcast. In the episode, You was invited to help one of the 4 remaining contestants with their performances. He covered an adaptation of Stranger In The North (Chinese: 漂向北方) by Namewee to help Nawukere. The duo won the first place with the highest number of votes by the live audience. The song went on to top the Chinese chart for months.
On September 22, 2018, You Zhangjing's new song, [西遇] "West Encounter" was released. The song was a collaborative production between QQ Music and Dunhuang Academy as part of their endeavour to relive the ancient traditional music of Dunhuang. The Western style arrangement is fused with the rhythm of the traditional Chinese instruments to depict the diverse cultures of the travelers on the famous Silk Road.
On September 27, 2018, the first episode of Perfect Restaurant 《完美的餐厅》was broadcast. You Zhangjing appeared in the show for 13 episodes as one of the chefs running a new restaurant.
On November 3, You Zhangjing won the New Male Singer in NetEase Yun National Wind Bliss Night Music Festival. On November 20, 2018, Nine Percent, including You Zhangjing released their album To The Nines.
On December 1, 2018, Nine Percent won the Group of the Year and Scream Boy Group Awards in IQIYI Scream Night.
On December 8, 2018, Nine Percent won the Most Popular Group Award and Most Popular Male Artists of the Year Award. Their album won the Best Digital Album of the Year. You ZhangJing was the main vocal of group.
On December 10, 2018, You released his Christmas song, [Christmas有你].
On January 11, 2018, You ZhangJing and his Nine Percent teammates won the Weibo's Best Group of the Year in Weibo Night.
2019
In February 2019, You Zhangjing flew to New Zealand for a variety show about a group of boys travelling around New Zealand in a motorhome. The first episode of the show was broadcast on March 13 and new episode was released every Saturday for 13 weeks. The show ended on June 1.
Meanwhile, on April 1, 2019, You's personal work studio began operation. With the establishment of the studio, You now has a group of staff dedicated to his development as an artist. Every Saturday, since the studio began operating its own Weibo homepage, a video or audio video of You Zhangjing is released to provide information about You's work directly to his fans.
On April 28, 2019, after months of speculation, You Zhangjing's studio officially announced the release date of his first solo song - May 15, 2019. The caption is accompanied by "P/S Music is attitude". This phrase has since become one of the unofficial slogans of his fans. On May 10, the cover of the album was announced and the following day, the title of the first song was published [一颗星的夜]. At the same time, the studio revealed that the album would consist of 10 tracks.
Meanwhile, on May 10, the song written for Wrigley's, [Miss You] was released with its extended MV ad.
On May 15, "The Night of a Star" [一颗星的夜] was released. It won the "Popular Diamond Singles" certification in the "QQ Music Summit" within 21 seconds of its release. The song achieved gold certification on QQ Music, breaking the 2019 record to date.
On June 6, 2019, the theme song for the show [神奇的汉字 ] Magical Chinese Characters was released. You was one of the five young singers singing the song.[4]
On June 12, 2019, Pin Guan aka Victor Wong released a song with You entitled [投己所好]. The Malaysian singer composer stated in an interview and again in the press release that he had wanted to work with You Zhangjing ever since he saw his performance of Can't Stop in Idol Producer.[5]
You Zhangjing started shooting for a new variety show on June 17, 2019. The name of the show has yet to be announced.
On June 19, 2019, You released the second song for his album, Azoraland. The song is titled [一个人记得], literally translated A Person Remembers. This is his first love song.
On June 20, 2019, You's company, Banana Entertainment and IQIYI released the first episode of the musical variety show This is Our Concert, which shows him and his fellow Banana artists preparing for the company's major concert on August 3, 2019.
On September 19, 2019, he released the third song for his album, Azoraland. The song is called [荒诞学家], literally translated Absurdist or Absurd Scientist.
On December 27, 2019, You released the third song for his album, Azoraland. The song is called [到时间], literally translated as The Time has Come.
2020
On January 11, 2020, You held his first solo concert in Beijing.
Endorsements
Ninepercent was an endorser for many popular brands in China - Innisfree, PizzaHut and Fendi in 2018, Individually, You Zhangjing was chosen to be the endorser and spokesperson for chewing gum brand, Wrigley's, and skin care brands, Mistine, Tripollar and Snail White and Hong-Kong based food brand Wan Chai Ferry Peking Dumplings. In early 2019, he was chosen to represent technology giant Panasonic[6] and since early June, he has been appointed the spokesperson of Tropicana China. He has also been appointed the spokesperson for Wrigley's two years in a row.
Filmography
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2018 | Idol Producer | 偶像练习生 | iQiyi | Contestant 9th place |
| Perfect Restaurant | 完美的餐厅 | Youku | Regular cast-member | |
| 2019 | Beautiful Youth | 青春的花路 | iQiyi | |
| Mr. Housework | 做家务的男人 | iQiyi | Regular Member | |
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
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| Azoraland ·我是尤长靖 |
Track listing
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Singles
| Title | Year | Notes |
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| "Ao Hong Chen" (傲红尘) | 2018 | Legend of Fuyao OST |
| "Crystal Sky of Yesterday" (昨日青空) | Crystal Sky of Yesterday OST | |
| "Western Encounter" (西遇) | Dunhuang Academy project | |
| "Christmas" (有你) | ||
| "Miss You" | 2019 | Ad song for Wrigley's |
| "爱不由我" | Go Go Squid! OST | |
| "被劫持的思念" | Soul Mate OST | |
| "Leave Me Alone" (寂寞寂寞就好) | Track 11 | |
| "Lian Ming Dai Xing" (连名带姓) | 青春重置计划「原来都是葛大为」Track 07 |
Collaborations
| Title | Year |
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| "Rock the Show" (with TRAINEE 18) |
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| "Drifting North" (飘向北方) (with LIL-EM) | |
| "Hi Wake Up" (with Fan Chengcheng, Zhu Zhengting, Wang Ziyi, Fei Qiming and After Journey |
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| "Magical Chinese Characters" (神奇的汉字) with TONG, Hu Yitian, Justin and Dylan Wang | |
| "投己所好" with Victor Wong |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | NetEase Yun National Wind Bliss Night Music Festival | New Wind Male Singer | Won |
Notes
References
- Pui, Fun. "This 24yo from Johor Just Beat 91 Other People in China to Become Mandopop Idol!". World of Buzz. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "Wikipedia - 尤长靖".
- "杨幂新剧原声音乐找尤长靖主唱！粉丝灌爆剧组微博谢恩". xuehua (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "同名主题曲MV 胡一天黄明昊王鹤棣尤长靖首次合作！ 《神奇的汉字》【湖南卫视官方HD】".
- "【投己所好】跟品冠.石頭合作 尤長靖害羞承認聽他們歌長大".
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