On December 1, YUE HUA Entertainment revealed a teaser of their new C-Pop girl group named NAME. Not too much information was shared except the group’s logo, which looked like two 7’s. On December 2, YUE HUA revealed its first two members: Li Siyang (李思阳) and Feng Ruohang (冯若航).
Li Siyang Feng Ruohang
On December 3, three members were revealed: Long Yunzhu (龙韵竹), Ouyang Chengxi (欧阳澄汐), and Li Jiajia (李佳佳).
Long Yunzhu Ouyang Chengxi Li Jiajia
On December 4, the last two members were revealed: Liu Jiaxin (刘嘉欣) and Aria Jin Zihan (金子涵).
Liu Jiaxin Aria Jin Zihan
Member Profiles:
Name: Feng Ruohang(冯若航)
Birthdate: September 12, 1996
Hometown: Henan
School: Henan Normal University
Height: 170 cm
- Feng Ruohang joined iQIYI’s “Youth With You 2” and was eliminated at 44th place.
- She previously debuted in 2018 in the girl group, OYT.
- Joined YUE HUA in 2021 after dispute with previous management company
- Was a trainee on YUE HUA and iQIYI’s survival show, “What’s Your Name” (发光的名字), that was filming in April 2021 before survival shows were banned.
Name: Jin Zihan(金子涵)
English Name: Aria
Birthdate: February 2, 1999
School: Francis Lewis High School in New York
Hometown: Jinnan, Shandong
Height: 172 cm
- Immigrated with family to New York in 2011
- Knows Sichuan face-changing art, Chinese ribbon dancing, and other Chinese classical dances
- Has two younger sisters
- Won second runner-up in the 2016 Miss Chinese Beauty Pageant
- Finished in 11th place in “Youth With You 2”
Name: Li Jiajia(李佳佳)
Birthdate: September 1, 1999
Height: 162 – 164 cm
- Debuted in 2018 with K-Pop group, NATURE
- Left NATURE in 2019 to finish studies in China
- Korean stage name was GAGA
Name: Liu Jiaxin(刘嘉欣)
English Name: Gloria
Birthdate: April 2, 2000
School: Communication University of Zhejiang
Hometown: Guiyang, Guizhou
Height: 167 cm
- Liu Jiaxin was part of the group of trainees in YUE HUA and iQIYI’s survival show, “What’s Your Name” (发光的名字).
Name: Ouyang Chengxi (欧阳澄汐)
English Name: Jelly
Birthdate: May 8, 2000
School: Communication University of Zhejiang
Hometown: Chengdu, Sichuan
Height: 164 cm
- Signed with YUE HUA in 2020 to become a trainee
- Was a trainee on YUE HUA and iQIYI’s survival show, “What’s Your Name” (发光的名字)
Name: Long Yunzhu (龙韵竹)
English NAme: Morgan
Birthdate: June 8, 2000
School: Nanjing Institute of Technology
Major: English
Hometown: Liupanshui, Guizhou
Height: 165 cm
- Was a trainee on YUE HUA and iQIYI’s survival show, “What’s Your Name” (发光的名字)
Name: Li Siyang
English Name: Memory
Birthdate: October 23, 2000
School: Graduated a year early from UC Santa Barbara
Hometown: Beijing
Height: 166 cm
After the reveal of Li Siyang, it was announced NAME would be attending the 3rd TMEA (Tencent Music Entertainment Awards) on December 11.
Many netizens were wondering why fellow YUE HUA trainee, Vivi Chen Hsin-wei, wasn’t in the line up. On December 4, Vivi Chen was trending on the Entertainment section of Weibo. She had released her latest vlog showing her daily life in Korea. It looks like she might be gearing up for a Korean debut as she is seen learning Korean at the YUE HUA building and interacting with other trainees.
Prior to joining Mnet’s “Girls Planet 999”, Vivi Chen was also on “Youth With You 2” and was filming for “What’s Your Name” with other YUE HUA trainees.
