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Ning Yi Zhuo (Chinese: 宁艺卓), also known by her stage name Ningning (Hangul: 닝닝), is a Chinese member and Main Vocalist of the South Korean girl group aespa.

Early Life

Ning Yi Zhuo was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Heilongjiang is China's northeasternmost province, bordering on Russia. Her father is an Architect and her mother was a Musician, and she is an only child. Ningning has been singing since she was 5, She is an incredibly talented and passionate artist with an angelic voice and great technique. she also has wide and versatile range with an amazing vocal stability and control, having the bestest tone and the strongest lower registers in the 4th Gen and being one of the best vocalist in the 4th Gen.

Career

Pre-debut: S.M. Rookies

Ningning has been Singing since she was 5, She participated in many singing programs in China that included China's Got Talent Season 2 in March 2011, China's New Sound Generation in July 2015, Let's Sing Kids Season 3, and the Harbin Silver Valley Fuxing Concert performing "Rolling in the Deep" By Adele on October 10, 2015. Ningning was recruited by an SM Entertainment staff after watching a video of her performance in 2016. On September 19, 2016, she was introduced as a member of S.M. Rookies, a pre-debut trainees team maintained by S.M. Entertainment. As part of it, she appeared on the Rookies Princess: Who's the Best? segment of the program My SMT in 2016, and recorded several covers for the Korean animated TV program Shining Star in 2017.

2020: aespa debut

On October 28, 2020, during a press conference, a video showing the final lineup of Aespa revealed Ningning to be a member. On the next day, Ningning was officially revealed by S.M. Entertainment as the third member and the main vocalist of aespa.

Trivia

  • Education:
    • Harbin Normal University Affiliated High School (Graduated)
    • Beijing Contemporary Music Academy (CMA)
  • Ningning’s audition song was “Love on Top” by beyoncé
  • Nicknames: Ningbao (affectionate nickname from her parents), Ning.
  • Ningning wrote & compose her self produced  song at the age of 18 as her graduation assignment from Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.
  • Her English name is Vivian Ning.
  • Ningning wants to do R&B when she releases a Solo Album.
  • She can play the Guitar, the Piano and multiple Instruments.
  • She is a Producer, Composer, and Songwriter
  • She loves art. She is known to be extremely artistic.
  • She likes vintage and love buying vintage clothes.[3]
  • Her childhood dream was to become a painter
  • She wants to be a Fashion Designer in the future
  • Ningning is a trilingual. She speak Mandarin, Korean and English
  • She had the longest trainee period among all the members, she trained for 5 years
  • Ningning's stage name comes from her surname "Ning". Besides "Ningbao", her parents also call her "Ningning"
  • Ningning is the first Chinese Main Vocalist in a kpop girlgroup.
  • She revealed that she has ADHD to GOT7's Bambam's YouTube show.[4]
  • She revealed that she has poor eyesight during an interview for VOGUE China.[5]
  • She also revealed that she had eye surgery when she was a kid because her right eye can barely see. Her eyes is still sensitive so she have to carry eye drops to protect her eyes and keep them from drying out.
  • Ningning is Versace’s Global Brand Ambassador.
  • She is an animal lover
  • She has a cat named Roro
  • Her MBTI is INFP
  • She confirmed that her Zodiac sign is Libra
  • Her Chinese Zodiac sign is a Horse
  • She is a fan of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, and Frank Ocean.
  • Ningning's biggest celebrity crush is Doja Cat.
  • She is the only SMROOKIE to debut in the group.
  • She is the only female SMROOKIE that debuted under SM Entertainment after the debut of Red Velvet.
  • In 2016 Red Velvet's Wendy called Ningning "The Goddess of Photoshoots."[6]
  • Favorite Color: Violet / purple. She also likes red, yellow and pink.
  • Ningning is nicknamed “Second Bada” by her SM seniors & Lee sooman, they said her vocals are similar to SES' Bada.
  • Favorite Season: spring
  • Favorite Animals: cat, tiger
  • Favorite Food: Dao Xiao Mian, Hot Pot and Pink Pringles
  • Favorite drink : mogu mogu
  • Favorite fruits : watermelon and strawberries
  • Favorite Movie: Titanic
  • If she had to describe herself with one word it would be sexy.[7]
  • Her official symbol in aespa is Butterfly.[8]
  • She is the maknae (the youngest) in aespa
  • She often loses items to the point that she’d immediately bought a replacement but then the missing item was found within a day.
  • She ranked 43rd in TC Candler's 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2020, ranked 38th of 2021, ranked 34th of 2022 and ranked 46th of 2023.
  • She said she feels uncomfortable borrowing clothes from others. Because she is the clumsiest member and often spilling drinks, she often stains them.
  • She can do a split from having one foot already on a small table. This is also known as an over-split.
  • She tend to let out an air raid siren-like yell while waking up
  • Her favorite character is Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants.[9] because he is very nice to Spongebob.
  • Her favorite ride at the amusement park are the roller coasters. Winter said Ningning is her roller coaster partner.

Discography

Features

  • Jay Park - "WYA" (2023)

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Videos

Gallery

The gallery for Ningning is located here.

References

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Discography
Mini Albums SavageGirlsMY WORLDDrama
Digital Singles Black MambaForeverNext LevelDreams Come TrueLife's Too Short (English Ver.)Welcome To MY WorldBetter Things
Title Tracks Black MambaForeverNext LevelSavageGirlsSpicy
Unreleased Songs SYNKRunHold On Tight
Filmography
Youtube Series MY time, aespa!MerrY MerrY aespaForever FairiesSYNK TIME with aespa
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