Once greeted as “National Center” of China and one of the few female idols to break into high level celebrities, Meng MeiqiThe ascent and fall paints a history felt of renowned, scandal and ruthless nature of the entertainment sector.
From darkness to Korea to celebrity at home
Born in 1998 in Luoyang, Henan, Meng Meiqi formed in South Korea under Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment, debuting in 2016 as a member of the K-Pop Girl Group WJSN (Cosmic Girls). Despite a series of positive versions such as Secret AND I hope thatThe group remained relatively unnoticed in the midst of intense competition. With stronger members who attract fans like Bona and Yeonjung, Meiqi has fought to obtain extraordinary recognition.
Everything changed in 2018 when she returned to China to compete Produce 101 China. With considerable visions and dance skills, Meiqi has risen to the rankings and in the end won the first placedebuting as a center of Rocket Girls 101. Their debut EP Collides in the world He beat the records, selling over 1.2 million copies in a few days and cementing the status of Meiqi as star of Breakout.
His solo debut Jiang, Sold over one million copies in just 20 minutes and almost 2.5 million in total, becoming the best -selling digital album of QQ Music from 2019. He followed Not love love And acting in Ost, variety shows and dance competitions, even winning Masked dance king. Between 2019 and 2021, he was at the height of his fame, one of the only female idols alongside the high -level male “Liulians” stars in music.
A career destroyed by the scandal
In October 2021, Meng Meiqi was exposed as “side chick“After the accusations they emerged that he had interfered in the report between the music producer Chen Lingtao And his girl then. A woman who claims to be the messages and photos of Chen ex released who claim that Meiqi consciously entered into a romantic relationship with him while he was still leaving her. The screenshots indicated that Meiqi started contact, organized secret and famous meetings together.
Meiqi admitted that he attended Chen but denied being a homewrecker, claiming that he was told he was single. Despite having issued public excuses, The public did not forgive.
Following this, the voices on the “wild past” of Meiqi re -emerged, the accusations of child smoke, the promiscuity and the photos of over 18+ photos circulated online. The former fans have accused her of similar behaviors dating back to the school years and The public backlash was rapid and brutal.
Fight by relevance in the middle of the black list
Although Meiqi tried to resume his career, publishing videos of tests, promoting concerts and acting in new ones MovieShe was welcomed with widespread criticisms. The Netizen accused her of being deaf, not sorry and shameless in her attempts to return. Also with corporate support from Yuehua EntertainmentOne of the greatest Chinese agencies, his efforts have failed.
The concerts have fallen. Music sales have collapsed. The acting performances have been axized as rigid and not convincing. The industry turned his back, applying an unofficial black list, while the public continued to boycott his work. Despite the resources and the legacy of being the most famous female artist of Yuehua, Meiqi has yet to recover his place in the spotlight.
Today, Meng Meiqi continues to share updates on his social media, but the rushing applause has been replaced by the echoes of a past glory. The idol that once passed the rankings and ruled the phases now finds itself largely ignored by the sector that once contributed to defining.
