Zhao Yue (simplified Chinese: 赵粤; traditional Chinese: 趙粵; pinyin: Zhào Yuè; English: Akira Zhao, born April 29, 1995, in Wuhan, Hubei, China) is a Chinese idol singer. She was a member of Team NII of Chinese idol group SNH48,[1] and its sub-unit 7Senses, she graduated from the group on September 11, 2022. She was also a member of Chinese girl group BonBon Girls 303 after finishing second in the reality show Produce Camp 2020, the group disbanded on July 4, 2022.
Zhao Yue
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Zhao in 2020.
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| Born | (1995-04-29) April 29, 1995 (age 29)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||
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| Origin | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | ||||||
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙粵 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵粤 | ||||||
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On 18 August 2013, Zhao was among the 34 shortlisted candidates for second-generation members of SNH48, and was promoted to Team NII on 11 November.[2] On 16 November, she participated in SNH48's first major concert, "SNH48 Guangzhou Concert", held in the Guangzhou International Sports Arena.[3]
On 18 January 2014, Zhao participated in SNH48's Red and White Concert.[4]
On 31 January 2015, Zhao performed at the Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2015 Concert, of which her performance of "Itoshisa no Accel" was ranked 5th.[5] On 25 July, during SNH48's second general election, she was ranked 11th with 25,245 votes.[6] On 1 October, she starred in Balala the Fairies: Princess Camellia.[7]
On 20 April 2016, Zhao was announced as one of the members of SNH48's sub-unit, 7SENSES. On 19 June, she participated in the filming of Heroes of Remix. On 30 July, Zhao Yue was ranked ninth with 47,563.5 votes during SNH48's third general election.
On 7 January 2017, she participated in SNH48's third Request Time, of which her song "Don't Touch", performed with Ju Jingyi and Zeng Yanfen, came in first. On 7 April 2017, as the lead dancer of 7SENSES, Zhao and the other members of 7SENSES made their debut showcase in Shanghai and released their first EP Seven Sen7es. On 1 May 2017, Zhao starred in TV drama Judo High. On 29 July 2017, Zhao was ranked 7th with 90,929.7 votes during SNH48's fourth general election. On 5 November 2017, Zhao won the Best Star Award with 7SENSES in 2nd Asia Artist Awards.
On 28 July 2018, Zhao was ranked 6th with 100,522.08 votes during SNH48's fifth general election.
Zhao did not participate in the finals of SNH48's sixth general election in 2019.[8]
In 2020, Zhao joined Chinese competition variety show series Produce Camp 2020 (also known as Chuang 2020) as a contestant.[9] In the finale aired on 4 July 2020, Zhao finished in 2nd place, securing her place in the debut group BonBon Girls 303.[10]
On July 4, 2022, Hard Candy Girl 303's contract expires. The next day, Siba Media announced that after completing the graduation process within the SNH48 group, Zhao Yue will develop in parallel as an artist signed by Siba Media and as a member of 7SENSES.[11]
| Title | Year | Peak (TME Uni Chart) | Album | |
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| CHN | Score | |||
| "Phoenix (Dance)" | 2022 | — | — | Non-Album Single |
| "Trail of Light (Cantonese Version)" | — | — | Non-Album Single | |
| Year | No. | Title | Type | Notes |
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| 2013 | 3 | Fortune Cookie of Love | B-side | |
| 2014 | 4 | Heart Electric | B-side | |
| 5 | UZA | B-side | ||
| 2015 | 6 | Give Me Five! | A-side | |
| 7 | After Rain | B-side | ||
| 8 | Manatsu no Sounds Good! | A-side | ||
| 9 | Halloween Night | A-side | ||
| 10 | New Year's Bell | B-side | ||
| 2016 | 11 | Engine of Youth | A-side | First original EP |
| 12 | Dream Land | A-side | Second original EP | |
| 13 | Princess's Cloak | A-side | ||
| 14 | Happy Wonder World | B-side | ||
| 2017 | 15 | Each Other's Future | B-side | |
| 16 | Summer Pirates | B-side | Sang on "Limited season" as part of Team NII | |
| 17 | Dawn in Naples | A-side | ||
| 18 | Sweet Festival | B-side | Sang on "Good Luck" with SNH48 |
| Stage No. | Song | Notes |
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| Team NII 1st Stage "Theater no Megami" | Arashi no Yoru ni wa 暴风雨之夜 | With Chen Jiaying, Lu Ting and Feng Xinduo |
| Team NII 2nd Stage "Saka Agari" | End Roll 曲终人散 | With Xu Yanyu, Feng Xinduo and Gong Shiqi |
| Team NII 3rd Stage "Mokugekisha" | Itoshisa no Accel 爱的加速器 | Solo song |
| Team NII 4th Stage "Boku no Taiyou" | Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster 朱丽叶 | With Huang Tingting and Dong Yanyun |
| Team NII 5th Stage "Exclusive Party" | Daydream 白日梦 | With Chen Wenyan, Zhou Yi, Luo Lan and Wang Xiaojia |
| Team NII 5th Stage "In the Name of Love" | Fire Touch | With Wan Lina, Chen Jiaying, Jin Yingyue |
| Year | Date | Name | Song | Notes |
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| 2013 | 16 November | Guangzhou Concert | None | |
| 2014 | 18 January | Kouhaku Utagassen 2014 | Hatsukoi Dorobou 初恋小偷 | With Lin Siyi and Gong Shiqi |
| 26 July | SNH48 Sousenkyo Concert in Shanghai | None | ||
| 2015 | 31 January | Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2015 | Itoshisa no Accel 爱的加速器 | Solo song |
| 25 July | 2nd General Election Concert | None | ||
| 26 December | Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2015 (2nd Edition) | None | ||
| 2016 | 30 July | 3rd General Election Concert | Don't touch | With Lu Ting and Feng Xinduo |
| 2017 | 7 January | Request Hour Setlist Best 50 (3rd Edition) | Don't touch | With Ju Jingyi and Zeng Yanfen |
| 2017 | 29 July | Fourth General Election Concert | Dream | With Mohan and Lin Siyi |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Balala the Fairies: Princess Camellia 巴啦啦小魔仙之魔箭公主 |
Kai Mei Li | Main Role |
| 2020 | Hey! Little Bones 嘿！小骨头 |
Jia Lan | Supporting Role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Stairway to Stardom 逆袭之星途璀璨 |
Mandy | Supporting Role |
| 2018 | Judo High 热血高校 |
Lin Jian | Main Role |
| TBA | Intership Detective 吃瓜神探 |
TBA | Main Role |
| Year | Date | Channel | Title | Notes |
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| 2013 | 12 October | Shanghai Media Group | The Coser 看我72变 | |
| 15 December | Dragon Television | China's Got Talent 中国达人秀 | ||
| 2014 | 9 February | Shanghai Media Group | X-Shine 炫动漫 | |
| 11 April-29 August | TV Asahi Online | Shang High School 48 上海学院48 | ||
| 20 April | Xiamen TV | The Kids Are All Right 鸡蛋碰石头 | ||
| 11 July-26 September | Tudou, Youku | SNHello | ||
| 2015 | 10 July | Toonmax Television | 学长驾到 | With Li Yitong, Yi Jia'ai, Dong Yanyun, Feng Xinduo and Zhang Yuxin |
| 3 October | AcFun | Weekly News Girl SNH48 周刊少女SNH48 | ||
| 27 October | Tencent | GF Dream Challenge 高夫梦想挑战秀 | ||
| 3 November | Tencent | 乐弹乐有料 | ||
| 4 December | Youku | You Show 优叻个秀 | ||
| 2016 | 16 January | Hunan Television | Crazy Magic 疯狂的麦咭 | With Ju Jingyi, Lin Siyi and Feng Xinduo |
| 23 March | Hunan Television | I Am A Great Beauty 我是大美人 | ||
| 16 April | AcFun | Toshiba Surprise Pool 东芝心跳泳池 | ||
| 22 April | QQLive | 乐见大牌 | ||
| 2 June | Tencent | Top Star App 星APP风云榜 | ||
| 19 June-14 August | Jiangsu Television | Heroes of Remix 盖世英雄 | InPsy's team | |
| 10 September | Hunan Television | Happy Camp 快乐大本营 | With Top 16 | |
| 28 October | NetEase | Yo! Idol 哟！爱豆 | With Huang Tingting, Zeng Yanfen and Wan Lina | |
| 17 December | CCTV-3 | Push The Button 全家好拍档 | ||
| 2018 | 17 June | Anhui TV | Sweet Food Season 3 蜜食记第3季 | With Feng Xinduo and Wan Lina |
| 8 July | iQiyi | Dream Studio 48 梦想演播厅 | ||
| 1 November-22 November | Tencent Video | Super Nova Games 超新星全运会第1季 | ||
| 2019 | 14 July | Tencent Video | 2019粉丝嘉年华 | |
| 2020 | 2 May-4 July | Tencent Video | Produce Camp 2020 创造营2020 | Contestant - finished 2nd place |
| 23 July | We Are Blazing 炙热的我们 | With Bonbon Girls 303 | ||
| 31 July-16 August | Super Novae Games Season 3 超新星全运会第3季 | |||
| 8 August | Hunan TV | Youth Periplous Season 2 青春环游记第2季 | ||
| 29 August | Tencent Video | The Coming One - Super Band 明日之子乐团季 | ||
| 1 October | Beijing TV | Crossover Singer Season 5 跨界歌王第 | ||
| unconfirmed | Tencent Video | 女团的offer |