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Liu Xiening ( zh, s=刘些宁, ), also known by her English name Sally Liu or simply Sally, is a Chinese actress, singer and dancer. She is a former member of South Korean girl group
Gugudan Gugudan (), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment and the company's first girl group. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP ''Act. 1 The Little Mermaid''. The group wa ...
. She achieved recognition in China after finishing sixth in the survival show '' Produce Camp 2020'', where she became a member of girl group BonBon Girls 303 for two years. Following the group's disbandment in July 2022, Liu is currently active as an actress.


Early life

Liu was born in
Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
,
Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
Province, China. She attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy, majoring in dancing with the hope of becoming a dancer or member of a dance group. Her plan changed when, in 2015, she was scouted by representatives of
Jellyfish Entertainment Jellyfish Entertainment (), is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea. Jellyfish Entertainment is the home of artists including Jang Hye-jin, VIXX, Verivery, Evnne and fo ...
. After passing the audition process, she moved to South Korea, where she became a trainee under the talent agency for five mere months.


Career


2016–2018: Gugudan

On June 28, 2016, Liu debuted as a member of
Gugudan Gugudan (), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment and the company's first girl group. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP ''Act. 1 The Little Mermaid''. The group wa ...
with the mini album '' Act.1 The Little Mermaid''. Liu was positioned as the group's lead dancer and rapper. In 2017, Liu became the regular host of OnStyle's beauty-focused variety show. She also performed as a dancer at the 5th V Chart Awards in Macau. It marked her first time completing a solo schedule without other Gugudan members. On February 1, 2018. Liu temporarily returns to China to film her debut web drama, ''Hello Debate Opponent''. Following her return to South Korea, Gugudan released their third single album, '' Act.5 New Action'', on November 6.


2019: Gugudan's hiatus and return to China

As Gugudan kicked off the start of their fourth year, the group's number of activities began to decline drastically and they entered their unofficial hiatus era. During this time, Liu made her way back home to China. On April 15, Liu officially made her acting debut when ''Hello Debate Opponent'' was broadcast on
Mango TV Mango TV (芒果TV, ''Mángguǒ TV''; MGTV) is a Chinese video streaming platform under Mango Excellent Media, which is controlled by Hunan Broadcasting System. Mango TV was established on May 26, 2006, in Changsha, Hunan and later decided to use ...
. On July 12, Liu announced on her official
Weibo Weibo (), or Sina Weibo (), is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily ac ...
account that she had joined Hot Idol. Later that year, Liu participated in Supernova Games 2019, which was broadcast on
Tencent Video Tencent Video ( zh, s=腾讯视频, p=Téngxùn Shìpín, also called WeTV outside of China) is a Chinese video streaming website owned by Tencent, launched in April 2011. As of October 2022, Tencent Video has 120 million paid subscribers, maki ...
from October 12 to November 9.


2020–2022: "Time to Bloom", ''Produce Camp 2020'', Gugudan's disbandment and re-debut with BonBon Girls 303

On February 21, Liu released her first Chinese digital single, titled "Time to Bloom". On April 8, it was announced that she would be participating as a contestant on the survival show '' Produce Camp 2020''. The show itself started broadcasting on Tencent Video on May 2. While taking part on the show, she revealed in an interview that the members of Gugudan had been asked to leave their dorm by the agency, indicating that the group was on the brink of disbandment. Meanwhile, Liu went on to become one of the most popular contestants and ended up ranking sixth, hence becoming a member of the project girl group BonBon Girls 303. BonBon Girls 303 officially debuted on August 11, with the release of their first mini album, titled '' The Law of Hard Candy''. On December 30, Jellyfish Entertainment confirmed the status of Gugudan, stating that the group would officially disband on December 31. On April 12, Liu was revealed to have moved to a new agency, T Entertainment. In August, Liu took part in the dance variety show, ''Masked Dancing King''. She appeared in two episodes, disguised as the character 人间精灵. On October 18, Liu began shooting her second web drama, ''Give You My Heart''. She wrapped filming on December 27. While Liu was filming her new drama, '' Story of Kunning Palace,'' BonBon Girls 303 announced their disbandment on July 4. The group's pre-recorded online farewell event was broadcast on Tencent Video on July 24, marking the end of her journey as a BonBon Girls 303 member.


2022–present: Group disbandment and acting activities

Two days before BonBon Girls 303's disbandment, the short drama ''Night of Love with You'' premiered on Tencent Video on July 2. It quickly gained a lot of following, continuously placing within the top ranks of various popularity lists alongside bigger, normal-length dramas. On October 11, it was reported that ''Night of Love with You'' was the short drama with the most playback in Q3 of 2022. Additionally, Liu's character, Luo Qing, ranked 16 and 20 at Vlinkage's and AiMan's most popular character indexes on July 18 and 19 respectively. On February 8, Liu released her first single in three years, titled "城市Lady". The song was part of a compilation album, which featured tracks by Liu and five other young up-and-coming artists. The album premiered exclusively on Soda Music streaming app. On February 24, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that the agency and Liu have agreed to terminate her contract. On May 19, Liu was revealed to be part of the cast of the drama '' The Double'', which is produced by noted screenwriter and producer Yu Zheng. On July 10, Liu was officially announced as a cast member in the drama ''Lady Revenger Returns from the Fire'', which also stars actress Xu Lu. On August 30, Liu wrapped filming for ''The Double''. A few days later on September 16, she was revealed to have guest starred in the drama ''The Land of Warriors'', the sequel to the popular 2021 drama, '' Douluo Continent''.


Discography


Singles


Soundtrack appearances


Filmography


Television series


Web series


Television shows


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