Akini Jing or Zhu Jingxi ( zh, 朱婧汐; born April 18, 1988), born Yue Hanzan (月罕瓒), is a Chinese singer, songwriter, and music producer of
Dai ethnicity from
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
. She released her first solo album in 2008 in Taiwan under Universal Music. She released her second solo album in September 2014. In 2018, with her single Shadow, she became the first Chinese artist to enter the Billboard Dance Club Chart Top 40.
In 2019, she began her career as Akini Jing, a cyborg with a unique and impersonal perspective. In 2020, she participated in ''
Sisters Who Make Waves
''Sisters Who Make Waves () season 1 is a 2020 Chinese reality television show that was broadcast on Mango TV from June 12 to September 4, 2020. It features 30 female celebrities over 30 years old who must compete to debut in a seven-member girl ...
'', started up her own music label Akini Music, and released her cyborg
concept album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...
, ''Plastic Heaven''. In 2022, she released a concept album ''Endless Farewell''.
In March 2023, she officially announced her association with
88rising
88rising (stylized as 88⬆), formerly known as CXSHXNLY (pronounced "cash only"), is an American record label founded in 2015 by Sean Miyashiro and Jaeson Ma. According to their website, Miyashiro describes it as a "hybrid management, record ...
, followed by the release of single ''Pump Up.''
Discography
Studio albums
* 2008: ''At the End of the Sky'' (天空的边际)
* 2014: ''Equine Dreams'' (以梦为马)
* 2020: ''Plastic Heaven'' (塑胶天堂)
* 2022: ''Endless Farewell'' (永无止境的告别)
* 2024: ''VILLAIN'' (反派角色)
EP
* 2004: ''Shangri-La 香格里拉'' (June Zhu debut single EP)
* 2013: ''She 她'' (June Zhu single EP)
* 2015: ''Before Tonight 夏的最后一日 (Jingxi Zhu single EP)''
Singles
* 2013: ''为爱追寻, 茄子''
* 2016: ''Heading To The Dawn''
* 2017: ''Love Sick, 刺猬爱孔雀''
* 2018: ''Shadow, Ice Cream Run''
* 2019: ''火焰, 双星, The Last of Human, ENEMY, 上山采茶, Crescent''
* 2020: 愿我, ''FaceTime Love, Love City, Feeling, 生生不息, 圈圆''
* 2021: ''HURTS!, 科技兑现想象，云梦三千年，中国李宁Eureka, If You Feel Lonely Tonight''
* 2022: ''冲浪, GOLDEN PAGODA, Glow in the Dark, Goodbye''
* 2023: ''Pump Up, Call Me Shadow, Black Widow''
Songwriting Credits
* ''I see'' - Xiaotong Guan
* ''旷梦'' - Silence Wang
* ''时差 On Call'' - LuHan
* ''不再'' - Jeff Chang
* ''某时某刻 Catch me when I fall'' - LuHan
* ''致爱 Your Song'' - LuHan
* ''勋章 Medals'' - LuHan
* ''诺言 Promises'' - LuHan
References
External links
M.yyq.cnWeibo.comBlog.sina.com.cn
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1988 births
Living people
Singers from Yunnan
21st-century Chinese women singers
Dai people