WAKB48 Team SH is a Chinese idol group based in Shanghai, China and an official sister group of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was established in 2018 after the dissolution of AKB48's relationship with the girl group SNH48 back in 2016.
WBi Wenjun is a Chinese singer and actor. He is a member of the Chinese boy group NEXT.
WCao Lu is a Chinese singer, actress and television personality. She was a member of the South Korean girl group Fiestar. She is an ethnic Miao.
WThe Chinese music industry has several idols and idol groups, entertainer manufactured and marketed for image, attractiveness. Idols are primarily singers, but they are also trained in other roles, such as acting, dancing, and modeling. Unlike other celebrities, idols are promoted through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies while maintaining a carefully curated public image and social media presence, as well a strong emotional connection with a passionate fan base through concerts and meetups.
WWang Feifei, known professionally as Fei, is a Chinese singer, actress and entertainer. She was a member of South Korean girl group Miss A from the group's debut in 2010 until its disbandment in 2017.
WHuang Zitao, also known as Tao, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, rapper, actor, model and businessman. Huang is a former member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its Chinese sub-unit, Exo-M. After leaving Exo, he made his solo debut in China in 2015 with the mini-album TAO, under the new stage name Z.Tao. Huang made his acting debut in the romantic movie You Are My Sunshine and later received recognition for his leading roles in Negotiator and The Brightest Star in the Sky.
WTakeshi Kaneshiro is a Taiwanese-Japanese actor and singer. He has worked with some of the most renowned directors in East Asia, namely, Wong Kar Wai, Peter Chan, Zhang Yimou and John Woo. Takeshi is also well known in the game industry for being the video game modeled character of Samanosuke Akechi in Onimusha series.
WQian Kun, better known by the mononym Kun, is a Chinese singer, songwriter and producer. He is a member of South Korean boy group NCT and its Chinese sub-unit WayV.
WSNH48 is a Chinese idol girl group based in Shanghai. Following AKB48's creator Yasushi Akimoto's concept of "idols you can meet", the group features dozens of female members around the age of 20, who perform regularly in the group's own theater and interact with fans predominantly via handshake events. There are over 200 female members across SNH48 and all its sister groups including BEJ48, GNZ48, SHY48 and CKG48. The group is owned by Chinese companies NineStyle and Star48. Established in 2012, it has become independent from AKB48's groups in 2016.
WSong Qian, known professionally as Victoria or Victoria Song, is a Chinese singer, dancer, actress, model, television presenter and author active in South Korea and China. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group f(x) in September 2009.
WTFBoys, also known as The Fighting Boys, is a popular Chinese idol group that consists of three members: Karry Wang, Roy Wang, and Jackson Yee. The group debuted on August 6, 2013 with their first single album "Start of Love" at the young ages of 12 and 13 years old. Within a year of their debut, Tfboys became one of the most popular artists in China with their hit song "青春修炼手册 Manual of Youth" and gained widespread popularity throughout Asia. The group as a whole have an estimated commercial value of more than US$430 million combined from endorsements and branding as of 2018, and their average sales per member from band merchandises alone amasses more than US$17 million per month.
WWang Junkai, also known as Karry Wang, is a Chinese singer and actor. He was a trainee of TF Family since 2010 and debuted as the leader of TFBoys in 2013. He is one of China's wealthiest people born after 1990, with a personal net worth of 248 million yuan (US$36 million) as of December 2016.
WWang Yibo is a Chinese actor, dancer, singer, rapper, host and a professional motorcycle racer. He debuted as a member of South Korean-Chinese boyband UNIQ in 2014. Wang received international recognition for his role as Lan Wangji (蓝忘机) in the drama The Untamed (2019).
WDong Sicheng, known professionally as Winwin, is a Chinese singer and dancer based in South Korea and China. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group, NCT and its sub-units NCT 127, NCT U, and China-based unit WayV.
WWu Yi Fan, known professionally as Kris Wu, is a Chinese-Canadian actor, rapper, singer, record producer, and model. He is a former member of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO and its subgroup EXO-M under SM Entertainment, before leaving the group in 2014.
WXiao Zhan (Chinese: 肖战 ; pinyin: Xiāo Zhàn, born 5 October 1991, also known as Sean Xiao, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is a member of the male idol group X Nine. Xiao Zhan received widespread popularity and recognition for his roles in the dramas Oh! My Emperor, Joy of Life and The Untamed. As a singer, Xiao Zhan released a popular single "Spot Light" at the end of April 2020.
WYang Chaoyue is a Chinese actress and singer. After finishing third in Tencent's girl group survival show Produce 101, she debuted as a core member of Rocket Girls 101. She was named by China Newsweek as one of the most influential Chinese people in 2018.
WJackson Yee is a Chinese singer, dancer and actor. After a talent manager discovered him at a children talent competition, where he performed a hip-hop dance, and signed to TF Entertainment, Jackson became the youngest member of the Chinese boy band TFBoys in 2013.
WZhao Zhiwei, also known as Eden Zhao, is a Chinese actor, singer and dancer. He was a member of the Taiwanese boyband SpeXial from 2016 to 2017.
WZhong Chenle, known professionally by the mononym Chenle, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, and actor currently based in Seoul, South Korea. Chenle started his career as a child singer, having performed in various concerts and television shows in China and abroad. At age 9, he was the youngest singer in the world to be invited to sing at Golden Hall of Vienna with a solo performance. By age 14, Chenle had released three solo albums and hosted one solo concert in China. In 2016, Chenle came to South Korea to join South-Korean boy group NCT, debuting as a part of their youth sub-unit NCT Dream and has since been active in NCT Dream activities, so far releasing three Korean EPs and conducted one Asia tour together with the group.