Zhou Mi (singer)
| Zhou Mi | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Zhou Mi in June 2014 | |
| Chinese name | 周覓 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 周觅 (simplified) |
| Ethnicity | Han |
| Born |
April 19, 1986 Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Occupation | |
| Genre(s) | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Voice type(s) | Tenor |
| Label(s) | SM Entertainment |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Associated acts | |
| Alma mater | Beijing Normal University |
| Official website |
zhoumi |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조미 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Jo Mi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Mi |
Zhou Mi (born April 19, 1986)[1] is a Chinese singer, actor, MC and radio host. He is a member of the boy band Super Junior-M and the ballad group S.M. The Ballad. In 2014, he released his first solo EP, Rewind.
Early life
Zhou Mi was born in Wuhan, China, and studied Broadcasting at Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus.[2] During high school, Zhou Mi started to enter national singing and entertainment competitions, winning many of them.[3]
Zhou Mi made a name for himself in the Chinese entertainment scene by competing in competitions.[4] While in contention for the final round of CCTV’s Challenging the Host, a televised national competition for aspiring MCs from all over China he received an offer from SM Entertainment and decided to go to Korea, in late 2006.[5] Zhou Mi won the grand prize at the SM UCC Star Audition,[6] through an online audition, and joined Super Junior-M, Super Junior's third official sub-unit
Career
Super Junior-M
The group debuted in China on April 8, 2008, with the release of U", a Mandarin remake of Super Junior's 2006 single "U"; Zhou Mi was the main vocalist.[7][8]
He also joined Super Junior-M with Henry Lau for the single "Santa U Are The One", taken from SMTown's eighth winter album, 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift, released on December 13, 2011.[9]
SM The Ballad
In February, Zhou Mi became a new member of the ballad group SM The Ballad, initially formed by SM Entertainment in 2010. Zhou Mi appeared on the group's 2nd album, Breath, performing the Chinese version of "Blind".[10][11]
Solo debut
Zhou Mi debuted as a solo singer with released EP, Rewind on October 31, 2014.[12]The title song "Rewind", features Exo-K's Chanyeol as rapper in Korean version and Tao in Chinese version. Tao also featured in a second track "Love Tonight". On the same album, he collaborated with f(x)'s Victoria in the song "Loving You". Zhou Mi wrote the Chinese lyrics for all the songs on the album. This album released in South Korea, China and Hong Kong. The Hong Kong version included a Cantonese version of "Lovesick" as a bonus track.
Acting
In 2012, Zhou Mi starred as a main character in the idol drama When Love Walked In.[13]
The drama started filming in mid-January. The drama’s filming locations included Shenzhen (primary), Dongguan, Huizhou, and Haikou (in Hainan). Zhou Mi was cast as Li Shanglin, a character described by the drama info blast as “sweet-tempered" and "talented,”
In 2013, he appeared in a cameo role for Vincent Fang's film Rhythm of Rain.[14][15][16]
Zhou Mi's role, while small, was significant to the plot of the film. In the film he played a young man with a bright personality, and was the first love of the female lead.
In 2015 Zhou Mi was cast in the Hunan TV drama "Best Couple" as the male lead character 'Hee Sung', who is described as a hardworking, Hitchcock-loving actor who faced hardships and rose to fame despite a poor family background. "Best Couple" is set in the modern day Korean entertainment industry. The series was announced to high anticipation as it is the first TV production project of China’s e-commerce company Alibaba.[17]
Host
On October 22, Zhou Mi became an MC for season 4 of the SBS MTV's music program The Show with Park Ji-yeon (T-ara) and a new male MC Hongbin (VIXX).[18]
Zhou Mi appeared as the 'Talk MC' on the new season of fashion survival show "Fashion King - Secret Box", which premiered April 25th, 2015, a survival show starring top Korean and Chinese celebrities. The stars teamed with fashion designers and complete missions, competing with other celebrity-designer teams.[19]
Discography
- EPs
- Rewind (2014)
Filmography
Movie
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rhythm of Rain (聽見下雨的聲音) | Xiao Si (小四) | Cameo (as the first love of the leading female role) |
Television dramas
| Year | TV Network | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CCTV: CCTV-8 | Stage of Youth (青春舞台) | Zhou Mi (周觅) | Supporting male role as himself | [20][21] |
| 2011 | Melody of Youth (青春旋律) | Gao Da (高达) | Supporting male role | [22] | |
| 2012 | GTV | When Love Walked In (愛情闖進門) | Li Shang Lin (黎尚林) | Leading male role | [23][24] |
| TBA | Hunan TV | Best Couple (최고의커플) (最佳情侣) | Yan Xi Cheng (言希成) | Leading male role |
Variety
| Year | TV Network | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | CCTV: CCTV-3 | The Avenue of Stars (星光大道) | Guest Judge |
| 2012 | CNTV | Love Love Love (爱情美剧盛典) | Guest/Participant |
| SZMG: SZTV | Generation Show (年代秀) | ||
| 2013 | Men to the Left Women to the Right (男左女右) | Guest | |
| Generation Show (年代秀) | Guest/Participant | ||
| MTV | Japan Korea Music Craze (日韩音乐风) | Guest | |
| CtiTV | SS Xiaoyan Night (SS小燕之夜) | ||
| GTV | 100% Entertainment (娛樂百分百) | ||
| Channel V | Just Love J & K Pop (就是愛JK) | ||
| - | Apple Entertainment Weekly | ||
| HBS: HNTV | Happy Camp (快乐大本营) | ||
| KBS W | Glitter | ||
| 2014 | SMG: Dragon TV | Immortal Song (不朽之名曲) | Guest/Participant |
| MBC | We Got Married Global Edition (우리 결혼했어요) Season 2 | Guest | |
| SBS | Star King (놀라운 대회 스타킹/놀 라 운 大會스타킹) | ||
| HEBTV: HEBTV-1 | Perhaps Love (如果爱) | ||
| KBS2 | Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 (출발 드림팀 시즌2) | Guest/Participant | |
| - | SJM GuestHouse Final Audition | Judge | |
| ZRTG: ZJTV | Star Escape Room (星星的密室) Season 1 - Episode 1 | Guest/Participant | |
| MBC | Quiz to Change the World ( 세상을 바꾸는 퀴즈) | Guest | |
| E channel | Brave Writers | ||
| jTBC | Abnormal Summit | ||
| KBS2 | Immortal Songs 2 (불후의 명곡 Ⅱ - 전설을 노래하다) | Guest/Participant | |
| 2015 | - | Youku Big Star | Guest |
| YinYueTai Big Guest | |||
| KBS2 | Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 (출발 드림팀 시즌2) | Guest/Participant | |
| MTV | Idols of Asia (我愛偶像) | Guest | |
| - | Showbiz | ||
| JSTV | We are in Love (WGM Chinese Version) | ||
| Exploration of the World (前往世界的尽头) | |||
| MBC Every 1 | Her Secret Weapon (비밀병기그녀) | ||
| ZJTV | Star Escape Room (星星的密室) Season 2 Episode 2 | Guest/Participant | |
| KBS2 | Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 (출발 드림팀 시즌2) | ||
| ZJTV | Star Escape Room (星星的密室) Season 2 Episode 4 | ||
| MTV | Idols of Asia (我愛偶像) (SMTOWN Coex Atrium) | Guest | |
| ZJTV | Star Escape Room (星星的密室) Season 2 Episode 9 | Guest/Participant | |
| Star Escape Room (星星的密室) Season 2 Episode 12 | |||
| 2016 | HBSTV | Just Arrived Beside (纲到你身 边) | Guest |
| TJTV | Frozen Miracle (冰雪奇迹) |
Hosting programs
Series
| Year | TV Network | Title | Partner | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SiTV | Korean Impressions (韓國印象) | Chen Lan | [25] |
| 2011 | Azio TV | Celebrity Tour Guides (韓國超級天團) | ||
| Yahoo! | SJM for Yahoo Music (SJ-M x Yahoo 音樂特輯) | Henry | ||
| 2014 | JSBC: JSTV | Strongest Group (最强天团) | Peng Yu and Victoria | [26] |
| SBS | Super Junior M's Guest House (슈퍼주니어M의 게스트하우스) | |||
| SBS MTV | The Show Season 4 (더 쇼) | Jiyeon and Hongbin | [27] | |
| 2015 | SBS | Fashion King-Secret Box (패션왕 코리아/中韩时尚王) | [28] | |
| 2016 | SBS MTV | The Show Season 5 (더 쇼) | Yerin G-Friend | |
| SETV | The First Fashion Platform (男神女神颜习社) | Patty Hou and Shana |
Non-series
| Year | TV Network | Title | Partner | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | GRT: GDTV | China Southern Airlines Stewardess Pageant (南航空姐选秀2010) | ||
| 2011 | CCTV: CCTV-1 | CPOP-JPOP-KPOP Music Festival | ||
| 2014 | JSBC: JSTV | Best of Best in Nanjing | Zhang Shan | |
| SBS MTV | The Show Winter Festival | Jiyeon and Hyeri | ||
| 2015 | - | SuperStar SMTOWN | Lay EXO-M | |
| SBS MTV | The Show Summer KPOP Festival | Jiyeon and Hongbin | ||
| The Show Special One-Asia Seoul Mega Concert | ||||
| The Show Asia Culture Festival | Jiyeon | |||
| JSTV | Be The Idol (唱游天下) |
Radio DJ
| Year | Radio Station | Title | Partner | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | MBC 900AM | Idols' True Colors / C-Radio (偶像本色/우상본색) Season 1 | Jia and Fei | [29] | |
| 2015 | KBS Cool FM | Super Junior Kiss Radio | Fix guest for Thursday's corner: "Language and the City" | ||
| SBS Power FM | Horan's Power FM | Fix guest for "Nihao China" |
Achievements
Competitions
| Year | TV Network | Competition | Awards Won | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MTV | MTV-Pantene New Voices Competition | Best Male Singer (National) | [30] |
| 2003 | HBS: HNTV | Happy Camp : Wenquxing Crazy for the Stars Star Ambassador Selection Competition | Energetic Star | |
| Shanghai Asia Music Festival Newcomer Competition | First place (Beijing area) | |||
| Newcomer Award (National) | ||||
| 2005 | MTV | MTV Music Nation Idol Competition | First place (National) | |
| Third place (Guangdong) | ||||
| The 3rd MTV-Samsung School Campus: Breath of Fresh Air Singing Competition | University Idol Singer Award (National) | [31][32] | ||
| Converse School Campus Music Festival | First place (National) | [33] | ||
| Warner Music Singing Competition | First place (National) | [34] | ||
| CETV | China Mobile Moves the Land "Emotional New Voices" Competition | First place (China) | [35] | |
| 2005 Newcomer Award (China) | ||||
| MTV | MTV-Olay New Talent Competition | First place (Guangdong) | [36] | |
| 2006 | CCTV: CCTV-1 | CCTV Hosting Competition: Challenging the Host | Final 16 (National)
Note: Dropped out of competition to go to Korea. |
[4] |
| 2007 | S.M. UCC CONTEST Celebrity Challenge "Explosive! category" | First place ("Most Strongly Recommended" category) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Chinese Music Awards | ||||
| 2013 | Best Chinese Song (Mainland) | Distant Embrace (距離的擁抱) | Won | [37] |
| Internet Popularity Award | Himself | Won | ||
| SBS PopAsia Awards | ||||
| 2014 | Best Solo Artist | Himself | Nominated | [38] |
| Apollo Music Oscar Awards | ||||
| 2014 | Music Video | Rewind | Nominated | [39] |
Music Show Awards
SBS MTV The Show
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | November 18 | "Rewind"[40][41] |
References
- ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
- ↑ "Zhou Mi Profile". zhouminews. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Zhou Mi Pre-debut Interview on 100 Steps Campus Magazine". zhouminews. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- 1 2 蒙牛早餐奶挑战主持人选手周觅：其实不想走
- ↑ "Zhou Mi Profile". zhouminews. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ 슈퍼주니어 M, 조미-헨리 합류로 중화권 최고 스타 등극할까 :: 한국재경신문
- ↑ "SJ's new China subgroup's name confirmed to be SJ-M, debut on April 8". Sohu (in Chinese). April 3, 2008. p. 1. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Super Junior China to start activities in China next year". My Daily (in Korean). p. 1. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ↑ "SMTOWN releases "The Warmest Gift" winter album". allkpop. December 13, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Participating artists for SM The Ballads 2nd album". allkpop. February 3, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ SM The Ballad to Return in February with New Members
- ↑ "Zhou Mi gets ready for his solo debut with rewind mv teaser". allkpop. October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ "爱情闯进门". Baidu.
- ↑ "Rhythm of the Rain Movie Trailer". japalangblog. October 7, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ ""方文山"听见下雨的声音"新加坡杀青 周董惊喜探班". MTIMES. 2013-06-08.
- ↑ "聽見下雨的聲音 今秋上映". 自由電子報. 2013-05-23.
- ↑ [koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3007946 "Zhou Mi be Best Couple with Lee Dahae"] Check
|url=value (help). Sanghwa. - ↑ Khelil, Nawael (October 22, 2014). "Zhoumi Stands On His Own Two Feet With MTV The Show". Yahoo. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ↑ Sanghwa. "Zhou Mi for Fashion King New Season". Business Korea. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Zhou Mi on Stage of Youth". Youtube. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ↑ "SJ-M will film Olympic idol drama". QQ (in Chinese). 2008-08-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ↑ "Upcoming Melody of Youth". soompi. December 12, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Zhou Mi on When Love Walked In first preview". allkpop. June 19, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ "When Love Walked In". pinterest. February 10, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Zhou Mi hosts a new travel show". allkpop. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Strongest Group New Variety Show with Zhou Mi and Victoria". OneHallyu. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Zhou Mi Joins Season 4 of The Show as An MC". allkpop. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ↑ "‘패션왕’ 김종국·유인나·조미·이정신·정윤기 출격 ‘환상 라인업’".
- ↑ "Zhou Mi, Fei and Jia to Host New Chinese Radio Programs". allkpop. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ↑ MTV新生赛决出最佳男女歌手奖
- ↑ 三星校园新空气歌唱赛 粉丝军团网上网下斗不停
- ↑ 周觅荣获校园新空气大赛华南区决赛第三名
- ↑ 追赛狂人联盟
- ↑ 2005华纳劲歌王歌唱大赛落幕 梁咏琪性感热舞震撼全场
- ↑ “动感新声大赛”总决赛在深圳落幕 冠军出炉
- ↑ MTV-OLAY新才艺选拔赛广州赛区半决赛精彩落幕
- ↑ "Zhou Mi snags two awards at the 9th music king award in China". allkpop. March 18, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ "SBS Pop Asia Awards "Best Solo Artist"". December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Apollo Music Oscar Awards "Music Video"". Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Zhou Mi Celebrates His Win on the Show with a Twitter Message". allkpop. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Zhou Mi Takes First Solo Win SBS MTV The Show for Rewind". koreaboo. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
External links
- Zhou Mi on Twitter
- Zhou Mi's Official Website (Korean)
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