Kong Xueer (Chinese: 孔雪儿; born April 30, 1996), better known by her stage name Snow Kong, is a Chinese singer and actress. She is best known for finishing eighth in the iQiyi survival reality show Youth With You 2, becoming a member of girl group The9.[1] She is also a former member of the girl group LadyBees, along with fellow The9 member Liu Yuxin.[2]

Snow Kong
孔雪儿
Born
Kong Xueer

(1996-04-30) April 30, 1996 (age 28)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–present
Labels
Formerly of
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKǒng Xuě'ér

Career

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2012–2019: Career beginnings

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In 2012, Kong participated in a talent show organized by the South Korean company JYP Entertainment and was selected as a trainee.[3] She left the company in 2015. In March 2016, she participated in Zhejiang TV's Chinese girl group survival reality show Lady Bees.[3] On May 28, 2016, she stood out in the final battle of the program and became a member of LadyBees.[4][5]

In March 2018, Kong participated in the iQiyi dance reality show competition program Hot Blood Dance Crew.[6][7] In November 2018, LadyBees released the single and mini-album entitled Queen Bee.[8] The group disbanded in 2019.

2020–present: Debut with The9 and solo endeavors

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In 2020, Kong represented Mountain Top Entertainment alongside Zhao Xiaotang on the reality survival show Youth With You 2.[9] On May 30, 2020, Kong placed 8th with a total of 4,001,966 votes in the final episode thus making her included in final group lineup.[10] She officially debuted as a member of The9 on August 10, 2020.[11]

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
QQ
As lead artist
"Call Me By My Name"[b] 2020 MatriX

Composition credits

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List of songs written or co-written, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Credited
"Call Me By My Name" 2020 Snow Kong[b] MatriX Yes

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Ladybees 3 [citation needed]
2020 Ladybees Herself [citation needed]
Ladybees 2 [citation needed]
Chivalrous [citation needed]
TBA Rosefinch Floor [citation needed]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2020 The Wood Du Xinyue [12]
2022 Sassy Beauty Si Yan [13]
It's Nothing More Than Love Lin Xiaoyu [14]
2023 Mr. Insomnia Waiting for Love Lu Entong [15]
TBA Better Halves Shi Fa Ke [16]
The Prisoner of Beauty Zheng Chuyu [17]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Lady Bees Contestant [18]
2020 Youth With You 2 Finished 8th [11]
Treasured Village Cast member [19]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b As a member of The9 only.
  2. ^ a b Song was released under The9, but is a solo track performed by Kong.

References

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  1. ^ "青春有你2总决赛排名出炉!恭喜刘雨昕C位出道!". Woah My. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  2. ^ "Ladybees Official Channel蜜蜂少女隊官方頻道". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "孔雪儿:19岁离奇推出JYP,吃鱼子酱遭华少嘲笑,如今怎样了?". Sohu (in Chinese). March 7, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "蜜蜂少女队登央视元宵晚会 现场配合魔术表演". 中国新闻网 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  5. ^ 董文. "蜜蜂少女队Ladybees再夺音乐榜上榜周榜冠军". 搜狐音乐 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  6. ^ "刘雨昕、孔雪儿是蜜蜂少女的队友,蜜蜂少女参加过《热血街舞团》 - 娱乐资讯(存满娱乐网)". www.cunman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  7. ^ "后知后觉,徐梦洁、孔雪儿、刘雨昕一起参加过热血街舞团".
  8. ^ "蜜蜂少女队 - Queen Bee".
  9. ^ "Meet C-pop newbies THE9: young, androgynous and anything but out-the-box". South China Morning Post. 2020-06-12.
  10. ^ "《青你2》成团名单被疑不公平?孔雪儿低位出道,金子涵排第11". Sohu (in Chinese). May 31, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "THE9解散,限定团可能有归属感吗?". Sohu (in Chinese). December 6, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  12. ^ 一根木头
  13. ^ "孔雪儿走出舒适圈,大胆接演网剧,这古装造型我没眼花吧". Sohu (in Chinese). March 17, 2022. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "孔雪儿管栎新剧《无非是恋爱而已》横店开机". Sohu (in Chinese). December 31, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  15. ^ "《香蕉先生不睡觉》开机 吴宇恒解锁"失眠总裁"新副本" (in Chinese). March 1, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "《明媒善娶》将开机!孔雪儿和任豪搭档CP,任豪担任男一号引争议?". Sohu (in Chinese). September 12, 2021. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  17. ^ "Kong Xue'er Announces role in The Prisoner of Beauty on Weibo".
  18. ^ 董文. "蜜蜂少女队Ladybees再夺音乐榜上榜周榜冠军". 搜狐音乐. Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  19. ^ "《宝藏般的乡村》首播好评不断 孔雪儿熊梓淇品尝苗族"黑暗料理"" (in Chinese). December 21, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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