Wang Ziyi (; born July 13, 1996), also known as Boogie, is a Chinese rapper, dancer and singer. He is a member of C-pop boy group BBT and former member of Chinese boy group Nine Percent. He is known for his participation as a trainee under Simply Joy Music in the idol survival show Idol Producer, where he finished in seventh place overall and thus became a member of Nine Percent. The group achieved huge success in China and was scheduled to promote for 18 months. After the group held their final farewell concert on October 12, 2019, in Guangzhou, Wang continued on his career as a solo artist.
Career 2017: Before joining Idol Producer Wang debuted as part of boy band BBT on June 17, 2017, prior to participating in Idol Producer. He is still a member of BBT as of recent times, although being mainly active as a solo artist nowadays.
2018-2019: Debut with Nine Percent and disbandment Wang, along with members of BBT and other trainees from Simply Joy Music, represented the company in iQiyi's new Chinese survival reality show, Idol Producer. Trainees who were in the Top 9 in the final episode would debut as part of temporary Chinese boy group Nine Percent. The group was set to promote for 18 months before disbanding. Wang eventually placed seventh in its final episode and thus debuted as a member of Nine Percent.
After debuting with Nine Percent, Wang took part in Chinese dance competition show Shake It Up along with other celebrities.
Nine Percent released two studio albums, "To the Nines" and "More Than Forever (限定的记忆)", before disbanding on October 6, 2019. On October 12, 2019, Nine Percent held their final farewell concert in Guangzhou, China.
2018-present: Debut as solo artist On July 13, 2018, Wang made his debut as a solo artist under his stage name Boogie, releasing his first single, "AMH", which placed 11th in the Billboard charts in China. Wang then released his second single titled, "6AM" on December 19, 2018.
On May 31, 2021, Wang was revealed to have lost his a lawsuit against his label, Simply Joy Music. The lawsuit was filed on grounds that his label had defaulted on various contractual terms. However, his contract termination attempt was ruled as invalid by the Beijing Chaoyang District Court.
Wang has since revealed his intention appeal against the decision in a separate court.
Filmography Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes Ref.2020 iPartment 5 Cameo We Are All Alone 怪你过分美丽 Xu Ling iQIYI 2022 Why Women Love 不会恋爱的我们 Gu Jia Xin Youku rowspan=3 The Ingenious One 云襄传 Hello, My Love 芳心荡漾 Hello Beautiful Life 心想事成 Yu Fei
Television shows Year English Title Chinese Title Network Notes 2018Idol Producer偶像练习生 iQiyi Finished 7thShake It Up新舞林大会 Dragon Television ContestantPerfect Restaurant 完美的餐厅YoukuCast member2019Beautiful Youth 青春的花路iQiyiLove Timing 喜欢你, 我也是 2020Go Newbies新手驾到Hunan TV 2021–2022 Wow Nice Figure 3 哎呀好身材3 Mango TV 2022 Camping Life 一起露营吧 iQiyi
Discography
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionSalesAlbumCHNPeak chart positions on the China TME UNI chart:
"6AM": "Overdrive": "Bright Summer": "Take a risk with me": "Lovelab": "Sea": "D.N.A Cypher I": "AMH"2018— CHN: 403,000+ rowspan="13" "6AM"6 rowspan="12" "Overdrive"201947"Lovelab"31"Sea" (海)33"Lost" (掉了)2020 —"Yessir"—"99" —"First Sight" —"Come Here" —"Wow"2022 —"Hidden Energy" (热的烫) —"Tipsy" (微醺)2023 —"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Soundtrack appearances TitleYearPeak chart positionAlbumCHN"Bright Summer" (灿烂之夏) 2019 87A little Reunion OST"Take a risk with me" (陪我冒险) 88Minuscule: Mandibles From Far Away OST"Born Fearless" (生而无畏) —S.W.A.T OST"Youth Map" —Beautiful Youth OST "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Collaborations TitleYearPeak chart positionAlbumCHN"Look at me" (看你看我) 2019— rowspan="4" "D.N.A Cypher I" 202320"Racks On Me" —"No Reason" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Results 2019Sina Fashion AwardsFashion Attitude Artist of the Year Himself iFeng Fashion Choice Awards Trend Figure of the Year Himself
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