Ningning

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For the television series, see Ningning (TV series).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ning.

Ningning
File:Ningning Love Your W 2025 2.jpg
Ningning in 2025
Born
Ning Yizhuo

(2002-10-23) October 23, 2002 (age 23)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
EducationBeijing Contemporary Music Academy
OccupationSinger
Musical career
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Member ofAespa
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese宁艺卓
Traditional Chinese寧藝卓
Hanyu PinyinNíng Yìzhuó
Wade–GilesNing Icho
Korean name
Hangul닝닝
Revised RomanizationNingning
McCune–ReischauerNingning
Signature
File:Aespa Ningning's Signature(1).svg

Ning Yizhuo (Chinese: 宁艺卓; pinyin: Níng Yìzhuó; born October 23, 2002), known professionally as Ningning, is a Chinese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Aespa.

Career

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Early life and pre-debut

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Ningning was born as Ning Yizhuo on October 23, 2002, in Harbin, China. She graduated from Harbin Normal University Middle School (哈尔滨师范大学附属中学) and Beijing Contemporary Music Academy (北京市现代音乐学校).[1] During her early years, she was nicknamed "Ningning", which she would later use as her stage name in her career.[2]

Ningning was scouted by SM Entertainment following her appearance on the Chinese singing TV show Let's Sing Kids. She was later introduced as a member of the pre-debut training team SM Rookies on September 19, 2016.[3] As part of the team, she appeared on the Rookies Princess: Who's the Best? segment of the program My SMT that year, and recorded several covers for the Korean animated TV program Shining Star in 2017.[4]

2020–present: Debut and solo activities

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Main article: Aespa

After training for 4 years, Ningning was revealed as the third member of Aespa on October 28, 2020, introduced by SM as an "18-year-old Chinese member with an outstanding voice" through the company's official socials.[5] The group debuted on November 17, with the release of the digital single "Black Mamba".[6]

In 2022, Ningning released an OST with fellow member Winter called "Once Again" as part of the official soundtrack of the South Korean drama Our Blues.[7] The song charted at 119 on the Circle Digital Chart.[8] In December, she participated in 2 tracks for SM's annual end-of-year compilation album 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace, "Time After Time" and "Good To Be Alive", with fellow SM label mates.[9]

On July 30, 2023, Ningning released the single "WYA" with Jay Park. The song was a surprise collaboration for the WeTV show The Next 2023, where Jay Park appeared as a regular mentor.[10] A remix of the single was subsequently released on August 13, featuring PH-1, Lexie Liu, ØZI, and Masiwei.[11]

On March 12, 2024, Ningning released the OST "Count on Me" for drama The Midnight Studio.[12] On March 15, she was announced as the MC for the first day of KCON 2024 in Hong Kong alongside Myung Jae-hyun of boy group BoyNextDoor.[13]

Endorsements

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On February 8, 2024, the Italian luxury fashion house Versace appointed Ningning as their global brand ambassador.[14][15] In August, she became the global face of the Versace's Kleio Bag campaign.[16] In November, she kicked off Versace's holiday campaign and starred in a campaign video.[17]

On February 20, 2025, Ningning has been selected as S/S season model for Fila's brand campaign at ABC Mart.[18] On February 26, Ningning was appointed as Maybelline New York's brand ambassador for North and Southeast Asia.[19]

Personal life

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In an interview with Vogue China, Ningning confessed that she had undergone eye surgery as a child and "can barely see" with her right eye.[20] Ningning revealed that she has Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during an appearance on BamBam's YouTube show, Bam Home in 2023. She opened up about the stress it causes her, stating that she enjoys drawing and reading but her ADHD makes it difficult for her to focus.[21]

Public image

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Controversial lamp post

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Ningning’s post from 2022 which showed a video of a lamp that she recently purchased sparked criticism in Japan in November 2025.[22] The lamp resembles a mushroom cloud of smoke that is often seen after a nuclear bomb explosion, Japanese netizens claimed the lamp resembles the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.[23] A petition was filed as a result and was reportedly signed by more than 100,000 people as of November 25[24], urging Japanese national broadcaster NHK to cancel aespa's scheduled performance at New Year's Eve show Kōhaku.[25][26] The petition which was aimed to prevent Ningning from appearing on Japanese television has granted over 100 million views on X.[27] On November 17, NHK public relations department responded to the issue and clarified that Ningning "had no intention of downplaying or mocking the damage caused by the atomic bomb."[28] Thus, NHK decided that aespa will do their Kōhaku performance on December 31 as scheduled.[29][30]

Discography

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For Ningning's discography with Aespa, see Aespa discography.

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
CHN
[31]
"WYA" (妳在哪裡)
(with Jay Park or remix featuring PH-1, Lexie Liu, ØZI and Masiwei) 		2023 63 Non-album single
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List of singles as featured artist
Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
KOR
[32]
"Sip Ona Lil Sum'"
(Jay Park featuring Ningning) 		2024 — The One You Wanted
"Because of You"
(Minho featuring Ningning) 		—[A] Call Back

Soundtrack appearances

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List of soundtrack appearances
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
[34]
"Once Again"
(with Winter) 		2022 119 Our Blues OST
"Count on Me" 2024 —[B] The Midnight Studio OST
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
[36]
"Snow Dream 2021"
(with Yeri, Haechan, Chenle and Jisung) 		2021 —[C] 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
"Time After Time" (원)
(with BoA and Wendy) 		2022 —[D] 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
"Bored!"[E] 2024 178 Synk: Parallel Line
"Ketchup and Lemonade"[E] 2025 106 Synk: Aexis Line
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

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List of other appearances
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Good to Be Alive" 2022 Hyo, Key, Chen, Johnny, Ginjo, Raiden, Imlay and Mar Vista 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
"Melody" 2023 — The Next EP. 4 (Live Version)
"Miss This Life" 2025 League of Legends: Wild Rift and Fairlane Non-album single

Composition credits

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All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[39]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name and album name
Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer
"Bored!" 2024 Herself Synk: Parallel Line Yes No
"Ketchup and Lemonade"[40] 2025 Synk: Aexis Line Yes No

Filmography

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For Ningning's filmography with Aespa, see Aespa filmography.

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 China Got Talent Contestant Season 2 [14]
2015 Let's Sing Kids Season 3

Hosting

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2024 2024 KCON Hong Kong Special MC (Day 1) with Myung Jae-hyun [13]

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Korea Grand Music Awards 2025 Fan Vote Artist – Female Ningning Nominated [41]
Trend of the Year – K-pop Solo Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ "Because Of You" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 79 on the component Download Chart.[33]
  2. ^ "Count on Me" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 51 on the component Download Chart.[35]
  3. ^ "Snow Dream 2021" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 83 on the component Download Chart.[37]
  4. ^ "Time After Time" (원) didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 89 on the component Download Chart.[38]
  5. ^ a b Credited under Aespa but is a solo track performed by Ningning.

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