Li Qinyao
At Japan Expo 2010, Paris, France.
Born
Li Chun[1]

(1988-01-11) January 11, 1988[2]
Yueyang, Hunan, China[2]
Other namesJun Jun (ジュンジュン)[3][4]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Musical career
Genres
Years active2007-present
Labels
Formerly of
Li Qinyao
Traditional Chinese李沁謠
Simplified Chinese李沁谣
Li Chun
Traditional Chinese李純
Simplified Chinese李纯

Li Chun (born January 11, 1988), known professionally as Li Qinyao,[5] is a Chinese actress and former singer. From 2007 to 2010, she was a member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume under the stage name Jun Jun (ジュンジュン).

As an actress, Li has appeared in television and film projects including Moon Embracing the Stars and Eastern Battlefield.

Career

2007-2010: Morning Musume

In 2006, Li auditioned for Super Girl, but failed to enter the top 10.[6] Tsunku, who planned on expanding Hello! Project into overseas Asian markets, offered her and the other eliminated Super Girl contestants an opportunity to enter an audition for Morning Musume in Beijing, China, which was kept secret from the members of Morning Musume themselves.[7] Li accepted in spite of her family's disapproval due to the Japanese-Chinese tensions.[8]

On March 15, 2007, Li was officially announced as an eighth generation member in Morning Musume as a "foreign exchange student" along with Lin Lin.[6][9] On March 18, 2007, she made her first Japanese television appearance on Hello! Morning, Morning Musume's variety show. Within the same week, she moved to Tokyo, Japan.[7] Li made her first stage appearance took place during Morning Musume leader Hitomi Yoshizawa's graduation concert on May 6, 2007, at Saitama Super Arena. In July 2007, Morning Musume released the single "Onna ni Sachi Are", Li's first song with the group.[10]

In 2009, Li, along with Morning Musume members Sayumi Michishige and Koharu Kusumi and Berryz Kobo member Risako Sugaya, released the song "Sekai wa Futari no Tame ni" as the group Zoku V-U-Den.[11]

During the final show of Hello! Project's 2010 summer tour on August 8, 2010, Li, along with Lin Lin and Eri Kamei, announced they would be leaving Morning Musume after the final show of their fall tour, Morning Musume 2010 Rival Survival.[12] Her final single with the group was "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game", which was released on November 17, 2010. Li's final performance with the group took place on December 15, 2010, during which she sang "Furusato" as her graduation song.[13]

2011-present: Return to China

In late August 2011, she was announced to be cast in a Chinese school-life film "Love for a Second" and as of early September 2011, she was discovered to be enrolling in the famous Beijing Film Academy, studying Performance Arts.[14]

On May 8, 2015, Li announced through her Weibo account that she would be changing her professional name into "Li Qinyao."[15]

Personal life

On December 26, 2014, Li announced on Weibo that she had married Chinese music producer Bernard Zheng.[16]

Discography

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Hello! Morning Herself TV Tokyo Morning Musume's variety show
2007-2008 Haromoni Herself TV Tokyo Morning Musume's variety show
2009 Bijo Houdan Herself TV Tokyo Hello! Project's variety show[17]
2015 Moon Embracing the Stars Xia Mingxing Sichuan TV, Shenzhen TV Supporting role[18]
2016 Eastern Battlefield Suya Jiangsu TV, Hubei TV Supporting role[19]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Silent Witness Mengmeng's classmate Minor role; credited as Li Chun

References

  1. ↑ "ジュンジュン". Hello! Project (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "ジュンジュンのプロフィール" [Jun Jun's profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). December 15, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Michael-Poole, Robert (March 13, 2009). "Morning Musume not ready to graduate yet". The Japan Times. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Anime Expo® Announces Morning Musume as First Official Guests of Honor for 2009 Convention in Los Angeles". Anime News Network. February 12, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ "《东方战场》李沁谣用相机见证历史". Sina (in Chinese). June 27, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  6. 1 2 モーニング娘。新メンバーに関して、つんく♂より皆様へのお知らせ。 [A notice about new members for Morning Musume, from Tsunku to all] (in Japanese). February 15, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2007.
  7. 1 2 "早安少女組最後板斧挽人氣". Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). March 17, 2007. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
  8. ↑ Beech, Hannah (December 6, 2007). "Chasing the Japanese Dream". Time Asia. Vol. 170, no. 24. United States: Time Warner. Retrieved August 26, 2019. I had older relatives who told me not to come to Japan because of what it did to China during the war," says Li Chun, 19, one of Morning Musume's Chinese additions. "But I told them, music is universal. It doesn't matter where I sing: China or Japan or outer space.
  9. ↑ "モー娘。アジア進出の起爆剤！ジュンジュン、リンリンが新加入". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2007.
  10. ↑ "モー娘。亀井絵里、「幸薄い」に嘆き". Oricon (in Japanese). July 31, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ Tsunku. つんく♂オフィシャルウェブサイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ "モー娘。から亀井ら3人が卒業! 4年ぶり新メンバーオーディション開催へ". Oricon (in Japanese). August 8, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  13. ↑ "モー娘。メンバー号泣でお別れ…亀井、ジュンジュン、リンリンが卒業". Oricon (in Japanese). December 15, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  14. ↑ JunJun back in school. takamaruyo. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
  15. ↑ Li, Qinyao (May 8, 2015). "[baby0111] 通知「大家好❤由于各方面原因今天起我正式改名为李沁谣❤请大家记住我的新名字_李沁谣❤谢谢大家理解支持」". Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  16. ↑ "元「モーニング娘。」ジュンジュンが結婚を発表". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 26, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  17. ↑ 美女放談 テレビ東京 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  18. ↑ 《拥抱星星》姐妹离别 辛芷蕾崩溃大哭. Sina Corp (in Chinese). August 4, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  19. ↑ 《东方战场》李沁谣化身战地记者. Sina Corp (in Chinese). July 20, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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