Yang Yunqing (simplified Chinese: 杨芸晴; traditional Chinese: 楊芸晴; pinyin: Yáng Yúnqíng), or Kewalin Boonsattha (Thai: เกวลิน บุญศรัทธา Kewalin Boonsatta; born 28 September 1996), known professionally by her stage name Sunnee, is a Thai singer of Chinese descent based in China. Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, debuted as a singer in Taiwan and gained popularity during a Chinese survival show 'Produce 101'. She was a member of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101 (disbanded on June 23, 2020) after ranking 8th in the Produce 101 finals. Her first solo "Don't Cry" (不哭) was released on 19 September 2018.

Sunnee
杨芸晴
เกวลิน บุญศรัทธา
Sunnee on January 11, 2020
Born
Yang Yunqing

(1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 (age 28)
Bangkok, Thailand
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2011–present
Musical career
Also known as
  • เกวลิน บุญศรัทธา
Genres
LabelsK-L Entertainment, Universal Music Taiwan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊芸晴
Simplified Chinese杨芸晴
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Yúnqíng

On June 24, 2020, one day after the disbanding of Rocket Girls 101, Sunnee was being signed by the music company UMG China. UMG China provided a stage and assisted Sunnee to establish her first album "How's The Weather Today?" which was then published on September 28, 2020. By this album, she was nominated as the "Best New Artist" by the 5th CMIC Music Awards.

Sunnee's second album "秘ME" was published on September 24, 2021. Sunnee's third album "计划外惊喜" was published on year 2022.

Early life and education

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Sunnee was born in Bangkok, Thailand. At the age of 15, she went to Taiwan to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. She studied in Juang Jing Vocational High School in Taipei. During her stay, she was chosen by Comic Communication Co. to become an artist under them.[1] After graduating high school, she attended Jinwen University of Science and Technology and majored in tourism.

Career

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2011–2012: Pre-debut

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In September 2011, Sunnee joined the 5th Global Hokkien Singing Competition Thailand Division held in Bangkok and won 1st runner-up.[2] Afterwards, she represented Thailand in the 5th Global Hokkien Singing Competition to compete with representatives from all around the world for one month in Fujian and finished 4th runner-up.[citation needed]

2014–2017: First on-screen debut and debut with A'N'D

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In 2014, Sunnee acted in the television series "GTO Taiwan" and "The X-Domitory", both having only cameo appearances. On November 19, 2014, she debuted with her company's girl group, "A'N'D", also known as "Angel N Devil".[3] Their first single, titled "Angel and Devil," was the opening theme song for "Angel 'N' Devil," where Sunnee played in the lead as Ding Dang. In the same year, the group released a single named "I'm so Lonely."[citation needed]

In 2015, her second lead role came soon after, playing as Feng Xiaoxiao in "School Beauty's Personal Bodyguard".

Sunnee participated in iQiyi's The Birth of a Star from 2016 to early 2017 and finished at 6th place.[4]

2018 – 2020: Produce 101 and Rocket Girls 101

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In January 2018, Sunnee played in "KO ONE: RE-CALL" as Lan Sichun, sister of Lan Siluo.[5]

In April, Sunnee, together with other trainees from her company, participated in the Chinese reality survival girl group show Produce 101 aired on Tencent Video. Sunnee was placed 8th overall and debuted with Rocket Girls 101 on June 23, 2018.[6]

On August 18, 2018, Sunnee, together with her group Rocket Girls 101, released their first EP titled Collide(撞) with a total of four songs.[7] Sunnee was the member with most album sales count based on the solo supporting passage in the digital sales of the album with a total sales amount of more than 6 million Chinese Yuan. With this, Sunnee was given the chance to release a single as a reward.[8]

On September 20, 2018, Sunnee released her first single "Don't Cry (不哭)" as a promotional song for the movie "Cry Me a Sad River(悲伤逆流成河)."[9] On October 26, Sunnee, together with four other members of Rocket Girls 101, released a promotional song for Venom in China titled "Venom Arrives(毒液前来)." On December 20, her rewarded single titled "Sunny" was released.[8]

From January to March 2019, Sunnee, together with Rocket Girls 101, held their first tour concert with stops at Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou.

On June 22, 2019, Sunnee released an official cover of the song "Forget the Hug(忘记拥抱)" in NetEase Music as a part of their "Reset Youth Plan" Project.[10]

In July 2019, Sunnee released her single "That me(那个我)" as a part of Rocket Girls 101's new album "The Wind(立风)."[11] She was also once again the member with most album sales with a total sales again more than 6 million Chinese Yuan. This time, she will be rewarded with a personal EP containing two songs to be released by December 2019.[12]

On July 29, 2019, Sunnee was nominated for the award "All Media Recommended New Artist of the Year(全媒体推荐年度新人)" in the Global Chinese Music Leaderboard(全球华人歌曲排行榜) with the awarding to be held in Macao on August 30, 2019.[13]

From October 15 to October 17, Sunnee was jointly invited by London Q Awards and China's Q Magazine, representing one of China's Young Talented Musicians to attend The Q Awards 2019 at Roundhouse, London.

On Dec 23, 2019, Sunnee's new EP "Qing Ge (擎歌)" was released, including 2 songs, "擎歌" and " Look at Yourself". Sunnee wrote the Chinese lyrics of " Look at Yourself".

On Dec 27, 2019, the music video of the song "Qing Ge (擎歌)" was released, followed by the dance video of " Look at Yourself " on Dec 29.

2020–present

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On June 23, 2020, Rocket Girls 101 disbanded.

On June 24, 2020, Sunnee sign in Universal Music China (UMC).

On June 26, 2020, Sunnee released the first single "By Your Side(陽光的陪伴)", the first single after she signed a new contract with Universal Music China (UMC). This song is made by the team of producer 220 (Joseph Park), who are the behind-the-scenes producer for Twice, GOT7, NCT and other popular K-Pop artists.

On August 7, 2020, Sunnee released the second single "Summer Party(夏日Party)". This song is made by Josh Fountain who produced the song "Supalonely".

On August 24, 2020, "Summer Party(夏日Party)" dance practice music video released.

On September 4, 2020, Sunnee released her first duet song "Like a child(像孩子一樣長大)", which was a collaboration song with Huang Zitao.

On September 10, 2020, "Summer Party(夏日Party)" MV trailer released.

On September 11, 2020, "Summer Party(夏日Party)" MV released.[14]

On September 19, 2020, the first album "How's the weather today?(天氣:晴)" pre-sale began. The pre-sales exceeded 2,500,000 songs (over 5,000,000 RMB) and it was certified by "Diamond Records" in QQ Music. Sunnee has become the fastest female singer of QQ Music to break the certification of "triple gold", "platinum", "double platinum", "triple platinum", and "diamond records" in 2020!

On September 21, 2020, the first album "How's the weather today?" Highlight medley release.

On September 28, 2020, the first album "How's the weather today?(天氣:晴)" release, the album press conference cum birthday party take place in Canton Tower.

On October 6, 2020, the first album "How's the weather today?(天氣:晴)" sales exceeded 5,000,000 songs (over 10,000,000 RMB) and it was certified by "Double Diamond Records" in QQ Music. Sunnee has become the fastest female singer of QQ Music to break the certification of "triple gold", "platinum", "double platinum", "triple platinum", "diamond records" and "double diamond records" in 2020!

On September 17, 2021, the second album"秘ME"(secret me) poster released and announce that the album will release on September 24, 2021 10:00 (GMT+8).

on September 24, 2021, the second album"秘ME" (secret me) is officially released

On December 23, 2022, the third album "计划外惊喜" (unplanned surprise) is officially released

Discography

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Albums

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No. Album title Release date Label Track listing
1 How's the Weather Today? (天氣:晴) 2020-09-28 Universal Music China (UMC)
Track listing
  1. "Summer Party" (夏日Party)
  2. "By Your Side" (陽光的陪伴)
  3. "Like a Child" (像孩子一樣長大)
  4. "Rain" (雨)
  5. "Sunset Never Sleeps" (不落的音符)
  6. "A Fine Day" (多雲轉晴)
  7. "Taking My Time" (慢)
  8. "Heartbeat" (心跳)
  9. "Feels like Magic"
  10. "Light" (下一天)
2 秘ME 2021-09-24 UMC
Track listing
  1. "Want To" (癮)
  2. "All Alone" (你不適合兩個人)
  3. "Oops! (I’m Comin' Thru)"
  4. "Gimme Gimme"
  5. "Recognition" (因為懂得)
  6. "Miss You" (我沒有想你)
  7. "You're on My Mind" (在未來等一個你)
  8. "Can't Go Back" (想念你的美)
  9. "On and On"
  10. "Want To" (acoustic)
3 计划外惊喜 2022-12-23 UMC
Track listing
  1. "Bad for me"
  2. "Fine" (也好)
  3. "Unplanned Surprise" (计划外惊喜)
  4. "Unsuitable" (不宜)
  5. "Monsoon Season" (梅雨季)
  6. "Wave" (浪)
  7. "Stolen" (窃)
  8. "Summer Night"
  9. "The Planet I Wander With You" (与你漫步的星球)
  10. "I Won't" (我偏不)

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart
positions
Sales Album
CHN[15]
"Don't Cry" (不哭) 2018 Promotional song for movie "Cry Me a Sad River" (悲伤逆流成河)
"Sunny" 62 567,759[16] Non-album single
"Forget That Hug" (忘记拥抱) 2019 54
"Me" (那个我) RocketGirls101(火箭少女101)《立风》
"Qing Ge" (擎歌)
"Look At Yourself"
"Things I Do for Love" 2020 "Love Is Sweet" (半是蜜糖半是伤) OST
"Belong to you" "Professional Single" (我凭本事单身) OST
"Brave The Wind And The Waves" (乘风破浪) 2021 Promotional song for movie "The Conductor" (指挥家)
"My Look" (我的样子) 《亲爱的我》
"0.1% World" (好想去你的世界爱你) Promotional song for movie "0.1% World" (好想去你的世界爱你)
"Somewhere In Time" (今夕是何年) 2022 "A Dream of Splendor" (梦华录) OST
"Take Me Back" "The Heart of Genius" (天才基本法) OST
"Glass" (玻璃) "The Investigator" (简言的夏冬) OST
"Scorching Moonlight" (滚烫的月光) "Shinng Just For You" (星河长明) OST
"Missing You" (念你) 2023 "The Legend of Anle" (安乐传) OST

Collaborations

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Title Year Album
"ต๊ะต่อนยอน...Hurry Up!"
(Vyra featuring Sunnee)[17]
2021 Non-album single

Filmography

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Television series

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Year English Title Chinese Title Role Description
2014 GTO Taiwan 麻辣教师GTO

台湾篇

Student Cameo
The X-Dormitory 终极X宿舍 Dancing Girl
Angel 'N' Devil 终极恶女 Ding Dang(叮当) Lead Role
2015 School Beauty's Personal Bodyguard 校花的贴身高手 Feng Xiaoxiao(冯笑笑)
2018 KO ONE: RE-CALL 终极一班5 Lan Sichun(蓝斯春)
Hottie Has Demonic Temperament 小哥哥有妖气 Sunnee Cameo

Television shows

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Year Title Network Description
2011–2012 Global Hokkien Singing Competition
第五届全球闽南语歌曲创作演唱大赛
SETV Pre-debut
Finished 5th
2017 The Birth of a Star
明星的诞生
iQiyi Contestant
Finished 6th
2018 Produce 101 Tencent Video Contestant
Finished 8th
2019 Super Penguin Alliance: Super 3
超级企鹅联盟Super3星斗场
Tencent Video Basketball Team Manager
2019 Mask Singer Season 4
蒙面唱将猜猜猜第四季
Jiangsu Channel/Youku
江苏卫视/优酷
Singer
Episode 10: Performed "同类" and "想幸福的人"
2020 Top Glory Moment
TOP榮耀時刻
CCTV-3
中央电视台综艺频道
Singer
Episode 10: Performed "没那麼簡單" and "陽光的陪伴"
2020 Hello Life Season 2
你好生活第二季
CCTV-3
中央电视台综艺频道
Singer
Episode 2&3: Performed "陽光的陪伴" and "卡路里"
2020 Super Hit
宇宙打歌中心
Youku
优酷
Singer
Episode 02: Performed "雨"
2020 Mars Intelligence Agency Season 5
火星情報局第五季
Youku
优酷
Senior Agent
Showing from Episode 05 and promoted to Season 6
2021 Shine! Super Brothers

追光吧!哥哥

Youku
东方卫视

灿星制作

Episode 12: Performed part of "I'm Not Cool"
2021 The Treasured Voice 2

天赐的声音2

浙江卫视/腾讯视频/优酷/爱奇艺/中国蓝TV Episode 08: Performed "谁不是“ and "说得倒做得到“

Magazines and published works

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Published Date Publisher Title Description
15 November 2014 Shuiling Wenchuang Angel 'N' Devil Character
23 December 2014 Angel 'N' Devil Photobook
26 January 2015 Angel 'N' Devil Battle of Copper Times Diary
8 January 2016 Angel 'N' Devil Time and Space
2018 13th Month Issue Trends Group Trends·COSMOPOLITAN
时尚COSMO
Beauty Bible
Inner pages
2019 August Issue Trends Group Super Magazine
SUPER艺术时尚杂志
Cover and inner pages
2019 November Issue Trends Group Trends·COSMOPOLITAN E-Magazine
时尚COSMO電子刊
Cover and inner pages
2020 August 2337 Issue Life Style Media Group Trends·Lifestyle Magazine
精品购物指南
Cover and inner pages

Awards

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Year Award Awarding Authority Result
2018 Artist Influence Leaderboard Top 10 New Artists of the Year Sina Weibo Top 10
2018 2018 Popular New Artist QQ Music 2018 Peak Leaderboard Popularity White Paper Won
2019 Most Popular New Influence 2019 Popular Golden Tune Leaderboard TOP Won
2019 Weibo Star Shine Goddess Weibo Star Shine Festival Won
2019 All Media Recommended New Artist of the Year Global Chinese Music Leaderboard

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ 林奕如 (24 Jun 2018). "獨/挖掘Sunnee伯樂經紀人:莊敬高職一眼相中「長髮的她」". ET today.
  2. ^ "第五届闽南语歌曲大赛泰国区总决赛成功举办 十二位参赛选手轮番出场为观众演绎经典闽南语老歌 锺敏俐杨芸晴谢玉霞分别获得本届演唱大赛冠亚季军".
  3. ^ "A'N'D泰籍Sunnee闖演藝圈 機場偷看爸媽背影淚崩" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  4. ^ "《明星的诞生》公布首批名单 小鲜肉收割少女心" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. ^ 林淑娟 (27 Dec 2017). "《終極一班5》1月22日開戰!「亞瑟王」辰亦儒回歸". chinatimes.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ^ "A Brief History of China's Tomboy Heartthrobs". Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  7. ^ "火箭少女101首张音乐专辑发布 两年计划曝光". 新华网云南频道. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Sunnee杨芸晴单曲《Sunny》温暖上线". china.com. 20 Dec 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Sunnee杨芸晴献唱电影《悲伤逆流成河》推广曲". NetEase. 20 Sep 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  10. ^ "忘记拥抱". NetEase Music. NetEase. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  11. ^ "火箭少女101周年团专《立风》上线 追寻更好自己". 环球网. Baidu. 12 Jul 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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  13. ^ "全球华人歌曲排行榜公布提名". 北京日报. people.cn. 30 Jul 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  14. ^ Sunnee (2020-09-16), Sunnee 杨芸晴 《夏日Party》 官方MV Summer Party Official Music Video, retrieved 2020-09-16
  15. ^ "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Sunny Cumulative Sales". y.sajou.net. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  17. ^ สุพัฒน์ ศิวะพรพันธ์ (April 2, 2021). "ต๊ะต่อนยอน…Hurry Up! ซิงเกิลใหม่จาก 5 สาว VYRA และการมาของ Sunnee และ กลัฟ คณาวุฒิ ที่ยิ่งช่วยฉายเสน่ห์ได้อย่างเหลือล้น". The Standard. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
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