Nine Percent Members Profile: Nine Percent Facts
Nine Percent (百分九少年) is a Chinese boy group consisting of nine members: Cai XuKun, Chen LiNong, Fan ChengCheng, Justin, Lin YanJun, Zhu ZhengTing, Wang ZiYi, Xiao Gui and You ZhangJing. They are formed by the reality show Idol Producer by iQiyi in 2018. They officially debuted on November 20th, 2018 and according to the members they disbanded on October 06, 2019.
Nine Percent Fandom Name: NINES
Nine Percent Official Fan Colors: Blue sea and Blue sky
Nine Percent Official Accounts:
Twitter: @NINEPERCENT_IC
Instagram: @ninepercent.ic
Weibo: Nine Percent
Nine Percent Members Profile:
Cai XuKun (Rank 1)
Stage Name: Cai XuKun (蔡徐坤)
Birth Name: Cai XuKun (蔡徐坤)
Position: Leader, Vocalist, Rapper, Center
Nationality: Chinese
Birthday: August 2nd, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 184 cm (6’0″)
Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Instagram: caixukun
Weibo: @caizicaixukun
Cai XuKun Facts:
– His birthplace was Zhejiang, Hunan, China.
– Trainee Period: 2 years 6 months
– He was chosen to be the trainee for TFBOYS when he was in elementary school but his parents felt that he was too young and should focus on his studies instead.
– He is the leader and center of the project group NINE PERCENT and former rapper of SWIN-S
– His fans are called iKun.
– His English name was August, but he officially changed his English name to “Kun”.
– Cai Xukun’s nickname is Kunkun.
– Xukun participated in Super Idol (星动亚洲) season 1 and finished in the top 15.
– On March 4, 2016, he participated in season 2 and finished among the top 3, joining the program’s debut team
– He debuted with SWIN-S in Shanghai on October 18, 2016.
– Hobbies: Playing basketball, swimming and fitness.
– He studied in the United States
– He composes his own songs and rap.
– He loves Minions.
– He did not come on Running Man (Season 6 Ep 11) due to his ongoing law case with his previous company.
– Cai Xukun is afraid of heights.
– Cai Xukun feels very awkward and embarrassed when trying to act cute.
– Cai XuKun shared a room with Wang Ziyi.
– His role models are BTS & Big Bang.
– Motto: “Dreams accompany me when I sleep. If I don’t fulfill them I loose sleep.”
– Xukun was the chosen center of “Ei Ei” (“Pick Me” of Idol Producer)
– Xukun is ranked 27th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018”.
– Xukun is a participant in “Keep Running” season 4, as a permanent guest.
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You ZhangJing (Rank 9)
Stage Name: You ZhangJing (尤长靖)
Birth Name: You ZhangJing (尤长靖)
Position: Main Vocalist
Birthday: September 19th, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 176 cm (5’9″)
Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)
Blood Type: –
Nationality: Malaysian
Label: Banana Entertainment
Instagram: @azorachin
You ZhangJing Facts:
– His hometown is Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.
– He has a younger sister.
– He was part of TRAINEE18 (a pre-debut team of trainees under Banana Culture Music) before appearing on “Idol Producer”.
– He enjoys cooking, watching movies and singing.
– He really loves eating delicious food.
– His English name is Azora Chin.
– At first, You Zhangjing was very afraid of Xiao Gui.
– You Zhangjing is the oldest, but pretends to be younger than he really is.
– You Zhangjing can eat a lot.
– He can play the piano.
– His favorite food is “Nasi lemak”, a Malay dish.
– He can eat a lot, but can also cook.
– His fandom name is 西柚 (Xī yòu), which is grapefruit in Chinese.
– You Zhangjing is a funny name in Chinese because it sounds like “there is growth”/”has grown” (有长进 you zhang jin), and on Idol Producer they joked about it a lot: “this person really has grown”, “have you grown taller?”.
– He sang the OST/Character Theme Song for “The Legend of FuYao” (a Chinese drama) called 傲紅塵/Ào hóng chén (“Pride of Red Dust”) released on June 29, 2018; The song took the top spot on QQ Music & Billboard China for multiple weeks since its release.
– He and YanJun’s ship name is 长得俊/Zhǎng dé jùn in Chinese, ZhangJun in English; they’re a very popular ship, almost always in the top 10 (highest was top 1) of the CP ranks on Weibo.
– You Zhangjing and Lin Yanjun shared a room.
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Lin YanJun (Rank 5)
Stage Name: Lin YanJun (林彦俊)
Birth Name: Lin YanJun (林彦俊)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Visual
Birthday: August 24th, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 181 cm (5’11″)
Weight: 63 kg (139 lbs)
Blood Type: –
Nationality: Taiwanese
Label: Banana Entertainment
Instagram: @888mob
Lin YanJun Facts:
– He was born in Hainan, China and after 3 months he moved to Taiwan. (Chinese show “Wild Kitchen”)
– He is under TRAINEE18 of his company before appearing on “Idol Producer”.
– His English name is Evan.
– He calls his fans Evanism.
– He has a very flirty personality.
– Often described as looking fierce on the outside but warm and caring on the inside
– He loves dad (lame) jokes.
– Lin Yanjun is a Harry Potter fan.
– He has dimples when he smiles (one of his charming points)
– Lin Yanjun is noted as a “Dark Horse” because at the beginning of Idol Producer, he didn’t really stand out, but as the show progresses, he captured more and more attention till he was part of the top 9.
– Lin Yanjun and You Zhangjing shared a room.
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Zhu ZhengTing (Rank 6)
Stage Name: Zhu ZhengTing (朱正廷)
Birth Name: Zhu ZhengTing (朱正廷)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Main Dancer
Birthday: March 18th, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 183 cm (6’0″)
Weight: 64 kg (141 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Nationality: Chinese
Label: Yuehua Entertainment
Instagram: @yh_newboyz_china/ (The Yuehua guys all use a group account)
Instagram: @theo_zhuzhengting318
Zhu ZhengTing Facts:
– He appeared previously on Mnet “Produce 101” Season 2.
– He was born in Anhui, China.
– His Korean name is Jung Jung.
– He is fluent in Mandarin and Korean.
– He’s very flexible.
– Zhu Zhengting is easily terrified.
– His English name was Austin, but he allegedly changed it to Theo.
– Zhengting has had abs since he was twelve. (Source: Idol Producer)
– He calls his fans 珍珠糖 (zhenzhutang) which in English means Pearl Sugars.
– In 2014, he was admitted to Shanghai Theater Academy as the first Chinese dancer major. In the same year, he won the first Chinese Dance Theater Competition of National Vocational Vocal Skills Competion.
– He participated on Produce 101 Season 2 but was eliminated ep. 8 with a total vote of 330,058 and placed 51st.
– He was a participant on Idol Producer and placed 6th in the final episode with a vote of 11,938,786.
– He is a member of the NEX7
– Hobbies: Dancing, singing, swimming, and reading novels.
– He has a tattoo on his hip.
– Motto: The curtain to life’s stage can be opened any time, the key is your willingness to perform or choose to avoid it”.
– Zhu Zhengting, Fan ChengCheng and Justin shared a room.
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Wang ZiYi (Rank 7)
Stage Name: Wang ZiYi (王子异)
Birth Name: Wang ZiYi (王子异)
Position: Rapper, Vocalist
Birthday: July 13th, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 186 cm (6’1″)
Weight: 72 kg (158 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Chinese
Label: Simple Joy Music
Instagram: @boogie1e
Wang ZiYi Facts:
– Before appearing on the show, he had released single ‘Mr. Lee’ and was also part of the group BBT.
– His catch phrase is “cool bro”
– His English name is Boogie
– He comes from a rich family.
– He’s very nice with the other members, he gave up center spot multiple times during the show because he knew someone wanted it.
– Wang Ziyi’s fans are called ‘ISEE’
– Wang Ziyi said on Idol Producer that he was closest to Cai Xukun.
– His role models are ASAP Rocky, Kayne West, Kendrick Lamar
– Wang Ziyi shared a room with Cai XuKun.
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Xiao Gui (Rank 8)
Stage Name: Xiao Gui (小鬼)
Birth Name: Wang LinKai (王琳凯)
Birthday: May 20th, 1999
Position: Lead Rapper
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: 178 cm (5’10″)
Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
Nationality: Chinese
Label: Gramarie Entertainment
Instagram: @6____ghost
Xiao Gui Facts:
– He took part in “The Rap Of China” previously before appearing on the show.
– Xiao Gui’s rap name is Lil’ Ghost (the English translation of Xiao Gui). (LA VLOG)
– Xiao Gui was quite close to Bu Fan during Idol Producer. His parents thought that Bu Fan was a good role model for Xiao Gui.
– Xiao Gui describes himself as aloof.
– Many trainees were afraid of Xiao Gui because of his “aura”.
– Xiao Gui’s fans are called 达琳/Dá lín – Darlings.
– His rapper name is Aka Imp
– His role model: Migos
– Xiao Gui shared a room with Chen Linong.
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Fan ChengCheng (Rank 3)
Stage Name: Fan ChengCheng (范丞丞)
Birth Name: Fan ChengCheng (范丞丞)
Birthday: June 16th, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper, Visual
Height: 185 cm (6’1″)
Weight: 66 kg (145 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Nationality: Chinese
Label: Yuehua Entertainment
Instagram: @real_fanchengcheng
Instagram: @yh_newboyz_china/ (The Yuehua guys all use a group account)
Fan ChengCheng Facts:
– He is the brother of famous Chinese actress Fan BingBing and was first exposed to the media in 2007 when he went to attend a film festival with his sister.
– He is a member of NEX7
– In 2007, ChengCheng was with BingBing outside, in Berlin International Film Festival event, which is the first time they came to media exposure together.
– He’s played piano since he was 4 years old.
– Chengcheng’s English name is Adam.
– Fan Chengcheng loves to eat. He gained 10kg in 4 months.
– Chengcheng has 4 tattoos: on his hand is the famous drawing called “praying hands” by Albrecht Dürerone; on his inner bicep the tattoo says “you are the brightest star in my sky”; the 3rd tattoo is on his inner arm and it contains the words “LEVEL UP” in a bubble box with the number “18” underneath it with an arrow pointing up; in November 2018 ChengCheng got a new tattoo on his left upper arm.
– He appeared on Running Man (Season 6 Ep 7)
– He calls his fans Cheng Stars.
– Hobbies: Playing the piano and basketball.
– Motto: “I do what I want to do”.
– Fan ChengCheng, Zhu Zhengting and Justin shared a room.
Chen LiNong (Rank 2)
Stage Name: Chen LiNong (陈立农)
Birth Name: Chen LiNong (陈立农)
Position: Lead Vocalist
Birthday: October 3rd, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 183 cm (6’0″)
Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Taiwanese
Label: A Legend Star Entertainment
Instagram: @n30201
Chen LiNong Facts:
– He is in the performing arts department of Nan Chiang Industrial & Commercial Senior High School
– Chen Linong’s nickname is Nongnong.
– His fans are called Nong Candy/Nóng Táng
– His English name is Leo.
– He was a trainee for 8 months
– He is very shy.
– He loves bubble tea.
– Hobbies: Singing
– Chen Linong shared a room with Xiao Gui.
– Motto: “You can drink wine, but must never let the wine drink you.”
Justin (Rank 4)
Stage Name: Justin
Birth Name: Huang MingHao (黄明昊)
Position: Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Youngest
Birthday: February 19th, 2002
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 182 cm (5’11″)
Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Chinese
Label: Yuehua Entertainment
Instagram: @yh_newboyz_china/ (The Yuehua guys group account) / @justin_huangmh (Personal account)
Justin Facts:
– He was born Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
– He appeared previously on Mnet “Produce 101” Season 2. (Ranked 43)
– He can speak Chinese, Korean and English
– He is a member of NEX7
– Motto: People will not always remember the past, so I will look more to the future.
– His own fandom name is Justina (Nana).
– His nickname is Jia Fu Gui.
– He’s trained for 2 years.
– He says his charming point is everything from head to toe.
– Hobbies: Writing raps, swimming, and basketball.
– His favorite song is BLACKPINK’s ‘As If It’s Your Last’.
– He doesn’t like seaweed.
– He likes meat.
– Justin is the youngest.
– Justin, Zhu Zhengting and Fan ChengCheng shared a room.
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