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Liu Yuxin (Chinese: 刘雨昕; Korean: 류위신; born April 20, 1997), known in English as Xin Liu, is a Chinese singer, dancer and producer born in Guizhou Province, Southwestern China. She rose to fame as the top contestant of iQiyi's survival reality program Youth With You 2, finishing first and becoming the center of the girl group The9.[1] In late 2021, Xin began her solo career. Her album "Epsilon" and "Xanadu" tops Chinese billboards.[1] Xin is also the very first female captain of Street Dance of China (season 5).

Liu Yuxin
刘雨昕
Liu Yuxin in 2021
Born	Liu Yuxin (1997-04-20) April 20, 1997 (age 28)Guizhou, China
Other names	XIN Xin Liu
Alma mater	Tianjin University of Sport
Occupations	Singer rapper producer dancer songwriter composer model
Musical career
Genres	C-pop hip hop dance
Instruments	Piano, guitar, drums , talkbox
Years active	2012–present
Labels	AMG Asia Music Group Idol Youth[a] iQiyi[a]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	劉雨昕
Simplified Chinese	刘雨昕
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Yǔxīn

Xin first gained recognition as a contestant on Chinese television talent show Up Young! (向上吧！少年) in 2012. In 2016, she competed in the girl-group survival reality program Lady Bees (蜜蜂少女队), debuting as a member of the resulting girl-group, LadyBees. In 2020, Xin finished first on iQiyi survival reality program Youth With You 2, leading to her debut as a member and the centre of The9.

As a dancer, Xin started learning street dance when she was ten years old and focused on popping dance techniques.[2] She has performed a variety of dance styles ranging from street dance styles to modern dance styles, including popping, locking, krump, urban, hip-hop, jazz, house, waacking, contemporary, swag in different dance competitions and shows.

As a singer, she released her 3-track EP ‘Epsilon’ in 2021, which tops the best selling records in China and worldwide.[citation needed] Since Dec 2021, she started releasing her first full-length album ‘Xanadu’ that includes 10 songs with 10 MV of 10+ different dancing styles. Some of her representative works include “Baby I Know”, “Boom Tick Boom”, "Hurricane", “Look Into The Mirror”, “Like Love”, and "Beatholic".

Xin's fandom name is "UM", which stands for umbrella; her fandom colour is "Xin blue".

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Early career
  • 2.2 2016–2019: LadyBees
  • 2.3 2020–2021: Youth With You 2, The9
  • 2.4 2022–present: solo career beginning, Xanadu
  • 2.5 Public image and reception
    • 2.5.1 Lady Bees era
    • 2.5.2 EP Xin era
    • 2.5.3 Youth with You 2/The9 era
• 3 Philanthropy
• 4 Discography
  • 4.1 Extended plays
  • 4.2 Singles
• 5 Filmography
  • 5.1 Film
  • 5.2 Television shows
• 6 Ambassadorships and endorsements
  • 6.1 Individual
  • 6.2 Group
• 7 Awards and recognition
  • 7.1 Individual
  • 7.2 Group
• 8 Notes
• 9 References
• 10 External links