Jia (singer) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jia
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Jia in October 2013
Born	Meng Jia (1989-02-03) February 3, 1989 (age 36) Loudi, Hunan, China
Other names	Jia
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Singer actress
Musical career
Genres	Dance-pop C-pop Mandopop K-Pop R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Labels	JYP Banana Culture Meng Jia Studio

Meng Jia (born February 3, 1989), known as Jia, is a singer and actress from China. She used to be a member of the South Korean girl group Miss A. In May 2016, she left the group and started her solo music career in China. She signed with Banana Culture Music that same year.

Life and Career

Early Life and Career Beginnings (1989–2009)

Meng Jia was born on February 3, 1989. She was the only child in her family. Jia went to school in Beijing, China. In 2007, she was found by JYP Entertainment. This is a big entertainment company in South Korea. Later, she studied at the Seoul Institute of the Arts.

Jia was first part of a group called "Sisters." This group was meant to be a Chinese version of the Wonder Girls. But the group broke up because members and trainees changed. In 2009, Jia appeared in the music video for "My Color" by the group 2PM. She was in the video with another singer named Fei.

Debut with Miss A and Early Solo Work (2010–2016)

In 2010, Jia became a member of the girl group Miss A. The group had four members. They officially started on July 1, 2010.

Jia also appeared in other music videos. One was for M&D's song "Close Ur Mouth." She also had small acting roles in the TV shows Dream High and Dream High 2. In 2012, when Miss A was not active, Jia worked on fashion shows and magazines. She also performed with singer Ivy. She was on the TV show Let's Go Dream Team 2 in Vietnam.

From 2013 to 2015, Jia helped host a radio show called "C-Radio." She hosted it with Fei and Super Junior's Zhou Mi.

Her acting career started in 2014. She was in the Chinese TV show One and a Half Summer with 2PM's Nichkhun. In 2015, she starred in the Chinese movie The Third Way of Love. She acted alongside Song Seung-heon and Liu Yifei.

Her last album with Miss A was Colors. It came out on March 30, 2015. In May 2016, Jia left Miss A and JYP Entertainment. She decided not to renew her contract.

Solo Career (2016–Present)

On June 8, 2016, Meng Jia signed with Banana Culture Music. She wanted to start her solo career in China. Her first solo song, "Drip," was released on November 18, 2016. Then came "Who's That Girl" on January 3, 2017. This song reached number 6 on Billboard China. She released "Candy" on April 7, 2017.

Jia won an award on April 8, 2017. It was for "Breakthrough Female Artist of the Year" at the 5th Annual V Chart Awards. Her fourth song, "Mood," came out on December 19, 2017. It featured Jackson Wang from the group Got7.

Meng Jia kept releasing new music. Her fifth song, "Weapon," came out on March 20, 2018. Her sixth song, "Free," was released on June 4, 2018. Her seventh song, "Liwai (例外)," was announced in September 2018.

In 2019, she left Banana Culture Entertainment. She continued her solo activities. In 2020, she joined a TV reality show called "Sisters Who Makes Waves." In the final episode, she won the "2020 Most Loved Treasure Sister" award. She placed third and joined the group "X-SISTER."

In January 2021, Meng Jia released her song "Glass Wall (透明空間)." On June 26 of the same year, she started her own brand. It is called Random Experiment (Re 隨機試驗). Later, on November 26, she released her first Chinese-style dance song, "Oriental (東方)."

On June 30, 2023, Meng Jia had her first solo concert in Guangzhou. She performed new songs from her second album, "JIALAND."

Discography

Extended Plays

Singles

Promotional Singles

Original Soundtracks (OSTs)

Album Appearances

Filmography

Films

Television Dramas

Reality Shows

Radio Shows

Music Videos

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Jia (cantante) para niños