Li Yitong (singer)

Li Yitong (simplified Chinese: 李艺彤; traditional Chinese: 李藝彤; pinyin: Lǐ Yìtóng; born December 23, 1995 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China) is a Chinese idol singer. She is a member of Team HII of female idol group SNH48.[1]

Li Yitong
Born (1995-12-23) December 23, 1995
OccupationSinger, actress
Years active2013-present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李藝彤
Simplified Chinese李艺彤
Musical career
GenresPop, Mandopop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsStar48
Ninestyle Model Agency
Ninestyle Music
Associated actsSNH48
Seine River (defunct)

Early life

Li had developed an interest in manga and Touhou Project game series since her high school days, and during ninth grade, she developed an interest in Cosplay. Prior to joining SNH48, she has also been a huge idol of AKB48, and regards Yuki Kashiwagi as her favorite member.

Career

Li took part in the auditions for second-generation members in mid-2013, before becoming one of the official second-generation members on August 18. With the creation of teams on 11 November, she became one of the 24 members of Team NII.[2] On 2 November, Li missed the "Theater no Megami" stage as she had no prior dancing skills. On 16 November, she participated in SNH48's first major concert, "SNH48 Guangzhou Concert", held in the Guangzhou International Sports Arena.

In 2014, after not performing during public performances, Li decided to write more posts on Sina Weibo, allowing her fans to know her better.[3] On March 19, she wrote a long Weibo post, which caused her to rise in popularity,[4] eventually ranking sixth in the first General Election on July 26.[5] On August 19, she started university at Shanghai International Studies University.[6][7] On 12 October, the release of SNH48's EP "UZA" saw Li as part of the Senbatsu, and her first music video appearance, which was shot in South Korea in June.[8] She was involved in writing the script for the 14th episode of SNHello, broadcast on Youku, which received over a million views.[9]

On 31 January 2015, on SNH48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2015, Li Yitong performed "Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou" with Huang Tingting, which was ranked fourth, while her performance of "Enjou Rousen" with Feng Xinduo was ranked 10th. On 25 July, Li was ranked third in SNH48's second General Election, receiving 47,134.5 votes,[10] subsequently becoming part of Seine River together with Zhao Jiamin and Ju Jingyi.[11] In October 2015, she was part of Shandong Television's reality program A Song for You, becoming the first SNH48 member to star in such a program. From 11 December onwards, she became one of the hosts for Informal Talks. On 26 December, her performances of "Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou" and "Ame no Pianist" on SNH48's second Request Time were ranked first and fourth respectively.

On June 27, 2016, Li starred in Studio48 drama Campus Beauty. On July 23, she starred in Hunan Television's variety show, Summer Sweetie. On July 30, during SNH48's third General Election, Li was ranked second with 169,971.4 votes.

On January 7, 2017, she participated in SNH48's third Request Time, of which her song "Temodemo no Namida", performed with Huang Tingting, came in second. On June 9, she starred in web drama Stairway to Stardom. On July 29, during SNH48's fourth General Election, Li came in second with 259478.6 votes. During the I Top Fan Festival on November 19, Li won the "Most Popular Female Artist" award. During the Tencent Star Awards 2017 held on December 3, she won the "New Female Artist of the Year" award.

On January 11, 2018, during the NetEase Attitude Awards 2017, Li won the "Most Popular New Artist of the Year" award. On February 3, during SNH48's fourth Request Time, Li was transferred to Team HII as part of the SNH48 Team Shuffle. On July 28, 2018, with 402,040.40 votes from the public, she ranked #1 overall during the 5th General Election held by SNH48 (Senbatsu Election), thus becoming the new Top Girls Center for the coming year.

On July 27, 2019, Li came in first again during SNH48 Group's sixth General Election. On September 13, she became the second SNH48 member after Ju Jingyi to be elevated to the Star Palace for coming in first for two consecutive years. As such, an individual studio and website were set up to manage her solo activities.[12]

Discography

EPs

Year No. Title Role Notes
2014 5 UZA A-side
2015 6 Give Me Five! B-side
7 After Rain A-side
8 Manatsu no Sounds Good! A-side
9 Halloween Night A-side Ranked 3rd in the 2nd General Election
10 New Year’s Bell A-side
2016 11 Engine of Youth A-side First original EP
12 Dream Land B-side Second original EP
13 Princess's Cloak A-side Ranked 2nd in the 3rd General Election
14 Happy Wonder World B-side
2017 15 Each Other's Future A-side Center
16 Summer Pirates B-side Sang on "Limited season" as part of Team NII
17 Dawn in Naples A-side Ranked 2nd in the 4th General Election
18 Sweet Festival A-side Center
2018 20 Forest Theorem A-side Center
21 Endless Story A-side Center
Ranked 1st in the 5th General election
22 Now and Forever A-side Center
Also sang on "Say Happy New Year", center

Albums

  • Mae Shika Mukanee (2014)

With Seine River

  • Sweet & Bitter (2015)

Units

SNH48 Stage Units

Stage No.SongNotes
Team NII 1st Stage "Theater no Megami"Romance Kakurenbo 恋爱捉迷藏
Locker Room Boy 更衣室男孩Stand-in
Team NII 2nd Stage "Saka Agari"Wagamama na Nagareboshi 任性的流星Stand-in for Luo Lan or Ju Jingyi
Team NII 3rd Stage "Mokugekisha"Ude wo Kunde 握你的手With Meng Yue and Yi Jia'ai
Team NII 4th Stage "Boku no Taiyou"Higurashi no Koi 暮蝉之恋With Yi Jia'ai
Team NII 5th Stage "Exclusive Party"Puppet 木偶Solo song
Team NII 6th Stage "In the Name of Love"Four Seasons 春夏秋冬With Jiang Zhenyi, Wan Lina and Huang Tongyang

Concert units

YearDateNameSongNotes
201316 NovemberGuangzhou ConcertNone
201418 JanuaryRed and White ConcertNone
26 JulySNH48 Sousenkyo Concert in ShanghaiNone
201531 JanuaryRequest Hour Setlist Best 30 2015Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou 夜蝶With Huang Tingting
25 July2nd General Election ConcertBlue RoseWith Wu Zhehan, Chen Guanhui and Li Yuqi
26 DecemberRequest Hour Setlist Best 30 2015 (2nd Edition)Ame no Pianist 雨中钢琴师
Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou 夜蝶
With Xu Zixuan and Liu Peixin
With Li Yitong
201630 July3rd General Election ConcertNew World 新世界With Li Yuqi and Mo Han
20177 JanuaryRequest Hour Setlist Best 50 (3rd Edition)You Are My Next Stop 下一站是你
Puppet 木偶
Temodemo no Namida 爱恨的泪
With Feng Xinduo
Solo song
With Huang Tingting
29 July4th General Election ConcertCan't Switch Off 关不掉Solo song

Filmography

Dramas

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2015Lonely Gourmet孤独的美食家
2016Campus Beauty贴身校花Qu Xue'er
2017Stairway to Stardom逆袭之星途璀璨Ye Qiao
2018Wan Neng Library万能图书馆Xiao QingGuest
Cinderella Chef萌妻食神Ah Ruan
Take My Brother Away快把我哥带走Fang Jie
2019Chasing Ball追球Tong Jiayue
2020Candle in the Tomb鬼吹灯[13]
Mei Ren Mu Bai Shou美人暮白首Rong Su
Charming and Countries十国千娇Fu Jinsheng Legend of two Sisters in the Chaos浮世双娇传Fu Jinzhan

Variety shows

Year Date Channel Title Notes
201417 JuneTudou, YoukuSNH48玩转世界杯Co-host with Meng Yue
SeptemberTV Asahi OnlineShang High School 48 上海学院48Ep 23
9 September, 25 SeptemberTudou, YoukuSNHelloEp 9, 12
201514 JanuaryHunan TelevisionI Am A Great Beauty 我是大美人With Ju Jingyi, Qiu Xinyi, Mo Han, Wu Zhehan and Dai Meng
23 JanuaryMango TVMini美人With Lu Ting
1 FebruaryTV Asahi OnlineShang High School 48 上海学院48
20 MayKugou FanxingKugou Star 酷狗星乐坊With Mo Han, Kong Xiaoyin, Ju Jingyi and Gong Shiqi
9–11 JulyAcFunWeekly News Girl SNH48 周刊少女SNH48With Mo Han, Feng Xinduo and Yang Huiting (Ep 1)
With Feng Xinduo, Huang Tingting and Yi Jia'ai
10 JulyToonmax Television学长驾到With Yi Jia'ai, Dong Yanyun, Feng Xinduo, Zhang Yuxin and Zhao Yue
13 JulyKanKan News语录With Feng Xinduo, Yi Jia'ai and Zeng Yanfen
27 JulyQQLiveRunning Mei 进击的女生
16 AugustHunan TelevisionPeople (In) News 新闻当事人
22 AugustDragon TelevisionEntertainment Online 新娱乐在线With Ju Jingyi, Zhao Jiamin, Zhang Yuge, Liu Jiongran and Xu Han
25 October-iQiyi, iQilu, PPTVA Song for You 为你而歌
11 December-Hubei TelevisionInformal Talks 非正式会谈
20168 JanuaryJiangsu TelevisionThe Brain 最强大脑
17 JanuaryJiangsu TelevisionLittle Cook Star 加油小当家With Ju Jingyi and Huang Tingting
17 JanuaryHunan TelevisionMom Loves U 妈妈的牵挂
6 March-15 MayZhejiang TelevisionHidden Singer 谁是大歌神With Zeng Yanfen and Sun Rui
23 JulyHunan TelevisionSummer Sweetie 夏日甜心
10 SeptemberHunan TelevisionHappy Camp 快乐大本营With Top 16
201718 MayHunan TelevisionThe Beauty of Chinese Civilization 中华文明之美With Fei Qinyuan and Sun Zhenni
23 MayXing Kong, ToonmaxWA 我爱二次元

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