Zhu Zhengting (Theo Zhu)
朱正廷
Zhu in 2018
Born	Zhu Zhengting (1996-03-18)March 18, 1996 (age 29) Ma'anshan,Anhui, China
Education	Shanghai Theatre Academy –Chinese Dance Department[1][2]
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy Shanghai Dance School[3]
Occupations	Singer dancer actor
Musical career
Genres	C-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Yuehua
Member of	NEXT
Formerly of	Nine Percent
Musical artist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	朱正廷
Simplified Chinese	朱正廷
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Zhèngtíng Bopomofo ㄓㄨ ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ Wade–Giles Chu1 Chèng4-t'ing2

Zhu Zhengting (Chinese:朱正廷, born March 18, 1996) is a Chinese singer and actor. He debuted as a member of limited boy bandNine Percent in 2018 through the Chinese talent showIdol Producer. He is currently the leader and main dancer ofYuehua'sNEXT.

At the age of 8, he studied Chinese Traditional dance, When he turned 12, he studied ballet, and at 15, he then majored in modern and contemporary dance.

In 2014, Zhu admitted into theShanghai Theatre Academy as the first Chinese dance major, after winning first place in the Chinese Dance Theater Competition of National Vocational Vocal Skills Competition. Zhengting was a trainee inYuehua Entertainment before his debut as an artist in the same company.

Zhu participated inboy groupsurvival reality show, "Produce 101" which aired onMnet in 2017. He was eventually eliminated on episode 8 with a total vote of 330,058.^{[4][better source needed]}

After his elimination in the Korean seriesProduce 101 Season 2, he participated in a similar Chinese survival boy band show,Idol Producer. Zhu's performance in the show brought his rise to fame, and eventually garnered a total of 11,938,786 votes in the last episode. He debuted as a member of project group "Nine Percent" after placing sixth overall.

On June 21, 2018, Zhu debuted as the leader of C-Pop group "NEXT" with the song "Wait a Minute".^{[5][better source needed]} On June 23, 2018, Zhu and other members ofNEXT held their first fan meeting in Beijing, China.

On December 2, 2018Yuehua Entertainment confirmed that Zhu would be releasing his first solo single titled "The Winter Light" the following day and that he would also be releasing a single early next year.^[6] The single sold over one million digital copies within the first three minutes of its release and over two million within an hour.^{[7][better source needed]} Following "The Winter Light", Zhu released a single titled "Green Christmas".

On March 18, 2019, Zhu released a new single called "待签收" (English: Waiting to be Signed).^{[citation needed]}

On September 16, 2019 the first teaser for his first solo mini album came out.^{[8][better source needed]} The single "Flip" came out on September 23, followed by the rest of the songs "都要好好的" and "旁观者" on September 27. Within six days of release Chapter Z became the best selling music on Netease of the year with 10 million albums sold.

On October 3, 2019 the teaser for the music video for "Flip" came out, with the official music video dropping on October 10.

On May 6, 2020 he came out with his new single "Empty Space" featuring his ex-groupmate fromNine Percent rapperWang Ziyi.

He released a new single on his birthday March 18, 2021 titled "陷" (Trap) on Netease Music selling 100,000 copies on the first 28 minutes.^[9]

He was also named as the ambassador of Shanghai Public and Safety Officer.^{[citation needed]}

Effective May 22, 2021 Zhu Zhengting was named and appointed as the "Protector of Endangered Species" by Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE).

On January 30, 2022 his first drama "Floating Youth" officially came out. The drama is dedicated to the2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and centers around a university hockey team.

He is appointed by Tencent as the "Fashion Star Officer" for Paris Fashion Week 2022.

In 2018, Zhengting was chosen by multiple brands. He endorsed hygiene products such asHead & Shoulders andOral-B as well as clothing brandCalvin Klein, technology giantHuawei and beauty brandsOlay and Perfect Diary. In 2019, He was signed underPaul Frank and he also endorsed products by leading camera manufacturerCanon and beauty brandsNivea among others.

In 2020, Zhengting continuously to be brand ambassadors such asHugo Boss, Fuguang, Marubi,Chow sang sang, Watson's, Rio,Kimberlite Diamond,Estée Lauder,Gucci,Valentino et al.

In 2021, he addedLANEIGE, ISDIN, Vans, Meco to his endorsements.

As of 2022, his active endorsements are withTissot, SSR Yoghurt, and UNNY CLUB. He is also the spokesperson for Youku VIP membership.

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• 1996 births
• Living people
• People from Ma'anshan
• Shanghai Theatre Academy alumni
• Produce 101 contestants
• Idol Producer contestants
• Nine Percent members
• Singers from Anhui
• Male actors from Anhui
• 21st-century Chinese male singers
• 21st-century Chinese male actors
• Chinese male dancers
• Chinese dancers
• Chinese male film actors
• Next (Chinese group) members

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