{{Short description|Chinese actress & singer (born 1988)}} {{about|the actress born on January 11|the actress born on February 15|Li Chun (actress)}} {{family name hatnote|Li|lang=Chinese}} {{update|date=January 2020}} {{use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Li Qinyao | image = Morning Musume 20100703 Japan Expo 22.jpg | caption = At Japan Expo 2010, Paris, France. | birth_name = Li Chun<ref name="momusu profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.helloproject.com/artist/01/09/ | title=ジュンジュン | language=ja | work=Hello! Project | access-date=2020-01-01 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815143236/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/01/09/ | archive-date=2008-08-15}}</ref> | other_names = {{nihongo|Jun Jun|ジュンジュン}}<!--English news sources use "Jun Jun" as the most common spelling--><ref>{{cite news | first=Robert | last=Michael-Poole | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/03/13/music/morning-musume-not-ready-to-graduate-yet/#.Xg0c0Rt7nIU | title=Morning Musume not ready to graduate yet | work=The Japan Times | date=2009-03-13 | access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-02-12/anime-expo-announces-morning-musume-as-first-official-guests-of-honor-for-2009-convention-in-los-angeles | title=Anime Expo® Announces Morning Musume as First Official Guests of Honor for 2009 Convention in Los Angeles | work=Anime News Network | date=2009-02-12 | access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|11}}<ref name="oricon profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/448693/profile/ | title=ジュンジュンのプロフィール | trans-title=Jun Jun's profile | work=Oricon | date=December 15, 2010 | language=ja | access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> | birth_place = Yueyang, Hunan, China<ref name="oricon profile"/> | occupation = {{flatlist| * Actress * singer}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flatlist| * J-pop}} | years_active = 2007–present | label = {{flatlist| * Zetima}} | past_member_of = {{flatlist| * Morning Musume * Zoku v-u-den}} | website = <!-- {{Url|www.example.com}} --> }} | module2 = {{Infobox Chinese | child=yes | name1 = Li Qinyao | t = {{linktext|李|沁|謠}} | s = {{linktext|李|沁|谣}} | p = Lǐ Qìnyáo | altname = Li Chun | t2 = {{linktext|李|純}} | s2 = {{linktext|李|纯}} | p2 = Lǐ Chún }} }} '''Li Chun''' (born January 11, 1988), known professionally as '''Li Qinyao''',<ref>{{cite news | url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2016-06-27/doc-ifxtmweh2593092.shtml | title=《东方战场》李沁谣用相机见证历史 | work=Sina | language=zh | date=2016-06-27 | access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> is a Chinese actress and former singer. From 2007 to 2010, she was a member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume under the stage name {{nihongo|'''Jun Jun'''|ジュンジュン}}.
As an actress, Li has appeared in television and film projects including ''Moon Embracing the Stars'' and ''Eastern Battlefield.''
==Career==
===2007-2010: Morning Musume=== In 2006, Li auditioned for ''Super Girl'', but failed to enter the top 10.<ref name="hpannounce">{{cite web | url= http://www.helloproject.com/news/shinmember_0703151946.html | script-title=ja:モーニング娘。新メンバーに関して、つんく♂より皆様へのお知らせ。 | trans-title=A notice about new members for Morning Musume, from Tsunku to all | date=2007-02-15 | access-date=2007-03-15 | language=ja | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191621/http://www.helloproject.com/news/shinmember_0703151946.html | archive-date= 2 January 2014 }}</ref> Tsunku, who planned on expanding Hello! Project into overseas Asian markets, offered her and the other eliminated ''Super Girl'' contestants an opportunity to participate in Morning Musume's Happy 8 Generation Audition in Beijing, China, which was kept secret from the members of Morning Musume themselves.<ref name="takungpao 2007-03-17">{{cite news | url= http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/03/17/UL-707215.htm | title=早安少女組最後板斧挽人氣 | work=Ta Kung Pao | language=zh | date=2007-03-17 | access-date=2007-03-18 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070502051035/http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/03/17/UL-707215.htm | archive-date=2007-05-02}}</ref> Li accepted in spite of her family's disapproval due to the Japanese-Chinese tensions.<ref name="time 2007-12-06">{{cite magazine | first=Hannah | last=Beech |date=2007-12-06|title=Chasing the Japanese Dream |url=https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1691615,00.html | url-access=subscription |magazine=Time Asia | volume=170 | issue=24 |location=United States |publisher=Time Warner |access-date=2019-08-26 |quote="I had older relatives who told me not to come to Japan because of what it did to China during the war," says Li Chun, 19, one of Morning Musume's Chinese additions. "But I told them, music is universal. It doesn't matter where I sing: China or Japan or outer space."}}</ref>
On March 15, 2007, Li was officially announced as an eighth generation member in Morning Musume as a "foreign exchange student" along with Lin Lin.<ref name="hpannounce"/><ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200703/gt2007031602.html | title=モー娘。アジア進出の起爆剤！ジュンジュン、リンリンが新加入 | work=Sankei Sports |access-date= 15 March 2007 | language=ja | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070320055028/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200703/gt2007031602.html|archive-date= 20 March 2007}}</ref> On March 18, 2007, she made her first Japanese television appearance on ''Hello! Morning'', Morning Musume's variety show. Within the same week, she moved to Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="takungpao 2007-03-17"/> Li made her first stage appearance took place during Morning Musume leader Hitomi Yoshizawa's graduation concert on May 6, 2007, at Saitama Super Arena. In July 2007, Morning Musume released the single "Onna ni Sachi Are", Li's first song with the group.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/46805/full/ | title=モー娘。亀井絵里、「幸薄い」に嘆き | language=ja | work=Oricon | date=2007-07-31 | access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
In 2009, Li, along with Morning Musume members Sayumi Michishige and Koharu Kusumi and Berryz Kobo member Risako Sugaya, released the song "Sekai wa Futari no Tame ni" as the group Zoku V-U-Den.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsunku.net/pw_Music.php?@PS@=none&@DB_ID@=457 |script-title=ja:つんく♂オフィシャルウェブサイト |author=Tsunku |access-date=2017-06-20 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704075848/http://www.tsunku.net/pw_Music.php?@PS@=none&@DB_ID@=457 |archive-date=2010-07-04 |url-status=dead|author-link=Tsunku }}</ref>
During the final show of Hello! Project's 2010 summer tour on August 8, 2010, Li, along with Lin Lin and Eri Kamei, announced they would be leaving Morning Musume after the final show of their fall tour, ''Morning Musume 2010 Rival Survival''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/78848/full/ | title=モー娘。から亀井ら3人が卒業! 4年ぶり新メンバーオーディション開催へ | language=ja | work=Oricon | date=2010-08-08 | access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> Her final single with the group was "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game", which was released on November 17, 2010. Li's final performance with the group took place on December 15, 2010, during which she sang "Furusato" as her graduation song.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/83036/full/ | title=モー娘。メンバー号泣でお別れ…亀井、ジュンジュン、リンリンが卒業 | language=ja | work=Oricon | date=2010-12-15 | access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
===2011-present: Return to China===
In late August 2011, she was announced to be cast in a Chinese school-life film "Love for a Second" and as of early September 2011, she was discovered to be enrolling in the famous Beijing Film Academy, studying Performance Arts.<ref>[http://www.takamaruyo.net/?p=553 JunJun back in school] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331074943/http://www.takamaruyo.net/?p=553 |date=March 31, 2012 }}. takamaruyo. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.</ref>{{better source needed|Takamaruyo is a fan-run blog and is not recognized as a reliable source.|date=January 2020}}
On May 8, 2015, Li announced through her Weibo account that she would be changing her professional name to "Li Qinyao".<ref>{{cite web | first=Qinyao | last=Li | url=https://www.weibo.com/2187375567/CgVU2ps05?from=page_1005052187375567_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment#_rnd1577987125830 | title=[baby0111] 通知「大家好❤由于各方面原因今天起我正式改名为李沁谣❤请大家记住我的新名字_李沁谣❤谢谢大家理解支持」 | work=Weibo | language=zh | date=2015-05-08 | access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
==Personal life==
On December 26, 2014, Li announced on Weibo that she had married Chinese music producer Bernard Zheng.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/helloproject/350179/ | title=元「モーニング娘。」ジュンジュンが結婚を発表 | language=ja | work=Tokyo Sports | date=2014-12-26 | access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> On May 28, 2020, Li announced on Weibo that she had given birth to a child.<ref>{{cite web | first=Naho | last=Konishi | url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/cont/articles/3304919/ | title=元モーニング娘。のジュンジュンが第1子出産を報告 8期留学生メンバーとして活躍 | trans-title=Former Morning Musume member Jun Jun announces birth of her first child, was active as an 8th generation foreign exchange student | language=ja | work={{ill|IT Media|ja|ITmedia}} | date=2020-05-29 | accessdate=2025-07-14}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|Morning Musume discography}}
==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Network ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''Hello! Morning'' | Herself | TV Tokyo | Morning Musume's variety show |- | 2007–2008 | ''Haromoni'' | Herself | TV Tokyo | Morning Musume's variety show |- | 2009 | ''Bijo Houdan'' | Herself | TV Tokyo | Hello! Project's variety show<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/bijohoudan/ | script-title=ja:美女放談 テレビ東京 | language=ja | publisher=TV Tokyo | access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref> |- | 2015 | ''Moon Embracing the Stars'' | Xia Mingxing | Sichuan TV, Shenzhen TV | Supporting role<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2015-08-04/doc-ifxfpcyp5612430.shtml | script-title=zh:《拥抱星星》姐妹离别 辛芷蕾崩溃大哭 | language=zh | work=Sina Corp | date=2015-08-04 | access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> |- | 2016 | ''Eastern Battlefield'' | Suya | Jiangsu TV, Hubei TV | Supporting role<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2016-07-20/doc-ifxuapvs8923908.shtml | script-title=zh:《东方战场》李沁谣化身战地记者 | language=zh | work=Sina Corp | date=2016-07-20 | access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> |- |}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''Silent Witness'' | Mengmeng's classmate | Minor role; credited as Li Chun |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category|Li Chun}} * [https://blog.sina.com.cn/zaoanshaonuzuchunchun Official blog] {{in lang|zh}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Qinyao}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese female idols Category:Morning Musume members Category:21st-century Chinese actresses Category:Chinese expatriates in Japan Category:V-u-den members Category:Super Girl contestants Category:People from Yueyang Category:Japanese-language Chinese singers Category:Musicians from Hunan