BirthDecember 161998

Zhou Jieqiong

Zhou Jieqiong, Chinese singer and actress

Everything on December 16Original source

In context

When
Wednesday, December 16 199828 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
Recorded from
Wikipedia “On this day” feed
Person
Zhou Jieqiong

At a glance

Born 1998-12-16.

Known as: singer. Citizenship: People's Republic of China.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Zhou Jieqiong, known professionally as Jieqiong or Kyulkyung, is a Chinese singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group I.O.I after finishing sixth in the survival show Produce 101. She also became a member of Pristin and its subgroup Pristin V. She made her solo debut with the single "Why" on September 6, 2018.

Early life

Educated at: Shanghai Conservatory of Music and School of Performing Arts Seoul.

Early life and education Zhou was born on December 16, 1998, in Taizhou, Zhejiang , China. [ 1 ] She attended the Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music , where she specialized in the pipa . [ 2 ] In 2009, she was discovered by Pledis Entertainment scouts in Shanghai, and moved to South Korea. [ 3 ] In 2017, she graduated with a performing arts degree from the School of Performing Arts Seoul . [ 4 ] ^ "周洁琼个人资料" . IJQ (in Chinese).

Path and career

Career 2016–2017: Produce 101 , I.O.I, and Pledis Girlz Main articles: Produce 101 (season 1) and I.O.I Zhou on October 7, 2016 Zhou participated in Mnet 's survival television show, Produce 101 , which aired from January 22 to April 1, 2016. Five of the participants from Pledis Entertainment were eliminated and only Zhou and Lim Na-young became part of the final line-up for the girl group I.O.I . Zhou ranked sixth with an overall of 218,338 votes. [ 1 ] I.O.I made their debut on May 4 with the single,

Why this date

Zhou Jieqiong appears on our December 16 calendar for 1998 as a birth entry.

December 16 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 19921992 deportation of Hamas members
  2. 1997United Kingdom BSE outbreak
  3. 1997Dennō Senshi Porygon
  4. 1998Zhou Jieqiong
  5. 2011Zhanaozen massacre
  6. 20122012 Delhi gang rape and murder
  7. 20132013 Metro Manila Skyway bus accident
  8. 2014Lindt Cafe siege
  9. 2014Pakistani Taliban
  10. 20222022 Batang Kali landslide
  11. 20242024 Abundant Life Christian School shooting

Also in 1998

  • May 11Pokhran-IIIndia began the Pokhran-II nuclear-weapons test, its first since the Smiling Buddha test 24 years earlier.
  • September 14MCI CommunicationsTelecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
  • August 10Al-Muhtadee BillahHRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
  • May 4Sacramento, CaliforniaA federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts…
  • October 14Eric RudolphEric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • August 17Clinton–Lewinsky scandalLewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House in…
  • November 21SatanismFinnish satanist Jarno Elg kills a 23-year-old man and performs a ritual-like cutting and eating of body parts in Hyvinkää, Finland.
  • January 4January 1998 North American ice stormA massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruct…

Everything we record for 1998 →

Sources

Cite this page

“Zhou Jieqiong”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/zhou-jieqiong-1998-december-16, accessed October 28, 2026.

Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.

Questions about this entry

When did Zhou Jieqiong happen?

December 16 1998 — 28 years ago, on a Wednesday.

Where does this text come from?

Wikipedia “On this day” feed. Summaries are short adaptations that link back to the source, not reprints.

How do I cite this page?

Use the ready-made citation near the sources at the bottom of the page, and follow the source link to cite the underlying record as well.

Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.