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My Take
Cheng Xiao is one of those performers who makes you stop scrolling the moment she appears on screen — the kind of dancer who turns a routine group performance into something you rewatch. She came up through the South Korean idol system as part of WJSN starting in 2016, which is no small feat for a Chinese trainee navigating a famously demanding industry, and she stood out almost immediately for her gymnastics-level flexibility and clean, expressive movement. Her pivot back to China around 2018 and eventual departure from WJSN in 2023 felt like the natural next chapter for someone whose charisma was always a bit too big for a twelve-member ensemble — and her solo acting and modeling work since then has proved the point.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cheng Xiao
- Name (Japanese)
- ソンソ
- Reading
- そんそ
- Born
- July 15, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- singer / model / actor / dancer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Cheng Xiao born?
Born July 15, 1998 (age 28).
Where is Cheng Xiao from?
Cheng Xiao is from Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
What does Cheng Xiao do?
Cheng Xiao works as singer, model, actor, dancer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.