China streaming giant crowns i-dle member Yuqi Woman of the Year

China streaming giant crowns i-dle member Yuqi Woman of the Year

I-dle member Yuqi continues to dominate the Chinese music market as she was named Woman of the Year in Music 2026 by streaming giant Tencent Music. The artist's agency announced Sunday that Tencent selected Yuqi based on her commercial influence and artistic output across its platform and the broader Chinese music market throughout 2025. The honor was awarded under the theme "Where she is, there is light." Tencent Music representatives highlighted her vibrant energy and expanding creative role. "She participated in writing and composing all songs of her first single 'Motivation' last year, showing her talent as a next-generation female singer-songwriter," the platform said. They added that the lead track "M.O." not only recorded first place in Korea but also achieved good results in China. Streaming data underscores her market dominance. Yuqi landed on the Tencent Music Korea Chart a total of 147 times, placing in the top 20 on 122 occasions. She swept the platform's 2025 year-end honors, taking home Singer of the Year, Solo Singer of the Year, Song of the Year for "FREAK" and EP/Single

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