GEN1ES ARCHIVE · VOCALIST · DANCER · ACTOR
Xueyao
Xueyao reached Gen1es after another survival show, earlier groups, solo music, acting work and formal dance training. “New idol” was technically true and emotionally ridiculous.
Profile
| Birth name | Zeng Xueyao (曾雪瑶) |
|---|---|
| Stage name | Xueyao |
| Born | January 8, 2001 |
| From | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Western zodiac | Capricorn · disciplined, persistent and more interested in practice receipts than inspirational captions |
| Chinese zodiac | Metal Snake · strategic, controlled and very good at surviving reinvention without announcing panic |
| Group | Gen1es |
| Gen1es role | Vocalist · dancer · actor |
| CHUANG ASIA rank | 7 |
| Group debut | August 22, 2024 with “Hourglass” |
| Group status | Former member · 2024–2026 |
Before Gen1es
Xueyao competed on CHUANG 2020, worked in PEG and AWINK and released solo music in 2021. By 2022 she had moved into acting. Her earlier career matters because Gen1es collected performers whose previous routes had stalled, bent or been interrupted. She entered the Thailand season already knowing how quickly a project can disappear.
Music, performance and work
She finished seventh and strengthened a dance line that included Qiao Yiyu and Emma. Her control made nine-member choreography cleaner, especially in “VROOM.” An injury affected later participation and fed the group’s fragmented final-year appearance problem. That should be documented as health and schedule context, not used to imply she caused the management gaps. Acting, solo music and China activities remain part of her individual career.
Career map and why it matters
Xueyao’s timeline explains why Gen1es should never be written as her first real attempt. CHUANG 2020, PEG, AWINK, a 2021 solo release and acting work from 2022 already gave her several versions of the industry before Thailand. Each required a different scale of performance: synchronized idol choreography, solo focus and the controlled restraint of screen acting. In Gen1es, that experience made her especially valuable at the edges of formations, where clean transitions determine whether nine people look intentional or crowded. Her injury and reduced final-year participation need careful wording. Health context is not evidence of laziness, conflict or responsibility for the group’s missing schedules. It is evidence that a fragile multinational plan had little room for one member to recover. Her acting and China-based work remain part of the same canonical career, not a footnote added after the group stopped posting.
The panda side quest
Watch a CHUANG 2020 stage, then the 2024 show and “VROOM.” Choreography eventually confesses who practiced. The side quest is seeing how the same control translates into acting, where a performer sometimes has to stop moving and let the camera wait.
Fandom notes and things the fact box misses
- Earlier show: CHUANG 2020.
- Earlier groups: PEG and AWINK.
- Career range: idol groups, solo music and acting.
- Final rank: seventh.
YouTube tracking history
Xueyao does not currently have a verified standalone official solo-video catalog. Her official group releases are tracked on the Gen1es group profile so group totals are not duplicated as solo activity.