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Stars in the entertainment industry pay attention to names, generally choose a name that is both catchy and auspicious, in order to achieve a smooth career, but in fact, there are many stars who take some rare names, and as a result, they are not only uncomfortable, but also greatly reduced in fame. [Floating Cloud]
Today, I will take an inventory of several actresses in the entertainment industry who are "not worthy of the name" because their names are too awkward, they should have relied on their strength to shine through half the sky, but they were dragged back by a difficult name, which is ridiculous.
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Actress Song Yi with unique recognition
Song Yi is an actress with a unique recognition, and her name is often mispronounced as "Song Tie" due to the similarity of the Chinese character "Yi" and "Tie", which has also become a major feature of her.
Song Yi was born in Jingmen, Hubei Province in 1989, graduated from the acting department of the Central Academy of Drama, and in 2009, she starred in the newly written TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" as her debut work through the selection of the talent show "Dream of Red Mansions", and cooperated with Yang Yang, Yang Mi and other first-line actors.
From 2010 to 2014, Song Yi successively starred in supporting roles in many TV series, such as the costume drama "Hawthorn Tree Love" and the spy war drama "Hero Sacrifice".
In 2015, Song Yi's popularity increased greatly with the role of a tragic female agent in the spy war drama "The Pretender", and her many sets of cheongsam styles in the play were loved by the audience and were known as "the best-looking actress in cheongsam".
In 2019, Song Yi played the female No. 2 talented woman Fan Ruoruo in the youth inspirational drama "Qing Yu Nian", which is a complete "brother control" and left a deep impression on the audience.
In 2020, she played the heroine Su Tan'er in the hit light comedy "Son-in-law", and had a tacit cooperation with the actor Guo Qilin, making the audience mistakenly think that they were really in love.
Although Song Yi has been involved in many works in the film and television industry over the years, his popularity has been uneven because his name is easily confused with "Song Tie".
To this end, Song Yi directly adopted the Chinese pinyin "Song Yisongyi" as the account name on social media platforms, and posted informative text to remind fans to correctly pronounce her name.
Song Yi has been actively polishing her acting skills, hoping to let more audiences know and remember her as a maverick actor through hard work.
In recent years, Song Yi has begun to try to expand her performance scope in film and television works of different themes such as costumes, spy wars, and light comedies, hoping to gradually break the restriction of only playing supporting roles and strive for more opportunities to play the heroine.
Although Song Yi's popularity still needs to be improved, her efforts have begun to bear fruit, and in 2022, Song Yi played the female number two in the costume drama "Fengqi Luoyang", and her performance was recognized by the director and the audience.
This year's "Changfeng Du" with Bai Jingting received rave reviews, and at the same time, the scandals between the two are also constant, and many people have broken the news that the two have been together, wishing beautiful women a double harvest in love and career.
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Huixi
Zhang Fan, an excellent drama college graduate, her parents did not want her to pursue an acting career since she was a child, she was passionate about theater and resolutely chose her own path.
In 2008, she starred in her first film "The Secret Files of Confucius" under her real name Zhang Fan, and soon she changed her complex stage name "Xianxi".
In fact, this stage name was given by parents, they thought that "Zhang Fan" was too simple, a good stage name needs two words, meaning auspicious, and the strokes should exceed 30 paintings, "Xingxi" meets these requirements, but it is also too complicated.
In 2011, Xing Xi played the gentle and kind Shen Meizhuang in the hit drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and became famous in one fell swoop, and the audience was optimistic about her future development.
As a popular new star, she participated in the variety show "Dance Forest Conference", and encountered the criticism of the judges Jin Xing, who bluntly said that the stage name of Xingxi was not suitable for her and was too cumbersome.
However, then her career did not continue to take off, has gradually turned into a supporting role, compared with the child stars Bai Baihe and Tang Yan who debuted at the same time, Xingxi's popularity has not been high, and in variety shows, she often complains that she does not have many opportunities to act.
Xingxi could have become a popular little dan, but in the end she could only be reduced to a supporting role, industry analysis, which is related to her stage name choice. A simple and generous stage name may be easier for the public to remember and love.
At the same time, Sun Li and Jiang Xin were still very popular, and the complex words "Xingxi" were difficult to get close to, and judging from the example of Xingxi, choosing a suitable stage name is actually quite important for actors.
For stage names, Xingxi has also expressed her opinion, she believes that stage names need personality, do not have to be limited to simple popularity, and she does not regret choosing the name "Xingxi", which has a good meaning but is not so easy to read.
In her opinion, excellent works and acting skills are the key to standing in the entertainment industry, and now Xingxi is no longer entangled in stage names, but goes all out for every role, willing to speak with strength.
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Ju Jingyi's name: unique and difficult to read, but deeply rooted in people's hearts
Ju Jingyi, this name is unique in the entertainment industry, as a first-line actress, her name is often mispronounced, but this does not prevent her from shining in the entertainment industry.
Her real name is Ju Jingyi, after her debut, she changed her name to the current Ju Jingyi, whose pinyin is "Jū jìng yī", adding a homophone "Yi" character, which increases the uniqueness of the name, but also increases the possibility of mispronunciation, "Yi", a relatively unpopular Chinese character, is often mispronounced as "wei" or "micro".
But even so, Ju Jingyi's name has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the public, debuted as a member of SNH48 at the age of 19, and became popular on the Internet the following year as a "four thousand years of beauty", although she herself was afraid of the word "four thousand years", but since then her name has spread with this reputation.
After transforming and developing her acting career and starring in many hit dramas, Ju Jingyi's fame is getting bigger and bigger, her appearance is becoming more and more outstanding, and she is praised for her "explosive appearance", but her name is still difficult to read, and she is often misread by hosts or artists on variety shows.
When cooperating with Bu Fan, who was from an idol group, in a variety show in 2018, Bu Fan pronounced her name as "Ju Jingwei", which caused an embarrassment on the scene, and in the recording of Youth Travels, an interviewer also pronounced her name as "Ju Jingwei".
Although the name is often mispronounced, Ju Jingyi does not mind, it has long been strange, and the uniqueness of her name has also become a major symbol of her in the entertainment industry, making people think of her immediately when they hear the three words "Ju Jingyi".
Ju Jingyi once explained that the character "Yi" comes from the "Teacher Departure Table", expressing the hope that the public will not misunderstand that she is highlighting this character to show culture.
Although her good intentions have been misunderstood, it can be seen from her attitude that she has incorporated this unique name into herself and made a breakthrough in the entertainment industry.
Ju Jingyi's original name is Ju Jingyi, taken from the homonym of "bow to the fullest, after death", pinning on her parents' desire for her to work hard, and because of this, whether she is an idol, or a transformation actor, Ju Jingyi works very hard and goes all out for every work.
And she has indeed won success through her own efforts, from the initial group debut, to the later solo development, to the appearance of many hit dramas to attract attention, Ju Jingyi can be said to be one of the more successful artists in the entertainment industry, from her growth process, you can also see the meaning behind this unique name.
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Lee Sha Minzi: A multi-talented host rookie
Li Shaminzi, born in Changsha, Hunan Province in 1993, a girl of ethnic minority ancestry, she learned music, dance and other talents from an early age, and won the National Children's Opera Competition at the age of 7.
In 2011, Li Shaminzi was admitted to the School of Journalism and Communication of Wuhan University to study broadcasting and hosting, and won many campus genius awards during her school.
In 2013, Li Shaminzi cooperated with her alma mater to shoot campus photos, so she quickly became popular on the Internet, and after graduating from university, she entered a TV station as an intern and began to appear frequently at various parties.
Having hosted many important events, such as New Year's Eve parties, singing programs, etc., Li Shaminzi's sweet appearance and smooth hosting are loved by the audience, and she has become the best among the new generation of female hosts for a while.
Li Shaminzi's career development is not limited to the field of hosting, she has also tried her roles as a film and television actor and singer, showing her all-round posture.
Despite the mediocre response to these works, Li Shaminzi is still working tirelessly, full of vitality on stage, and her versatility is gradually opening up her popularity, and I believe that there will be more wonderful interpretations in the future.
Her name comes from the preference of her parents, her father is an English teacher, so she took a name with English meaning "Lisa", combined with traditional Chinese naming customs, parents cleverly combined the two names "Lisa" and "Minzi" to give the girl a unique personality.
In various variety shows, Li Shaminzi has also made many appearances, and there was an emotional dispute between her and Lao Fan next door to the singer, which became a hot topic, which also highlights her popularity and influence in the artist circle.
Although the letters of her name are often mispronounced, Li Shaminzi herself does not mind, and uses it to make jokes, and this optimistic and humorous attitude also makes people impress her.
Although her current popularity still needs to be improved, her influence among the post-90s Little Flower hosts has steadily risen, and we look forward to Li Shaminzi's more wonderful performance in the future and shine in the entertainment industry.
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The name Suga is both positive and difficult to read
Suga, a mainland actress born in 1991, her father named "Suga Tenacious" to mean that he hoped his daughter would be tenacious, and later changed it to her current name.
Kan studied dance as an undergraduate and later was admitted to the acting department of the Central Academy of Drama, where she was in the same class as Qin Junjie and Qiao Xin.
After graduation, Suga has starred in many dramas, such as "Why Sheng Xiao Silent", "Hunting Ground", "Female Psychologist" and so on.
Suga's acting skills have been well received, and she can accurately express the rich emotions in the hearts of the characters, such as playing He Yimei, the sister who secretly loves the male protagonist in "Why Sheng Xiao Mo", successfully creating an empathetic and subtle and restrained image.
In "Female Psychologist", Suga plays a psychologist, showing the inner richness of this professional woman vividly through subtle expression changes, and these wonderful performances have won Suga the praise of many senior film critics.
However, Suga's popularity has not been high, largely because her name is difficult to read and remember, the character "Suga" is easily confused with "tube", coupled with the awkwardness of "Suzi", many viewers cannot even pronounce her name accurately.
Netizens jokingly called her "pinyin actress", saying that when watching the drama, you need to check her name on the encyclopedia first, otherwise you will always mispronounce it, which is undoubtedly an obstacle for an actor and easy to be ignored by the audience.
Suga is also helpless about this, but she said that she will never consider changing her name, because it was given by her parents, which means positively, although she knows that the name will have a certain impact on career development, Suga still insists on using this name, carrying her parents' expectations and moving forward, this persistence also shows her inner tenacity.
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Zhang Junning: Names make people
Zhang Junning, an actor who is famous in the entertainment industry, her name is a problem for many people, because her surname is Zhang Junning, of which the word "Ning" is relatively unpopular, and most people can't read it accurately, which also indirectly affects her popularity.
Zhang Junning's parents are intellectuals, his father is a doctor of law, and his mother Zheng Ruqing is a children's literature writer.
This unpopular "Ning" character became a stumbling block for Zhang Junning, and countless viewers saw Zhang Junning's name, either mispronounced it or did not know it at all.
In 2015, Zhang Junning played the role of "Xu Hui" in the TV series "The Legend of Wu Meiniang", which was loved by the audience, but due to the unfamiliarity of her name, Zhang Junning's popularity did not continue to soar.
Some viewers even posted on the Internet, asking Zhang Junning to consider changing her name, in this regard, Zhang Junning expressed her firm position on not changing, she believes that the name was carefully chosen by her parents and does not need to be changed.
The difficulty and coldness of the name certainly brought inconvenience to Zhang Junning's development, but in a sense, it also shaped the actor's unique personality.
In variety shows, Zhang Junning's active temperament and excellent emotional intelligence can often resolve the embarrassment caused by the name, and in public opinion, Zhang's mother's vigorous maintenance of her daughter's name also allows people to see the erudition and confidence of an intellectual mother.
Although Zhang Junning has a name that is not easy to read and not easy to remember, she herself is a talented actor, she was originally going to enter the university to study, but was discovered by scouts while shopping, signed to become an actor, starred in the TV series "Meteor Garden 2" at the age of 20, and began her acting career.
Despite her late start, Zhang Junning has gradually been recognized and loved by the audience through several costume dramas with her own strength, her temperament is elegant and vulgar, and her appearance is like the big sister next door, and she was named "house goddess" by netizens.
In many works, Zhang Junning has created many classic characters, such as Lan Xiying in the TV series "Riffraff Hero", showing his intellectual and capable side, and Ivy in the movie "Detective Chinatown", which has a touching charm.
In a variety show, Zhang Junning's photo was released to let the guests guess, Yue Yunpeng could not recognize Zhang Junning, and asked "No, this person." Zhang Junning responded with high emotional intelligence, turned himself into red skin, and circled Yue Yunpeng, humorously resolving the embarrassment.
A rare name may hinder Zhang's development, but she herself is crossing this barrier with confidence and humor. We should not be bound by names, but should discover the meaning behind names and strive to shine.
The name is important, but acting skills are the key to determining the success or failure of an actor, a good name can help the actor become popular, but if the strength is insufficient, it is still difficult to get the audience's recognition and love in the end.
We should not criticize artists too much for different names, but focus on their acting skills, what kind of name an actor needs, in order to consider both personality and public memory ability, so that the audience can both remember and like his name, which is still a question worth exploring.