Wendy (singer)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Son.
Wendy

Wendy in 2015
Native name 손승완[1]
Born Son Seung-wan[2]
(1994-02-21) February 21, 1994
Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea [3]
Occupation Singer

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2014–present
Labels S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 손승완
Revised Romanization Son Seung-wan
McCune–Reischauer Son Sŭng-wan
Stage name
Hangul 웬디
Revised Romanization Wen-di
McCune–Reischauer Wen-ti

Son Seung-wan (Hangul: 손승완; born February 21, 1994), better known by her English name Wendy, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet.

Early life

Wendy was born on February 21, 1994 in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[1][3][4] She lived with her family in Jecheon until her fifth year of elementary school, when she moved to Canada to study abroad under her English name, Wendy Shon.[5] Wendy attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota, where she was an honor student and athlete and had earned various awards for academics and music-related activities.[6][7][8][9][10] She later studied at Richmond Hill High School in Ontario, Canada, where she participated in the school choir called Vocal Fusion.[11]

Career

Pre-debut and S.M. Rookies

Wendy’s desire to be a singer began when she was five years old. Although her parents initially opposed, they eventually allowed her to audition to become a singer.[12] In 2010, she submitted an online audition for the "Koreaboo: Cube Entertainment Global Auditions 2011". Though she was not the final winner, she was one of fifteen finalists personally picked by Korean singer G.NA and Koreaboo from over 5,000 videos to continue to the final round in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and open for G.NA’s first solo showcase.[13][14]

In 2012, Wendy was cast by S.M. Entertainment after auditioning at the S.M. Global Audition in Canada and was introduced as a member of S.M. Entertainment's predebut group S.M. Rookies on March 14, 2014.[15] As part of S.M. Rookies, Wendy released the song "Because I Love You" for the soundtrack of the Mnet drama Mimi and appeared in the song's music video.[16]

2014–present: Debut with Red Velvet and solo activities

Wendy was revealed as a member of Red Velvet in July 2014.[17] The group made their music debut with the digital single "Happiness" on August 1, 2014.

Wendy collaborated with rapper Yuk Jidam for the song "Return", which is part of the OST of KBS2's Who Are You: School 2015. The song was released on June 8, 2015 and debuted at number 31 on the Gaon Singles Chart.[18][19][20] She released another song "Let You Know" for the soundtrack of the JTBC drama D-Day on October 16.[21]

In January 2016, she became a long-term panelist on We Got Married and participated in King of Mask Singer as the contestant "Space Beauty Maetel".[22][23] Wendy released a collaboration single with Eric Nam titled "Spring Love" on March 4, 2016, as part of S.M. Entertainment's SM Station project.[24] The song debuted at number 10 on the Gaon Singles Chart and rose to number 7 a week later.

Personal life

Wendy is able to play several instruments, including the piano, guitar, flute, and saxophone.[25] She has stated that her passion for music comes from her parents, who are both music lovers.[26] She has one older sister, Son Seung-hee.[27]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[28]
"Because I Love You" 2014 —
  • KOR: —
 Mimi OST[29][30]
"Return" (with Yuk Jidam) 2015 31 Who Are You: School 2015 OST
"Let You Know" —
  • KOR: —
 D-Day OST
"Spring Love" (with Eric Nam) 2016 7 SM Station

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 SMTown The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town [33]

Variety shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2014 Let's Go! Dream Team KBS2 Contestant Girl Group Bubble Suit Championship; with Irene and Seulgi[34]
2015 100 People, 100 Songs JTBC Contestant with Seulgi[35]
Immortal Song 2 KBS2 Guest with Joy and Seulgi
2016 We Got Married MBC Panelist [22]
King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant Episode 43 as "Space Beauty Maetel"[23]

Radio show

Year Title Notes
2015 KBS Cool FM's Kiss the Radio Special DJ [36]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 Seong, Jin-hee (26 September 2014). "[더★프로필] 레드벨벳 웬디 "밥 잘 먹는 사람이 이상형"". The Star. The Star. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "레드벨벳 웬디"LA 유학시절, 오바마 대통령상 받은 적 있어" (섹션TV)" (in Korean). tvdaily. 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  3. 1 2 "Red Velvet Profile" (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Jung Chan-woo, Kim Tae-gyun (April 9, 2015). Cultwo Show (in Korean). SBS. SBS Power FM.
  5. ↑ Fate, Kay (February 17, 2010). "'Dolly' set to open at Shattuck". Faribault Daily News. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Shattuck-St. Mary's School Honor Roll". Faribault Daily News. December 22, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Shattuck-St. Mary's School Honor Roll". Faribault Daily News. April 12, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Awards Day at Shattuck St. Mary's". 2008 Summer Arch (Shattuck-St. Mary's). Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Awards Day at Shattucks St. Mary's". 2009 Summer Arch (Shattuck-St. Mary's). Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Awards Day at Shattucks St. Mary's". 2009 Summer Arch (Shattuck-St. Mary's). Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Westwood, Rosemary (February 26, 2015). "Video: GTA stages a ‘breeding ground’ for K-Pop talent". Metro (Metro International). Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ Tablo (October 14, 2015). Tablo Dreaming Radio (in Korean). MBC. HLKV-FM.
  13. ↑ "Cube Entertainment reveals finalists for 2011 Global Auditions". 'Koreaboo'. 23 February 2011.
  14. ↑ Gupta, Saakshi (21 March 2011). "First-year becomes K-pop singing sensation". The Tartan (Carnegie Mellon). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  15. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi. "‘Mimi’ Reveals Voice of SM Rookie Wendy in OST". Mwave. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Kim Dong-Joo. "SM Entertainment to debut a new girl group, 'Red Velvet'". StarN News. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ Sohn Ji-young (July 28, 2014). "SM Entertainment debuts new girl group Red Velvet". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  18. ↑ Park Ah-reum (June 8, 2015). "레드벨벳 웬디 육지담 부른 '후아유' OST '리턴' 오늘(8일) 공개". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  19. ↑ Lee Eun-ho (June 8, 2015). "레드벨벳 웬디-육지담, '후아유-학교2015' OST 대열 합류". 10asia (in Korean). Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  20. ↑ South Korea's Gaon Singles Chart from June 7–13, 2015 (in Korean) Originally from Gaon Music Chart (June 2015). Archived on June 19, 2015. Retrieved on June 19, 2015.
  21. ↑ Lee Eun-jin (October 15, 2015). "레드벨벳 웬디, 드라마 '디데이' OST 참여 ’16일 낮 12시 음원 공개’". 10asia (in Korean). Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  22. 1 2 Lee Seung-rok (January 9, 2016). "레드벨벳 웬디, '우결' MC 합류…초아는 하차". My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  23. 1 2 Jang Young-hoon (January 24, 2016). "'복면가왕' 메텔의 정체는 레드벨벳 웬디였다 (영상)". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Red Velvet's Wendy duets with Eric Nam". Yonhap News. Yonhap News Agency. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  25. ↑ Jo Hye-jin (April 25, 2015). "[Star Focus] f(x) Luna - SISTAR Hyorin - Apink Eunji - Red Velvet Wendy, 'Sexy' Competition?...'No, terminator of singing'". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  26. ↑ Yoo Won-jeong (September 23, 2014). 레드벨벳, 행복을 찾는 4人 4色 소녀들의 데뷔일기. No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  27. ↑ Kim Sung-joo (April 10, 2015). Gayo Plaza (in Korean). KBS. KBS Cool FM.
  28. ↑ "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
    • ""Return"". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
    • "Spring Love". Gaon Digital Chart. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "드라마 '미미' (Original Soundtrack)". iTunes. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  30. ↑ "Japan Korea New Singles Chart". kugou. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  31. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Return":
  32. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Spring Love":
  33. ↑ 'SM타운' 공연실황 다큐, 8월13일 국내개봉 확정 (in Korean).
  34. ↑ Let's Go! Dream Team II - 출발드림팀 II : Girl Group Bubble Suit Championship (2014.12.18). 17 December 2014 – via YouTube.
  35. ↑ Jang, Yoo-yeong. "'끝까지간다' 레드벨벳 웬디, 충격의 탈락 '미안함에 눈물 글썽'". Sports Seoul. Sports Seoul. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  36. ↑ (Korean) 쿨FM, ‘슈키라’ 력디 빈자리 화려한 아이돌 군단이 채운다

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