Wendy (singer)

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Son.
Wendy
Wendy Son at 25th Seoul Music Awards 03.jpg
Wendy at the Seoul Music Awards in January 2016
Native name 손승완[1]
Born Son Seung-wan[2]
(1994-02-21) February 21, 1994 (age 30)
Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea [3]
Other names Wendy
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 (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: Red Velvet and solo activities

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See also: Red Velvet (band)

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

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Main article: Red Velvet (band) § 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
  • KOR: 604,633+ [32]
 SM Station

Filmography

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See also: Red Velvet (band) § 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

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Red Velvet

References

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  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.
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  31. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Return":
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  32. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Spring Love":
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  33. ↑ 'SM타운' 공연실황 다큐, 8월13일 국내개봉 확정 (in Korean).
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  36. ↑ (Korean) 쿨FM, ‘슈키라’ 력디 빈자리 화려한 아이돌 군단이 채운다

External links

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