Victoria Song
Template:Chinese name Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
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Song Qian (Chinese: 宋茜; pinyin: Sòng Qiàn, born February 2, 1987), better known as Victoria Song or mononymously as Victoria, is a Chinese singer, dancer, actress, model, and the leader of the five-member South Korean girl group f(x).
Victoria is one of the three members of f(x) not born in Korea, the others being Amber and Krystal.
As of 2011, she is considered one of the four best recognized celebrities of Chinese origin active in South Korea, along with Fei and Jia from girl group Miss A, and fashion model Wei Son.[1]
Early life
Victoria Song was born in Qingdao, Shandong. She left her hometown at a very young age to study Chinese traditional dance at the Beijing Dance Academy.[2] After her high school graduation, she was accepted to the Beijing Dance Academy and majored in Chinese ethnic dance.[3] In September 2007, Song was spotted by a SM agent at a Beijing dance competition and later joined the company.[2]
Biography
Song was scouted at a dance competition in Beijing on September 2007. She passed her audition for SM Entertainment and began preparing for her modeling career in South Korea.[2] She possesses native fluency in Mandarin and has conversational fluency with the Korean language.
Song's first media appearance was for a Spris commercial in early 2008 with South Korean singer-actor Lee Jun-ki. In April 2008, Song modeled for Samsung in a music video with Korean actor-singer Rain. In May 2008, she appeared in Shinee's music video Replay.
In August 2009, Song was introduced as the leader of quintet dance group, f(x).
On June 2010, it was announced Song was to be a cast member to We Got Married, pairing up with Nichkhun of 2PM (Thailand).[4] Khuntoria was the couple's name in "We Got Married."
Song was a new member of G7 in Invincible Youth Season 1 replacing Sunny, Yuri from Girls' Generation and 4minute's Hyuna.
Song has guest-starred on the Korean comedy show Running Man on episode 8 at the Seoul Museum of History, Gyeonghui Palace.[5]
In January 2012, Victoria began playing a principal role in When Love Walked In, a Taiwanese drama.[6]
In 2010, Song won the 'Popularity Award' at the MBC Entertainment Awards.[7]
On December 31st, Victoria together with her We Got Married partner 2PM Nichkhun MC-ed the 2011 MBC Gayo Daejun Festival.[8]
Discography
Videography
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist | Role |
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| 2008 | "Eternity" | Kangta | Lead |
| "Any Dream" | Rain | Lead | |
| "Replay" | SHINee | Lead | |
| "U" | Super Junior M | Lead | |
| 2010 | "Let You Go" | TRAX | Lead |
| "Breaka Shaka" | Kangta | Lead | |
| 2011 | "Blind" | TRAX | Lead |
Filmography
Variety television series
| Year | Network | Title | Episode | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | YStar | "Hello f(x)" | EP 1 - Ep 4 | 2010-04-17 - 2010-05-08 | |
| 2010 - Present | SBS | Star King | Recurring | 2010-03-27 - | |
| 2010 | KBS | Invincible Youth | EP33 - EP58 | 2010-06-18 - 2010-12-24 | |
| 2010 - 2011 | MBC | f(x)'s KOALA | EP1 - EP4, EP7 - EP15 | 2010-10-02 - 2011-01-08 | |
| 2010 – 2011 | MBC | We Got Married | EP38 - EP101 | 2010-06-26 - 2011-09-17 | Main article: Khuntoria |
Television dramas
| Year | Network | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | GTV | When Love Walked In | Shen Ya Yin (沈雅音） | Leading female role |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | I AM. | Herself | Documentary of SMTown in New York |
Commercials and advertisements
- 2008: Samsung 6 Series LCD TV
- 2008: Samsung’s Anycall“Any Dream” - Rain
- 2008: SPRIS Clothing Brand - Lee Jun Ki[2]
- 2008: Smart S Line school uniforms - SHINee
- 2009: Korea Seoul Tour
- 2009: LG Cyon Chocolate Phone - f(x)
- 2009: K-Swiss - f(x)
- 2010: Love living rabbit costumes (H2) - f(x), SHINee & Zhang Liyin
- 2010: LG Optimus Z - f(x)
- 2010: Calvin Klein Jeans - Sulli & Krystal
- 2010: Elite's School Uniform - f(x), Infinite
- 2010: Crown Bakery - f(x)
- 2010: Cnkia Chicken - f(x)
- 2010: Ottogi Noodle - f(x)
- 2011: Video game MMORPG "Gran Age" - f(x)
- 2011: Estee Lauder's Pure Colour Lipstick
- 2011: Smoothie King drinks - Sulli
- 2011: Cafe Real/Jardin Coffee
- 2011: Caribbean Bay CF - Nichkhun & 2PM
- 2012: IPKN Cosmetics
- 2012: & by P&D - f(x)
- 2012: LG - f(x), Super Junior
Appearances non-series
| Date | Channel | Title | Role | Other |
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| 2009-09-12 | KBS2 | Invincible Baseball Team | Herself | |
| 2009-10-03 | KBS | Chuseok Special KBS Love Sharing Concert | Herself | f(x) |
| 2009-10-26 | SBS | Finding Green, Yellow, Gold | Herself | f(x) |
| 2010-01-31 | SBS | Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate | Herself | f(x) |
| 2010-05-08 | KBS | Star Golden Bell | Herself | f(x) |
| 2010-06-16 | MBC | Golden Fishery Radio Star | Herself | f(x) |
| 2010-06-23 | MBC | Golden Fishery Radio Star | Herself | f(x) |
| 2010-06-24 | MBC | Music Travel LaLaLa | Herself | f(x) |
| 2010-07-31 | MBC | Infinity Challenge | Herself | f(x) |
| 2010-08-15 | SBS | Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate | Herself | Luna, Sulli, Krystal |
| 2010-08-29 | SBS | Running Man | Herself | |
| 2010-09-02 | MBC | 7-Day Miracle | Herself | Luna, Sulli, Krystal |
| 2010-09-25 | 上海艺术人文频道 | 韩国印象 | Herself | |
| 2010-09-30 | MBC | Love Chaser | Herself | |
| 2010-10-23 | 上海艺术人文频道 | 韩国印象 | Herself | |
| 2010-11-14 | KBS | Let's Go Dream Team | Herself | Krystal |
| 2010-12-14 | SBS | Strong Heart | Herself | |
| 2010-12-19 | KBS | Night Star | Herself | |
| 2010-12-21 | SBS | Strong Heart | Herself | |
| 2011-01-07 | MBC | Star Audition: Birth of a Great Star | Herself | |
| 2011-02-03 | CCTV-13 | New Year Special - Korea section | Herself | |
| 2011-02-03 | SBS | Star Couple Challenge | Herself | Sulli |
| 2011-02-04 | KBS2 | Idol Brain Battle | Herself | Luna, Sulli, Krystal |
| 2011-06-24 | Fashion N | Actress House | Herself | f(x) |
| 2011-07-17 | SBS | Kim Yuna’s Kiss and Cry | Herself | Amber, Sulli, Krystal |
| 2011-09-12 | SBS | Star Couple | Herself | 이재윤 / Lee Jae Yoon |
| 2011-09-13 | SBS | Hallyu Olympic | Herself | |
| 2011-09-29 | KBS2 | Happy Together | Herself | |
| 2011-10-03 | SBS | Couple Best | Herself | Yesung |
| 2011-11-23 | SBS | Couple Best | Herself | Ryeowook |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2007 | Beijing Dance Competition "Hua Ling" | First prize | Won |
| Beijing Dance Competition "Hua Yao Xin Niang" | Second prize | Won | |
| 2010 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award | Won |
| 2012 | MBC ‘Idol Star Olympics‘ - Female Fencing | Gold Medal | Won |
| National Drama Award - 'When Love Walked In' | Best New Actress | Won |
References
- ^ "쑨웨이, “'생애 첫 해외활동, 한국이라 더 기뻐요'" February 9, 2011 Daily No-Cut News Template:Ko icon
- ^ a b c d "SM introduces Chinese rookie, works with Rain and Lee Jun-ki".
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|http://www.google.ae/imgres?q=ignored (help) Cite error: The named reference "born" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ "Chinese rookie Victoria Song borrows Rain for debut, becomes Han Geng's junior". 163 (in Chinese). 2009-06-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ 2PM 닉쿤·f(x) 빅토리아, '우결2' 새 커플로 전격 합류. Nate. June 1, 2010.
- ^ Lee Joon, Victoria, and Park Joon Gyu on Running Man next. "allkpop". August 30, 2010.
- ^ "f(x)'s Victoria to play leading role in new Taiwanese drama". allkpop.com. January 11,2012. Retrieved January 11,2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Khuntoria won Popularity Award". Allkpop. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ "Past and present 'We Got Married' couples to host the 2011 MBC Gayo Dajaejun Festival". allkpop.com. December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
External links
- f(x) Official Website
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- Victoria on Weibo (in Chinese)Template:Zh icon
- f(x) Official Play List Under SMTown on YouTube
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