Wendy (singer)

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Wendy
손승완[1]
File:170525 인천대학교 축제 (2).jpg
Wendy Son at Incheon University Festival on May 25, 2017
Born
Son Seung-wan[2]

(1994-02-21) February 21, 1994 (age 30)
Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea[3]
Other namesWendy
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2014–present
LabelsS.M. Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSon Seung-wan
McCune–ReischauerSon Sŭng-wan
Stage name
Hangul
웬디
Revised RomanizationWen-di
McCune–ReischauerWen-ti

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Son Seung-wan (born February 21, 1994), known professionally as 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] Coming from a family of music lovers, Wendy showed interest in becoming a singer when she was only five years old.[5] Besides her passion for singing, she is also able to play several instruments, including the piano, guitar, flute, and saxophone.[6]

She lived with her family in Jecheon until her fifth year of elementary school, when she moved to Canada with her older sister, Son Seung-hee, to study abroad.[7][8][9] She lived in Brockville, Ontario[10] before moving to the U.S. to attend 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. There, she started using her English name 'Wendy Shon'.[2][11] She later studied at Richmond Hill High School in Richmond Hill, Greater Toronto, Ontario, where she participated in the school's show choir called Vocal Fusion.[12] While living in both countries, she became fluent in English and also learned to speak French and Spanish.[13]

Her parents were initially against her pursuing a career in music and wanted her to focus on her studies, but while she was still in high school, they eventually allowed her to audition to become a singer in South Korea.[5]

Career

Pre-debut and S.M. Rookies

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.[14][15]

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.[16] 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][17][18]

2014–present: Red Velvet and solo activities

See also: Red Velvet (band)

Wendy was revealed as a member of Red Velvet in July 2014.[19] 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.[20][21][22] She released another song "Let You Know" for the soundtrack of the JTBC drama D-Day on October 16.[23]

In January 2016, Wendy became a long-term panelist on We Got Married and participated in King of Mask Singer as a contestant under the alias "Space Beauty Maetel".[24][25] In March 2016, she collaborated with Eric Nam on a duet titled "Spring Love", as part of S.M. Entertainment's SM Station project.[26] The song peaked at number 7 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In July 2016, Wendy and her Red Velvet bandmate Seulgi released an original soundtrack titled "Don't Push Me" for the TV drama series Uncontrollably Fond. In October 2016, she became a fixed panelist for the KBS show Trick & True together with her bandmate Irene.[27] In December 2016, Wendy participated in two other singles for the SM Station project, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", featuring pianist Moon Jung-jae and violinist Nile Lee, and "Sound of Your Heart", a collaboration with several SM Entertainment artists.[28][29] In the same month, she was featured in the English version of Latin pop star Ricky Martin's single "Vente Pa' Ca".[30]

Wendy released the song "I Can Only See You" with Seulgi in January 2017 for the OST of the KBS2 TV series, Hwarang.[31] In February, she sang the Korean version of "My Time" which is part of Disney Channel's Elena of Avalor's official soundtrack and also appeared in its music video.[32] In the same month, she became the host of the KBS World show K-Rush.

Discography

See also: Red Velvet discography
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales Album
KOR
[33]
Collaborations
"One Dream One Korea"
(with various artists) 		2015 — — Charity single
"Spring Love" (봄인가 봐)
(with Eric Nam) 		2016 7 SM Station
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
(with Moon Jung-jae and Nile Lee) 		— —
"Sound of Your Heart"
(with Seulgi, Sunny, Luna, Yesung, Taeil and Doyoung ) 		—
As featured artist
"Vente Pa Ca" (English Version)
(Ricky Martin featuring Wendy) 		2016 — — Non-album single
Soundtrack appearances
"Because I Love You" (슬픔 속에 그댈 지워야만 해) 2014 230 Mimi OST
"Return"
(with Yuk Jidam) 		2015 31 Who Are You: School 2015 OST
"Let You Know" (아나요) 139 D-Day OST
"Don't Push Me" (밀지마)
(with Seulgi) 		2016 25 Uncontrollably Fond OST
"I Can Only See You"
(with Seulgi) 		2017 80 Hwarang OST
"My Time" (Korean Version) Not released Elena of Avalor OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

See also: Red Velvet (band) § Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 SMTown: The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town[40]

Television drama

Year Title Network Role Note
2016 Descendants of the Sun KBS2 Herself Cameo, Episode 16[41]

Television shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2015 100 People, 100 Songs JTBC Contestant Episode 31, with Seulgi[42]
CPR Song SBS Chuseok special Episode 2, with Jung Joon-Il[43]
Immortal Songs 2 KBS2 Episode 223, with Seulgi and Joy[44]
2015–2016 We Got Married MBC Panelist Episodes 15, 18, 28, 29, 31[24]
2016 King of Masked Singer Contestant Episode 43 as "Space Beauty Maetel"[25]
Duet Song Festival Episode 6[45]
2016–2017 Trick & True KBS Fixed panelist Since Episode 1[27][46]
2017 Raid the Convenience Store tvN Host Trial Programming[47]
Girl Group Battle KBS2 Contestant Korean New Year special, with Seulgi and Joy[48]
K-Rush KBS Host Episode 1–4

Radio show

Year Title Network Role Notes
2015 Kiss the Radio KBS Cool FM Special DJ [49]

Music videos

Year Title Artist Note
2014 "Because I Love You" Herself [50]
2016 "Spring Love" Herself with Eric Nam [51]
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Herself with Moon Jung-jae and Nile Lee [52]
2017 "My Time" Herself [53]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Red Velvet
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Collaboration (with Eric Nam) "Spring Love" Nominated

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    Collaborations:
    Soundtrack appearances:
  34. ^ Cumulative sales for "Spring Love":
  35. ^ Cumulative sales for "Because I Love You":
  36. ^ Cumulative sales for "Return":
  37. ^ Cumulative Sales for "Let You Know":
  38. ^ Cumulative sales for "Don't Push Me":
  39. ^ Cumulative sales for "I Can Only See You":
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  50. ^ "Because I Love You".
  51. ^ "Spring Love".
  52. ^ "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas".
  53. ^ "My Time".

External links

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