However, we’re not going to talk about Red Velvet in general.In this article, we’re going to talk about the kind-hearted member who is not the leader, but is still as caring as Irene is towards other members. It’s Wendy Son, also known as Wendy! Wendy is the main vocalist of Red Velvet, along with Seulgi. With that powerful voice of hers, she sings a lot of songs outside her group, as well, including duets featuring Eric Nam and John Legend, singing original sound tracks for dramas, etc. If you’re curious about Wendy, just scroll down and get ready to fall in love with this girl!
Wendy’s Full Profile and Facts
Name: Wendy Real Name: Wendy Son Korean Name: Son Seungwan Birthdate: February 22, 1994 Born: Seoul, South Korea Position: Main vocalist Education: Shattuck-Saint Marry’s School, Richmond Hill High School Specialties: English, expression and reaction, guitar, piano, flute, cooking, etc. Nicknames: Olaf
Wendy’s Family Background
Wendy was born in Seoul, South Korea, with the name Son Seungwan. She spent her childhood there, with her older sister and parents, until she was in 5th grade. Wendy never really revealed her parents’ names or their occupations, maybe because she wanted to preserve their privacy. Wendy and her family moved to Canada and she continued to pursue her studies there. When she was 12 years old, she used the name ‘Wendy Son’ as her English name. She also learned to speak English, French, and Spanish since those languages are also spoken in Canada. As you know, Wendy has been a smart girl since she was a kid. Even when she was living in Canada, she won a lot of awards. One of them was an Outstanding Academic Excellence award, and at the time, it meant she got to meet the American president, Barak Obama. Not only that award, she also received an award from her school, along with her sister, Seunghee, who is three years older than she is. They both attended the same middle school in Canada, and they both won the same award as loyal and smart students. Wendy and her family are really generous, right? No wonder Red Velvet has a main vocalist who is so talented!
Debut as RED VELVET
While in Canada, Wendy was selected as one of finalists in an audition called “Koreaboo: Cube Entertainment Global Audition 2011”. With her powerful voice and ability to play several musical instruments, Wendy was picked from among more than 5,000 participants and she made it to the final round of auditions, which were held in Vancouver. After that, she auditioned for SM Entertainment’s “SM Global Audition” in Canada, and the rest is history. On April 19, 2014, Wendy was introduced to the public along with other SM Rookies that already has been introduced, such as Irene and Seulgi. Later, Wendy, Irene, Seulgi, and Joy, who had never been introduced as an SM Rookie, finally made a debut under the name Red Velvet. The four pretty and talented girls were getting a lot of attention with their debut song, called “Happiness”. During that era, the Red Velvet members used different ombre hair colors. Wendy was in charge of blue one, and she looked extra pretty with this hair style and color! In Happiness, she also showed her powerful voice during her solo part. What do you think about her “Shine on me”? The lights are literally shining on Wendy, right? As a Red Velvet main vocalist, she already sings a lot of songs, not only with Red Velvet, but also her own solo projects. She has collaborated with a lot of musicians, from Yuk Ji-dam, Eric Nam, and even the international singer, John Legend, for SM Station. Are you curious about her full discography? Let’s take a look at it, down below!
Wendy’s Discography
Red Velvet
Studio Albums
The Red (2015) Dumb, Dumb Huff n Puff Campfire Red Dress Oh Boy Lady’s Room Time Slip Don’t U Wait No More Day 1 Cool World
Perfect Velvet (2017) Peek-a-Boo Look I Just Kingdom Come My Second Date Atta Boy Perfect 10 About Love Moonlight Melody
Reissues
The Perfect Red Velvet (2018) Bad Boy All Right Peek-a-Boo Look I Just Kingdom Come My Second Date Atta Boy Perfect 10 About Love Moonlight Melody
Ice Cream Cake(2015) Ice Cream Cake Automatic Somethin Kinda Crazy Stupid Cupid Take it Slow Candy
The Velvet (2016) One of These Nights Cool Hot Sweet Love Light Me Up First Time Rose Scents Breeze One of These Nights (De-Capo Version) One of These Nights (Joe Millionaire Version) One of These Nights (Piano Version)
Russian Roulette (2016) Russian Roulette Lucky Girl Bad Dracula Sunny Afternoon Fool Some Love My Dear
Rookie (2017) Rookie Little, Little Happily Ever After Talk To Me Body Talk Last Love
The Red Summer (2017) Red Flavor You Better Know Zoo Mojito Hear the Sea
#Cookie Jar (2018) #Cookie Jar Aitai-itai Cause It’s You Dumb Dumb (Japanese version) Russian Roulette (Japanese version) Red Flavor (Japanese version)
Summer Magic (2018) Power Up With You Mr. E Mosquito Hit That Drum Blue Lemonade Bad Boy (English Version)
RBB (2018) RBB (Really Bad Boy) Butterflies So Good Sassy Me Taste Really Bad Boy (English Version)
Sappy (2019) Sappy Swimming Pool Sayonara Peek-a-Boo (Japanese Version) Rookie (Japanese Version) Power Up (Japanese Version)
The ReVe Festival: Day 1 (2019) Zimzalabim Sunny Side Up! Milkshake Bing Bing Parade LP
The ReVe Festival: Day 2 (2019) Umpah Umpah Carpool Love is the Way Jumpin Ladies Night Eyes Locked, Hands Locked