Dawon (singer)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Nam.

Dawon
Dawon in white shirt and posing for the camera in January 2019
Dawon in January 2019
Born (1997-04-16) April 16, 1997 (age 24)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationChungdam High School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNam Da-won
McCune–ReischauerNam Tawŏn

Nam Da-won (Korean: 남다원; born April 16, 1997), better known by the mononym Dawon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN.

Early life[]

Dawon was born on April 16, 1997.[1] She graduated from Chungdam High School.[citation needed]

Career[]

Pre-debut[]

Dawon appeared on the second season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star 2, which aired in 2012. She joined Starship Entertainment as a trainee sometime afterwards.

2016–present: Debut with WJSN and solo activities[]

Main article: WJSN

On February 25, 2016, made her debut with WJSN with their first EP, Would You Like?, and its lead singles, "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".[2]

On July 14, 2016, Dawon's first soundtrack appearance, "Shalala Romance", was released for the television series Lucky Romance.[3] Later in 2016, Dawon appeared as a contestant on the singing competition show Girl Spirit, which aired on JTBC from July 19 to September 27.[4] On November 8, 2016, Dawon, along with labelmate Junggigo, released the single "I Will Love You Piece By Piece" for the soundtrack of the television series Sweet Stranger and Me.[5] On December 17, 2016, Dawon and fellow WJSN member Yeonjung released a Korean recording of "Fire & Ice", a song from the soundtrack of the Russian children's film The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice.[6][7][8]

On November 5, 2017, "Go Ready Go", was released as part of the soundtrack for the television series Revolutionary Love.[9]

In 2020, Dawon was cast as a lead in the musical movie K-School.[10] The release of the film was originally scheduled for December of 2020, but currently there is no confirmation as to when the release will be rescheduled due to controversy involving a cast member.[11]

Dawon together with Yeonjung participated in Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend. They performed with Xitsuh and Koo Jun-yup and eventually became the final winner.[12][13] On August 10, Dawon and Yeonjung released a cover song of Taeyeon's "Starlight" for NORAE-ing LIVE of Time.[14][15] The pair went on to make an appearance on Jo Se-ho's Jo Se-ho's Wine Bar.[16][17]

Discography[]

For Dawon's works with WJSN, see WJSN § Discography.

Soundtrack appearances[]

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
Gaon
"Shalala Romance" (샤랄라 로맨스) 2016 — Lucky Romance OST Part 4
"I Will Love You Piece By Piece" (소소하게 조금씩)
(with Junggigo) 		— Sweet Stranger and Me OST Part 4
"Fire & Ice"
(with Yeonjung) 		— The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice OST
"Go Ready Go" 2017 — Revolutionary Love OST Part 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Composition credits[]

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[18]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer
"Ujung" (우주정거장) 2019 WJSN WJ Stay? Yes Yes
"Full Moon" As You Wish No Yes

Filmography[]

For Dawon's works with WJSN, see WJSN § Filmography.

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
TBA K-School K스쿨 Soo-ah Acting debut [19]

Television shows[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2012 K-pop Star 2 K팝스타 2 SBS Contestant Pre-debut appearance
2016 Girl Spirit 걸스피릿 JTBC Contestant [4][20]

References[]

  1. ^ "WJSN(우주소녀)". Starship Entertainment. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "우주소녀 "많은 일 겪으며 준비, 데뷔 상상도 못했다"". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "샤랄라 로맨스". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Junghyun (June 27, 2016). "[단독]피에스타부터 러블리즈까지, '걸스피릿' 12멤버 확정". Edaily. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "소소하게 조금씩". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Корейская группа сняла клип на песню из воронежской «Снежной Королевы 3»". chr.aif.ru (in Russian). January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "MV )) WJSN YeonJung, DaWon - Fire & Ice (The Snow Queen 3 OST) | Kpopmap". Kpopmap - Kpop, Kdrama and Trend Stories Coverage. December 19, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Fire & Ice". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "변혁의 사랑 OST Part.3". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "우주소녀 다원, 첫 연기 도전…뮤지컬 영화 'K스쿨' 주인공 캐스팅 [공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  11. ^ SPOTVNEWS (March 5, 2021). "에이프릴 예나 출연, 영화 'K스쿨'…3월 개봉 가능할까 '난감'". SPOTVNEWS (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "'불후' 구준엽, 우주소녀X서출구와 함께 여름 특집 우승(종합)". Naver (in Korean). July 17, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "[불후의 명곡] '여름 가요대전' 최종우승...구준엽&다원&연정(feat. 서출구, sideways) - 이유같지 않은 이유". Naver (in Korean). July 17, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "우주소녀 다원X연정, 태연 'Starlight' 커버 공개 '메인보컬즈 케미'". news.nate.com (in Korean). August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "우주소녀 다원·연정, 태연 'Starlight' 커버…메인 보컬즈 케미". sportsseoul.com (in Korean). August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  16. ^ "우주소녀 연정X다원, 와인 술방 공개…조세호도 '당황' (와인바)". Naver (in Korean). August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  17. ^ "우주소녀 연정X다원 '조세호의 와인바' 출격". Naver (in Korean). August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "Songs Registered Under DAWON (10020483)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean).
  19. ^ Jang (장), Wooyoung (우영) (August 19, 2020). "우주소녀 다원, 첫 연기 도전…뮤지컬 영화 'K스쿨' 주인공 캐스팅 [공식]". Naver TV Entertainment (네이버 TV연예). Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  20. ^ Lee, Junghyun (July 18, 2016). "[걸스피릿 출사표]⑪우주소녀 다원, 우주에서 온 보컬리스트". Edaily. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

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