Dawon (singer)
Dawon | |
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Born | Seoul, South Korea | April 16, 1997
Education | Chungdam High School |
Occupation |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | |
Associated acts | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Nam Da-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Nam 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[]
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[]
Soundtrack appearances[]
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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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]
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer |
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"Ujung" (우주정거장) | 2019 | WJSN | WJ Stay? | ||
"Full Moon" | As You Wish |
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | ||||
TBA | K-School | K스쿨 | Soo-ah | Acting debut | [19] |
Television shows[]
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | |||||
2012 | K-pop Star 2 | K팝스타 2 | SBS | Contestant | Pre-debut appearance | |
2016 | Girl Spirit | 걸스피릿 | JTBC | Contestant | [4][20] |
References[]
- ^ "WJSN(우주소녀)". Starship Entertainment. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "우주소녀 "많은 일 겪으며 준비, 데뷔 상상도 못했다"". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "샤랄라 로맨스". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Junghyun (June 27, 2016). "[단독]피에스타부터 러블리즈까지, '걸스피릿' 12멤버 확정". Edaily. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "소소하게 조금씩". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Корейская группа сняла клип на песню из воронежской «Снежной Королевы 3»". chr.aif.ru (in Russian). January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fire & Ice". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "변혁의 사랑 OST Part.3". www.melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "우주소녀 다원, 첫 연기 도전…뮤지컬 영화 'K스쿨' 주인공 캐스팅 [공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ SPOTVNEWS (March 5, 2021). "에이프릴 예나 출연, 영화 'K스쿨'…3월 개봉 가능할까 '난감'". SPOTVNEWS (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "'불후' 구준엽, 우주소녀X서출구와 함께 여름 특집 우승(종합)". Naver (in Korean). July 17, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "[불후의 명곡] '여름 가요대전' 최종우승...구준엽&다원&연정(feat. 서출구, sideways) - 이유같지 않은 이유". Naver (in Korean). July 17, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "우주소녀 다원X연정, 태연 'Starlight' 커버 공개 '메인보컬즈 케미'". news.nate.com (in Korean). August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "우주소녀 다원·연정, 태연 'Starlight' 커버…메인 보컬즈 케미". sportsseoul.com (in Korean). August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "우주소녀 연정X다원, 와인 술방 공개…조세호도 '당황' (와인바)". Naver (in Korean). August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "우주소녀 연정X다원 '조세호의 와인바' 출격". Naver (in Korean). August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under DAWON (10020483)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lee, Junghyun (July 18, 2016). "[걸스피릿 출사표]⑪우주소녀 다원, 우주에서 온 보컬리스트". Edaily. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
External links[]
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Seoul
- Mandarin-language singers of South Korea
- Starship Entertainment artists
- K-pop Star participants
- South Korean female idols
- South Korean women pop singers
- Cosmic Girls members
- 21st-century South Korean women singers
- 21st-century South Korean singers
- 21st-century South Korean actresses
- South Korean film actresses