Shannon (British singer)
| Shannon Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Shannon Arrum Williams 26 May 1998 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Singer, actress |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels |
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| Associated acts | F-ve Dolls |
| Website |
www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 샤넌 아름 윌리엄스 |
| Revised Romanization | Shannon A-reum Williams |
| McCune–Reischauer | Shannon Arŭm Williams |
Shannon Arrum Williams (Hangul: 샤넌 아름 윌리엄스; born 26 May 1998), also known as Shannon Williams or Shannon, is a British Korean singer and actress based in South Korea. She debuted in December 2014 with released digital single Daybreak Rain under MBK Entertainment division, DAP SOUND.
Biography
Shannon Areum Williams Lees was born on 26 May 1998 in the United Kingdom to a Welsh father, Chris Williams Lees, and a Korean mother, Jungmi Kim. Shannon (Korean name: Arrum (Hangul: 아름; RR: Areum) is the youngest in their family with two older twin half-brothers, Christian Lees and Jonah Lees, from her father's previous relationship. She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School, and at the age of 7, she was given the role of Cosette in the musical Les Miserables.[1] Shannon is currently studying at Dwight School Seoul.
Career
Pre-debut
Shannon first appeared on South Korean media through SBS's Star King in 2010, where she expressed her singing excellence which received attention in 2011.[2] She then moved to South Korea and signed an exclusive contract with Core Contents Media (now known as MBK Entertainment) in 2011 to train for five years.[3]
In 2012, Shannon released collaboration single, Day and Night with Areum (former member of T-ara) and Gun-ji (Gavy NJ) and also was featured in singer Yangpa's song, "Together". She was recruited as a newest member of F-ve Dolls in 2013, but left from the group before debuting in July to prepared for debut as soloist.[1] Core Contents Media later announced that Shannon would take training for one or two years to supposed debut as soloist.[4] On 23 November 2013, Shannon appeared an episode of JTBC's Hidden Singer 2 as one of the impersonators of singer IU.[5]
2014: Debut
On 18 January Shannon appeared on JTBC's Hidden Singer 2 for the King of Kings finale round and performed IU's "Good Day" and Beyoncé's "Listen", but was eliminated before the final round.[6] On 29 January she released pre-debut single Remember You to commemorate the end of her three-year training for her debut. The track was composed by Cho Young-su and features Speed's Jongkook [7]
On 12 February, Shannon made an appearance on her labelmate showcase, Speed Day, which aired on SBS MTV. She performed "Let It Go", a song from the film Frozen, and Rihanna's "Diamonds" with Dani.[8]
Shannon released her debut single titled Daybreak Rain on 1 December, which charted at number 32 on Gaon digital chart after its release.[9] On 26 December, she released a collaboration single Breath with Vasco and Giriboy.
2015–present: Eighteen and acting roles
On 5 March 2015, Shannon's first extended play Eighteen with lead single "Why Why" was released. On 17 September 2015, Shannon was confirmed to played role in KBS drama Moorim School, was set to be aired in January 2016.[10]
On 3 March 2016, Shannon released a single, "Lachrymal Gland", featuring Soheechan as part of the 2gether project.[11]
Discography
EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [12] | |||
| Eighteen |
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17 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| Gaon [14] | ||||
| 2014 | "Daybreak Rain" | 32 | 66,255+ [15] | Eighteen |
| 2015 | "Why Why" | 100 | 14,713+ [16] | |
Collaborations and soundtracks
| Year | Song | Album | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "My Love" | Together | with Yangpa |
| "Day and Night (Love All)" | Day and Night | with Lee Areum and Gavy NJ's Gun-ji | |
| 2014 | "Remember You" | Remember You | with Jongkook |
| "Breath" | Breath | with Vasco and Giriboy | |
| 2015 | "Remember and Love" | Shine or Go Crazy OST | |
| "Love X Go Away" | Falling | with Yook Ji-dam | |
| 2016 | "Lachrymal Gland" | 혜이니 (Heyne) – 2getherProject | with Soheechan |
Concert
- Shannon First Live Concert (2014)
Filmography
Television drama
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Moorim School | KBS2 | Shannon | Supporting role |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011, 2013–2014 | Star King | SBS | 172, 198, 392, 393 |
| 2013–2014 | Hidden Singer 2 | JTBC | 7, 14–16 |
| 2014 | Hidden Singer 3 | JTBC | 10, 15 |
| 2015 | Immortal Songs 2 | KBS | 185 |
| My Neighbor, Charles | KBS | 6–9, 28 | |
| 2015 Autumn Season Idol Star Athletics Championships | MBC | 1–2 | |
| 2016 | Get It Beauty | Onstyle | |
| Radio Star | MBC | 482 |
Musical theatre
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Oliver Twist | Oliver Twist |
| 2009 | Les Misérables | Cosette |
Videography
Music videos
| Year | Title | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Day and Night | 3:34 | With ex T-ARA's member Areum and Gavy NJ's Gunji |
| 2014 | Remember You | 4:32 | With Speed's Jungkook |
| Daybreak Rain | 3:57 | ||
| Breathe | 3:49 | With Vasco and Giriboy | |
| 2015 | Why Why | 5:49 | |
| 2016 | Lachrymal Gland | 3:28 | With Soheezzang |
References
- 1 2 (Korean)"이웃집 찰스 샤넌, 과거 파이브돌스 멤버로 활동...탈퇴 이유는?". Chosun. October 2, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Meet Shannon, the newest rising K-pop star out of the UK". KoreaBoo. December 1, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ↑ (Korean) "4단고음' 13세 英 소녀 섀넌 픽스, 티아라 소속사와 전속계약". Naver. February 23, 2011.
- ↑ (Korean)"파이브돌스, 샤넌-지현 탈퇴…새 멤버 승희-연경 합류". July 10, 2013.
- ↑ "샤넌 아이유 모창능력 + 인형같은 외모 '주목'". News Daily Korea. October 10, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ↑ "히든싱어2 샤넌, 아이유 모창 '좋은날' 도전…3단 고음 과시했지만 '탈락'". DongA. January 19, 2014.
- ↑ "신인 가수 샤넌, 29일 디지털 싱글 발표…3년 연습생 종지부". Hankyung. January 27, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ↑ "'히든싱어2′ 출신 샤넌, '렛잇고' 열풍 동참". Hankyung. February 12, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ↑ (Korean)"Gaon All Time Chart". Gaon.
- ↑ "'Murim School' continues to reveal star-studded cast including Shannon Williams, and more!". Allkpop. September 21, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/03/shannon-sings-lachrymal-gland-for-2getherproject
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart - Weekly". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "March 2015 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=51&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week "Gaon Download Chart" Check
|url=value (help). Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Asoociation. Retrieved April 11, 2015. - ↑ nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=12&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week "Gaon Download Chart" Check
|url=value (help). Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 11, 2015.