RED VELVET PROFILE AND FACTS

RED VELVET

Red Velvet is a five (5) member girl group under SM Entertainment which debuted August 4, 2014 with a single “Happiness“. Group name explained: “Red” represents a fierce and attractive color. “Velvet” represents womanly and soft image. It shows their ambition to marvel the world by their independent and sophisticated music.

Official Music Videos:

HAPPINESS (debut song)

ICE CREAM CAKE

DUMB DUMB

Official Website: http://redvelvet.smtown.com/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/SMTOWNGLOBAL
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedVelvet
Official Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SMTOWN

MEMBERS:

IRENE

• Stage Name:Irene
• Real Name:Bae Joo-hyun
• Nickname: Hyun-ah (It’s what her mother calls her), and Baechu.
• Position:Leader, main rapper, main dancer
• Born:March 29, 1991
• Hometown: Daegu, South Korea
• AstrologicalZodiac Sign: Aries
• Chinese Zodiac Sign: Goat
• Family: Mother, Father, and a younger sibling.
• Height:161cm or 5 feet 3 inches
• Weight:44kg or 97lbs
• Blood Type:A
• Habits: Holding hands and linking arms.
• Personality: Shy

Favorites:

• Favorite Foods: Anything except for chicken. She says that eating chicken makes her feel ill.
• Favorite Hobbies: Dancing, cooking seaweed soup.
• Favorite Color:Pink and purple.
• Favorite Movie:The Notebook
• Favorite Music:Quiet and comfortable music. She also likes ballads and rock.
• Favorite Numbers:43, because it means “I Love You” in Korean.
• Favorite Types of Clothes: Something clean and simple. Like pants and a t-shirt.
• Favorite Motto: “Concentrate on lifting up the mood, like the lyrics in our song “Happiness”. Or “Focus on things that bring my mood up.”
• Ideal Type: Someone who is a warm.

FACTS ABOUT IRENE:

• She collects notes, diaries, and purple things.
• Her celebrity role model is Boa.
• She likes to create mind maps to create an illustration of her thoughts and things she has learned. It’s her way of coping with stress.
• She loves good fragrances.
• If she could pick her roommate, she would pick Wendy. Wendy is very clean person.
• She was part of the SM Rookie’s pre-debut team.
• Before debuting, she starred in SHINee’s “Why So Serious” music video.
• She starred in Henry’s “143” music video.
• She starred in Kyuhyun’s “Gwanghwamun” music video.
• She has been with SM Entertainment since 2009.
• She wants to be a leader who can communicate a lot and listen to her members.
• As an SM Rookie, she was part of the “Be Natural” and “My Girlfriend Irene” videos.
• She had pictorials in SM’s “The Celebrity” magazine and “OhBoy!” magazine.
• People call her the 2^nd
• In Daegu, she was famous for being an Ulzzang (pretty face).
• She has a “Satoori” accent.
• She is a very flexible person.
• She is insecure, so she needs a lot of reassurance and compliments.
• On May 1^st, 2015, she became an MC for Music Bank.
• She was a trainee at the same time as f(x). She became very good friends with Amber.
• She wanted to become a celebrity because she liked singing and dancing. She loved the feeling she got when she stood up on stage at talent shows.
• As a trainee, everyone thought she was scary. She didn’t speak much and she had a strong Daegu dialect.
• She is the shortest of the Red Velvet members.
• People mistake her for the youngest member.
• She seems shy and serious on-stage, but the members say she is very playful and child-like off-stage.
• She excels at modern dance.
• She likes going to Ttukseom Island at Hangang River to meditate.
• She also likes visiting folk museums.
• She’s very kept to herself. She doesn’t like sharing her problems.

                                                                            SEULGI

• Stage Name: Seulgi
• Real Name:Kang Seulgi.
• Nickname: Kkangseul, GomDoli, and Teddy bear.
• Position:Lead vocalist, main dancer, rapper, visual.
• Born:February 10^th, 1994.
• Hometown: Ansan, South Korea.
• AstrologicalZodiac Sign: Aquarius .
• Chinese Zodiac Sign:
• Family: Older brother, Father, Mother.
• School: Byungmal Middle School. Seoul Performing Arts High School.
• Height:162cm or 5 feet 4 inches.
• Weight:42kg or 92lbs.
• Blood Type:
• Habits: She says it’s “leaving behind a trail”.
• Personality: She isn’t moody. She laughs a lot.

Favorites:

• Favorite Foods: Bread, meat, braised spicy chicken. She also likes chocolate, ramen, eggs and soy sauce rice, and Sujebi (clear soup with dumplings).
• Favorite Hobbies: Singing, Dancing, playing the guitar, drawing.
• Favorite Color:Orange, because it is the color of a refreshing vitamin.
• Favorite Movie:You are the Apple of my Eye.
• Favorite Music:Calming music, New Age, Acoustic.
• Favorite Numbers:20, because she thinks it’s a pretty number.
• Favorite Types of Clothes: She likes dark colors and chic clothing.
• Favorite Motto: “Be a charitable person. People who are charitable to others are really cool.” Or “Let’s become a person who can receive and give love.”
• Ideal Type: Someone comfortable. Someone who laughs a lot and looks pretty when they laugh. Someone who is fresh and youthful. Someone who is caring and has a cute-like face and likes to act cute.

Facts about Seulgi:

• She has been a trainee since 2007.
• She was a trainee for 7 years.
• She trained with f(x) and EXO.
• She is fluent in Japanese.
• First member of the SM Rookies pre-debut team.
• Featured in Henry’s song “Butterfly”.
• She was featured in Henry’s “Fantastic” MV.
• As an SM Rookie, she was featured in the videos, “Christmas Carol”, “Sweet Cake”, “The Rooftop”, and “Be Natural”.
• She starred in the SM Entertainment musical, “School Oz” as Dorothy.
• She says that family is her source of strength. They always cheered her up, believed in her, and supported her.
• She made it into SM Entertainment through a public audition.
• They call her the “2^nd Taeyeon” because of her vocal ability.
• She was featured in ABC’s documentary, “K-Pop Boot Camp”.
• She collects stickers, pens, and notes.
• She likes to relieve stress by writing in a diary and eating delicious food with friends.
• She has appeared in several CFs, including Baskin Robbins, Lotte Peppero, Meters/Bonwe, and BLACK Martine SITBON.
• She appeared in The Celebrity magazine and OhBoy! Magazine with her other pre-debut SM Rookies Irene, Taeyong, and Johnny.

                                                                           WENDY

• Stage Name:Wendy
• Korean Name:Son Seung Wan
• English Name: Wendy Son
• Nickname: Wan-ah
• Position:Main vocalist
• Born:February 21^st, 1994
• Hometown: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
• AstrologicalZodiac Sign: Pisces
• Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
• Family: Mother, father, and an older sister.
• Height:160cm or 5 feet 3 inches
• Weight:40kg or 88lbs
• Blood Type:O
• Habits: Moving her eyebrows around a lot.
• Personality: Outgoing, bright, softhearted, sensitive.

Favorites:

• Favorite Foods: Any type of home cooked meal, especially the food her mother makes. She also likes pasta, walnut pie, muffins, biscuits, cookies, spicy noodles, and kimchi soup (something her father shares in common).
• Favorite Hobbies: Cooking, singing, playing the flute, saxophone, piano, and guitar. Finding rare songs.
• Favorite Color:
• Favorite Movie:“Begin Again” and “The Fault in our Stars”
• Favorite Music:All genres of music.
• Favorite Numbers: Her family chose that number for her.
• Favorite Types of Clothes: Casual attire. Something plain and simple.
• Favorite Motto: “Do everything to the best of your ability with a positive attitude.
• Ideal Type: Someone who respects her. Someone who is caring, and look pretty when they laugh. Also, someone who can eat well. She loves to cook, so she wants to be with someone who will enjoy her food.
• She auditioned for Cube Entertainment before joining SM Entertainment.
• She auditioned through Koreaboo’s Cube Entertainment Global Auditions 2011.
• She was picked to go into the final round of the competition, but unfortunately did not make the cut.
• She joined SM Entertainment after auditioning at their global auditions in Canada in 2012.
• She used to post videos up on YouTube, but had to delete her account after joining SM.
• She was part of the SM Rookies Pre-debut team.
• She was a soprano in her choir at Richmond Hill High School.
• She joined and acted in her school musicals.
• She says she loves music because both of her parents are music lovers.
• She knew she wanted to become a singer when she was 5.
• She had to really convince her parents to let her audition to become a k-pop star.
• Her first single was an OST for the Mnet Drama, Mimi. The song was called, “Because I Love You”.
• She also did a collaboration with Yuk Jidam for the song “Return”, an OST for KBS2’s “Who Are You: School 2015.”
• She released another single called, “Let You Know”. It was an OST for the JTBC drama, “D-Day”.
• She sang a cover of Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” in one of her SM Rookies’ videos.
• She has an extremely positive and bright attitude, taking caring of those around her.
• Everyone says that she is one of the kindest people they know.
• She wants to learn how to compose and write music.

                                                                              JOY

Stage Name:
Real Name:Park Sooyoung.
Nickname: Doongdoongie and Malgeumi (meaning bright).
Position:Vocalist, lead rapper.
Born:September 3^rd, 1996.
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea.
AstrologicalZodiac Sign:    .
Chinese Zodiac Sign:
Family: Father, Mother, two younger sisters.
School: Seoul Performing Arts High School.
Height:163cm or 5 feet 4 inches.
Weight:43kg or 94lbs.
Blood Type:
Habits: Spacing out.
Personality: When she’s alone, she’s quiet. When she’s with others, she’s goofy and outgoing.

Favorites:

• Favorite Foods: She loves all foods, but she really loves chicken and pizza without the crust She calls it pizza you can scoop with a spoon.
• Favorite Hobbies: Watching movies and singing pretty songs.
• Favorite Color:??.
• Favorite Movie:The Way Home and Transformers.
• Favorite Music:Daydreamin’ and music by Ariana Grande.
• Favorite Numbers:31, because she likes ice cream and Baskin Robbins has 31 original flavors.
• Favorite Types of Clothes: Comfortable clothes. A cardigan over a dress.
• Favorite Motto: “Be thankful for everything.”

FACTS ABOUT JOY:

• Super Junior’s Eunhyun helped her learn how to dance.
• Her nickname Doongdoongie was created because she used to be a little chubby as a trainee.
• When she was in grade school, she performed a cover of Cherry Filter’s Flying Duck. It was what made her want to become a singer. She loved the feeling of being on a stage.
• She auditioned for SM Entertainment through the SM Global Audition in Seoul in 2012.
• She joined the show “We Got Married” as a “wife” to BtoB’s Yook Sung-Jae.
• She can sing “Trot” very well.
• She wasn’t part of the SM Rookie’s pre-debut team.
• She likes to collect lip balm.
• She’s said to resemble actress “Kim Yoo Jung”.

YERI

• Stage Name: Yeri
• Real Name:Ki Yerim.
• Chinese Name: Jin Yi Lin
• Nickname: Turtle, Malgeumi, Squirtle..
• Position:Rapper, vocalist, dancer, maknae.
• Born:March 5^th, 1999.
• Hometown: Seoul, South Korea.
• AstrologicalZodiac Sign: Pisces     .
• Chinese Zodiac Sign:
• Family: Three siblings, Father, Mother.
• School: Hanlim Multi Art School.
• Height:158cm or 5 feet 2 inches.
• Weight:42kg or 92lbs.
• Blood Type:
• Habits: ??.
• Personality: Bright and a positive thinker.

FAVORITES:

• Favorite Foods: Tuna Kimchi Fried Rice and bread.
• Favorite Hobbies: 
• Favorite Color:
• Favorite Movie:??.
• Favorite Music:??.
• Favorite Numbers:
• Favorite Types of Clothes: ??.
• Favorite Motto: “??.”
• Ideal Type: Someone with good manners and will care for her.

FACTS ABOUT YERI

• She was added into Red Velvet on March 10^th, 2015 for their 1^st comeback, “Ice Cream Cake”.
• She never walked in high heels until she had to film for Red Velvet’s “Automatic” MV.
• She became an MC for “Music Core” shortly after her debut.
• Red Velvet says she’s the messiest member.
• She is still in high school. She attends Hanlim Multi Art School.
• She joined SM Entertainment in 2011 after getting in through a global audition in the U.S.
• She likes strawberry and chocolate ice cream.
• She says her nickname is “Squirtile” because it resembles her character.