Shannon (South Korean singer) explained

Shannon
Native Name Lang:ko-Hang
Birth Name:Shannon Arrum Williams
Birth Date:1998 5, df=y
Birth Place:London, England
Education:Sylvia Young Theatre School
Years Active:2011–present
Module:
Embed:yes
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2011–2019
Label:MBK
Module2:
Child:yes
Hangul:김아름
Hanja:金아름
Rr:Gim Areum
Mr:Kim Arŭm

Shannon Arrum Williams (born 26 May 1998), known mononymously as Shannon, is a British streamer and former singer. In South Korea, she is known for being a contestant of . Prior to debut, Shannon has released two singles: "Day and Night" with T-ara's Areum and Gavy NJ's Gun-ji in September 2012 and then "Remember You" featuring Speed's Jongkook in January 2014 before making her official debuted in December 2014 with digital single "Daybreak Rain".[1] [2] Since her debut, she has released two extended plays, six singles and three soundtrack appearances. In 2016, Shannon also made her debut as an actress with cast in drama .[3] [4], in 2019 Shannon left MBK Entertainment after her expiration of her contract, she sinced retired as a singer and she works as a Twitch streamer.

Early life and pre-debut

Shannon Arrum Williams was born on 26 May 1998 in England to a Welsh father, Lees, and to a Korean mother, Kim Jung-mi. Shannon (Korean name: Kim Arrum,) is the youngest child in her family. She has two older paternal twin half-brothers, Christian and Jonah Lees. She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and—at the age of 7—she was given the role of Cosette in the musical Les Misérables. Shannon studied at Dwight School Seoul but dropped out before completion.[5]

Early in her career, Shannon's original training was focused on performing as the main vocalist for an all-girl band. Later, her agency announced that, at her own request, she would be trained as a solo artist instead. She revealed this personally in a magazine interview stating, "I was preparing for a debut as the main vocalist of a girl group, but I had a lot of greed towards singing. I asked my agency to let me debut as a solo artist. I'm grateful that they decided to listen to me and I was able to go solo."[6] [7]

Career

2010–2014: Debut and career beginnings

Shannon first appeared in South Korean media on SBS's Star King in 2010 and gained attention after she displayed her singing in 2011.[8] Core Contents Media recruited Shannon after seeing it that year.[9]

In 2012, Shannon released a collaboration single, "Day and Night" with Areum (former member of T-ara) and Gun-ji (Gavy NJ) and was also featured in singer Yangpa's song "Together." On 23 November, Shannon appeared an episode of JTBC's Hidden Singer 2 as one of the impersonators of singer IU.[10]

On 8 January 2014, 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.[11] On 29 January, her pre-debut single "Remember You" featuring Speed's Jongkook was released to commemorate the end of her three-year training for her debut.[12] 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.[13] On 1 December, Shannon made her official debut with released digital single titled "Daybreak Rain". The single charted at number 32 on the Gaon digital chart.[14] On 26 December, she, Vasco, and Giriboy released a collaboration single titled "Breath".[15]

2015–2018: Acting debut and K-pop Star 6

On 6 March 2015, Shannon released her EP Eighteen, which consists of seven tracks with the lead single "Why Why".[16] On 10 July 2015, Shannon collaborated with rapper Yuk Ji-dam and released the digital single "Love X Get Off".[17] In September 2015, Shannon was confirmed to star in the KBS drama Moorim School.[3]

On 3 March 2016, Shannon released a single called "Lachrymal Gland", featuring Soheechan as part of the 2gether project.[18] [19]

From 20 November 2016 to 9 April 2017, she took part in the TV reality show .[20] [21] The prize was a contract that would grant the winner promotions from YG, JYP and Antenna Music. Shannon received high praise for her technical singing ability but was critiqued for her lack of emotion. She was selected into YG's group and sang songs such as "Man in the Mirror", "Who's Your Mama", "Happy", and "Ain't No Other Man". She advanced to the top 4 (semi-finals) before she was eliminated.

Shannon released her digital single "Love Don't Hurt" on 26 June 2017. The single contains two versions: a Korean version (featuring Lil' Boi) and an English version featuring f(x)'s Amber.[22] [23] Her second EP, Hello, released on 28 July with five tracks, including the accompanying title track of the same name and the previously released single "Love Don't Hurt".[24] Shannon held her comeback showcase at the Yes24 Muv Hall on 27 July, one day before the album's release;[25] she performed on Music Bank[26] the next day. The music video for "Hello" was released on 31 July.[27] [28]

On 24 June 2018, Shannon released her third digital single "Hatred Farewell".[29] [30] [31]

2019–present: Departure from MBK

In the first half of 2019, Shannon announced she would leave MBK following the expiration of her contract in the same year.[32]

In October 2019, Shannon was confirmed to cast in the musical We Will Rock You, as Scaramouche, which was held in December 2019.[33]

Discography

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart
positions
Sales
KOR
[34]
Eighteen 17
Hello
  • Released: 28 July 2017
  • Label: MBK Entertainment
  • Format: CD, Digital download
90
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales
(digital downloads)
Album
KOR
[36]
KOR
Hot 100
"Daybreak Rain" (Korean: 새벽비)201432 Eighteen
"Why Why" (Korean: 왜요 왜요)2015100
"Love Don't Hurt" (feat. Lil' Boi) (Korean: 눈물이 흘러)2017Hello
"Hello"119 90
"Like This Night" (Korean: 이런 밤이면)rowspan=2
"Hatred Farewell" (Korean: 미워해 널 잘 지내지는 마)2018
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.

Collaborations and soundtracks

YearSongAlbumRemarks
2012"My Love" Togetherwith Yangpa
"Day and Night (Love All)" (Korean: 낮과 밤)Day and Nightwith Lee Areum and Gavy NJ's Gun-ji
2014"Remember You" Remember Youwith Jongkook
"Breath" (Korean: )Breathwith Vasco and Giriboy
2015"My Love Who Loved Me More Than I Loved Myself"
(Korean: 나보다 더 나를 사랑하는 님이시여)
Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Composer Yoo Seung-yup)
"Remember and Love" (Korean: 기억해 사랑해)Shine or Go Crazy OST
"Love X Go Away" (Korean: 사랑 X 꺼져)Fallingwith Yuk Ji-dam
2016"Lachrymal Gland" (Korean: 눈물샘)Heyne – 2getherProjectwith Soheechan
2017"Who's You Mama?" (Korean: 어머님이 누구니)K-Pop Star Season 6 TOP10 Part.1
"See Through" (Korean: 씨스루)K-Pop Star Season 6 TOP8 Part.1
"Happy"K-Pop Star Season 6 TOP6
"I Have A Girlfriend" (Korean: 난 여자가 있는데)K-Pop Star Season 6 TOP4 with Yuk Ji-dam
"I Have a Lover (Best Actress Award for the Day Fennec Fox)"
(Korean: 애인있어요 (오늘의 여우주연상 사막여우))
King of Mask Singer Episode 115
"Stop the Time (Best Actress Award for the Day Fennec Fox)"
(Korean: 시간아 멈춰라 (오늘의 여우주연상 사막여우))
King of Mask Singer Episode 116
"Love Is...(3+3=0)"Fantastic Duo 2 Part.13with Park Seul-gi, Lee Hong-gi, DinDin, Sleepy & Jessi
2018"Blue" OSTwith DinDin
2019"Wind" (Korean: 바람)Item OST

Concert

Filmography

Television series

Theatre

YearTitleRole
2008Oliver TwistOliver Twist
2009Les MisérablesLittle Cosette

Videography

Music videos

YearTitleLengthNotes
2012Day and Night3:34With ex T-ARA's member Areum and Gavy NJ's Gunji
2014Remember You4:32With SPEED's Jongkook
Daybreak Rain3:57
Breathe3:49With Vasco and Giriboy
2015Why Why5:49
2016Lachrymal Gland3:28With Soheezzang
2017Love Don't Hurt3:33Featuring Lil Boi
Hello3:34

Awards and nominations

Asia Artist Awards

|-| 2016| rowspan="3" | Shannon| rowspan="3" | Female Solo Singer Popularity Award[39] [40] [41] | |-| 2017| |-| 2018|

Golden Disc Awards

|-| rowspan="3" | 2015| rowspan="3" | Shannon| Rookie of the Year| |-| Popularity Award| |-| Global Popularity Award|

|-| rowspan="2" | 2014| rowspan="2" | Shannon| Best New Female Artist| |-| Artist of the Year|

Seoul Music Awards

|-| rowspan="4" | 2015| rowspan="4" | Shannon| Rookie of the Year| |-| Bonsang Award| |-| K-Wave Popularity Award| |-| Hallyu Special Award|

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 샤넌 '히든싱어 왕중왕전'서 데뷔 무데 펼친다. Naver News. 11 December 2022.
  2. Web site: 샤넌, '히든싱어' 에서 데뷔곡 '데이브레이크 레인' 첫 공개. Naver News. 11 December 2022.
  3. Web site: 샤넌, '무림학교'로 연기 도전 "무술 연습 매진 중..최선 다하겠다". Naver News. 11 December 2022.
  4. Web site: 샤넌 KBS 2TV 새 월화드라마 '무림학교' 출연한다. 5 October 2015. 국제뉴스. 11 December 2022.
  5. Web site: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/02/10/2015021003944.html. ko:이웃집 찰스 샤넌, 과거 파이브돌스 멤버로 활동...탈퇴 이유는?. Chosun. 2 October 2015. 3 April 2016. ko.
  6. News: 샤넌 "'K팝6' 우승하면 YG 선택하려 했다, 양현석 애정 느껴"'. mydaily. 16 May 2017.
  7. Web site: Shannon Reveals Which Agency She Would Have Picked If She'd Won "K-Pop Star 6". Soompi. 16 May 2017 .
  8. Web site: Meet Shannon, the newest rising K-pop star out of the UK. KoreaBoo. 1 December 2014. 3 April 2016.
  9. Web site: http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=106&sid2=221&oid=009&aid=0002396694 . ko:4단고음' 13세 英 소녀 섀넌 픽스, 티아라 소속사와 전속계약. Naver. 23 February 2011. ko.
  10. Web site: 샤넌 아이유 모창능력 + 인형같은 외모 '주목'. News Daily Korea. 10 October 2015. 3 April 2016.
  11. Web site: 히든싱어2 샤넌, 아이유 모창 '좋은날' 도전...3단 고음 과시했지만 '탈락'. The Dong-a Ilbo. 19 January 2014.
  12. Web site: 신인 가수 샤넌, 29일 디지털 싱글 발표...3년 연습생 종지부. The Korea Economic Daily. 27 January 2014. 3 April 2016.
  13. Web site: '히든싱어2′ 출신 샤넌, '렛잇고' 열풍 동참. The Korea Economic Daily. 12 February 2014. 3 April 2016.
  14. Web site: Gaon All Time Chart. Gaon. ko.
  15. Web site: 샤넌-바스코-기리보이, 콜라보 싱글 '숨' 발표...'폭풍 케미'. bntnews.hankyung.com.
  16. Web site: 샤넌, 18세 영국소녀의 인형 같은 외모...\'차원이 다른 이목구비\'. mtvdaily.asiae.co.kr.
  17. Web site: [정오의신곡] 샤넌X육지담, 가슴시린 내면의 밀당..'사랑X꺼져']. entertain.naver.com.
  18. Web site: '쥬스TV' 샤넌, 시청자와 만든 곡 '눈물샘' 공개 '기대'. 명 . 희숙. Naver News.
  19. Web site: 샤넌, '쥬스TV'서 '눈물샘' 열창…시청자와 함께하는 '투게더프로젝트'. Naver News.
  20. Web site: 샤넌 'K팝스타6' 출연...소속사 MBK 아니야?. Naver News.
  21. Web site: 샤넌, 'K팝스타6' 도전장..."심사위원·대중에 평가 받고 싶다". 장 . 경석. Naver News.
  22. Web site: "파격"...샤넌, 오늘(27일) 신곡 '눈물이 흘러' 공개. entertain.naver.com.
  23. Web site: [쥬크박스] "'K팝스타'의 변신"...샤넌의 이별 감성, '눈물이 흘러']. entertain.naver.com.
  24. Web site: 샤넌, 오늘(28일) 새앨범 'Hello' 공개...본격적 활동 돌입. entertain.naver.com.
  25. Web site: "Hello"… 샤넌, 과거·현재의 내가 미래의 너에게(종합) - 스투닷컴 . 27 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201646/http://mstoo.asiae.co.kr/view.htm?no=2017072718565633300#imadnews . 27 May 2018 . dead .
  26. Web site: 샤넌 'Hello' 뮤직뱅크로 컴백. entertain.naver.com.
  27. Web site: 샤넌, 오늘 'HELLO' MV 공개...몽환적 분위기. entertain.naver.com.
  28. Web site: 샤넌, 31일 오후 6시 'HELLO' 뮤직비디오 공개. entertain.naver.com.
  29. Web site: 샤넌, 감성 발라드로 컴백 "오늘(24일) 신곡 발표" – 뉴스엔 . M.newsen.com . 28 February 2019.
  30. Web site: 샤넌, 오늘(24일) 신보 공개...감성 발라드로 돌아온다. entertain.naver.com.
  31. Web site: 샤넌, 작곡 참여한 신곡으로 기습 컴백. entertain.naver.com.
  32. Web site: 샤넌, 8년 몸담은 MBK와 결별 "계약만료"(공식). Naver News.
  33. Web site: 정동하 샤넌 김태우 서문탁 뮤지컬 '위윌락유' 캐스팅 라인업 공개(공식).
  34. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – Weekly . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . 23 February 2014 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055259/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php . 21 September 2013 .
  35. Web site: March 2015 Album Chart . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . 11 April 2015 . ko.
  36. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . 24 February 2014 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921100745/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/?nationGbn=T . 21 September 2013 .
  37. Web site: Gaon Download Chart . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . 11 April 2015 . ko.
  38. Web site: Gaon Download Chart . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . 11 April 2015 . ko.
  39. Web site: 2016 Asia Artist Awards – Vote Results Top 50. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104001948/http://www.asiaartistawards.com/vote/results/. November 4, 2016. Asia Artist Awards.
  40. Web site: 2017 Asia Artist Awards – Vote Results Top 50. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925143130/http://www.asiaartistawards.com/vote/results/. September 25, 2017. Asia Artist Awards.
  41. Web site: 2018 Asia Artist Awards – Vote Results Top 50. https://web.archive.org/web/20180925113717/https://www.asiaartistawards.com/vote/preVote.html?type=singer. September 25, 2018. Asia Artist Awards.