Shannon (South Korean singer)

Shannon Arrum Williams (born 26 May 1998), known professionally as Shannon, is a British-South Korean singer and actress based in South Korea. She officially debuted as a solo artist in December 2014 with her digital single, Daybreak Rain.

Shannon
샤넌
Shannon in 2014
Born
Shannon Arrum Williams

(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
London, England
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • voice actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsMBK Entertainment (2011-2019)
Websitehttps://www.twitch.tv/arrumieshannon
Korean name
Hangul
김아름
Hanja
金아름
Revised RomanizationGim A-reum
McCune–ReischauerKim A-rŭm

Early life

Shannon Arrum Williams was born on 26 May 1998 in England to a Welsh father, Chris Williams Lees, and a Korean mother, Kim Jung-mi. Shannon (Korean name: Kim Arrum [​Korean: 김아름; RR: Gim Areum]) is the youngest in their family with two older twin half-brothers, Christian and Jonah Lees, from her father's previous relationship. 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.[1]

Shannon was originally trained to be in a girl group as its main vocalist but later her agency changed their plans and announced that she would continue to be trained for preparing her debut as a soloist. She revealed in a magazine interview, "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."[2][3]

Career

2010–2014: Career beginnings

Shannon first appeared on South Korean media through SBS's Star King in 2010 and gained attention after she expressed her singing excellence in 2011.[4] Core Contents Media recruited Shannon after seeing her excellence performance on SBS's Star King in 2011.[5]

In 2012, Shannon released a 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." On 23 November, Shannon appeared an episode of JTBC's Hidden Singer 2 as one of the impersonators of singer IU.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] On 1 December, Shannon made her official debut with released digital single titled "Daybreak Rain". The single charted at number 32 on Gaon digital chart.[10] On 26 December, she along with Vasco and Giriboy released a collaboration single titled "Breath".[11]

2015–present: Eighteen, K-pop Star 6, Hello

On 6 March 2015, Shannon released her first mini album, Eighteen, which consists of seven track with the lead single "Why Why".[12] On 10 July 2015, Shannon collaboration with rapper Yuk Ji-dam released digital single "Love X Get Off".[13] In September 2015, Shannon was confirmed to starred in the KBS drama Moorim School.[14][15]

On 3 March 2016, Shannon released a single, "Lachrymal Gland", featuring Soheechan as part of the 2gether project.[16]

From 20 November 2016 to 9 April 2017 she took part in the TV reality show K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance. She competed against other trainees and talented individuals in hopes of scoring 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.[15]

Shannon released her second 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.[17][18] Her second mini album, Hello, released on 28 July with five tracks, including the title track of the same name and the previously-released single "Love Don't Hurt".[19] Shannon held her comeback showcase at the Yes24 Muv Hall on 27 July, one day before the album's release;[20] she performed on Music Bank[21] the next day. The music video for "Hello" was released on 31 July.[22][23]

On 24 June 2018, Shannon released her third digital single "Hatred Farewell".[24][25][26]

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

In October 2019, Shannon was confirmed to cast in the musical We Will Rock You, as Scaramouche, which will be held in December.[27]

Shannon confirmed that she was the voice actor for "Jett" in the first-person shooter Valorant by Riot Games. After the game came out, she began streaming Valorant on Twitch and playing with her friends.

Discography

EPs
Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[28]
Eighteen
Track listing
  1. 왜요 왜요 (Why Why)
  2. I Know
  3. Gossip Girl
  4. 20 inch
  5. Hate You
  6. Breath
  7. Daybreak Rain
 17
Hello
  • Released: 28 July 2017
  • Label: MBK Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
Track listing
  1. Hello
  2. Goodbye
  3. Love Don’t Hurt (ft. Lil’ Boi) (Korean version)
  4. Love Don’t Hurt (ft. Amber of f(x)) (English version)
  5. Hello (instr.)
 — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(digital downloads)		 Album
KOR [30] KOR
Hot 100
"Daybreak Rain" (새벽비) 2014 32* Eighteen
"Why Why" (왜요 왜요) 2015 100
"Love Don't Hurt" (feat. Lil' Boi) (눈물이 흘러) 2017 —— N/A Hello
"Hello" ——
"Like This Night" (이런 밤이면) —— Non-album singles
"Hatred Farewell" (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
Year Song Album Remarks
2012 "My Love" Together with Yangpa
"Day and Night (Love All)" (낮과 밤) Day and Night with Lee Areum and Gavy NJ's Gun-ji
2014 "Remember You" Remember You with Jongkook
"Breath" (숨) Breath with Vasco and Giriboy
2015 "My Love Who Loved Me More Than I Loved Myself"
(나보다 더 나를 사랑하는 님이시여)		 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Composer Yoo Seung-yup)
"Remember and Love" (기억해 사랑해) Shine or Go Crazy OST
"Love X Go Away" (사랑 X 꺼져) Falling with Yuk Ji-dam
2016 "Lachrymal Gland" (눈물샘) Heyne – 2getherProject with Soheechan
2017 "Who's You Mama?" (어머님이 누구니) K-Pop Star Season 6 TOP10 Part.1
"See Through" (씨스루) K-Pop Star Season 6 TOP8 Part.1
"Happy" K-Pop Star Season 6 TOP6
"I Have A Girlfriend" (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)"
(애인있어요 (오늘의 여우주연상 사막여우))		 King of Mask Singer Episode 115
"Stop the Time (Best Actress Award for the Day Fennec Fox)"
(시간아 멈춰라 (오늘의 여우주연상 사막여우))		 King of Mask Singer Episode 116
"Love Is...(3＋3=0)" Fantastic Duo 2 Part.13 with Park Seul-gi, Lee Hong-gi, DinDin, Sleepy & Jessi
2018 "Blue" Dunia: Into a New World OST with DinDin
2019 "Wind" (바람) Item OST

Concert
  • Shannon First Live Concert (2014)

Filmography

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Valorant Jett

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes
2016 Moorim School: Saga of the Brave KBS2 Shannon Supporting role

Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes
2010–2011, 2013–2014 Star King SBS 147,172, 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
2016–2017 Kpop Star 6 SBS TOP 4
2017King of Mask SingerMBCContestant as "Best Actress Award for the Day Fennec Fox" (Episodes 115–116)[33][34]
Idol Show K-Rush KBS World

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 Jongkook
Daybreak Rain 3:57
Breathe 3:49 With Vasco and Giriboy
2015 Why Why 5:49
2016 Lachrymal Gland 3:28 With Soheezzang
2017 Love Don't Hurt 3:33 Featuring Lil Boi
Hello 3:34

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