ViVi (singer)

Wong Ga-Hei, professionally known as ViVi (Korean: 비비; born December 9, 1996), is a Hong Kong singer currently based in South Korea. She is a member of South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit, Loona 1/3.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong.
ViVi
黃珈熙
ViVi in 2017
Born
Wong Ga-Hei

(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996
British Hong Kong
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsBlockberry Creative
Associated acts
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃珈熙
Simplified Chinese黄珈熙
Korean stage name
Hangul
비비

Early life

ViVi was born on December 9, 1996, in Hong Kong.[1] Prior to debut, she was a model for several years under the name Viian Wong.

Career

2017–present: Debut with Loona
Main article: Loona

On February 13, 2017, ViVi was introduced as part of Loona's first sub-unit, Loona 1/3.[2] The sub-unit consists of previously revealed members HeeJin, HyunJin and HaSeul.[3] The sub-unit released the extended play Love & Live and the single of the same name on March 13.[4] On April 5, she was officially introduced as the fifth member of Loona.[5] ViVi released her first single album ViVi on April 17.[6] The album contains two tracks, "Everyday I Love You", featuring HaSeul, and "Everyday I Need You", featuring JinSoul.[7]

On December 13, alongside Choerry and Yves, she released "The Carol 2.0", the re-recorded version of "The Carol" from HaSeul which was sung by HeeJin, HyunJin, and HaSeul, as a digital single.[8]

On August 7, 2018, she officially debuted as Loona with the pre-release digital single, "Favorite".[9] On August 20, the group released + + as their debut mini album, along with "Hi High" as its lead single.[10]

Discography
See also: Loona discography

Single albums
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[11]
ViVi[upper-alpha 1] 14

Singles
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
[13]		 US
World
"Everyday I Love You"[upper-alpha 1]
(featuring HaSeul)		 2017 —— ViVi
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes
  1. Credited under Loona.

References
  1. "비비 (ViVi)". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. Jeong, Jun-hwa (February 13, 2017). "신인 걸그룹 이달의 소녀, 다섯 번째 멤버 비비공개" (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. Son, Ye-ji (March 6, 2017). "'데뷔 임박' 이달의 소녀 1/3, 지상파 광고 돌입… "이례적"" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. Son, Ye-ji (March 13, 2017). "이달의 소녀 1/3, 오늘(13일) 베일 벗는다" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  5. Yun, Jun-pil (April 5, 2017). "이달의 소녀 비비, 5번째 솔로 앨범 주인공 낙점...MV 촬영지 '궁금증 UP'" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. Son, Jin-ah (April 17, 2017). "이달의 소녀 비비, 솔로 앨범 베일 벗었다" (in Korean). MK News. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  7. Hwang, Hye-jin (April 17, 2017). "이달의 소녀 비비, 솔로 싱글 음원 MV 공개" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  8. Yun, Jun-pil (December 13, 2017). "이달의 소녀, 오늘(13일) 크리스마스 캐롤송 깜짝 발표...비비·최리·이브 참여" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  9. Ji, Min-kyoung (August 7, 2018). "이달의 소녀, 오늘(7일) '페이보릿' 발표..완전체 초읽기" (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  10. Kim, Mi-ji (August 20, 2018). "[엑's 초점] "팔로워 18만·올림픽홀 매진"…이달의소녀, 완전체 데뷔 D-DAY" (in Korean). X Sports News. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  11. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  12. "2017년 04월 Album Chart" [April 2018 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart.
  13. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
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