Dawon | |
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Born |
Seoul, South Korea | April 16, 1997
Alma mater | Chungdam High School |
Occupations |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | |
Member of | |
Formerly of | Starship Planet |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 남다원 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Nam Da-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Nam Tawŏn |
Nam Da-won ( Korean: 남다원; born April 16, 1997), known mononymously as Dawon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN.
Dawon was born on April 16, 1997. [1] She graduated from Chungdam High School.[ citation needed]
Dawon appeared on the second season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star 2, which aired in 2012. She joined Starship Entertainment as a trainee sometime afterwards.
On February 25, 2016, made her debut with WJSN with their first EP, Would You Like?, and its lead singles, "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me". [2]
On July 14, 2016, Dawon's first soundtrack appearance, "Shalala Romance", was released for the television series Lucky Romance. [3] Later in 2016, Dawon appeared as a contestant on the singing competition show Girl Spirit, which aired on JTBC from July 19 to September 27. [4] On November 8, 2016, Dawon, along with labelmate Junggigo, released the single "I Will Love You Piece By Piece" for the soundtrack of the television series Sweet Stranger and Me. [5] On December 17, 2016, Dawon and fellow WJSN member Yeonjung released a Korean recording of "Fire & Ice", a song from the soundtrack of the Russian children's film The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice. [6] [7] [8] On November 5, 2017, "Go Ready Go", was released as part of the soundtrack for the television series Revolutionary Love. [9]
In 2020, Dawon made her acting debut in the musical film K-School. [10] The release of the film was originally scheduled for December 2020, but currently there is no confirmation as to when the release will be rescheduled due to controversy involving a cast member. [11] The film was released on February 21, 2024. [12]
Dawon together with Yeonjung participated in Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend. They performed with Xitsuh and Koo Jun-yup and eventually became the final winner. [13] [14] On August 10, Dawon and Yeonjung released a cover song of Taeyeon's " Starlight" for NORAE-ing LIVE of Time. [15] [16] The pair went on to make an appearance on Jo Se-ho's Jo Se-ho's Wine Bar. [17] [18]
On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Dawon had chosen not to renew her contract with the label, however it was stated that she would not be leaving the group. [19] [20]
On February 22, 2022, Dawon's agency confirmed that she will temporarily suspend activities due to anxiety. The plan is to focus on her treatment. [21]
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
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KOR [22] | ||||
"Stronger" (with Yeonjung) [a] |
2022 | — [b] | — | Sequence |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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KOR Gaon | |||
"Shalala Romance" (샤랄라 로맨스) | 2016 | — | Lucky Romance OST Part 4 |
"I Will Love You Piece By Piece" (소소하게 조금씩) (with Junggigo) |
— | Sweet Stranger and Me OST Part 4 | |
"Fire & Ice" (with Yeonjung) |
— | The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice OST | |
"Go Ready Go" | 2017 | — | Revolutionary Love OST Part 3 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise. [24]
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer |
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"Ujung" (우주정거장) | 2019 | WJSN | WJ Stay? | ||
"Full Moon" | As You Wish | ||||
"Stronger" (with Yeonjung) | 2022 | Sequence |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | |||
2024 | K-School | K스쿨 | Soo-ah | [25] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | ||||
2012 | K-pop Star 2 | K팝스타 2 | Contestant | Pre-debut appearance | [26] |
2016 | Girl Spirit | 걸스피릿 | [4] [27] |