The unknown truth about Gfriend members – Sowon
Who is Suo Wen?
Kim Sojeong was born on December 7, 1995 in Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea. He is a singer and rapper and a member of the popular Korean girl group GFriend. Source music. She is the leader of popular songs such as “Me Gustas Tu”, “Rough” and “Love Whisper”.
Sowon’s wealth
As of the beginning of 2020, Sowon’s net worth is estimated to exceed $1 million, which was obtained through a successful career in the music industry.
She has released many albums and singles through GFriend, expanding their influence to other countries such as Japan.
Early life, education and career starting point
She grew up with her sister, but when she was young, Sowon aspired to work in the music industry and began auditioning to become a trainee for an entertainment company. In the end, her efforts proved to be successful because she was taken in by DSP Media. As we all know, this entertainment company manages several outstanding artists and has been home to several popular groups in the past, including SS501, A-JAX and Rainbow.
For the next four years, she received training in the company and high school education at Hanlim Multi Arts High School. This school is known for being good at various art projects, and many interns from entertainment companies are educated here. Did not find any breakthrough in DSP, she moved to another company called Source Music, where she received more than a year of training. She completed her high school education and attended the private Sungshin Women’s University, which enrolls approximately 12,000 students each year.
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In the end, she was introduced as a member of a new girl group called GFriend, which consists of herself, Yerin, Yuzhu, SinB, Umji and Eunha.
Rise to fame
In 2015, GFriend released their first extended play (EP) “The Season of Glass”, which debuted at No. 12 on the Gaon Weekly Album Chart. They began to promote their music through TV shows and YouTUbe, and a few months later they released another EP called “Flower Bud”, the main single “Me Gustas Tu” received a lot of attention.
During the 2015 MTV European Music Awards, they were nominated for the best Korean performance category, which was the only girl group nominated during the event.
In 2016, they released their third EP “Snowflake”, which made their debut at No. 10 on the Billboard World Albums Chart-the title single “Rough” will lead them to their first victory in a Korean music show, and they will win more due to The song was awarded for the success of the song. They later appeared in the season of “Showtime”, and by the end of the year they had some of the most successful music videos in Korea.
In 2017, they released another EP “The Awakening” with over 100,000 pre-orders, and for the first time it reached the fifth place on the Billboard World Albums Chart. Then they released another EP called “Parallel”, which contains the title song “Love Whisper”.
Recent projects
In 2018, GFriend announced their first solo concert called Season of GFriend, and subsequently signed a contract with Japanese record company King Records. Their next album “Time for the Moon Night” was internationally popular, and it also reached the top of the Gaon charts.
Subsequently, they toured Japan to promote a compilation called “GFriend 1st Best”, which ranked 10th on the Oricon charts. By the middle of the year, they released another EP called “Sunny Summer” and then began to produce their first Japanese album “Memory”.
In 2019, they released their second full album “Time for Us”, becoming the highest-selling album to date. Then they produced the second Japanese album “Sunrise” and then the third Japanese album “Flower/Beautiful”.
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A few months later, their seventh EP “Fever Season” appeared, and then they released the album “Oh Difficult – Sonar PocketxGFriend” in collaboration with the Japanese group Sonar Packet. Later in the same year, they released their first Japanese studio album “Fallin’ Light”, which contained a title single of the same name.
They made a comeback in 2020 with the EP “Maze”, which marked their first release after Big Hit Entertainment acquired Source Music.
personal life
Sowon is single, she doesn’t share any information about past or present romantic endeavors. Since the management of interpersonal relations is very strict, idols are usually more willing to keep these details secret. She is also busy working with GFriend, which means she has almost no time for other things.
In her free time, she likes cooking, reading suspense novels and watching movies. She doesn’t like bugs, rain and snow. She prefers cheerful songs. She adopted the stage name Sowon because it means wish in Korean.
