ViVi

ViVi (Hangul: 비비)/viˈ.vi/, VEE-vee is a Hong Kong-born, South Korea-based singer and model. She is the fifth revealed member of LOONA and a member of its first sub-unit, LOONA 1/3. She is also a member of Loossemble.
She was born as Wong Kahei (Cantonese: 黃珈熙)/wɔːŋ˩ kaː˥ hei˥/, wong GAH-HAY or KAH-HAY on December 9, 1996, in Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
She debuted on February 14, 2017, as a member and subsequently released her solo single album ViVi on April 17, 2017.
==History==
===Early life (1996–2017)===
ViVi was born in Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong in 1996 as the oldest of three siblings. ViVi was inspired to pursue a career in Kpop after seeing music videos by BIGBANG and 2NE1.loona-trans “I dreamed of being a Kpop star after watching Big Bang’s music video.” (Orig) Tumblr. 2017.03.12 Starting around 2011, ViVi worked as a freelance model in Hong Kong under the name Viian Wong.Kevin Law “Viian Wong” Flikr. 2011.10.15 She modeled for a variety of projects between 2011–2016, including a video tutorial for Blush Cosmetics,Blush HK “Makeup Tutorial for Work” YouTube. 2016.02.19 and as a PlayStation model at Asia Game Show 2012.PlayStation Asia “Asia Game Show 2012 - 1 minute highlight” @ 00:04, @00:29. YouTube. 2013.01.08 ViVi also participated in a number of short YouTube skits,Coco Cherry “男朋友𥄫女的方法&後果” YouTube. 2015.10.12 presumably with friends.
ViVi was a student of Hong Kong vocal coach and backing singer Jony Wong in 2012.“舊生Vivi 黃珈熙在韓國出道一年了，祝她事事順利，星途燦爛!😁”. Facebook. 2018.02.14Jony Wong Singing She also studied dance at an unknown place and time prior to 2016.
ViVi first arrived in South Korea around 2016,orerry_nim. “Vivi’s been in Korea for 8-9 years she figures”. Translation from Weekly Idol Livestream. Twitter (X). 2024.07.21 and most likely became a trainee under Polaris Entertainment/BlockBerryCreative that year. Like several other members of LOONA, she was initially a trainee under Polaris Entertainment who transferred over to BlockBerryCreative to participate in the LOONA project.
===2017: Reveal, debut in LOONA 1/3, solo debut, Woomanna, “The Carol 2.0”===
On February 13, ViVi was revealed as a member of the then-upcoming sub-unit LOONA 1/3. She is the only member of LOONA to not release a solo album prior to her inclusion in a sub-unit. She and LOONA 1/3 debuted with “Love & Live” on March 13.
On March 31, the fourth “Who’s Next Girl?” teaser was released, and ViVi was officially revealed as the fifth member of LOONA on April 5. On April 17, she released her solo single album ViVi, including title track “Everyday I Love You” featuring HaSeul, and B-side “Everyday I Need You” featuring JinSoul. ViVi was the only member of LOONA to feature other members on both of her solo tracks prior to the release of Olivia Hye.
From June 30 to July 23, ViVi starred in the first season of the web drama Woomanna in a minor role as a waitress from overseas. She returned for the second season from August 23 to September 13 in a main role.
On November 27, she was featured in LOONA member Yves’s music video for “new”.
On December 13, ViVi, alongside fellow members Yves and Choerry, released a digital single called “The Carol 2.0” under the transverse unit ViRryVes.
===2018: Debut in LOONA ===
On August 19, ViVi officially debuted as a member of LOONA with [+ +], featuring the title track “Hi High”. Hong Kong-based news site HK01 reported on ViVi’s debut, criticizing her lack of lines and screen-time in lead single “favOriTe”.
===2023: Legal disputes, CTDENM, fromm, [Loossemble]===
On February 3, HyunJin and ViVi filed lawsuits to terminate their contracts with BlockBerryCreative.“LOONA’s ViVi & HyunJin also file lawsuit to terminate contracts”. Team Subbits. 2023.02.02
On May 9, HyunJin and ViVi won their injunctions against BlockBerryCreative and terminated their exclusive contracts.“LOONA ViVi and HyunJin to also leave Blockberry… Legal battle victory”. Team Subbits. 2023.05.09
On June 12, HyunJin and ViVi were announced to have signed an exclusive contract with CTDENM.“LOONA’s HyunJin And ViVi Sign With New Agency Founded By Former BlockBerry Creative Employee”. Soompi. 2023.06.12“LOONA's Vivi and Hyunjin sign with new agency CTD E&M”. allkpop. 2023.06.10 On June 14, ViVi joined fromm.“Your own special space to meet ARTI in real life! From now on, you can meet ViVi at fromm”. fromm_official. 2023.06.14
On August 2, ViVi was officially revealed as a member of Loossemble.
On August 24 and September 7, ViVi guested at the Spoon Taiwan S5 Radio as a special DJ.
On September 15, Loossemble debuted with their self-titled mini album [Loossemble]. ViVi participated in writing the lyrics of one of the album’s songs, “Colouring”.
===2024: [One of a Kind]===
On April 15, Loossemble released their second mini album, titled [One of a Kind]. ViVi participated in writing one of the album’s tracks — “He Said I Said”.
==Discography==
===Repackage albums===
*Love & Evil (with LOONA 1/3) (2017)
===Mini albums===
*Love & Live (with LOONA 1/3) (2017)
*[Loossemble] (with Loossemble) (2023)
*[One of a Kind] (with Loossemble) (2024)
*[TTYL] (with Loossemble) (2024)
===Single albums===
*ViVi (2017)
===Collaborations===
*The Carol 2.0 (with Choerry and Yves as ViRryVes) (2017)
===Exclusive releases===
*“I Like You More Now (지금 더 좋아해)” (with LOONA 1/3) (2018)
==Filmography==
===Web Dramas===
Year	Name 	Channel/Platform	Role
2017	Do You Remember The First Time We Met? Season 1	YouTube 	ViVi (minor)
2017	Do You Remember The First Time We Met? Season 2	YouTube 	ViVi (main)
===Music Video Appearances===
====As Lead====
Year	Name 	Artist
2017	“new”	Yves
===Commercial Films===
Year	Brand 	Type
2017	Innisfree (#1 / #2 (HIGH CUT))	Cosmetic
2017	The Law of Creation (#1 / #2) 	Mobile Game
===Variety Shows===
Year	Name 	Channel/Platform	Role
2024	Weekly Idol ✖ International Entertainment School Special: 1st Generation	MBC 	Guest
===Radio Shows===
Year	Name 	Channel/Platform	Role
2023	I Want to See You ViVi	Spoon Taiwan 	Special DJ
==Credits==
Year	Song 	Album 	Artist 	Lyrics	Composition	Arrangement	Other
2023	“Colouring” 	[Loossemble] 	Loossemble	◯ 	✖ 	✖ 	✖
2024	“He Said I Said”	[One of a Kind]	Loossemble	◯ 	✖ 	✖ 	✖
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