Wendy Son

**Wendy Son** was a member of AKB48's Team A.

## Trivia

* Was born in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
* Family: Parents, an older sister (Son Seung-hee)
* Her nicknames are: Olaf, Wan-ah
* **Specialties**: Music Instruments (piano, guitar, flute and saxophone)
* Education: Shattuck-Saint Mary’s School; Richmond Hill High School
* Lived until her fifth year of elementary school in Korea, then she moved to Canada with her older sister, to study abroad.
* Left Korea when she was in the 5th grade.
* Used to make YouTube videos, but she deleted her account
* Is able to speak four different languages – English, Korean, Spanish and French.
* Is known for her rich expressions and reactions.
* Can play the piano, guitar, flute, saxophone.
* Her hobbies are: finding rare songs, cooking, walking by cafes, singing.
* Has also collaborated with rapper Yuk Ji-dam for the song “Return”, one of the OSTs of KBS2’s drama Who Are You: School 2015. The song was released on June 8, 2015 and debuted at #31 on the Gaon Singles Chart.
* Released another song “Let You Know” for the soundtrack of the JTBC drama D-Day on October.
* On January 9, 2016, she became a panelist on We Got Married.
* On King of Mask Singer (episode 43 aired on January 24, 2016), she participated as a contestant with the stage name “Space Beauty Maetel”
* Released a collaboration single with with Ricky Martin called “Vente Pa’ Ca”.
* Released a collaboration single with Eric Nam titled “Spring Love” on March 4, 2016.
* Says she loves music because both of her parents were music lovers.
* Knows she wanted to become a singer since she was 5.
* Is very smart and had excellent grades during her school education. She received the Obama Presidential Awards in 8th grade and her name has been engraved at the school’s hall of fame.
* **Ideal type**: Someone respectful, caring and who is pretty when they laugh, also someone who eats well; Someone who is like her dad.

## AKB48 Janken Tournaments

* 1st Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kim Chanmi)

## Team History

Team B → Team A → Graduation
Joined AKB48 as a Team B member on December 9, 2006
Transferred to Team A on August 23, 2009 (2009 Team Shuffle)
Graduated from Team A on December 9, 2014 (Announcement: September 29, 2014)
## Singles Participation

### **AKB48 A-Sides**

* Iiwake Maybe
* RIVER
* Sakura no Shiori
* Ponytail to Shushu
* Heavy Rotation
* Beginner
* Sakura no Ki ni Narou
* Everyday, Katyusha
* Flying Get (Media Senbatsu)
* Kaze wa Fuiteiru
* GIVE ME FIVE!
* Gingham Check
* UZA
* So long!
* Sayonara Crawl (Media Senbatsu)
* Koi Suru Fortune Cookie
* Heart Ereki
* Mae Shika Mukanee
* Labrador Retriever (Media Senbatsu)
* Kokoro no Placard
* Kibouteki Refrain (Media Senbatsu)

### **AKB48 B-Sides**

* 109 (Marukyuu) (Oogoe Diamond)
* Shonichi (Namida Surprise!)
* Majisuka Rock'n'Roll (Sakura no Shiori)
* Majijo Teppen Blues (Ponytail to Shushu)
* Lucky Seven (Heavy Rotation)
* Yoyaku Shita Christmas (Chance no Junban)
* Kurumi to Dialogue (Chance no Junban)
* Area K (Sakura no Ki ni Narou)
* Korekara Wonderland (Everyday, Katyusha)
* Yankee Soul (Everyday, Katyusha)
* Seishun to Kizukanai Mama (Flying Get)
* Kimi no Senaka (Kaze wa Fuiteiru)
* Noel no Yoru (Ue Kara Bomi)
* Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai (Ue Kara Bomi)
* Sweet & Bitter (GIVE ME FIVE!)
* Gugutasu no Sora (Manatsu no Sounds good!)
* Yume no Kawa (Gingham Check)
* Nante Bohemian (Gingham Check) (Center)
* Kodoku na Hoshizora (UZA) (WCenter with Kang Seulgi)
* Tsuyogari Dokei (Eien Pressure) (WCenter with Kang Seulgi)
* Ruby (So long!) (WCenter with Kang Seulgi)
* Ikiru koto (Sayonara Crawl) (WCenter with Kang Seulgi)
* Kondo Koso Ecstasy (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie)
* Saigo no Door (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie)
* Namida no Sei Janai (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie)
* Kiss made Countdown (Heart Ereki)
* Mosh & Dive (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru)
* Party is over (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru)
* Kinou Yori Motto Suki (Mae Shika Mukanee)
* Kyou Made no Melody (Labrador Retriever)
* Kimi wa Kimagure (Labrador Retriever)
* Dareka ga Nageta Ball (Kokoro no Placard)
* Hito Natsu no Hankouki (Kokoro no Placard)
* Ima, Happy (Kibouteki Refrain)
* Juujun na Slave (Kibouteki Refrain)
* Kaze no Rasen (Kibouteki Refrain) (Solo)
* Kimi no Dai-ni shou (Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai)