Giselle (Korean: 지젤; Japanese: ジゼル) is a Japanese singer, rapper, and songwriter under SM Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group aespa.
Career[]
2020: Debut with Aespa[]
On October 28, 2020, Giselle was revealed as a member of aespa through a video shown during a press conference with SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo Man.[2] On October 30, she was officially revealed as the group's fourth and final member.[3] The group debuted on November 17 with the digital single "Black Mamba".
Personal life[]
Health[]
On June 1, 2023, SM Entertainment announced that Giselle will not take part in the filming of Knowing Brothers due to health reasons. On June 7, they announced that she will be unable to participate in scheduled activities in the United States.[4]
On June 15, SM Entertainment revealed to Ilgan Sports that Giselle's health has improved and that she will be retuning to group activities.[5]
2024: "Dopamine"[]
On October 7, 2024, it was reported that Giselle will be releasing her solo song "Dopamine" along with other solos from aespa's second world tour, on October 9.[6]
Discography[]
Collaborations[]
- "Zoo" (with Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery & Yangyang) (2021)
- "Jet" (with Eunhyuk, HYO, Taeyong, Jaemin, Sungchan & Winter) (2022)
Features[]
Participation releases[]
- aespa - "SYNK : Parallel Line" ("Dopamine") (2024)
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[7]
| Artist | Song | Album | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| Herself, Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery & Yangyang | "Zoo" | 2021 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU Express | Writing |
| 2023 | |||
| Herself | "2Hot4U" | Writing Composing | |
| 2024 | |||
| BOL4 | "Lips" | Writing | |
| Herself | "Dopamine" | "SYNK : Parallel Line" | Writing Composing[8] |
Endorsements[]
- LOEWE (2024–present)[9]
Trivia[]
- Her mother is Korean while her father is Japanese.[10]
- Upon her reveal, fans said she resembles f(x)'s Krystal and Girls' Generation's Yuri.[11]
- She is fluent in Korean, English, and Japanese.[11]
- She is friends with Jeon Somi and former IZ*ONE's Chaeyeon.
- Giselle was part of her school's choir for four years; she was an alto.[11]
- She was a trainee for less than a year, making her become SM Entertainment's first female idol with the shortest training period.[11]
- In the group, her representative symbol is crescent moon.[12]
- Her favorite color is black.[13]
- Her favorite animal is a dog.[13]
- She's good at doing impressions of other people.[13]
- She enjoys R&B music.[14]
- She auditioned for SM with the song "Lifted" by CL and "Cherry Bomb" by NCT 127.[15]
- She like things that are considered emo.[16]
- She used to be a representative athlete (High Jump) for her school in the 2017 Outdoor Season.[17]
- She personally wrote the lyrics for her SYNK teaser in three different languages (Korean, English, Japanese).[18]
- Before becoming an SM trainee, Giselle trained at global idol training school AJS.[19]
- Her possible MBTI personality types are ISFP or ESFP.[20]
- She is an only child.[21]
- Her favorite snack is Pepero (a thin cookie stick with compound chocolate dipped in the outer layer).[22]
- She was born on the exact same day and year as DRIPPIN's Yunseong.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Giselle/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ 에스파 세계관 흑막은 누구? 원더케이는 윈터 흑막설에 치킨 걸었음 | 에스파(aespa)_Next Level | 아이돌등판 | IDDP
- ↑ Koreaboo: aespa X Vocaloid - SM Entertainment's New Girl Group Will Combine Real And Avatar Members
- ↑ @aespa_official on Twitter: GISELLE (October 30, 2020)
- ↑ Soompi: Update: aespa’s Giselle To Sit Out Group Activities For Health Reasons
- ↑ Soompi: aespa’s Giselle To Resume Activities After Resting For Health Reasons
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 에스파, 두 번째 콘서트 솔로곡 10월 9일 발매..'쇠맛' 티저
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10033252 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ Allkpop: aespa members debut solo songs that were all co-written by themselves at concert
- ↑ Soompi: aespa’s Giselle Announced As New Brand Ambassador For LOEWE
- ↑ Kim Young Chul's Power FM: aespa (December 2, 2020)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Here’s Everything We Know About aespa’s Giselle—The 4th Member Of SM’s New Girl Group
- ↑ YouTube: aespa 에스파 - SYNK, GISELLE
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Melon Magazine: 우리 좀 더 친해질까요? aespa TMI 대방출!
- ↑ 1theK on YouTube: [최초공개] 인터뷰 감옥 현장에 요정 가루 잔뜩 뿌리고 간 ❤🌙에스파⭐🦋 | 에스파 (aespa) _ Forever (약속) | 인터뷰감옥 | Prison Interview
- ↑ MBC JSK's Good Morning FM: aespa (May 18, 2021)
- ↑ YouTube: aespa on 'Savage' & 5 Things to Know About Them |MTV News
- ↑ Athletic.net: Aeri UchinagaTrack & Field Bio
- ↑ YouTube: aespa 에스파 'SYNK, æspa' Behind The Scenes
- ↑ @2018ajs Instagram post (February 17, 2022): 아전소출신 - Giselle
- ↑ Personality Database: Giselle (aespa) is ISFP
- ↑ YouTube: aespa Takes The BFF Test
- ↑ Koreaboo: Aespa’s Karina Has A Unique Way Of Opening Snacks, And It Might Become Your Newest Life Hack
Official links[]
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