- For music known as 'Winter', see Winter.
Winter (Korean: 윈터; Japanese: ウィンター) is a South Korean singer under SM Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group aespa and the maknae of the female unit GOT the beat.
Career[]
2020: Debut with aespa[]
On October 27, 2020, Winter was revealed as the first member of aespa.[4][5] The group debuted on November 17 with the digital single "Black Mamba".
On December 6, she was among the artists who performed BoA's 20-year career tribute at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards. She performed BoA's debut song, "ID; Peace B".[6]
2021-2022: GOT the beat, "Once Again"[]
On December 27, 2021 it was revealed that she alongside her groupmate Karina would be part of the new unit "GOT the beat" from the project Girls On Top alongside BoA, Taeyeon & Hyoyeon from Girls' Generation, and Wendy & Seulgi from Red Velvet making their debut with the digital single "Step Back" on January 3, 2022.[7][8][9][10]
Winter also released "Once Again" as part of the soundtrack of the South Korean drama Our Blues with fellow member Ningning in 2022.
2023: "Floral Sense", "Win For You", "Nobody", "Voyage", "With You"[]
Winter was featured on Yesung's "Floral Sense", which was released as part of the reissue of his second studio album, Sensory Flows. The track and its music video was released on February 27.
On September 21, she released "Win For You" with Im Siwan as the theme song of the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships.
Winter collaborated with Soyeon of (G)I-DLE and Liz of IVE on the single "Nobody", which was released on November 16.
She also recorded songs as part of soundtracks of South Korean dramas: "Voyage" for Castaway Diva and "With You" for My Demon.
2024: "Officially Cool", "Spark"[]
Winter was announced to have a collaboration with Bang Yedam on the digital single "Officially Cool" on March 14.[11] The single was released on April 2.
On October 7, 2024, it was reported that Winter will be releasing her solo song "Spark" along with other solos from aespa's second world tour, on October 9.[12]
Personal life[]
Health[]
On April 12, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Winter has underwent surgery for her collapsed lung, and will refrain from group activities for the time being.[13]
Discography[]
Collaborations[]
- "Jet" (with Eunhyuk, HYO, Taeyong, Jaemin, Sungchan & Giselle) (2022)
- "Priority" (with Max Changmin & Taeyeon) (2022)
- "Win For You" (with Im Siwan) (2023)
- "Nobody" (with Soyeon and Liz) (2023)
- "Officially Cool" (with Bang Ye Dam) (2024)
Features[]
- Yesung - "Floral Sense" (2023)
OSTs[]
- "Our Blues OST Part.10" ("Once Again" with Ningning) (2022)
- "Castaway Diva OST Part.8" ("Voyage") (2023)
- "Winter of aespa X My Demon" ("With You") (2023)
- "Heartsping : Teenieping of Love OST" ("The First Moment") (2024)
- "The Tale of Lady Ok OST Part.1" ("Hunjung Yeonsuh") (2024)
- "Resident Playbook OST Part.3" ("On Such a Day") (2025)
Participation releases[]
- aespa - "SYNK : Parallel Line" ("Spark") (2024)
- ScreaM Records - K-pop ScreaM 1 ("Spark (2Spade Remix)") (2024)
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[14]
| Artist | Song | Album | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| Herself | "Spark" | "SYNK : Parallel Line" | Writing Composing[15] |
Filmography[]
Survival shows[]
- Street Woman Fighter 2 (Mnet, 2023) - guest (Ep. 5)
Reality shows[]
- City Z Goes to the Countryside (ENA - 2024) - guest[16]
Music video appearances[]
- Kangta - "Free To Fly 2021" (2021)
Endorsements[]
Trivia[]
- Upon her reveal, fans said she strongly resembled Girls' Generation's Taeyeon.[19]
- She was a trainee for three years.[19]
- In the group, her representative symbol is a star. Her representative animal is a Siberian husky.[20]
- She is close with ITZY's Ryujin, Kep1er's Chaehyun and LE SSERAFIM's Huh Yunjin.
- Her favorite color is ivory.[21]
- Her favorite season is autumn.[21]
- She was nominated for "The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2020".[22]
- Her possible MBTI personality types are ISTP, INTP, or ENTP.[23]
- She is a huge fan of famous British singer Harry Styles.[24]
- She has an older brother.[25]
- She is good at Kendo and even demonstrated her skills in this martial art behind the scenes of aespa's debut MV, Black Mamba.[26][27]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Winter (aespa)/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ MBCentertainment on YouTube: (전지적 참견 시점) 에스파 선배와 컬래버 하고 싶은 잭 & 드미츄리! 이들의 만남은 성사될 수 있을까...☆, MBC 210626 방송
- ↑ 아는형님 Knowingbros: 귀여움의 인간화❤️ 겨울이(WINTER)의 경상도 사투리로 힐링(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵๑)♡ 아는 형님(Knowing bros) 303회 | JTBC 211023 방송
- ↑ Tingle Interview ASMR ver. Q&A by aespa KARINA & WINTER
- ↑ @aespa_official on Twitter (October 27, 2020)
- ↑ SMTOWN: WINTER, The First Member of SM's New Girl Group "aespa" Has Been Revealed!
- ↑ Soompi: Performances From 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards
- ↑ Soompi: SM Entertainment Announced New Girl Group With BoA And Members Of Red Velvet, Girls' Generation, And Aespa
- ↑ Girls On Top on Twitter: "GOT the beat(GOT:Girls On Top) Special Stage ➫ 2022.01.01 New Song Release ➫ 2022.01.03. 6PM KST
- ↑ Sedaily: SM 새 걸그룹 티저 공개...新 프로젝트 '걸스 온 탑(GOT)'
- ↑ Naver: '보아→윈터' SM 新유닛 GOT the beat, 신곡 'Step Back' 1월 3일 공개
- ↑ Soompi: Bang Yedam And aespa’s Winter To Release Duet
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 에스파, 두 번째 콘서트 솔로곡 10월 9일 발매..'쇠맛' 티저
- ↑ Soompi: SM Confirms aespa's Winter Underwent Surgery For Collapsed Lung
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10044031 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ Allkpop: aespa members debut solo songs that were all co-written by themselves at concert
- ↑ Soompi: (G)I-DLE's Miyeon And aespa's Winter To Guest Together On ENA's New Travel Variety Show
- ↑ Soompi: aespa’s Winter Named Brand Ambassador For Polo Ralph Lauren
- ↑ (KR) Star News: 에스파 윈터, 이온음료 모델 발탁
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Koreaboo: SM Entertainment Reveals 1st Member Of New Girl Group Aepsa-Here's Everything We May Know About Her
- ↑ YouTube: aespa 에스파 - SYNK, WINTER
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Melon Magazine: 우리 좀 더 친해질까요? aespa TMI 대방출!
- ↑ @tccandler on Instagram (November 22, 2020)
- ↑ Personality Database: Winter (aespa) is ISTP
- ↑ Koreaboo: Aespa Winter’s “Dreams Come True” After Finally Getting To Watch Harry Styles Perform Live
- ↑ YouTube: aespa Takes The BFF Test
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Koreaboo: K-Netizens Rank The Top 5 Rookie Groups They Want At “ISAC” (& These Are The Members Who’d Ace It)
- ↑ Winter aespa play Kendo😱 she's amazing!
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