Victoria Song

Victoria Song
Background information
Chinese name 宋茜
Pinyin Sòng Qiàn (Mandarin)
Jyutping Sung3 Sin6 (Cantonese)
Born Song Qian
(1987-02-02) February 2, 1987[1]
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Ethnicity Han
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • actress
  • model
  • television presenter
  • author
Years active 2008–present
Genre(s)
Instrument(s) Vocals
Label(s)
Associated acts

Song Qian (Chinese: 宋茜; born February 2, 1987), known professionally as Victoria or Victoria Song, is a Chinese singer, dancer, actress, model, television presenter and author based in South Korea and China. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group f(x) in September 2009.

In 2010, Victoria gained fame as part of We Got Married Season 2, as well as being a cast member of KBS's Invincible Youth. She is also known for her roles in television series When Love Walked In (2012), Beautiful Secret (2015), Ice Fantasy (2016), A Life Time Love (2017), Moonshine and Valentine (2018); and the films My New Sassy Girl (2016) and My Best Friend's Wedding (2016).[2]

Life and career

Victoria at the MTV Daum Music Fest

1987–2011: Early life and career beginnings

Song Qian was born in Qingdao, China. She left her hometown at a young age to study Chinese traditional dance at the Beijing Dance Academy.[3] After her high school graduation, she was accepted to the Beijing Dance Academy and majored in Chinese ethnic dance.[4] In September 2007, Victoria was first scouted by an S.M. Entertainment casting agent while in Beijing dance competition and eventually cast into S.M. Entertainment after passing the audition under SM Casting System. She was originally trained to prepare for her acting and modeling career in South Korea.[3] Prior to debuting, Victoria was introduced to the public through various appearances in music videos and commercials; her first appearance is in Spris commercial with Lee Joon-gi in early 2008. She made her official debut as a member of f(x) in September 2009.

In June 2010, Victoria became a cast member for the first season of the variety show Invincible Youth in which she was a part of G7, consisting of 7 female idols from various groups.[5] She was also cast on the reality show We Got Married with Nichkhun of 2PM.[6][7] The couple was collectively known as Khuntoria in the variety show. Nichkhun and Victoria both gained entertainment-wide popularity as a result of the show's success.[8] At the end of the year, Victoria won the 'Popularity Award' at the MBC Entertainment Awards for her stint in We Got Married.[9]

2012–2017: Acting roles and rise in popularity

Victoria performing in 2012

In January 2012, Victoria was cast to play the lead role in the Chinese-Taiwanese co-production When Love Walked In,[10] alongside label-mate Zhou Mi, and Calvin Chen of the group Fahrenheit. The drama reached the number one spot in viewership ratings.[11] She won the 'Best New Actress' award at the China TV Drama Awards for her performance.[12] In December 2012, Victoria released a photo-essay book titled Victoria's Hong-Ma, which included her travel experiences in Hong Kong and Macao.[13] The Chinese version of the book was subsequently released in 2013.

Victoria at KCON 2013 in Los Angeles, California

In 2013 she became the MC for KBS's program Glitter alongside actress Kim So-eun.[14]

In 2014, Victoria was chosen to host the Korean-Chinese variety show titled Strongest Group together with Zhou Mi.[15] She was also featured in his solo album single, titled "Loving You". Victoria then starred in Zhang Liyin's music videos "Agape" and "Not Alone" as the lead female character alongside former EXO member Tao.[16]

In 2015, it was also revealed that Victoria would team up with Chinese manager Jia Shikai for her local activities.[17] Following the setup of her studio, Victoria starred in Hunan TV's Beautiful Secret. She released a solo single titled "Star Tears" for the drama's soundtrack.[18] The drama eventually went on to record the highest average viewership ratings for the first half of 2016 in China.[19]

In 2016, Victoria starred in My New Sassy Girl with Cha Tae-hyun. The film, a remake of My Sassy Girl (2001), was released simultaneously in South Korea and China.[20][21] She then appeared in the Chinese remake film of My Best Friend's Wedding, playing the role of Kimberly Wallace in the original film.[22] The same year, Victoria starred in Ice Fantasy, an epic fantasy drama adapted from the novel of the same name by Guo Jingming.[23] She sang an OST for Ice Fantasy, titled "Li Luo", which is also her character's name in the drama.[24] Victoria was next cast in the modern romance drama Endless August by Anni Baobei alongside Rain.[25]

From January to April 2017, Victoria co-hosted the variety program Ace vs Ace.[26] She also became a fixed cast on Zhejiang TV's Beat The Champions, which started airing in April.[27] In June, she starred alongside Huang Xiaoming in the fantasy romance drama A Life Time Love, based on the novel Once Promised by Tong Hua.[28][29] In July, she co-starred in fantasy comedy film Wished, directed by Dayyan Eng.[30] In August, she joined the cast of Hunan TV's female-centric reality show Up Idol.[31]

2018: Solo debut

In January 2018, Victoria starred in The Chronicles of Town Called Jian, a mystery period drama produced by Li Shaohong; based on the "Tarot Goddess Sleuths" series.[32] The drama has previously completed filming in 2014.[33] The same month, she was cast in the modern romance drama Being Lonely in Love.[34]

On March 13, she released the song Roof on Fire along with its music video.[35] The song serves as a pre-release to her upcoming album, Victoria, which she first announced back in May 2017.[36] She has also joined the dance-oriented variety show, Hot Blood Dance Crew,[37] and talent scouting program The Next Top Bang as a mentor.[38]

In May, Victoria starred in fantasy romance drama Moonshine and Valentine alongside Huang Jingyu.[39] The series received positive reviews, and Victoria was praised for her acting performance.[40] In July, she was cast in the romance drama Find Yourself alongside Song Weilong.[41] In October, she starred in the fantasy adventure film Legend of the Ancient Sword, based on the video game Gu Jian Qi Tan 2.[42]

Philanthropy

In 2008, Victoria and Super Junior-M participated in a campaign for Chinese athletes during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.[43] In 2010, she and fellow f(x) members were appointed ambassadors for a blood donation campaign for "World Blood Donor Day".[44] The following year, she participated in the press conference to promote awareness for a fundraising campaign to help children in Africa, which was jointly organized by the Red Cross and UNICEF.[45]

In November 2012, she and Kangta also attended a cultural charity event in China, where they gave music and dance lessons to children in need. The event was organized by SM Entertainment and CJ E&M to celebrate 20 years of China and South Korea's diplomatic ties.[46][47][48]

Towards the end of 2014, Victoria opened a flea market where she sold her personal items for charity. She donated all proceeds to UNICEF on December 31.[49] In April 2015, she and other Beautiful Secret cast members launched "Beautiful Childhood Secret" to promote awareness for children with hearing disabilities. The members and crew ordered customized picture books for the disabled children.[50] In the same month, Victoria also auctioned off a handmade doll, named "Song Song", on the UNICEF charity auction site[51] and in June, she participated in UNICEF's "Help Nepal Children" charity bracelet project.[52]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
CHN
Victoria To be released

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
Billboard
[53]		 QQ
[54]
"Roof on Fire" (屋顶着火) 2018 29 N/A Victoria
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
Baidu Chart
[55]
"Loving You"
(Zhou Mi feat. Victoria Song)		 2014 13 Rewind

Soundtracks

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
Baidu Chart
[56]		 CHN
Billboard V Chart
[57]
"Star Tears (星星泪)" 2015 110 Beautiful Secret OST
"Dear Child (亲爱的小孩)" ——
"I Believe" 2016 62 My New Sassy Girl OST
"Li Luo (梨落)" —9 Ice Fantasy OST
"Jiu Long Jue (九龙诀)" —— Zhe Tian 3D Mobile Game Theme Song
"Tao Hua Yuan (桃花源)" —— Tao Hua Yuan Ji 2 Online Game Theme Song
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2012I AM.Herself
2015SM TOWN Live: The StageHerself
2016My New Sassy Girl我的新野蛮女友Sassy
My Best Friend's Wedding我最好朋友的婚礼Meng Yixuan
2017Wished反转人生Ren ShanshanSpecial appearance
City of Rock缝纫机乐队Qian QianCameo[58]
2018Legend of the Ancient Sword古剑奇谭之流月昭明Wen Renyu

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNetworkNotes
2012When Love Walked In爱情闯进门Shen YayinGTV
2015–2016Beautiful Secret美丽的秘密Jiang Meili / Rou RouHunan TV
2016Ice Fantasy幻城Li Luo
2017Ice Fantasy Destiny幻城凡世Li LuoTencentCameo
A Life Time Love上古情歌Muqing Mo / Xuanyang RuoDragon TV
2018 The Chronicles of Town Called Jian茧镇奇缘Du ChunxiaoMango TV
Moonshine and Valentine结爱·千岁大人的初恋Guan PipiTencent
TBAEndless August八月未央WeiyangTBA
Being Lonely in Love山月不知心底事Xiang Yuan
Find Yourself资深少女的初恋He Fanxing

Variety show

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNetworkNotes
2010Invincible Youth청춘불패Cast memberKBS2Episodes 33–58
2010–2011We Got Married우리 결혼했어요MBCwith 2PM's Nichkhun (Episodes 52–91)
2013GlitterCo-hostKBS-W
2014The Strongest Group最强天团Jiangsu TV
Superstar China我的中国星JudgeHubei TV[59]
2015Sisters Over Flowers花样姐姐Cast memberDragon TV
2017Ace vs Ace王牌对王牌Co-hostZhejiang TV
Beat The Champions来吧冠军2Season 2
Up Idol偶像来了Cast memberHunan TVSeason 3
2018Hot Blood Dance Crew热血街舞团MentoriQiyi
The Next Top Bang下一站传奇Dragon TV

Bibliography

YearNameLanguageISBN
2012Victoria's HongMa（Hong Kong & Macau）Korean978-89-01-15254-7
2013宋茜的港澳隨筆Chinese978-71-22-18499-3

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2010MBC Entertainment AwardsPopularity AwardWe Got MarriedWon[9]
20124th China TV Drama AwardsBest New ActressWhen Love Walked InWon[12]
20154th iQiyi All-Star CarnivalAsian Popular Idol AwardN/AWon[60]
201618th Huading AwardsBest New ActressBeautiful SecretNominated[61]
19th Huading AwardsBest Actress (Contemporary Drama)Nominated[62]
Jumei Award Ceremony 2016 Fashion Icon Goddess Award N/A Won [63]
8th Macau International Movie FestivalBest Supporting ActressMy Best Friend's WeddingNominated[64]
5th iQiyi All-Star CarnivalPopular Actress AwardIce FantasyWon[65]
8th China TV Drama AwardsWon[66]
2017Weibo Night AwardsBreakthrough Actress AwardN/AWon [67]

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    • "Roof on Fire". March 24, 2018.
  54. ↑ Charted songs on QQ Music's Chart:
    • "Roof on Fire". March 8–14, 2018.
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    • "I Believe - Baidu Music Chart (2016年17周)" (in Chinese). Baidu Music Chart.
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