Tasha Low

Natasha Low Yi Ling (Chinese: 刘怡伶, born 11 October 1993), better known by her stage name, Tasha Low (Korean: 타샤), is a Singaporean singer and actress. She was the leader of the South Korean girl group, Skarf from 2012 to 2014.[1] She is currently based in Singapore as an artist.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Low.
Tasha Low
刘怡伶
Tasha in 2017
Born
Natasha Low Yi Ling

(1993-10-11) 11 October 1993
Singapore
Other names
  • Tasha
  • Tasha Low
  • Yoo Yi Young (유이영)
EducationFuhua Secondary School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television host
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–2018
Labels
  • CJ E&M
  • Alpha Entertainment
Associated actsSkarf
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉怡伶
Simplified Chinese刘怡伶
Korean name
Hangul타샤

Early life

Born into a family of ballroom dancers, Low's great-grandfather was Low Poh San, who introduced ballroom dancing to Singapore and would later become Singapore Professional Ballroom Champion in 1946 and from 1950 to 1953.[2] Low's grandfather and parents were also accomplished ballroom dancers, with the former being Sunny Low, the owner of Sunny Low Dance Studio and a household name in Singapore in the 70's and 80's.[2] Her brother also trained in Thailand to be a professional ballroom dancer.[3]

After graduating with a Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level at Fuhua Secondary School, Low accompanied her friend to participate in the Singapore leg of the JYP and Alpha Asean Region Audition held in 2010 by Alpha Entertainment.[3] Being one of the four Singaporeans selected, Low moved to South Korea the following year.[3][4]

Low is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Korean.[3]

Career

2012–2017: Debut with Skarf and solo activities in Korea
Main article: Skarf
Tasha with Skarf in 2013

After undergoing two years of intensive training in South Korea, Low debuted with the Singaporean-South Korean-Japanese girl group Skarf, in which she served as the leader, rapper and vocalist. She and another member, Ferlyn, were the two Singaporean members in Skarf until Wong left the group in 2014.[5][6] The group debuted with their first mini album, Oh! Dance[7] and performed the song on KBS's Music Bank on 17 August 2012.[8] On 14 August 2012, Skarf held their debut showcase in Seoul.[9]

In 2012, Low was picked as an endorsement model for a smartphone line, Pantech Vega R3.[10] In 2013, she was selected as a host for Arirang's music program, Pops in Seoul. In the same year, Low also appeared on MBC's Gangnam Feel Dance.[11] In 2014, she joined MBC's Dancing 9 alongside Glam's Zinni, but was disqualified for personal reasons.[12] In 2015, Low appeared as the female lead in TimeZ's and Roy Kim's MV for "Awaken" and "The Great Dipper", respectively.[13]

It was announced in 2015 that Low will be joining a new group following the disbandment of Skarf in 2014, with the group being sold to CJ E&M.[14][15] In 2016, Low and other trainees under CJ E&M made an appearance on Chinese girl group survival reality programme, Lady Bees.[16]

In 2017, Low joined the girl group survival show, Idol School to compete with 40 other contestants for an opportunity to debut in a 9-member girl group. She was eliminated from the potential debut group in which she ranked 23rd in Episode 10.[17]

2018–present: Return to Singapore

On 31 December 2017, her Instagram post stated that she will be starting her solo career, where she will be promoting future activities as Yu I Yeong.[18] In January 2018, Tasha stopped all her activities in Korea and returned to Singapore.[19]

Tasha was cast and played her first lead role in the 2019 web series, Cheerific, which follows the story of a star rugby player who finds his calling as a cheerleader after getting kicked off the rugby team.[20] She is also part of the television adaption of Goh Boon Teck's 1994 play, Titoudao,[21] which premiered on 18 February 2020 on Mediacorp Channel 5.[22][23] Titoudao was later dubbed in Chinese and was broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8 from 18 May 2020.[24][25]

Discography
Main article: Skarf § Discography

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2012 It Takes Two Herself Channel 8 Cameo [26]
2019 Cheerific Chloe Toggle Lead role [20]
2020 Titoudao Ah Dui Channel 5 Lead role [21][22]

Television show
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2012 Oh! My Skarf Herself MBC Reality show about Skarf's lives before debut [27]
2013 Gangnam Feel Dance Contestant [11]
Pops in Seoul Host Arirang TV [28]
2014 Dancing 9 Contestant Mnet Tasha was disqualified for personal reasons [12]
2017 Idol School Contestant Mnet Girl group survival program [17]

References
  1. "JYP/ Alpha 2010 audition results". SEOUL RHYTHMS. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. "Four Generations of Dancers: From Sunny to Natasha". Singapore Memory Project. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. "Life of a K-pop singer's mum". Asia One Showbiz. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. "They can't take off their sunglasses in public". Asia One. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. "My daughter is a (rising) K-pop star: S'porean mum". Yahoo Singapore. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. "Ferlyn leaves K-pop group Skarf". The New Paper. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. "Rookie group Skarf releases MV for "Oh! Dance"". allkpop. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. "Korean-Singaporean girl group Skarf debuts with "Oh! Dance" on 'Music Bank'!". allkpop. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. "Rookie girl group SKarf talk about their potential rivals at recent debut showcase". allkpop. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  10. "Skarf's Tasha chosen as 'Vega R3' endorsement model". allkpop. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  11. "Singaporean Natasha Low's K-pop star rising". The Straits Times. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  12. "GLAM's Zinni, Wassup's Nari, and Skarf's Tasha show off their dance moves on 'Dancing 9'". allkpop. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  13. "Skarf's Tasha surprises with sudden appearance in teaser for Chinese-Korean group TimeZ". koreaboo. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  14. "Singaporean ex-K-pop star Ferlyn Wong sets up company with two partners: I want to do it my way". AsiaOne. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  15. "How the Korean pop juggernaut keeps churning out new acts such as Red Velvet and Royal Pirates". The Straits Time. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  16. 《蜜蜂少女队》第9期 韩国友谊赛打响 赵婉婷意外受伤20160507【浙江卫视官方超清1080P】吴奇隆Nicky Wu、谢霆锋Nicholas Tse (television production) (in Chinese). Zhejiang Television. 7 May 2016. Introduced at 42:55.
  17. Gwendolyn, Ng (13 August 2017). "Singaporean's last shot at K-pop stardom". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  18. "유이영(Tasha) Yuiyeong official 💖 (@yuiyeongofficial) • Instagram photos and videos". instagram.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  19. "Former SKarf member Tasha Low charts her showbiz journey". Youth.SG. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  20. "Cheerific Show Info". Toggle. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  21. "Once a K-pop idol, ex-SKarf member Tasha Low became a sales manager and is now making her comeback". AsiaOne. 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  22. "剧中被陈邦鋆性侵 刘怡伶拍完戏"伤痕累累"". 8world.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  23. "Fann Wong Makes Mediacorp English Drama Debut In Hokkien Opera-Themed Titoudao". TODAYonline. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  24. "Lion Mums' Vanessa Vanderstraaten Didn't See Ghosts On The Set Of Her Horror Series, But Instead Caught A Glimpse Of Her Dream Home". TODAYonline. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  25. 王英敏, 文 / (18 May 2020). "年轻偶像独居 欢迎观众窥探". 早报 (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  26. SKarf in "It Takes Two 对对碰"!, retrieved 2 December 2019
  27. Sunday, The New Paper; Aug 12; 2012. "Singapore duo part of K-pop girl group SKarf". asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. hermes (13 August 2017). "Singaporean's last shot at K-pop stardom". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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