Winwin

Dong Sicheng (Chinese: 董思成, born 28 October 1997), better known by the stage name Winwin (Hangul: 윈윈), is a Chinese dancer, rapper, singer and model. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units, NCT 127, NCT U. He is also a member of the affiliated Chinese boy group WayV.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Dong.
Winwin
董思成
Winwin going to a Music Bank recording in March 2018
Born
Dong Sicheng

(1997-10-28) 28 October 1997
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materBeijing Dance Academy, Central Academy of Drama
Occupation
  • Singer
  • Dancer
  • Model
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocal
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese董思成
Simplified Chinese董思成
Korean name
Hangul동사성
Hanja董思成

Early life

Winwin was born on 28 October 1997, in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. He majored in traditional Chinese dance at the Beijing Dance Academy, and went on to study at the Central Academy of Drama.

Career

Pre-Debut

Winwin was first scouted by SM Entertainment, a South Korean entertainment agency, in 2013. After 2 years, he subsequently becoming a trainee in 2015. On 5 January 2016, he was introduced as a member of SM Rookies,[1] a pre-debut training team composed of young trainees who would potentially debut as idol group members. On 9 April 2016, he made his appearance on both the Korean and Chinese version of NCT U's debut music video, "Without You".[2] In May of the same year, he also participated in the second season of the group's variety show NCT Life.[3]

2016–present: Debut with NCT 127, WayV and solo activities

On 7 July 2016, Winwin made his debut as part of South Korean boy group NCT 127 with their first EP NCT #127, and the title track "Fire truck".[4] The group is a sub-unit of SM Entertainment's expansive boy group NCT. He then debuted as part of the sub-unit NCT U with title track "Boss" on February 8, 2018[5]. The track was released as part of NCT's first solo album, NCT 2018 Empathy, where he also participated in the track "Black on Black" as part of NCT 2018[6]. WinWin continued to promote with NCT 127 until the end of 2018. It was then announced that he would be on indefinite hiatus from the group's promotions to prepare for his debut in China.[7]

Winwin made his Chinese debut as part of the NCT Chinese unit boy group, WayV on 17 January 2019,[8] with lead single "Regular" off their first single album The Vision. Winwin had previously also participated in the English and Korean versions of the song as part of NCT 127 the previous year.

In March of 2019, he joined the cast of Chinese variety show My Brilliant Masters.[9] He has made appearances on several other Chinese variety shows such as Day Day Up and Happy Camp, as well as Korean variety shows such as South Korean Foreigners.

Discography
See also: NCT discography

Filmography

Television shows
Year English title Original title Network Notes Ref.
2019 My Brilliant Masters 我们的师父 Hunan Television Cast member [9]

Notes

    References
    1. ""임시완 닮았다!" SM루키즈 윈윈은 중국인 "무용을 통해 멋진 모습 보여드리겠다"". news.kmib.co.kr (in Korean). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    2. "NCT U, 韓·中 방송 데뷔 무대 '양국 동시 공략'". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    3. "[TV특종] NCT LIFE '한식왕 도전기'". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    4. "NCT 127 '소방차(Fire Truck)'으로 글로벌 시장 돌풍 예고". 서울경제 (in Korean). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    5. "NCT U 'BOSS' 재현, 윈윈 티저 공개! 기대감 증폭!". 서울경제 (in Korean). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    6. "NCT, 18명의 멤버가 보여줄 세계관과 공감…초대형 프로젝트 'Black on Black' (종합)". 뉴스핌 (in Korean). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    7. "SM 측 "NCT 127 윈윈, 예정된 中활동 준비로 새앨범 방송활동 불참"". 22 November 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    8. OSEN (31 December 2018). "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"…NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    9. "《我们的师父》官宣"神秘X"：董思成加盟拜师成"团宠"". 20 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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