Fei

Wang Fēifēi (hangul: 왕페이페이; hanja: 王 霏霏; born April 27, 1987 in Haikou) better known by her stage name Fei, is a Chinese singer, actress and TV presenter. She debuted as a member of miss A in 2010 under the company JYP Entertainment. In 2016, she made his debut as a solo artist with his CD single titled Fantasy.

Fei
Wang Feifei at 2014 K-Pop Awards red carpet.jpg
Fei in July 2014
Born
Wang Feifei

(1987-04-27) April 27, 1987 (age 37)
Haikou, Hainan, China
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • entertainer
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsJYP Entertainment
Associated acts
Fei
Chinese name
Chinese 王霏霏
Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Fēifēi
Korean name
Hangul 왕페이페이

Biography

Fei was born on April 27, 1987 in Haikou, Hainan, China.[1] He currently resides in Seoul, South Korea. She currently holds a scholarship at the Seoul Art Institute, Seoul Art College, along with former Miss A member Jia.[2] In China before making his debut he studied at Nana School.

In China, Fei appeared on a Zhejiang television show, an audition program titled The Prettier She Is.[3] She was a member of the Chinese version of Wonder Girls, JYP Sisters directed for girls talents, nevertheless happened to be part after three years of training, to the female group of South Korea, miss A. In 2010, also was model for commercials for Samsung Anycall in China.

Career

miss A

Fei debuted as a member and leader of miss A in July 2010.

Solo activities

Aside from her activities with the group, she has also participated in several television variety shows such as Variety Blue Chip in 2013. She gained popularity after showing off her different skills as cooking and dancing in the show.[4]

Fei made her acting debut in a short appearance on KBS's Dream High in 2011 and 2012.

In 2013, she became a candidate in Dancing with the Stars 3 with her dance partner Kim Soo-ro, who won first place and consolidated her name as a great dancer in K-pop.[5]

In March 2014, Fei participated in the Chinese variety show If You Love, a dating program where she was paired with Chinese actor Sun Jian.[6] In the same year, she made an appearance on SBS's drama Temptation as Jenny.[7] She later sing the drama soundtrack with 2AM's Jo Kwon entitled "One Summer Night," both published in Korean and English.[8]

In 2015, it was confirmed that she would participate in the drama Swan, with Nam Kyu-ri and Cho Min-sung. She was also confirmed as the protagonist of the Chinese movie Select Game.[9][10] On July 21, 2016, Fei made her debut as a solo artist with her CD single titled Fantasy.

Discography

CD single

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Fantasy - -

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[11]
US
World

[12]
"Always Be Here" 2014 Non album-single
"Fantasy" 2016 154 6
  • KOR (DL): 12,260+
Fantasy
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearance

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[11]
"One Summer Night" (feat. Jo Kwon) 2014 49 Temptation OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
Billboard V Chart

[13]
"One More Kiss" 2016 11 Fantasy
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Select Game TBA[10] Lead role

Drama

Year Network Title Role Notes
2011 KBS2 Dream High Flashmob dancer Cameo (Episode 16)
2012 KBS2 Dream High 2 Herself Cameo (Episode 15)
2014 SBS Temptation Jenny Cameo (Episode 1)
2017 Draemong Swan Woo Jeu[9] Web drama; Supporting role

Variety shows

Year Network Title Notes
As a Judge or MC
2013 O'live O'live Show MC
HBS Amazing Dance Host
As a Contestant
2013 O'live MasterChef Korea: Celebrity Contestant
MBC Dancing with the Stars 3 Contestant
2014 CCTV The Great Magician Contestant

Radio shows

Year Network Title Role Notes
2013–2015 MBC C-Radio Idols, True Colors Host with Jia & Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi[14]

Event hosting

Year Event Notes
2015 29th Golden Disk Awards[15] With Kim Sung joo and Kim Jong-kook

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist
2009 My Color 2PM
2010 This Christmas JYP Nation
2011 I Love You Huh Gong & Hoony Hoon

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013
Dancing with the Stars 3
1st Place N/A Won
Master Chef Korea Celebrity
2nd Place N/A Won
2014
Cook King Korea[16]
2nd Place N/A Won
2015
9th SBS Entertainment Awards
Best Teamwork Award Fists of Shaolin Temple Won
2016
China Trends Health Awards
Health Leading Award N/A Won

References

  1. Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. After School's Nana, Jia & Fei receive scholarships from Seoul Art College, "Allkpop", April 16, 2012.
  3. Amateur Scared to Miss This "Newcomer Want to Get 2010, "AFP", August 15, 2010.
  4. "miss A's Fei becoming a 'blue chip' in variety show field | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  5. "Fei wins with an emotional performance for her mother on 'Dancing With The Stars 3' | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  6. "Nichkhun, Chansung and Fei to Appear on Chinese Reality Show "If You Love"". Soompi. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  7. "miss A's Fei Lands First Acting Gig in "Temptation"". Soompi. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  8. "miss A's Fei and Jo Kwon sing 'One Summer Night' for 'Temptation' OST | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Fei To Appear In Web Drama 'Swan'". BNTNews UK. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "万丰国际-电影宝". z.wfatc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in 한국어). Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  12. "World Digital Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  13. Billboard V Chart
  14. "miss A's Fei and Jia along with Super Junior-M's Zhoumi to host new Chinese radio program | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  15. "Things Said by Big Bang′s Taeyang, GOT7, 4minute′s Hyuna, and More on the First Day of ′Golden Disc Awards′". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  16. Ellie (November 27, 2014). miss A's Fei in "Cook King Korea" and "I Am Legend". tofupost.com. http://tofupost.com/2014/11/miss-a-fei-in-cook-king-korea-and-i-am-legend/. Retrieved June 13, 2017.