Nam Da-won (Korean: 남다원; born April 16, 1997), known mononymously as Dawon, is a South Korean singer and actress signed under Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment. She is a member of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN.
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| Born | (1997-04-16) April 16, 1997 (age 25) Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Chungdam High School |
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| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Revised Romanization | Nam Da-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nam Tawŏn |
Dawon was born on April 16, 1997.[1] She graduated from Chungdam High School.[citation needed]
Dawon appeared on the second season of the South Korean reality television competition show K-pop Star 2, which aired in 2012. She joined Starship Entertainment as a trainee sometime afterwards.
On February 25, 2016, made her debut with WJSN with their first EP, Would You Like?, and its lead singles, "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".[2]
On July 14, 2016, Dawon's first soundtrack appearance, "Shalala Romance", was released for the television series Lucky Romance.[3] Later in 2016, Dawon appeared as a contestant on the singing competition show Girl Spirit, which aired on JTBC from July 19 to September 27.[4] On November 8, 2016, Dawon, along with labelmate Junggigo, released the single "I Will Love You Piece By Piece" for the soundtrack of the television series Sweet Stranger and Me.[5] On December 17, 2016, Dawon and fellow WJSN member Yeonjung released a Korean recording of "Fire & Ice", a song from the soundtrack of the Russian children's film The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice.[6][7][8] On November 5, 2017, "Go Ready Go", was released as part of the soundtrack for the television series Revolutionary Love.[9]
In 2020, Dawon was cast as a lead in the musical movie K-School.[10] The release of the film was originally scheduled for December of 2020, but currently there is no confirmation as to when the release will be rescheduled due to controversy involving a cast member.[11]
Dawon together with Yeonjung participated in Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend. They performed with Xitsuh and Koo Jun-yup and eventually became the final winner.[12][13] On August 10, Dawon and Yeonjung released a cover song of Taeyeon's "Starlight" for NORAE-ing LIVE of Time.[14][15] The pair went on to make an appearance on Jo Se-ho's Jo Se-ho's Wine Bar.[16][17]
On February 22, 2022, Dawon's agency confirmed that she will temporarily suspend activities due to anxiety. The plan is to focus on treatment now.[18]
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
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| "Stronger" (with Yeonjung)[lower-alpha 1] |
2022 | —[lower-alpha 2] | — | Sequence |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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| "Shalala Romance" (샤랄라 로맨스) | 2016 | — | Lucky Romance OST Part 4 |
| "I Will Love You Piece By Piece" (소소하게 조금씩) (with Junggigo) |
— | Sweet Stranger and Me OST Part 4 | |
| "Fire & Ice" (with Yeonjung) |
— | The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice OST | |
| "Go Ready Go" | 2017 | — | Revolutionary Love OST Part 3 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[21]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer |
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| "Ujung" (우주정거장) | 2019 | WJSN | WJ Stay? | ||
| "Full Moon" | As You Wish | ||||
| "Stronger" (with Yeonjung) | 2022 | WJSN | Sequence | ||
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| TBA | K-School | K스쿨 | Soo-ah | Acting debut | [22] |
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| 2012 | K-pop Star 2 | K팝스타 2 | Contestant | Pre-debut appearance | |
| 2016 | Girl Spirit | 걸스피릿 | [4][23] | ||
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