Victoria Song facts for kids
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Victoria Song
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Song Qian (宋茜)
February 2, 1987 Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||
Agent | Victoria Studio | ||||||||||
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Instruments | Vocals | ||||||||||
Labels | SM | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 宋茜 | ||||||||||
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Song Qian (Chinese: 宋茜), born on February 2, 1987, is a talented Chinese artist. She is known professionally as Victoria or Victoria Song. Victoria is famous for being the leader of the South Korean girl group f(x). She is also a singer, dancer, actress, model, host, and author. In May 2020, she released her first solo album, also called Victoria.
Victoria became well-known in South Korea through TV shows like We Got Married Season 2 and KBS's Invincible Youth. She has also starred in many Chinese TV dramas and films. Some of her popular dramas include When Love Walked In (2012), Beautiful Secret (2015), Ice Fantasy (2016), and Find Yourself (2020). Her films include My New Sassy Girl (2016) and My Best Friend's Wedding (2016).
Victoria Song has been recognized for her popularity. She was listed on Forbes China Celebrity 100 several times. She ranked 74th in 2017, 41st in 2019, and 14th in 2020.
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Victoria's Early Life and Career Beginnings
Victoria Song was born in Qingdao, China. She moved away from home at a young age to study traditional Chinese dance. She attended the Beijing Dance Academy, focusing on Chinese ethnic dance. In September 2007, a talent scout from SM Entertainment discovered her. She joined SM Entertainment after an audition. She trained to become an actress and model in South Korea.
Before her official debut, Victoria appeared in music videos and commercials. Her first appearance was in a Spris commercial in early 2008. She officially debuted as a member of the group f(x) in September 2009.
In June 2010, Victoria joined the TV show Invincible Youth. She was part of a group called G7, which included seven female idols. She also appeared on the reality show We Got Married with Nichkhun from the group 2PM. They were known as Khuntoria and became very popular. At the end of 2010, Victoria won the 'Popularity Award' at the MBC Entertainment Awards for her role in We Got Married.
Acting Roles and Growing Popularity
In January 2012, Victoria got a main role in the Chinese-Taiwanese drama When Love Walked In. She starred alongside Zhou Mi and Calvin Chen. This drama became very popular and was number one in viewership ratings. Victoria won the 'Best New Actress' award at the China TV Drama Awards for her acting. In December 2012, she released a photo-essay book called Victoria's Hong-Ma. It shared her travel experiences in Hong Kong and Macao.
In 2013, she became a host for KBS's show Glitter with actress Kim So-eun.
In 2014, Victoria co-hosted the show Strongest Group with Zhou Mi. She also sang on his solo album single, "Loving You". Victoria appeared in Zhang Liyin's music videos for "Agape" and "Not Alone".
In 2015, Victoria started working with Chinese manager Jia Shikai for her activities in China. She starred in the drama Beautiful Secret on Hunan TV. She also released a solo song called "Star Tears" for the drama's soundtrack. Beautiful Secret had the highest average viewership ratings in China for the first half of 2016.
In 2016, Victoria starred in My New Sassy Girl with Cha Tae-hyun. This film was released in both South Korea and China. She also appeared in the Chinese remake of My Best Friend's Wedding. The same year, Victoria starred in Ice Fantasy, a fantasy drama based on a novel. She sang an original soundtrack (OST) song for Ice Fantasy called "Li Luo". Victoria was also cast in the romance drama Endless August.
From January to April 2017, Victoria co-hosted the show Ace vs Ace. She also became a regular cast member on Zhejiang TV's Beat The Champions. In June, she starred with Huang Xiaoming in the fantasy romance drama A Life Time Love. In July, she co-starred in the comedy film Wished. In August, she joined the cast of Hunan TV's reality show Up Idol.
Solo Debut and Recent Work
In January 2018, Victoria starred in The Chronicles of Town Called Jian, a mystery drama. This drama had finished filming in 2014.
On March 13, 2018, she released her first solo song, "Roof on Fire," with a music video. She also joined the dance show Hot Blood Dance Crew and the talent show The Next Top Bang as a mentor.
In May 2018, Victoria starred in the fantasy romance drama Moonshine and Valentine with Huang Jingyu. Her acting in the series received positive reviews. In October, she starred in the fantasy adventure film Legend of the Ancient Sword. The same year, she was cast in the modern romance drama Broker, playing a scientist.
On September 5, 2019, Victoria announced that her contract with SM Entertainment had ended. SM Entertainment also stated that they were looking for new ways to work together.
In 2019, Victoria starred in the drama Love Under the Moon and sang its opening song. In 2020, she starred in the romantic comedy Find Yourself. This drama was very successful, and Victoria gained more recognition for her role as a working woman learning about love.
On May 19, 2020, Victoria released her self-titled solo album digitally. The album has ten songs, including "Roof on Fire" and three English songs. The main song, "Up To Me," was released with a music video on the same day. The album sold over 250,000 copies in its first 22 hours of pre-sale. This made Victoria Song the fastest Chinese female artist to achieve diamond certification on QQ Music in 2020. The album reached number one on QQ Music after selling over 300,000 copies in the first few weeks.
In the summer of 2020, Victoria was a mentor and MC on Chuang 2020, a Chinese talent show. In August 2020, her drama Love Yourself was released. She played a television reporter who was unsure about love.
In 2021, Victoria ended her endorsement contract with H&M. This happened after H&M raised concerns about human rights in the Xinjiang region of China. In April 2021, SM Entertainment announced that their contract with Victoria had officially ended.
In 2022, Victoria starred as Du Di in the drama Beloved Life, playing a resident Ob-gyn. In 2023, she played Han Lu in the film Post Truth. She promoted the film across China.
In January 2024, she starred with Chen Xingxu as Lin Xi in the business romance drama Our Interpreter. In July 2024, she became the Global Ambassador for Jimmy Choo's "I want Choo" fragrance line.
Helping Others
Victoria Song has been involved in many charity activities.
- In 2008, she and Super Junior-M supported Chinese athletes for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
- In 2010, she and other f(x) members became ambassadors for a blood donation campaign for "World Blood Donor Day".
- In 2011, she helped promote a fundraising campaign for children in Africa. This was organized by the Red Cross and UNICEF.
- In November 2012, she and Kangta taught music and dance to children in need in China. This event celebrated 20 years of diplomatic ties between China and South Korea.
- In late 2014, Victoria held a flea market to sell her personal items for charity. She donated all the money to UNICEF on December 31.
- In April 2015, she and her Beautiful Secret co-stars started "Beautiful Childhood Secret". This project helped children with hearing disabilities.
- In June 2015, she participated in UNICEF's "Help Nepal Children" charity bracelet project.
Music Releases
Victoria has released her own music as a solo artist.
Studio Albums
Title | Album details | Sales |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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"Roof on Fire" (屋顶着火) | 2018 | 2 | 9 | Victoria |
"Up To Me" | 2020 | — | — | |
"—" means the song did not chart or was not released in that area. |
Collaborations
Victoria has also worked with other artists on songs.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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CHN Baidu Chart |
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"Loving You" (Zhou Mi feat. Victoria Song) |
2014 | 13 | Rewind |
"Salute to the Heroes" (致敬勇士) (with various) |
2021 | — | non-album single |
"Wave" (浪潮) (with Xu Weizhou) |
2022 | — | China Winter Sports album |
"Chinese Dream, My Dream" (中国梦·我的梦) (with various) |
— | non-album singles | |
"Our Song" (我们的歌) (with various) |
— |
Soundtracks
Victoria has sung many songs for TV shows and movies.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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CHN Baidu Chart |
CHN Billboard V Chart |
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"Star Tears" (星星泪) | 2015 | 1 | 10 | Beautiful Secret OST |
"Dear Child" (亲爱的小孩) | — | — | ||
"I Believe" | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 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 | |
"Peach Blossom Source" (桃花源) | — | — | Tao Hua Yuan Ji 2 Online Game Theme Song | |
"Ace vs. Ace" (王牌对王牌) (with Wong Cho-lam & Roy Wang) |
2017 | — | — | Ace vs Ace Season 2 |
"You are an Idol" (你是偶像) (with Rosamund Kwan, Jiang Xin, Michelle Chen, Shen Mengchen, Tang Yixin, Wang Han & Wu Xiubo) |
— | — | Up Idol Season 2 | |
"Heart Signal" (心动的信号) | 2019 | — | — | Heart Signal 2 Theme Song |
"Practice To Be Friends" (练习当朋友) (with Oho Ou) |
— | — | Love Under the Moon OST | |
"I Want Your Love" (我要你的爱) (with Celina Jade, Zhang Jianing & Li Chun) |
2020 | — | — | Love Yourself OST |
"Mirror City" (镜城) (with WXWZ) |
— | — | Honor of Kings Online Game Theme Song | |
"Long Wind" (长风送) | 2021 | — | — | Luoyang OST |
"Happy Crying" (幸福的哭泣) | 2022 | — | — | Beloved Life OST |
"Just Goodbye" (不过是,再见) | — | — | Almost Lover OST | |
"Play" (出手) | 2023 | — | — | Game for Peace Mobile Game Theme Song |
"Just 2023" (刚好2023) (with various) |
— | — | Wonderland 3 Theme Song | |
"A Person’s Piece of Blue" (一个人的一片蓝) | 2024 | — | — | Reblooming Blue OST |
"Divas Hit The Road" (花儿与少年) (with Chen Hao, Liu Ye, Jin Chen, Zhou Yutong, Deng Enxi, Hou Minghao, Tian Jiarui & Rong Zishan) |
— | — | Divas Hit The Road 6 Theme Song | |
"—" means the song did not chart or was not released in that area. |
Film and Television Roles
Victoria has acted in many films and TV series.
Films
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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2012 | I AM. | Herself | ||
2015 | SM TOWN Live: The Stage | |||
2016 | My 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 | ||
2017 | Wished | 反转人生 | Ren Shanshan | Special appearance |
City of Rock | 缝纫机乐队 | Qian Qian | Cameo | |
2018 | Legend of the Ancient Sword | 古剑奇谭之流月昭明 | Wenren Yu | |
2021 | The Pioneer | 革命者 | Chen Xiujuan | |
2023 | Post Truth | 保你平安 | Han Lu | |
2025 | Per Aspera Ad Astra | 星河入梦 | Li Simeng |
Television Series
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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2012 | When Love Walked In | 爱情闯进门 | Shen Yayin | |
2015–2016 | Beautiful Secret | 美丽的秘密 | Jiang Meili / Rou Rou | |
2016 | Ice Fantasy | 幻城 | Li Luo | |
2017 | Ice Fantasy Destiny | 幻城凡世 | Cameo | |
A Life Time Love | 上古情歌 | Muqing Mo / Xuanyang Ruo | ||
2018 | The Chronicles of Town Called Jian | 茧镇奇缘 | Du Chunxiao | |
Moonshine and Valentine | 结爱·千岁大人的初恋 | Guan Pipi | ||
2019 | Love Under the Moon | 山月不知心底事 | Xiang Yuan | |
2020 | Find Yourself | 下一站是幸福 | He Fanxing | |
Love Yourself | 他其实没有那么爱你 | Sun Yihe | ||
2021 | Lover or Stranger | 陌生的恋人 | Luo Qianyi / Xiao Dong | |
Broker | 心跳源计划 | Qiu Jianing | ||
Luoyang | 风起洛阳 | Wu Siyue | ||
2022 | Beloved Life | 亲爱的生命 | Du Di | |
Almost Lover | 谁都知道我爱你 | He Xiaoran | ||
2023 | Warm and Sweet | 温暖的甜蜜的 | Nan Fei | |
2024 | The Interpreter | 我们的翻译官 | Lin Xi | |
Reblooming Blue | 另一种蓝 | Chen Xiaoman | ||
TBA | Fight for Love | 山河枕 | Chu Yu |
Variety Shows
Victoria has also appeared on many fun variety shows.
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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2010 | Invincible Youth | 청춘불패 | Cast member | Episodes 33–58 |
2010–2011 | We Got Married 2 | 우리 결혼했어요 | with 2PM's Nichkhun (Episodes 52–91) | |
2013 | Glitter | Co-host | ||
2014 | The Strongest Group | 最强天团 | ||
Superstar China | 我的中国星 | Judge | ||
2015 | Sisters Over Flowers | 花样姐姐 | Cast member | |
2017 | Ace vs Ace | 王牌对王牌 | Co-host | |
Beat The Champions 2 | 来吧冠军2 | |||
Up Idol 3 | 偶像来了 | Cast member | ||
2018 | Hot Blood Dance Crew | 热血街舞团 | Mentor | |
The Next Top Bang | 下一站传奇 | |||
2019 | Heart Signal 2 | 心动的信号2 | Panelist | |
2020 | My Little One | 我家那闺女2 | Cast member | |
CHUANG 2020 | 创造营 2020 | Mentor | ||
2024 | Divas Hit the Road 6 | 花儿与少年6 | Cast member |
Awards and Recognitions
Victoria Song has won many awards for her work in music and acting.
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award | We Got Married | Won | |
2012 | 4th China TV Drama Awards | Best New Actress | When Love Walked In | Won | |
2015 | Powerstar Award Ceremony | Most Popular Actress | N/A | Won | |
Sohu Fashion Awards | Most Popular Female Celebrity | Won | |||
4th iQIYI All-Star Carnival | Asian Popular Idol Award | Won | |||
2016 | 18th Huading Awards | Best New Actress | Beautiful Secret | Nominated | |
19th Huading Awards | Best Actress (Contemporary Drama) | Nominated | |||
Jumei Award Ceremony | Fashion Icon Goddess Award | N/A | Won | ||
LeEco Night | Most Promising Actress | Won | |||
Weibo Fan Festival | Powerstar Ranking: Person of the Year | Won | |||
Mobile Video Festival | Broadcast Influencer Award | Won | |||
8th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actress | My Best Friend's Wedding | Nominated | ||
5th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Popular Actress Award | Ice Fantasy | Won | ||
8th China TV Drama Awards | Won | ||||
2017 | Weibo Night Awards | Breakthrough Actress Award | N/A | Won | |
2019 | Golden Bud – The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival | Best Actress | Love Under The Moon | Nominated | |
Cosmo Glam Night | Person of the Year (Dream) | N/A | Won | ||
Tencent Video All Star Awards | Trendy Figure of the Year | Won | |||
11th China TV Drama Awards | Rising Actress | Won | |||
Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony | Most Anticipated Actress | Won | |||
2020 | Weibo Awards Ceremony | Popular Artist of the Year | Won | ||
30th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Audience's Choice for Actress | N/A | Nominated |
Forbes China Celebrity 100
Victoria has been recognized on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.
Year | Rank | Ref. |
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2017 | 74th | |
2019 | 42nd | |
2020 | 14th |
See also
In Spanish: Victoria Song para niños