Wei Son facts for kids

Wei Son (孫 暐, born October 13, 1989) is a Japanese fashion model. She has been a model since the late 2000s. Wei Son is well-known in the Japanese gyaru fashion world. She used to be a big part of Popteen magazine. She was also an exclusive model for its sister magazine, PopSister. You might see her name spelled in different ways, like Ii Son or Wei Sun.

Early Life and Background

Wei Son was born on October 13, 1989. Her official profile says she was born in Saitama, Japan. It also says she has Chinese nationality. However, Wei Son has said many times that she was born in Dalian, China. She lived there until she was 5 years old. Then, her family moved to Niigata, Japan. She grew up in Saitama. Wei Son became a full-time model when she was 17 years old.

Her Modeling Career

Wei Son started her modeling journey in May 2007. This was when she first appeared in Popteen magazine. She was on the cover of Popteen for the first time in March 2008.

Magazines and Events

In April 2010, a new magazine called PopSister was launched. It was like an "older sister" magazine to Popteen. Wei Son became one of the first seven exclusive models for PopSister. This means she modeled only for that magazine.

Later that year, she went to Shanghai, China. She attended the Shanghai World Expo. This event promoted the gyaru culture and fashion brands. Wei Son was a representative of the gyaru scene. She went with eight other Japanese models from Popteen.

Wei Son has also been very active in fashion shows. She has promoted many fashion brands. She also promoted cosmetic products. She even promoted other things like Purikura machines. These are photo sticker booths. In 2010, she was in the music video for Rake's song "All I Need Is...".

PopSister magazine stopped being published in September 2011. After that, Wei Son appeared in many other fashion magazines. One of them was Blenda magazine. It sold 250,000 copies. In April 2012, she started appearing regularly in Blenda. She was the youngest model featured there.

Wei Son on Television

Since April 2010, Wei Son has been a regular host on TV Tokyo's Dance@TV. This show is about street dance. She is the only female host on the program.

In January 2011, she also started appearing on MTV Japan's Shibuhara Girls. This was a reality TV series. It showed parts of her daily life as a model. For example, it showed her trips to South Korea. There, she was featured in Maps magazine. She was also in Men's Health magazine. She appeared in their "Hot Icon of the Month" section. She was also in several newspapers.

Wei Son also helped host the "MTV Video Music Awards Japan" in 2011. This was a big music event. It was reported that she became friends with the US singer Lady Gaga during this event.

Her Music Career

Wei Son also tried singing! She made her singing debut in early 2009. She released her first song called "Sweet Song". She worked with a music group called Lady Bird. They released the song as "Lady Bird feat. Son'i (from Popteen)".

"Sweet Song" was officially released on February 25, 2009. It quickly became very popular. It reached the top spots on several music charts. These included the Dwango chart and the Club Atom chart. The song appeared on the Oricon singles chart three times. Its highest position was #47.

Wei Son's Family

Wei Son has a sister named Kyo. They are fraternal twin sisters. This means they were born at the same time but are not identical. Kyo Son (孫 きょう) is also a model. She is best known for appearing in the popular gyaru-mama magazine called "I Love Mama". Kyo became a mother to a boy in October 2009.

Wei Son and Kyo appeared together in the June 2013 issue of Blenda magazine. This was the first time they appeared in a magazine together.

External Links

• Official profile: http://www.lespros.co.jp/models/sun_wei/index.html by the LesPros modeling agency
• Official blog: http://yaplog.jp/lp-sonii/
• Former official blog: http://www.style-walker.com/sw/s/room/blog?id=SW56248461
• Official Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sunwei1013