Winwin

Dong Sicheng (Chinese: 董思成; pinyin: dǒng sīchéng, born 28 October 1997), known professionally as Winwin (Hangul: 윈윈; Chinese: 昀昀; pinyin: yúnyún), is a Chinese singer, rapper, and dancer based in South Korea and China. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group, NCT and its sub-units NCT 127, NCT U, and China-based unit WayV.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Dong.

Winwin
董思成
Winwin at Dream Concert 2017
Born
Dong Sicheng

(1997-10-28) 28 October 1997
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
NationalityChinese
EducationBeijing Dance Academy
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Occupation
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • dancer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocal
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese董思成
Simplified Chinese董思成

Early life and education

Winwin was born on 28 October 1997 in Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China. In 2009, Winwin was admitted to the Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy where he ranked first in the Chinese Classical Dance department.[1]

Music career

Pre-debut

On 5 January 2016, Winwin was introduced as a member of SM Entertainment's pre-debut trainee group, SM Rookies.[2]

On 1 February 2016, a video of Winwin performing a beautiful rendition of Chinese classical dance was released as the third installment of NCT's debut teasers on SM Town's official YouTube channel.

2016-2017: Debut and early days with NCT 127

On 9 April 2016, Winwin appeared alongside NCT U in China at the 16th Music Feng Yun Bang Awards for their first live performance of "The 7th Sense". At the time, Winwin has not been officially introduced as a member of NCT.[3] On the same day, he also made a cameo on both the Korean and Chinese version of NCT U's debut music video for "Without You".[4]

On 1 July 2016, Winwin was announced as a member of NCT's second unit, NCT 127 along with Taeil, Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Mark, and Haechan. The unit is based in Seoul, with the number "127" representing the first three digits of the city's longitude coordinate.[5]

On 7 July 2016, Winwin made his official debut as a member of NCT 127 with the title track "Fire Truck".[6]

2018: NCT U and NCT 2018

On 18 February 2018, Winwin made his second debut in the sub-unit, NCT U, with "Boss" alongside members Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, Lucas, and Mark.[7]

On 22 November 2018, it was announced that Winwin would not be participating in NCT 127's comeback activities for the repackaged edition of their first studio album, Regular-Irregular, titled Regulate, so that he could prepare for his third debut with NCT's China-based sub-unit.[8]

On 31 December 2018, SM Entertainment announced NCT's fourth sub-unit, WayV (Chinese: 威神V; pinyin: wēishén V), which will be based in China. Winwin was announced as a member alongside Kun, Ten, Lucas, Hendery, Xiaojun, and Yangyang.[9]

2019-present: WayV and solo endeavors

WayV is managed under Label V, SM Entertainment's new exclusive Chinese label and officially debuted on 17 January 2019 with their debut EP The Vision and the Chinese version of NCT 127's "Regular" as its lead single.[10] SM Entertainment CEO Chris Lee acknowledged that WayV is NCT's China-based unit in a press conference.[11]

On 30 March 2019, Winwin joined as a cast member of Hunan Television's My Brilliant Masters (Chinese: 我们的师父]; pinyin: wǒmen de shīfu) alongside Wowkie Zhang, Yu Xiaoguang, and Liu Yuning.[12]

Family and personal life

Winwin has lived away from his family since 2009, when he moved from Wenzhou to Beijing in order to attend Beijing Dance Academy for six years. In 2015, he moved to Seoul, where he became a trainee at South Korea's largest entertainment company, SM Entertainment. Winwin has said that since his primary school graduation, he's only been able to visit his family in Wenzhou for about a few days each year. He also has an older sister who has been living in New Zealand for a long time.[13]

Winwin currently attends Central Academy of Drama where he majors in Performing Arts.[14]

Discography

For his work as a member of NCT, please see NCT discography

Videography

For his work as a member of NCT, please see NCT videography

Variety shows
YearTitleRoleNetworkRef
2019My Brilliant MastersCast memberHunan Television[15]

Awards and nominations

Please see list of awards and nominations received by NCT

References
  1. "《我们的师父》官宣"神秘X"：董思成加盟拜师成"团宠"". 红网精彩一点.
  2. ""임시완 닮았다!" SM루키즈 윈윈은 중국인 "무용을 통해 멋진 모습 보여드리겠다"". 국민일보.
  3. "중국의 그래미 시상식, '음악 풍운방 연도성전'에서 이수만 총괄프로듀서 한국인 최초 '아시아 최고 프로듀서 상' 수상!!". SM Entertainment.
  4. "NCT U, 韓·中 방송 데뷔 무대 '양국 동시 공략'". 뉴스1.
  5. "(UPDATE) #NCT127: SM Entertainment Unveils Members Of New NCT Sub-Unit". Hype MY.
  6. "NCT 127 '소방차(Fire Truck)'으로 글로벌 시장 돌풍 예고 출처". 서울경제.
  7. "NCT U 'BOSS' 재현, 윈윈 티저 공개! 기대감 증폭!". 서울경제.
  8. "SM 측 "NCT 127 윈윈, 예정된 中활동 준비로 새앨범 방송활동 불참"". 뉴스엔.
  9. "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"…NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". OSEN.
  10. "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"…NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). 31 December 2018.
  11. "SM Entertainment A&R Chris Lee Talks 'Cultural Technology' & Creating K-Pop Hits". Billboard.
  12. "《我们的师父》官宣"神秘X"：董思成加盟拜师成"团宠"". 红网精彩一点.
  13. "董思成专访实录：简直是"大耳朵图图"牌团宠大型放飞自我现场". 腾讯视频.
  14. "董思成毕业中央戏剧学院，刘宇宁毫不避讳自曝学历，大家都笑了". 腾讯网.
  15. "《我们的师父》官宣"神秘X"：董思成加盟拜师成"团宠"". 红网精彩一点.
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