Cheris Lee ( zh, 李函穆; ko, 체리스; born 11 September 1996), is a
Singaporean
Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Ind ...
singer, dancer, model and actress. Lee is a former member of the South Korean
girl group, GBB.
Career
Pre-debut
Lee was scouted by one of South Korea's biggest entertainment company,
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
, when she was 15 years old while on a holiday. However, she rejected the offer to become a singer as her mother opposed her to go to South Korea alone and she did not know about the company and
K-pop. After returning to Singapore, she discovered the charms of the
Korean wave, as well as her passion for singing and dancing since young, so she started contacting various South Korean entertainment agencies. From there, she began flying back and forth between Singapore and South Korea for 3 years, while studying at
Outram Secondary School
Outram Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Singapore. Founded in 1906 as Outram Road School, and later Outram School, it is one of the oldest schools in Singapore. It is also the only government school in Singapore ...
and
ITE College West
ITE College West (ITECW) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Thre ...
, before officially flying to South Korea to become a full-time trainee.
Lee was a trainee for 7 years and 4 months, and had 3 opportunities to debut but were all cancelled in the end.
Lee also made a cameo appearance in Thailand TV series, Zeal5 in 2015.
Lee was a contestant in
Miss Singapore International
History
The Singapore Women's Association (SWA), a charity organization has been organising beauty pageants since 1975 and is the first organisation to raise funds for the needy through beauty pageants. The funds raised have benefited many un ...
where she took part in 2016 and got into the top 16.
2017–2018: First lead role, debut with GBB
In 2017, Lee was cast and played her first lead role, while making her acting debut in the Singaporean,
Starhub
StarHub Limited, most commonly known as just Starhub, is a Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate and one of the major telcos operating in the country. Founded in 1998, it is listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
History ...
Go production, ''Love in Transit''.
On 1 May 2018, Lee made her debut in South Korea as the only foreign member of the 5-member girl group, GBB, with their first ever single, ''Kemi'', and their debut mini album, ''Girls Be The Best''.
2020-present: Activities in Singapore
In 2020, Lee participated in the second season of dating show ''The Destined One''.
In 2021, Lee made a cameo appearance in ''Key Witness'', before playing her first major television drama role in ''Live Your Dreams''.
Both were broadcast on
Mediacorp Channel 8
Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that year. The ch ...
. On 16 August 2021, she graduated with a Diploma in Acting (Chinese) from
Singapore Media Academy.
On 29 June 2022, Lee acted as the main lead for Zach’s MV ‘’.
Filmography
Television series
Television shows
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Chinese K-pop singers
Korean-language singers of Singapore
Singaporean expatriates in South Korea
21st-century Singaporean women singers
Singaporean people of Chinese descent
ITE College West alumni