Wendy
손승완- Name
- Son Seung-wan
- Born
- 21 February 1994
Moved to Ascend in 2025 and played 17 shows on her first world tour.
Their story
Two lead songs
Wendy had sung with Red Velvet for close to seven years when SM released her first solo record, Like Water, on 5 April 2021. It had five songs and two leads: the title song, soft pop with strings by Kenzie and Yoo Young-jin, and the ballad "When This Rain Stops". Her bandmate Seulgi joined her on "Best Friend". Abroad, the album went to No. 1 on iTunes in 30 regions.
Saying goodbye
Almost three years passed before Wish You Hell. SM described it as a fierce farewell to her past self, and the title track is pop with a sticky hook and rhythmic guitar. The video plays the idea straight: she walks into an empty church with a briefcase and later turns up in an open casket, dressed as a bride.
A new label
In April 2025 her SM contract ended. Three weeks later she signed with Ascend, a young label, and stayed in Red Velvet. Her first record there, Cerulean Verge, came out in September with six songs. The title track "Sunkiss" is alternative pop led by bright piano and a guitar riff, and the piano ballad "Believe" went out first. Ten days later she opened her first world tour, W:EALIVE, at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul. It ran to 17 shows in Asia and North America and closed with two encore nights in Seoul at the start of March 2026.
Where she is now
In 2026 she has kept busy on the radio as the DJ of SBS Power FM's Wendy's Young Street, added the drama song "Daydream" to her long list of soundtracks, and appeared as a guest at Disney Hits LIVE! in Taipei. On 14 October Ascend said she would release a new album in November, her first since Cerulean Verge, promising a different side of her. No release date had been announced when this page was checked.