Cheris Lee

Cheris Lee
Cheris Lee
李函穆
Born	Cheris Lee Han Mu; 11 September 1996 (age 28); Singapore
Education	Outram Secondary School; ITE College West;
Alma mater	Singapore Media Academy
Occupations	Singer; model; actress;
Years active	2016–present
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; dance;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2018–2020
Labels	ProBeat Company; LOUDers Entertainment;
Formerly of	GBB
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李函穆
Simplified Chinese	李函穆
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Hánmù
Wade–Giles	Li Han-mu
Korean name
Hangul	체리스
Revised Romanization	Cheriseu
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'erisŭ

Cheris Lee (Chinese: 李函穆; Korean: 체리스; born 11 September 1996),^{[citation needed]} is a Singaporean 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, 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 and ITE College West, before officially flying to South Korea to become a full-time trainee.^[1]

Lee was a trainee for 7 years and 4 months,^[2] and had 3 opportunities to debut but were all cancelled in the end.^[1]

Lee also made a cameo appearance in Thailand TV series, Zeal5 in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Lee was a contestant in Miss Singapore International where she took part in 2016 and got into the top 16.^{[citation needed]}

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 Go production, Love in Transit.^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]

2020-present: Activities in Singapore

In 2020, Lee participated in the second season of dating show The Destined One.^[6]

In 2021, Lee made a cameo appearance in Key Witness, before playing her first major television drama role in Live Your Dreams.^[7]^[8] Both were broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8. On 16 August 2021, she graduated with a Diploma in Acting (Chinese) from Singapore Media Academy.^{[citation needed]}

On 29 June 2022, Lee acted as the main lead for Zach’s MV ‘牵你的手’.^[9]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Love in Transit 下一站•爱	Cheris	Lead	^[3]
2021	Key Witness 关键证人	Park Kyo-eun 朴乔恩	Cameo	^[7]
2021	Live Your Dreams [zh] 大大的梦想	Li Shu Qi 黎舒淇	Supporting	^[8]
2022	I Want To Be A Towkay 亲家、冤家做头家	Serene	Cameo	^[10]
2022	Dark Angel 黑天使	Apple	Cameo	^[11]

Television shows

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2018	Greener Pastures 离家。出走	Documentary	^[12]
2020	The Destined One (Season 2) 众里寻一	Variety	^[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref
2023	Star Awards	Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars	—	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b 黄, 少伟 (24 July 2018). "21岁本地女生李车丽思加入韩女团GBB". 联合晚报 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ Ong, Jasmine (16 October 2019). "Four Singaporean K-pop Hopefuls Share A Glimpse Into The Cutthroat Idol Industry". teenage.com.sg. Teenage. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Starhub Go Local Productions – Love in Transit". Starhub Go. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ "新人女團 GBB 出道專輯主打歌《KEMI》音源公開" (in Chinese). 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ "MCN뉴스 복고 매력 GBB(지비비) 라이브 방송, 공포체험담까지" (in Korean). 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Destined one 2 众里寻一2 Show Info". Toggle. 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Key Witness - meWATCH". Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Live Your Dreams - meWATCH". Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ 陳炑億 Zach【牽你的手 Hold Your Hand】Official Music Video. Taihe Music. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022 – via YouTube.
^ "I Want To Be A Towkay - meWATCH". Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Dark Angel - meWATCH". Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Greener Pastures 离家。出走 Show Info". Toggle. 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

External links

Cheris Lee on Instagram
Cheris Lee on Weibo (in Chinese)

[life-1] 黄, 少伟 (24 July 2018). "21岁本地女生李车丽思加入韩女团GBB". 联合晚报 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[2] Ong, Jasmine (16 October 2019). "Four Singaporean K-pop Hopefuls Share A Glimpse Into The Cutthroat Idol Industry". teenage.com.sg. Teenage. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[:3-3] "Starhub Go Local Productions – Love in Transit". Starhub Go. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[4] "新人女團 GBB 出道專輯主打歌《KEMI》音源公開" (in Chinese). 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[5] "MCN뉴스 복고 매력 GBB(지비비) 라이브 방송, 공포체험담까지" (in Korean). 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[:0-6] "Destined one 2 众里寻一2 Show Info". Toggle. 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[:1-7] "Key Witness - meWATCH". Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

[:2-8] "Live Your Dreams - meWATCH". Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[9] 陳炑億 Zach【牽你的手 Hold Your Hand】Official Music Video. Taihe Music. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022 – via YouTube.

[:4-10] "I Want To Be A Towkay - meWATCH". Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[:5-11] "Dark Angel - meWATCH". Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[12] "Greener Pastures 离家。出走 Show Info". Toggle. 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

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