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Japanese singer and rapper (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aeri Uchinaga (内永 枝利, Uchinaga Eri, born October 30, 2000), known professionally as Giselle (지젤), is a Japanese singer and rapper based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Aespa, formed by SM Entertainment in November 2020.
Giselle | |
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Born | Aeri Uchinaga October 30, 2000 Seoul, South Korea |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Kim Ae-ri[1] |
Occupations |
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Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2020–present |
Labels | |
Member of | Aespa |
Website | Official website |
Japanese name | |
Kanji | 内永 枝利[2] |
Hiragana | うちなが えり |
Romanization | Uchinaga Eri |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김애리 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Aeri |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Aeri |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 우치나가 애리 |
Revised Romanization | Uchinaga Aeri |
McCune–Reischauer | Uch'inaga Aeri |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 지젤 |
Revised Romanization | Jijel |
McCune–Reischauer | Chijel |
Signature | |
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Giselle was born in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, to a South Korean mother and a Japanese father, and grew up in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She is fluent in Japanese, Korean, and English.[3]
She attended Tokyo International School and International School of the Sacred Heart, where she was introduced to K-pop in her sophomore year of high school.[4][5] She later returned to Korea after graduation to audition for SM Entertainment and passed the company's Saturday auditions after 4 attempts.[6][7][8]
After 11 months of training,[8] SM Entertainment unveiled Giselle as the third member of Aespa on November 6, 2020,[9] which is the company's first girl group since Red Velvet in 2014. They debuted with the single "Black Mamba" on November 17.[10]
In December, 2021, Giselle participated in the song "Zoo" with labelmates from SM for the 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express.[11]
On June 4, 2024, it was announced that Giselle will feature in BOL4's single "Lips" which is set to be released on June 13.[12]
On March 1, 2024, Giselle was appointed as the brand ambassador for the Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe. She made her first appearance as their ambassador during the brand's "Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear Collection" in Paris.[13]
In June 2022, Giselle donated KR₩10 million to Yuhengsa, which is a South Korean non-profit organisation that aims to protect and rehabilitate abandoned animals.[14]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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KOR | NZ Hot [16] |
SGP [17] | |||
"Zoo" (with Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery and Yangyang) |
2021 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 38 | —[upper-alpha 2] | 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express |
"Jet" (with Eunhyuk, Hyo, Taeyong, Jaemin, Sungchan and Winter) |
2022 | —[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[20]
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Composer | Lyricist |
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"Zoo" | 2021 | Herself (with Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery and Yangyang) |
2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express | ![]() |
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"2Hot4U"[upper-alpha 4] | 2023 | Herself | Non-album singles | ![]() |
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"Lips" | 2024 | BOL4 (featuring Herself) |
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"Dopamine"[upper-alpha 5] | Herself | ![]() |
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