Cheris Lee

Cheris Lee (Chinese: 李函穆; Korean: 체리스; born 11 September 1996), is a Singaporean singer, dancer, model and actress based in South Korea. Cheris is a member of the South Korean girl group, GBB. Cheris is known for her lead role in the Singaporean drama, Love in Transit (2017).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

Cheris Lee
李函穆
Born
Cheris Lee Han Mu

(1996-09-11) 11 September 1996
Singapore
EducationOutram Secondary School
Alma materITE College West
Occupation
  • Singer
  • model
  • actress
Years active2016–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–2020
Labels
  • ProBeat Company
  • LOUDers Entertainment
Associated actsGBB
Chinese name
Chinese李函穆
Korean name
Hangul체리스

Early life

Cheris studied in Outram Secondary School and ITE College West.[1]

Career

Pre-debut

Cheris 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 Korea alone and she did not know about the company and K-pop.[1]

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

Cheris also made a cameo appearance in Thailand TV series, Zeal5 in 2015.

Cheris was a contestant in Miss Singapore International where she took part in 2016.

2017–2018: First lead role, debut with GBB

Cheris was cast and played her first lead role, while making her acting debut in the Singaporean, Starhub Go production, Love in Transit in 2017.[3]

Cheris made her debut in South Korea as a member of the 5-member girl group, GBB on 1 May 2018, with their first ever single, "Kemi" and their debut mini album Girls Be The Best.[4][5]

2020-present: Activities in Singapore

Cheris participated in the second season of dating show The Destined One in 2020.[6]

Cheris made a cameo appearance in Key Witness as Park Kyo-eun,[7] before playing her first major television drama role in Live Your Dreams as Li Shu Qi in 2021.[8] Both were broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8.

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2017Love in Transit 下一站•爱CherisStarhubLead Role
2021Key Witness 关键证人Park Kyo-eun 朴乔恩Channel 8Cameo[7]
Live Your Dreams 大大的梦想Li Shu Qi 黎舒淇Supporting Role[8]

Television shows
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2018Greener Pastures 离家。出走Channel UDocumentary[9]
2020The Destined One (Season 2) 众里寻一Channel 8Variety[6]

References
  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). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. Ong, Jasmine. "Four Singaporean K-pop Hopefuls Share A Glimpse Into The Cutthroat Idol Industry". teenage.com.sg. Teenage. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "Starhub Go Local Productions – Love in Transit". Starhub Go. 2017. 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. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. "MCN뉴스 복고 매력 GBB(지비비) 라이브 방송, 공포체험담까지" (in Korean). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  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.
  7. "Key Witness - meWATCH". Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. "Live Your Dreams - meWATCH". Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. "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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