Get To Know GFRIEND SOWON (2025)

GFRIEND’s Leader and South Korean Actress, Kim Sowon.

PROFILE

Birth Name: Kim Sojung (김소정)

Stage Name: Sowon or Kim Sowon

Roles: Leader, Main Rapper, Vocalist & Visual of GFRIEND (2015-present), Model (2018-present), Actress (2022-present).

Labels: Source Music (2015–2021), IOK Company (2021–2022), OUI Entertainment (2022–2024), *Independent Artist (2025-present)

Born: December 7th, 1995

Blood Type: A

MBTI: INFP

Birthplace: Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Height: 173cm

Graduated: Hanlim Multi Arts High School, attended Sungshin Women’s University (1 year only).

Family: Dad (passed away in 2018), mom, older sister, brother in-law and niece

Instagram:

GFriend’s Official Instagram- gfriendofficial

Personal Instagram- onedayxne

Youtube:

GFriend’s Official Youtube Channel- https://youtube.com/@gfrdofficial?si=5UHRVSuhitNxrVCO

Sowon’s Youtube Channel- https://youtube.com/@3beautysowon?si=Pfg-z3gB75F002B-

Dramas: My Chilling Roommate (2022)-main actor with IKON Chanwoo, Who is She? (2024)-supportive role, The Chain (TBA)

Movies: *Astro Boy New Beginning (2024)-voice actor, 4 minutes 44 Seconds* (2024)-main cast with SHINEE Onew & more

Cameos: Rainbow — “To Me” MV (2011), Kim Min-jong — “Endless Night” MV (2022)

Television Reality Shows: GFriend! Look After Our Dog! (2015), GFriend’s One Fine Day (2015), GFriend x Mamamoo’s Showtime (2016), GFriend Loves Europe (2016), GFriend: The Friends in the Adriatic Sea (2017), GFriend’s Summer Vacation in Okinawa (2018), Look At Me (2018), Trend With Me Season 1 (2019), Trend With Me Season 2 (2019–2020)

Web/Youtube Reality Shows: GFriend, Where R U Going?! (2016), GFriend’s Memoria (2020–2021)

Fashion & Magazines: Hera Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2019 (2018), New York Fashion Week Concept Korea S/S 2022 (2021), Arena Homme+ May 2021 ‘Blossomed’ (with GFRIEND Umji), Pilates S November-December 2021 ‘Find Out My Color’, Big Issue Magazine April 2022, Star1 Magazine January 2023

Idols and Celebrities friends (outside of GFRIEND): KARD (all members), Mijoo (Lovelyz), Nayeon (TWICE), Jisoo (BLACKPINK), MAMAMOO (all members), TXT (all members), Eric & Q (The Boyz), Chungha (Soloist), Nayoung (Actress), Namjoo (APINK), Nicole (KARA), Jeonghan (SEVENTEEN), Kwon Eunbi (Soloist), Hyuk (VIXX), Kim Sejeong (Actress), Yoo Hyein (Actress), Cha Eunwoo (ASTRO) & more

Personal Achievements:

• recognized as “Korea’s Top 3 Beauty” in 2019 that highlights Sowon’s individual beauty and status within the K-pop industry.
• ranked #2 and #36 on the Korea’s Corporation Reputation Research Institution’s “Individual Girl Group Members Brand Power Ranking” in January and October 2019, respectively.
• received the “Beauty Icon Award” at the 2019 Korea First Brand Awards.
• selected to walk the runway for the D-ANTIDOTE collection at the 2019 S/S HERA Seoul Fashion Week, marking her debut on the fashion runway.
• appeared in a film for the 2022 New York Fashion Week’s “Concept Korea” event. She was featured in a digital fashion film for the UL:KIN brand alongside other actors and idols, including Koo Kyo-hwan, Jin-young (GOT7) and Jung Ryeo-won.

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