Song Joo-hee (; born March 21, 1990), better known by her stage name Alice (), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a former member and leader of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus, formed by Fantagio in 2012. She made her solo debut on January 3, 2018, with the digital single "Twenty-something". Since 2020, she has used her birth name for her acting work.
Career
2012–2019: Debut with Hello Venus
Song debuted as a member and leader of Hello Venus on May 9, 2012. The girl group, formed through a joint venture between Pledis Entertainment and Fantagio, released material through 2019, when the group disbanded after its members' contracts expired.
Beyond her group activities, Song expanded into acting and musical theatre starting in 2014, appearing in the MBC dramas The Night Watchman's Journal and The Single Woman with a Cunning Heart, the web drama After School: Luck or Not 2, and the KBS2 drama Strange Daughter-in-law, and by 2016 had taken roles in stage musicals including All Shook Up, Nonsense 2, and Cheongchun Ilbal Jangjeon, later starring in A Better Tomorrow (musical). In 2015, she made a special appearance in the SBS drama To Be Continued, portraying a member of a fictional girl group.
2018–2019: Solo debut with "Twenty-something" On January 3, 2018, Song released her first personal digital single as a soloist, "Twenty-something" ("재미없을 나이"), under her birth name, as part of Fantagio Music's FM201.8 digital-single project.
2020–present: Continued acting roles and solo music On April 9, 2020, Song signed an exclusive contract with Kingsland Company to focus on her acting career, and began crediting her acting work to her birth name, Song Joo-hee, rather than her stage name. On September 3, 2021, she signed with the music agency Pop Music (later A2Z Entertainment) and released a string of solo singles, including "Eventually", "Secret", and "I Love You".
On May 10, 2022, to mark the tenth anniversary of both her own debut and Hello Venus's debut, Song released the single "Drive Away". On July 5, 2022, she made a special guest appearance, credited under her birth name, in the KBS2 drama Minamdang: Boy Who Reads Minds ("미남당").
Personal life On October 7, 2023, Song's agency announced that she would marry her non-celebrity boyfriend on October 21, 2023, in a private ceremony in Seoul. The same announcement noted that following Hello Venus's 2019 disbandment, Song had appeared in the television dramas Take Revenge and Doom at Your Service.
Discography
Singles Title Year Album "Twenty-something" 2018 "Eventually" 2021 "Secret" "I Love You" "Drive Away" 2022 Filmography
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Night Watchman's Journal Meixiang 2014 The Single Woman with a Cunning Heart Special appearance 2014 After School: Luck or Not 2 Female lead Web drama 2015 To Be Continued Member of fictional girl group SUNHYUK Special appearance 2015 Strange Daughter-in-law Member of fictional girl group Ruby Special appearance 2021 Doom at Your Service Jo Ye-ji 2021 Take Revenge 2022 Minamdang: Boy Who Reads Minds Special appearance, credited as Song Joo-hee
Musicals Year Title Role 2016 All Shook Up Sandra 2017 Nonsense 2 2019 Cheongchun Ilbal Jangjeon 2020 A Better Tomorrow Female lead
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