Biography

Biography

- Februari 28, 2023

Reading Log

Day 1 Friday Date: 24 February 2023 Time: 15.20 - 15.25
First Person	Zayn Malik
His/Her Biography	Zain Javadd Malik or commonly know as Zayn Malik was born on January 12, 1993, in Bradford, a town located in the county of West Yorkshire in Northern England. His father, Yaser Malik, is English-Pakistani and his mother, Patricia (known as Tricia), is English. He has one older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa. The Malik family belongs to the Muslim faith. Malik grew up in East Bowling, located south of the Bradford city center. He attended Lower Fields Primary School and Tong High School in Bradford. As a teenager, he took performing arts courses and appeared in school productions. Zayn Malik had an early love for singing and performing, and at the age of 17, he appeared on the competition series The X Factor. He was teamed with four other male contestants to form the group act One Direction, which went on to become one of the most popular boy bands in music history. After leaving One Direction in March 2015, Malik made a splash the following year with the release of his debut solo album, Mind of Mine. Malik has often had relationships with several women. In August 2013, Malik got engaged to Perrie Edwards, a singer with the group Little Mix. The pair broke up two years later. Malik then began dating model Gigi Hadid in late 2015. After a split in March 2018, the pair reconciled in late 2019. In April 2020, it was reported that Malik and Hadid were expecting their first child together. They welcomed daughter Khai in September.
His/Her Photo
Sources	https://www.biography.com/musicians/zayn-malik
The Amount of Words on Text	828 words
What Makes You Interested in This Person	I love his face and appearance, it's very eye-catching. Besides that I like his songs especially when he was still in One Direction.
Comment After Reading	The biography is quite complete so I know more about Zayn. I also just found out that he had made a statement on his facebook when he decided to leave One Direction.
New Vocabularies Found	Sophomore

Day 1 Friday Date: 24 February 2023 Time: 15.27 - 15.29
Second Person	Jung Jaehyun
His/Her Biography	Jaehyun is a famous Pop Singer. He was born on February 14, 1997 and his birthplace is Seoul, South Korea. Jaehyun is also well known as, Former SM Rookies member who made his K-pop debut in 2016 as a member and lead vocalist of NCT’s sub group NCT U. The group released their debut single “The 7th Sense” in April of 2016. Before he was famous, He studied art at the Seoul School of Performing Arts and played piano in his free time before joining SM Entertainment. Jaehyun’s full name is Jung Yoon Oh. He grew up in the United Kingdom for several years before returning to South Korea.
His/Her Photo
Sources	https://buzzlearn.com/jaehyun/
The Amount of Words on Text	185 words (words in the table do not count).
What Makes You Interested in This Person	I like his face, he is very handsome. I also like his voice, it seems like I like almost everything from him
Comment After Reading	In my opinion, the biography is still lacking, especially it is very unfortunate that most K-Pop artists like to hide their backgrounds, especially their families.
New Vocabularies Found	-

Day 2 Saturday Date: 25 February 2023 Time: 19.32 - 19.36
Third Person	Charlie Puth
His/Her Biography	Charles Otto Puth Jr otherwise well known as Charlie Puth born December 2, 1991, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer who found success and early recognition through uploading his songs on YouTube. During the start of his career in music, Puth performed on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which led him to be offered a deal with the record label eleveneleven. He released his hit debut single ‘Marvin Gaye’ followed soon by another single that skyrocketed his popularity as a writer and singer. The song made its way in the movie “Furious 7” in the form of a tribute to the late Paul Walker.
His/Her Photo
Sources	https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/charlie-puth/
The Amount of Words on Text	523 words
What Makes You Interested in This Person	I really love his voice, he has a voice that is unique to me. I like the high notes of his voice, and apart from that I like the unique part of his face, the eyebrows. Even though it was actually the result of an accident, now those eyebrows have become his trademark
Comment After Reading	I think the overall biography is quite complete. I just found out that he was a victim of bullying and I also just found out that his mother is a music teacher.
New Vocabularies Found	-

Day 2 Saturday Date: 25 February 2023 Time: 20.02 - 20.09
Fourth Person	Shawn Mendes
His/Her Biography	Shawn Peter Raul Mendes or well known as Shawn Mendes is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He was born on August 8, 1998, in Toronto, Canada to Karen and Manuel Mendes. He and his younger sister, Aaliyah, grew up in Pickering, Ontario, a Toronto suburb, where he went to Pine Ridge Secondary School. Among his extracurricular activities, he played sports like soccer and ice hockey and also took acting classes. Though he left school in his junior year to go on tour, he kept up with his homework via online courses and was able to graduate with his class in June 2016. August, a then 14-year-old Mendes decided to show off his talents by uploading a video of himself singing Bieber’s “As Long as You Love Me” — acoustic style. When he checked his account the next day, he discovered he had accrued a whopping 10,000 likes. After uploading a series of his cover versions to various video-sharing sites (beginning with the now-defunct application Vine in 2012), Mendes earned a dedicated following that he cultivated through social media outlets. His talent, teen-idol good looks and built-in fan base quickly landed him a record deal. In 2014, his debut single, "Life of the Party,” charted at No. 24 on the Billboard 100, making the then 15-year-old Mendes the youngest artist to have a debut song in the Top 25.Although he has been dubbed “the next Justin Bieber,” his acoustic-driven and catchy songs are more aligned with his idol Ed Sheeran’s musical style, and Mendes quickly transitioned to writing his own songs. His loyal fans (of mostly tween and teenage girls) have supported his platinum-selling hits, as well as arena-size world tours, both as an opening act for Taylor Swift and as a headliner.Early Years and High School
His/Her Photo
Sources	https://www.biography.com/musicians/shawn-mendes
The Amount of Words on Text	958 words
What Makes You Interested in This Person	I love his voice, he has an amazing voice. I also like his songs, especially the song called stitches
Comment After Reading	I think the biography is quite complete, and I found out that the beginning of his career started when he uploaded his cover song on YouTube
New Vocabularies Found	Descendants

Day 3 Monday Date: 27 February 2023 Time: 12.32 - 12.35
Fifth Person	Justin Bieber
His/Her Biography	Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994 at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. He is the son of Pattie Mallette and Jeremy Bieber. He is of French-Canadian, Irish, German, English, and Scottish descent. He has three younger half-siblings via his father. Growing up, he showed a strong interest in music and taught himself to play many instruments, including, guitar, drums, piano and trumpet. His mother began posting videos of him performing musically on YouTube. The videos soon built up a fan following and caught the attention of talent agent Scooter Braun. Braun was able to secure an impromptu audition with Usher, who was impressed and helped Bieber to sign a record deal. In 2009, his first single, "One Time", was a worldwide hit and was certified Platinum in Canada and the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. He has won a Grammy Award and an American Music Award. He has been listed numerous times by Forbes magazine among the "Top Ten Most Powerful Celebrities in the World."He has sold an estimated 140 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.
His/Her Photo
Sources	https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3595501/bio
The Amount of Words on Text	268 words
What Makes You Interested in This Person	I like his songs, his voice is also very pleasant to hear. He is one of the famous singer and maybe a bit impossible if people don't know him
Comment After Reading	I think the biography is quite complete, and I found out that his mother was the first to upload Justin's musically performing on YouTube.
New Vocabularies Found	-

Day 3 Monday Date: 27 February 2023 Time: 12.38 - 12.41
Fifth Person	Ariana Grande
His/Her Biography	Ariana Grande was born Ariana Grande-Butera on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande, a chief executive officer for Hose-McCann Communications & Edward Butera, a graphic designer, photographer, artist and Ibi Designs Inc. owner/founder. She starred in the 2008 musical, 13 before becoming a household name through her roles on Nickelodeon. She appeared as Cat Valentine in the network's sitcoms Victorious (2010) and Sam & Cat (2013), lent her voice to the character Diaspro in Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club (2004), and was part of the main cast for the Nick TV movie "Swindle". She has since appeared in other theatre and television roles. Ariana's music career began in 2011 with the soundtrack album "Music from Victorious". As of June 2017, Ariana's music videos had been viewed a total of more than nine billion times online. Her accolades include three American Music Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and four Grammy Award nominations. All three of her albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA. She has supported a range of charities and has a large following on social media. In 2016, Time named Ariana one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list.
His/Her Photo
Sources	https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3812858/bio
The Amount of Words on Text	399 words
What Makes You Interested in This Person	I like her voice especially her high pitch, it's so amazing. Besides that she is also very georgeous and cute. she has dimples as one of her trademark
Comment After Reading	I think the completeness of his biography is quite good. Now i know that she had played theatre and lent voices in several films, for example she had lent voices for characters in the Winx Club
New Vocabularies Found	-

Day 4 Tuesday Date: 28 February 2023 Time: 14.32 - 14.33
Seventh Person	Cha Eun-woo
His/Her Biography	Cha Eun-woo is the stage name of South Korean singer, actor, and model Lee Dong-min, who is part of the six-member K-pop group 'Astro' formed by the talent agency and label ‘Fantagio.’ The popular boy band debuted with their single ‘Hide & Seek’ from their EP ‘Spring Up’ in 2016. Following this, they were named one of the best new K-pop groups of that year by ‘Billboard.’ Cha has also ventured into emceeing TV shows and has made a name for himself as a rookie actor. Cha is also part of the fictional four-member group ‘S.O.U.L’, created by ‘Youtube Red’ for their web series ‘Top Management.’ The group debuted with ‘Get Myself with You’ on October 2, 2018. The charismatic young star has been given the title “Face Genius” by the Korean media, for his flawless boyish looks. Cha currently stars in ‘MBC’s historical drama ‘Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung,’ which is also available on ‘Netflix.’
His/Her Photo
Sources	https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/cha-eun-woo-46770.php
The Amount of Words on Text	156 words
What Makes You Interested in This Person	He's so handsome, and he looks unreal he's like a prince in an animation movie. I also like when he acts.
Comment After Reading	The biography is not very complete, there is no explanation about the background of his life and also his family.
New Vocabularies Found	-

Day 4 Tuesday Date: 28 February 2023 Time: 14.35 - 14.36
Eighth Person	Jennie Kim
His/Her Biography	Jennie Kim, known as Jennie, was born in Cheongdam-dong, South Korea on January 16, 1996. Jennie studied abroad in New Zealand. She joined YG in August 2010. Jennie Kim was born in Cheongdam-dong, South Korea and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand until her high-school years, when she moved back to South Korea. After she settled in Seoul, she immediately became a trainee of YG Entertainment in 2010. She was raised abroad, so she speak fluent English. She is also fluent in Korean and Japanese. She was only 14 when she joined YG, but she has proved that she has much potential. She has also collaborated with her fellow YG artists before she was cast as a member of Blackpink. Jennie is said to be the possible leader of the group, but after the band debuted, there was no leader because of their similar ages.
His/Her Photo
Sources	https://m.imdb.com/name/nm8707185/bio/?ref_=nm_ql_1
The Amount of Words on Text	145 words
What Makes You Interested in This Person	She is very pretty and cute. She has a good voice, and she can also dance very well. All those things make me kinda want to be like her.
Comment After Reading	The biography is still incomplete, lacking details especially in the family aspect.
New Vocabularies Found	-