Amber Liu (singer)

Amber Liu
Amber in March 2024
Born
Amber Josephine Liu

(1992-09-18) September 18, 1992 (age 32)
Other namesLiu Yi-yun
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
Labels
Member off(x)
Websiteamberliuofficial.com
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉逸雲[1]
Simplified Chinese刘逸云
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yìyún
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yìyún
Bopomofoㄌㄧㄡ˙ㄧ˙ㄩㄣ˙
Wade–GilesLiu I-yun
Tongyong PinyinLiú Yìyún
Wu
RomanizationLeu Yihyuin
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàuh Yahtwàhn
JyutpingLau4 Jat6 Wan4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLâu E̍k-hûn
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationEmbeo
McCune–ReischauerEmbŏ

Amber Josephine Liu[1] (born September 18, 1992), also known mononymously as Amber, is an American[2] singer, rapper, and songwriter.[3][4] She debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) in September 2009. In 2015, she became the first f(x) member to make a solo debut with the release of her first extended play Beautiful and has since released solo singles in Korean, English, and Mandarin.

In July 2018, she joined Steel Wool Entertainment following her original label SM Entertainment’s joint partnership with Steel Wool to manage her American activities. In September 2019, she left SM and exclusively signed with Steel Wool prior to the release of her 2020 extended play X. In May 2021, she also signed with Ryce Entertainment for her activities in China following a successful stint as a mentor in survival show Produce Camp 2021.

  1. ^ a b Park Areum (November 13, 2011). "엠버 본명 알고보니 유일운 "주먹 좀 쓰는 형 이름?"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. ^ Zhao, Benjamin (February 7, 2020). "Amber Liu: The K-Pop star breaking the mould". BBC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Amber Liu goes it alone after 10 years with f(x)". South China Morning Post. February 25, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  4. ^ CHEUNG, RAINER (January 3, 2020). "f(x)'s Amber Liu speaks out on dark side of K-pop and bandmate Sulli's death: 'I miss her a lot'". AsiaOne. Retrieved August 26, 2020.