Tasha Low
{{Short description|Singaporean actress and singer (born 1993)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Low|lang=Chinese}}
{{Use Singapore English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tasha Low
| image = 170712 타샤.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Low in 2017
| image_upright = 1.15
| birth_name = Natasha Low Yi Ling
| alias = {{hlist|Tasha||Tasha Low|Yu I-yeong (유이영)}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|10|11}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| relations = Sunny Low {{small|(grandfather)}}
| education = Fuhua Secondary School
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|songwriter|television host}}
| agent = {{hlist|TCP Artistes|WILD}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|beatbox}}
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|dance}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{hlist|CJ E&M|Alpha Entertainment}}
| past_member_of = Skarf
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| s = {{linktext|刘|怡|伶}}
| p = Liú Yílíng
| w = Liu Iling
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Tasha Low (born Natasha Low Yi Ling on 11 October 1993) is a Singaporean actress and singer. She was the leader of the South Korean girl group, Skarf from 2012 to 2014.{{cite news|title=JYP/ Alpha 2010 audition results|url=http://seoulrhythms.com/2011/04/15/jyp-alpha-2010-audition-results/|access-date=13 October 2014|newspaper=SEOUL RHYTHMS|date=15 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102051850/http://seoulrhythms.com/2011/04/15/jyp-alpha-2010-audition-results/|archive-date=2 January 2018|url-status=live}} Low is currently based in Singapore. She made her feature film debut in The Diam Diam Era in 2020.
Early life
Born into a family of ballroom dancers, Low's great-grandfather was Low Poh San, who introduced ballroom dancing to Singapore and would later become Singapore Professional Ballroom Champion in 1946 and from 1950 to 1953.{{cite web|url=http://www.singaporememory.sg/contents/sma-80628213-08b7-4003-891a-1c5e64ff17e8|title=Four Generations of Dancers: From Sunny to Natasha.|publisher=Singapore Memory Project|date=19 April 2014|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808070230/http://www.singaporememory.sg/contents/sma-80628213-08b7-4003-891a-1c5e64ff17e8|archive-date=8 August 2016|url-status=live}} Low's grandfather, Sunny Low, was also an accomplished dancer and was a household name in Singapore in the 70's and 80's. Her parents, Alvyn Low and Lucy Wang, were also accomplished ballroom dancers.{{Cite news|last=Huang|first=Huifen|date=24 April 2011|title=Best foot forward|pages=11|work=The Straits Times|url=|url-access=}} They divorced in 2007. Low's brother was also trained in Thailand to be a professional ballroom dancer.
After graduating with a Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level at Fuhua Secondary School, Low accompanied her friend to participate in the Singapore leg of the JYP and Alpha Asean Region Audition held in 2010 by Alpha Entertainment. Being one of the four Singaporeans selected, Low moved to South Korea the following year.{{cite web|url=http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20110612-283691.html|title=They can't take off their sunglasses in public|publisher=Asia One|date=13 June 2011|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014092233/http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20110612-283691.html|archive-date=14 October 2014|url-status=live}}
Low is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Korean.{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120726-361573.html|title=Life of a K-pop singer's mum|publisher=Asia One Showbiz|date=27 July 2012|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024024543/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120726-361573.html|archive-date=24 October 2014|url-status=live}}
Career
=2012–2017: Debut with Skarf and solo activities in Korea=
After undergoing two years of intensive training in South Korea, Low debuted with the Singaporean-South Korean girl group Skarf, in which she served as the leader, dancer, rapper and vocalist. She and another member, Ferlyn, were the two Singaporean members in Skarf until Ferlyn left the group in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/daughter-rising-k-pop-star-porean-mum-073124209.html|title=My daughter is a (rising) K-pop star: S'porean mum|publisher=Yahoo Singapore|date=4 October 2013|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045800/https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/daughter-rising-k-pop-star-porean-mum-073124209.html|archive-date=21 October 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/entertainment/ferlyn-leaves-k-pop-group-skarf|title=Ferlyn leaves K-pop group Skarf|work=The New Paper|date=16 September 2014|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018123612/http://www.tnp.sg/entertainment/ferlyn-leaves-k-pop-group-skarf|archive-date=18 October 2014|url-status=live}} The group debuted with their first mini album, Oh! Dance{{cite news|title=Rookie group Skarf releases MV for "Oh! Dance"|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/08/rookie-group-skarf-releases-mv-for-oh-dance|access-date=13 October 2014|newspaper=allkpop|date=14 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031115138/http://www.allkpop.com/2012/08/rookie-group-skarf-releases-mv-for-oh-dance|archive-date=31 October 2012|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per WP:KO/RS#UR|date=September 2024}} and performed the song on KBS's Music Bank on 17 August 2012.{{cite news|title=Korean-Singaporean girl group Skarf debuts with "Oh! Dance" on 'Music Bank'!|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/08/korean-singaporean-girl-group-skarf-debuts-with-oh-dance-on-music-bank|access-date=13 October 2014|newspaper=allkpop|date=17 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103052052/http://www.allkpop.com/2012/08/korean-singaporean-girl-group-skarf-debuts-with-oh-dance-on-music-bank|archive-date=3 November 2012|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per WP:KO/RS#UR|date=September 2024}} On 14 August 2012, Skarf held their debut showcase in Seoul.{{cite news|title=Rookie girl group SKarf talk about their potential rivals at recent debut showcase|url=http://forums.allkpop.com/threads/rookie-girl-group-skarf-talk-about-their-potential-rivals-at-recent-debut-showcase.26690/|access-date=17 August 2012|newspaper=allkpop|date=15 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130117014935/http://forums.allkpop.com/threads/rookie-girl-group-skarf-talk-about-their-potential-rivals-at-recent-debut-showcase.26690/|archivedate=17 January 2013}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per WP:KO/RS#UR|date=September 2024}}
In 2012, Low was picked as an endorsement model for a smartphone line, Pantech Vega R3.{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2012/10/skarfs-tasha-chosen-as-vega-r3-endorsement-model|title=Skarf's Tasha chosen as 'Vega R3' endorsement model|publisher=Allkpop|date=6 October 2012|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017002925/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2012/10/skarfs-tasha-chosen-as-vega-r3-endorsement-model|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per WP:KO/RS#UR|date=September 2024}} In 2013, she was selected as a host for Arirang's music program, Pops in Seoul. In the same year, Low also appeared on MBC's Gangnam Feel Dance.{{cite web|url=http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/music/2012/12/31/singaporean-natasha-lows-k-pop-star-rising|title=Singaporean Natasha Low's K-pop star rising|work=The Straits Times|date=31 December 2012|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017032655/http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/music/2012/12/31/singaporean-natasha-lows-k-pop-star-rising|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=dead}} In 2014, she joined MBC's Dancing 9 alongside Glam's Zinni but was disqualified for personal reasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/06/glams-zinni-wassups-nari-and-skarfs-tasha-show-off-their-dance-moves-on-dancing-9|title=GLAM's Zinni, Wassup's Nari, and Skarf's Tasha show off their dance moves on 'Dancing 9'|publisher=Allkpop|date=20 June 2014|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017003144/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/06/glams-zinni-wassups-nari-and-skarfs-tasha-show-off-their-dance-moves-on-dancing-9|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per WP:KO/RS#UR|date=September 2024}} In 2015, Low appeared as the female lead in TimeZ's and Roy Kim's MV for "Awaken" and "The Great Dipper", respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaboo.com/video/skarfs-tasha-surprises-sudden-appearance-teaser-chinese-korean-group-timez|title=Skarf's Tasha surprises with sudden appearance in teaser for Chinese-Korean group TimeZ|publisher=koreaboo|date=7 June 2015|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327003838/http://www.koreaboo.com/video/skarfs-tasha-surprises-sudden-appearance-teaser-chinese-korean-group-timez/|archive-date=27 March 2016|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per WP:KO/RS#UR|date=September 2024}}
It was announced in 2015 that Low will be joining a new group following the disbandment of Skarf in 2014, with the group being sold to CJ E&M.{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/singaporean-ex-k-pop-star-ferlyn-wong-sets-company-two-partners-i-want-do-it-my-way|title=Singaporean ex-K-pop star Ferlyn Wong sets up company with two partners: I want to do it my way|publisher=AsiaOne|date=19 November 2015|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402002932/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/singaporean-ex-k-pop-star-ferlyn-wong-sets-company-two-partners-i-want-do-it-my-way|archive-date=2 April 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/how-the-korean-pop-juggernaut-keeps-churning-out-new-acts-such-as-red-velvet|title=How the Korean pop juggernaut keeps churning out new acts such as Red Velvet and Royal Pirates|publisher=The Straits Times|date=4 May 2016|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601163521/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/how-the-korean-pop-juggernaut-keeps-churning-out-new-acts-such-as-red-velvet|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=live}} In 2016, Low and other trainees under CJ E&M made an appearance on Chinese girl group survival reality programme Lady Bees.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlwEDo5HD88|title=《蜜蜂少女队》第9期 韩国友谊赛打响 赵婉婷意外受伤20160507【浙江卫视官方超清1080P】吴奇隆Nicky Wu、谢霆锋Nicholas Tse|date=7 May 2016|type=television production|language=zh|publisher=Zhejiang Television|time=42:55|time-caption=Introduced at}}
In 2017, Low joined the girl group survival show Idol School to compete with 40 other contestants for an opportunity to debut in a 9-member girl group Fromis 9. Although she was recognised for her dance and leadership abilities, she was eliminated from the potential debut group when she ranked 23rd in Episode 10.{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/singaporeans-last-shot-at-k-pop-stardom|title=Singaporean's last shot at K-pop stardom|last=Gwendolyn|first=Ng|date=13 August 2017|work=The Straits Times|access-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815204333/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/singaporeans-last-shot-at-k-pop-stardom|archive-date=15 August 2017|url-status=live}}
On 31 December 2017, her Instagram post stated that she will be starting her solo career, where she will be promoting future activities as Yu I Yeong.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/yuiyeongofficial/|script-title=ko:유이영(Tasha) Yuiyeong official 💖 (@yuiyeongofficial) • Instagram photos and videos|website=instagram.com|access-date=29 November 2018}}
=2018–present: Return to Singapore and venture into acting=
In January 2018, Low stopped all her activities in Korea and returned to Singapore.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youth.sg/Spotted/People/2019/12/Former-SKarf-member-Tasha-Low-charts-her-showbiz-journey|title=Former SKarf member Tasha Low charts her showbiz journey|website=Youth.SG|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-date=24 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324063352/https://www.youth.sg/Spotted/People/2019/12/Former-SKarf-member-Tasha-Low-charts-her-showbiz-journey|url-status=live}}
Low was cast and played her first lead role in the 2019 web series, Cheerific, which follows the story of a star rugby player who finds his calling as a cheerleader after getting kicked off the rugby team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mewatch.sg/show/Cheerific-48294|title=Cheerific - meWATCH|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930154653/https://www.mewatch.sg/show/Cheerific-48294|url-status=live}} She is also part of the television adaption of Goh Boon Teck's 1994 play, Titoudao, which premiered on 18 February 2020 on Mediacorp Channel 5.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/once-k-pop-idol-ex-skarf-member-tasha-low-became-sales-manager-and-now-making-her|title=Once a K-pop idol, ex-SKarf member Tasha Low became a sales manager and is now making her comeback|date=26 October 2019|website=AsiaOne|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224183155/https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/once-k-pop-idol-ex-skarf-member-tasha-low-became-sales-manager-and-now-making-her|archive-date=24 December 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=剧中被陈邦鋆性侵 刘怡伶拍完戏"伤痕累累"|url=https://www.8world.com/entertainment/tv/article/titoudao-tasha-law-andie-chen-1048626|access-date=18 February 2020|website=8world.com|language=zh}}{{Cite web|title=Fann Wong Makes Mediacorp English Drama Debut In Hokkien Opera-Themed Titoudao|url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/fann-wong-makes-mediacorp-english-drama-debut-hokkien-opera-themed-titoudao|access-date=8 June 2020|website=TODAYonline|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608125034/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/fann-wong-makes-mediacorp-english-drama-debut-hokkien-opera-themed-titoudao|url-status=live}} Titoudao was later dubbed in Chinese and broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8 from 18 May 2020.{{Cite web|title=Lion Mums' Vanessa Vanderstraaten Didn't See Ghosts On The Set Of Her Horror Series, But Instead Caught A Glimpse Of Her Dream Home|url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/lion-mums-vanessa-vanderstraaten-didnt-see-ghosts-set-her-horror-series-instead|access-date=8 June 2020|website=TODAYonline|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608125039/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/lion-mums-vanessa-vanderstraaten-didnt-see-ghosts-set-her-horror-series-instead|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=英敏|first=王 /|date=18 May 2020|title=年轻偶像独居 欢迎观众窥探|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20200518-1054124|access-date=8 June 2020|website=www.zaobao.com.sg|publisher=早报|language=zh|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608125034/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20200518-1054124|url-status=live}}
Low made her film debut in 2020's The Diam Diam Era, and its 2021 sequel The Diam Diam Era Two. She further played major roles in original Chinese drama series broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8, such as Mind Jumper and Live Your Dreams in 2021.{{Cite web|last=欣盈|first=蔡|date=21 September 2021|title=曾在韩国吃苦受训 刘怡伶回新大爆发|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20210921-1195692|access-date=22 September 2021|website=www.zaobao.com.sg|publisher=早报|language=zh|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924175703/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20210921-1195692|url-status=live}}
On 9 April 2023, Low received her first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards.{{Cite web|title=First-Time Top 10 Winner Tasha Low Says 8 Months Of Selling Kimchi Made Her Realise How Much She Loved Showbiz|url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/tasha-low-top-10-selling-kimchi-star-awards-2023-771436|access-date=11 April 2023|website=8days.sg|archive-date=10 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410194943/https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/tasha-low-top-10-selling-kimchi-star-awards-2023-771436|url-status=live}}
On January 30, 2024, Low was officially announced as a lead cast member in the 2025 period drama Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story, the sequel to Mediacorp's Channel 8 2008 drama series The Little Nyonya.{{cite web|url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/new-little-nyonya-tasha-low-zoe-tay-emerald-hill-mediacorp-825826|title=Tasha Low Is The New Little Nyonya, Zoe Tay Plays The Matriarch In Mediacorp's Upcoming Spin-Off Of The Hit 2008 Drama|website=8days|date=30 January 2024|access-date=31 January 2024}} She takes on a leading role alongside Ferlyn Wong, her former bandmate from the girl group Skarf, and Chantalle Ng. This project marks a reunion with her co-stars from the 2021 Channel 8 series Live Your Dreams.{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/being-little-nyonyas-is-harder-than-k-pop-say-emerald-hill-leads-tasha-low-and-ferlyn-wong|title=Being Little Nyonyas is harder than K-pop, say Emerald Hill leads Tasha Low and Ferlyn Wong|website=The Straits Times|date=7 March 2025|access-date=23 March 2025}} In this series, Low takes on the role of Zhang Xinniang, a young woman who was once a destitute street beggar but later finds herself adopted into a wealthy and influential family.
Discography
{{main|Skarf#Discography}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2020
| rowspan="2" | Mei Ping |
| scope="row" | 2021 |
=Television series=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2012
| Herself | Cameo |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Cheerific | Chloe | |
| scope="row" | 2020
| {{Interlanguage link|Titoudao|zh|剃头刀-阿签传奇}} | Ah Dui | |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2021
| {{Interlanguage link|Mind Jumper|zh|触心罪探}} (触心罪探) | Jasmine Foo Liting | | style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web|title=Mind Jumper - meWATCH|url=https://www.mewatch.sg/show/Mind-Jumper-201138|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921151247/https://www.mewatch.sg/show/Mind-Jumper-201138|url-status=live}} |
| {{Interlanguage link|Live Your Dreams|zh|大大的夢想}} (大大的梦想)
| Li Sitong | |
| All that Jess
| Jessica Tan | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2022
| {{Interlanguage link|Genie In A Cup|zh|哇到宝}} (哇到宝) | She Xiaoqian | |
| {{Interlanguage link|Love At First Bite (Singaporean TV series)|lt=Love At First Bite|zh|遇见你，真香}} (遇见你，真香！)
| Zann | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2023
| Gu Zhenzhu | |
| Oppa, Saranghae!
| Shine | |
| scope="row" | 2024
| {{Interlanguage link|Hope Afloat (Singaporean TV series)|lt=Hope Afloat|zh|浴水重生}} (浴水重生) | Wang Xilin | |
| scope="row" | 2025
| Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story (小娘惹之翡翠山) | Zhang Xin Niang | |
=Television shows=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2012
| Oh! My Skarf | Herself | Reality show about Skarf's lives before debut |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2013
| Gangnam Feel Dance | Contestant | |
| Pops in Seoul
| Host | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Contestant | Tasha was disqualified for personal reasons |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Contestant | Girl group survival program |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Organisation ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 2022
| rowspan="3" | Star Awards | Live Your Dreams {{small|(是谁)}} | {{nom}} | |
| Favourite Female Show Stealer
| Live Your Dreams {{small|(as Li Sitong)}} | {{nom}} |
| Favourite CP
| Live Your Dreams {{small|(as Li Sitong & with Richie Koh)}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="4" | 2023
| rowspan="3" | Star Awards | Favourite Female Show Stealer | rowspan="2" | Genie In A Cup {{small|(as She Xiaoqian)}} | {{nom}} | |
| Favourite CP
| {{nom}} | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
| {{N/A}} | {{won}} | |
| Asian Television Awards
| Best Leading Female Performance- Digital | Oppa, Saranghae! {{small|(as Shine)}} | {{nom}} | |
| 2024
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | {{N/A}} | {{won}} | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Tasha Low}}
- {{Official website}}
{{Skarf}}
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