Ferlyn G Wong | |
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![]() Wong in a Wah!Banana skit in January 2022 | |
Born | Ferlyn Gilleen Wong Jing Ling [1] 1 February 1992 |
Other names | Ferlyn G |
Education | Temasek Polytechnic |
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Musical career | |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
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Formerly of | Skarf |
Chinese name | |
Simplified Chinese | 黄晶玲 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Jīnglíng |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 페린 |
Ferlyn Gilleen Wong Jing Ling,known professionally as Ferlyn G,is a Singaporean actress,singer,dancer,and model. She gained prominence as a member of the K-pop girl group Skarf from 2012 to 2014.
After leaving Skarf,Wong released her debut solo EP, First ,on 2 January 2015. She also went into acting,in both feature films such as the 2019 comedy-horror When Ghost Meets Zombie and television dramas,sych as Kin , I Do,Do I? and Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story.
Born on 1 February 1992,Wong is the younger sibling in her family. Before auditioning for Alpha Entertainment,she was a trainee at Ocean Butterflies International,where she did backup dancing for JJ Lin,Rainie Yang and Wang Lee Hom. Wong was also a business student at Temasek Polytechnic and had quit her studies at the institution after being accepted during the audition for a South Korean K-pop girl group. She moved to South Korea to prepare for her debut in a girl group. [2] [3]
After passing the audition by JYP &Alpha Entertainment,she debuted in Skarf,a four-member girl group with another Singaporean member,Tasha and two other Korean members. [4] [ unreliable source? ] The group debuted with the song "Oh! Dance" on KBS's Music Bank on 17 August 2012. [5] [ unreliable source? ] Wong had also made a cameo appearance in Singaporean TV series, It Takes Two with other Skarf members.
Skarf released their first EP album, Luv Virus, on 28 May 2013. [6] [ unreliable source? ]
On 16 September 2014,it was announced that Wong will be leaving Skarf and will release a solo mandarin EP by 2015. [7]
On 2 January 2015,Wong released her debut EP, First after a series of teasers. The EP consists of two Mandarin tracks and one Korean track. The Korean track,titled Luv Talk features Mint from Tiny-G. [8] She held a press conference on the day of release at the atrium of Bugis+ in Singapore and will be promoting her album in Korea,China,Hong Kong,Taiwan,Thailand and Malaysia. [9]
Wong left Alpha Entertainment in 2015 and co-founded an independent record label and artist management company,GIF Music. On 17 November 2015,she released a self-composed hip-hop single in English,Gif To You,which was released digitally on 17 November 2015. [10]
In 2018,it was announced that Wong was cast in a horror-comedy film,titled When Ghost Meets Zombie ,playing in her first lead role. She was paired up with fellow singer,Nathan Hartono. [11] The film was released on 14 February 2019,and the official theme song,"等" was released on 25 January 2019,on Warner Music Singapore's YouTube channel. Her second single for the film,"匆匆" was released on AC Music Entertainment's YouTube Channel.
In 2025,Ferlyn took on a dual role in Mediacorp's period drama Emerald Hill –The Little Nyonya Story,portraying Zhang An Ya and Zhou Hong Yu. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Young &Fabulous | Yumi | ||
2017 | The Fortune Handbook | Fortune God intern | Cameo | |
2019 | When Ghost Meets Zombie | Zhen Zhen | ||
2022 | Reunion Dinner | Young Yanling |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | It Takes Two | Herself | Cameo | |
2019 | Kin:Matthew's Story | Fiona | ||
I'm Madam (女友变身记) | Veron Chew | |||
2021 | Kin | Fiona | ||
Mind Jumper (触心罪探) | Christine | Episode 6–7 | ||
CTRL | Zoey | Episode 17,18 and 20 | ||
Wheels (天涯沦落轮) | Barbie | |||
Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想) | Xie Huiting | |||
2023 | Silent Walls | An Lan | Ep. 6–10 | |
Oppa,Saranghae! | Jeon So-yeon version 2.0 | |||
The Sky is Still Blue | Liang Junlin | [13] | ||
I Do,Do I? | Jiang Yihua | [14] | ||
2025 | Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story | Zhang Anya/Zhou Hongyu | [15] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Oh! My Skarf | Reality show about Skarf's lives before debut | |
2013 | Korean Art Idol Competition –Everyone Gather | In 6th place |