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Vong Kiri (វង្សគីរី) is a Chinese-Cambodian trainee currently under Dazzle Entertainment. He participated in the survival show 60spark, where he placed 1st and would become a part of the final line-up for the show's debuting group "NEOFLARE". He is a member oft he upcoming boys group HELIX.
About[]
Kiri was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on December 31st 2004. Growing up, Kiri had always expressed a love for dance and performing. He would get into k-pop around the time he was 9-10 years old and was a huge fan of EXO. He admitted that he and his sisters would all learn choreography together by watching loads of videos. Kiri would submit a global audition for several entertainment companies in Korea in 2019 and would be excepted into Peacock Entertainment. He has admitted he felt his vocals and vocal-range was a bit weak, but has said he works hard to improve so he can be the best he can be.
Career[]
Kiri joined Peacock Entertainment in 2019. In 2022, Kiri was announced as a contestant on the survival show "60spark" alongside his labelmate Vinay. The two would participate in the show, but only Kiri would make it into the final line-up. Kiri would rank first in the show and become a part of the show's group "NEOFLARE". On October 29th 2023, it was announced Kiri would be joining the line-up for Dazzle Entertainment's upcoming boys group HELIX.
Trivia[]
- EXO was the group that got him into k-pop, his bias being Lay
- Before he was accepted into Peacock Entertainment, all his dancing was self-taught
- He did gymnastics as a child
- He has said he believes he can come across as shy before he gets to know a person
- He has two younger sisters, Kalliyan & Keriya
- Kiri speaks Khmer, Mandarin, and French
- He has been learning Korean and English since 2019
- His father is Chinese and his mother is Cambodian
- His favorite animal is a cat
- His personality type is ISFJ
- Kiri placed 1st in the survival show 60spark