Giselle (aespa) | Main Rapper, Sub Vocalist

Uchinaga Eri (best known by her stage name Giselle), is a Japanese-Korean under SM Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group aespa. Giselle debuted with aespa on November 2020.

Stage Name: Giselle (지젤)

Birth Name: Uchinaga Eri (内永 枝利うちながえり) (Japanese)

Kim Aeri (김애리) (Korean)

Position: Main Rapper, Sub Vocalist

Birthday: October 30, 2000

Birthplace: Garosu-gil, Seoul, South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dragon

Height: 166 cm (5’5)

Weight: 47 kg (104 lbs)

Blood Type: O

Nationality: Korean-Japanese

Agency: S.M. Entertainment (2019-present)

Giselle was born in Seoul, South Korea, to a Japanese father and Korean mother. As a child, she lived in Tokyo Japan and attended Tokyo International School and went onto learn at International school not the scared heart. While she was there, Giselle learnt English as well as her native Japanese and Korean. She also was apart of a choir at school.

Age trivia: Giselle (Aeri) was 20 years old when she debuted with aespa in 2020.

Her aunt is the famous ABC News Seoul bureau chief, Joohee Cho

Giselle is the second tallest member of aespa with a height of 163.5 cm (5'4'').

Ethnicity: Giselle is half Japanese (from father) half Korean (from mother)

Giselle is the only member from aespa to enter SM Entertainment though an open audition. All the other members were casted by talent managers.

Giselle grew up speaking Korean since her mother is Korean.

What she would tell to her 10 year old Giselle: don’t hold back, don’t start too late, just go for it.

Trainee period: Giselle has the shortest trainee time among the members, having trained only for 1 year.

Most used emoji: the kissing cat.

Prior to joining SM Entertainment, on October 2019, she joined AJS, an idol training academy.

In a day, she feels the happiest after showering, lying down in a cool room with her body covered up in a blanket.

Giselle joined SM Entertainment on December 2019. She was a trainee for just 10 months, making her the female idol with the shortest training period out of all SM idols at the time of her debut.

Giselle attended Sacred Heart School located in Japan. This is the same school that Rima from NiziU attended.

Life motto: Everything happens for a reason.

She goes shopping to relieve stress.

Giselle is a great photographer and she loves taking pictures.

She attended an international school in Japan so she can speak English fluently.

Her nickname is Riri.

She is the only (half) Japanese member of aespa.

Giselle is a great photographer and she loves taking pictures.

She admitted to being someone who whines a lot and make a lot of whining noises.

She quoted Paris Hilton’s “That’s hot” in her school yearbook.

She was part of her school choir for four years as an alto (second highest vocal range).

Special skill: imitating people.

She likes the preppy look.

Giselle was born and raised in Japan.

Giselle moved to South Korea to pursue her dream of becoming a kpop idol after graduating from the International School of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo.

She loves Blackpink and GOT7.

Giselle’s first impressions of:

Karina: woah, she’s tall. We were both very shy!

Winter: I first thought she was quiet and calm… turns out she isn’t.

Ningning: she is really kind. Pretty~

TMI / a or b

Ice Americano vs hot Americano in winter: Ice Americano.

Dipping sauce vs pouring sauce for ttangsuyuk: pouring sauce.

Like or dislike mint choco: Like.

Like or dislike pineapple pizza: Like.

Teeth pain vs migraine forever: teeth pain.

Heater in summer vs AC in winter: heater in summer.

Chocolate bibimbap vs jelly kimchi stew: choco bibimbap.

Carbonated drink without bubbles vs melted ice cream: no bubbles.

[안방1열 직캠4K] 에스파 지젤 'Black Mamba' (aespa GISELLE FanCam)