Red Velvet’s Wendy gears up for 1st solo tour

Wendy of Red Velvet has finalized destinations for her upcoming international tour -- her first as a solo singer -- her agency ASND announced Friday. She will kick off the tour “W:ealive” in Seoul with two shows and visit seven more cities in Asia -- Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Macao and Manila -- and seven cities in the US through Jan. 17. The singer is set to release an album next month as well, about a year and a half after she dropped her second solo EP, “Wish You Hell.”