Born in Jinan, Shandong, China. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, French and English. Ireine Song migrated to Canada with her parents when she was 8 years old, but the family decided to move back to China three years later. At the age of 16, Ireine went back for further studies in Canada. In 2012, she returned to China, enrolled and graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. She landed her first major acting role playing the female lead Sang Sang in Ever Night. Since her rise to fame in Ever Night, Song has been given the title "The nations little sister".