Cho Mi-yeon

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Cho Mi-yeon
조미연
Miyeon in February 2019
Born (1997-01-31) January 31, 1997 (age 27)
South Korea
OccupationSinger
Years active2018–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2018–present
LabelsCube
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Mi-yeon
McCune–ReischauerCho Miyŏn

Cho Mi-yeon (Hangul: 조미연, Hanja: 趙美延; born January 31, 1997), often referred to as Miyeon, is a South Korean singer. She is the main vocalist of the South Korean girl group (G)I-dle under Cube Entertainment, and voiced Ahri in the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA.

Early life

Cho was born on January 31, 1997.[1] She is the only child in the family. Cho showed strong interest in singing since she was a child. Her love for music was inspired by her father. Cho's parents soon recognized her passion and sent her to music schools to learn various skills, such as violin, guitar and piano.[2]

With the encouragement of friends and family, Cho auditioned for YG Entertainment during middle school. She was trained at YG Entertainment for five years.[2]

Cho continued to pursue music as she signed up for a music academy to strengthen her vocal skills, as well as learning to compose and produce music.[3] Cho spent about eight years as a trainee before debuting with (G)I-dle.[4]

Career

2016–2018: Pre-debut activities

In February 2016, Cho left YG Entertainment.[2]

She then became a freelance singer and appeared as an associate singer with Seulong in Urban Zakapa Canada Tour in September 2016.[5][6]

In early 2017, Cho became a trainee at Cube Entertainment.[2]

2018–present: (G)I-dle and solo activities

Cho officially debuted with (G)I-dle on May 2, 2018 with their mini-album I Am and the title song "Latata".[7]

On August 14, (G)I-dle made a comeback with "Hann (Alone)" as their first digital single.[8]

On October 26 2018, it was confirmed that Cho would perform at the League of Legends World Finals Opening Ceremony 2018, along with Soyeon, Madison Beer and Jaira Burns.[9] The four singers provided voice for the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA, with Miyeon voicing Ahri, one of the most popular champions in the League of Legends.[10] Their song "Pop/Stars" went viral on YouTube and topped Billboard's World Digital Songs chart.[11]

Discography

Main article: (G)I-dle § Discography

References

  1. ^ "미연 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. ^ a b c d United CUBE (CUBE Entertainment Official YouTube Channel) (2018-04-26), (여자)아이들((G)-I-DLE) - 나의 이름은。미연(MIYEON), retrieved 2018-10-29
  3. ^ "| [텐스타] '10+Star 커버스토리' WE ARE (여자)아이들텐아시아". 텐아시아 (in Korean). 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  4. ^ "(여자)아이들 미연, "연습생 기간 8년... 데뷔 뜻깊어"". StarDailyNews (in Korean). 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  5. ^ 김기훈 (2016-09-13). "어반자카파, 첫 해외 콘서트 '2016 캐나다 투어'". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  6. ^ "'2016 Urban Zakapa Canada Tour' Announced!". officiallykmusic.com. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  7. ^ POP, 헤럴드 (2018-05-02). "'데뷔' (여자)아이들, 타이틀곡 'LATATA' MV 티저 영상 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  8. ^ "[뮤직@리폿]열애설 불구 컴백강행…(여자)아이들, 관심일까 무리일까". TV리포트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  9. ^ "[롤드컵] 결승전 오프닝, K-POP 아이돌도 무대 오른다 - 게임톡" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  10. ^ Lee, Julia (2018-11-05). "K/DA, Riot Games' pop girl group, explained". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  11. ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "'League of Legends' Girl Group Earns Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE & Jaira Burns No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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