Ki Hui-hyeon
Ki Hui-hyeon | |
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기희현 | |
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Born | Ki Hui-hyeon June 16, 1995 Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea |
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | MBK Entertainment |
Korean name | |
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Revised Romanization | Gi Hui-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ki Hŭihyŏn |
Ki Hui-hyeon (born June 16, 1995), better known by the mononym Huihyun and former stage name Cathy, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group DIA.[1]
Career
Pre-debut
She is a former Woollim Entertainment trainee and trained with members of the girl group Lovelyz.
2015–present: Debut and Produce 101
In February 2015, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to debut a new girl group under survival program through which the public could become familiar with the group members. In June, MBK announced that they had canceled their plans for a survival program, and decided to select the members internally. MBK Entertainment revealed the final line-up and the group name.
Ki debuted under stage name Cathy as the main rapper of DIA. The group made their official debut stage on the music program Mnet's M! Countdown on September 17, 2015. Shortly after debut with the group in December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced she had temporarily withdrawn from the group, along with her bandmate Jung Chae-yeon, to represent MBK Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group. She auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut. She finished in 19th place. On May 11, MBK Entertainment confirmed that she had re-joined to DIA.[2] She has been using her real name since rejoining the group.[3] She is the current leader of the group, starting from the promotions of the mini album Spell.
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peaks | Sales (DL) |
Album |
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KOR [4] | ||||
"Flower, Wind and You" (꽃, 바람 그리고 너) (with Jeon So-mi, Choi Yoo-jung and Kim Chung-ha) |
2016 | 42 |
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Non-album single |
Filmography
Year | Title | TV Network | Partner(s) | Note |
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2016 | Produce 101 | Mnet | Chaeyeon | Contestant |
References
- ^ "MBK Entertainment (Core Contents Media) reported to also unleash a new girl group this year". Allkpop. January 6, 2015.
- ^ "아이오아이 정채연, 6월 다이아 컴백 확정…기희현 합류 :: 네이버 TV연예" (in Korean). M.entertain.naver.com. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "스타뉴스". M.star.mt.co.kr. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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- "You, Who". March 11, 2017.
- ^ "2016년 36주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 5, 2017.