Biography of Miyeon
Cho Mi-yeon celebrated by her stage name Miyeon is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the main vocalist of the South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE under Cube Entertainment. In the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA she voiced fox-like vastaya, Ahri.
Early Life and Education
Miyeon was born on 31 January 1997. She is an only child and has shown a keen interest in singing since she was a child. Her father was her pillar of inspiration for music and she was sent to a music school to learn various music skills and instruments. She auditioned for YG Entertainment in middle school and was selected as a trainee. She was a trainee for five years under the agency. However, her debut failed and she left the company.
She signed up for a music academy to pursue her music and enhance her vocal skills. She also wanted to learn and invest herself in composing and producing music. Before debuting with (G)I-DLE, she spent eight years as a trainee.
Career
In 2017, Miyeon was a trainee at Cube Entertainment. Before joining the agency, she was a freelance singer. She featured as an associate singer with Lim Seul-ong in Urban Zakapa’s Canada Tour in September 2016. She featured in Lim Seul-ong’s music video ‘You’.
She debuted with (G)I-DLE ON 2 May 2018 with their mini-album ‘I Am’ and the title song ‘Latata’. Along with Soyeon, Madison Beer and Jaira. She performed at the League of Legends World Finals Opening Ceremony on 26 October 2018. The four singers voiced for the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA. She voiced for Ahri, a fox-like vastaya in the League of Legends and is the main vocalist of the group. Their songs topped Pop/Stars and went viral on YouTube. It surpassed Billboards’s World Digital Songs chart.
Miyeon collaborated with Hangzoo with the song ‘Cart’ in 2019, as a part of the Amoeba Culture X Devine Channel Code Share Project. She was featured in MBC’s music competition program King of Mask Singer in 2020. She won the first round and for the second, she performed Yoon Mi-rae‘s ‘Goodbye Sadness and Hello Happiness’. She could not make it to the next round as she lost to Im Kang-sung. Miyeon sang two songs as Ahri from K/DA’s EP ‘All Out’ and its lead single ‘The Baddest’ with Bea Miller. She also sang the second single ‘More’ with the original line-up and Lexie-Liu.
She starred in the web series ‘Replay: The Moment’ starring Kim Min-chul, Kim Hwi-young, Choi Ju-su and Marco. It unfolds the past from the present in the youth. She is Yoo Ha-young and is a generous and kind-hearted person in the series. She released several OSTs for the drama titled ‘Dreaming About You’ and ‘How To Love (with Neon Paprika)’. The drama was a hit and received 6 million cumulative views.
She sang ‘We Already Fell In Love’ with Minnie as a part of the ‘Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol’ soundtrack in 2020. She relesaed her first solo OST ‘My Destiny’ as a part of the Tale of the Nine-Tailed soundtrack. On 30 November 2020, Miyeon appeared in Seoul Connects U, a variety travel show by MBC and Seoul Tourism Foundation. The program is a time slip that connects the past and present of Seoul through photos in real time.
Cho Mi-yeon was the main host of the Naver Now radio program Gossip Idle in 2021. She hosted the radio weekly every Tuesday at 8 p.m. from February 9. The radio was initially aired to commemorate the comeback of (G)I-dle’s fourth mini album ‘I Burn’. However, later it was returned to the official live show.
Miyeon was one of the new hosts of Mnet’s Muisc program M Countdown with actor Nam Yoon-su. In nine years time period, she became the first female MC on the program. On the day of their first broadcast, they performed on a special stage as they sang a duet song ‘Dream’ by Suzy and Baekhyun.
She appeared on ‘Kingdom: Legendary War’ in 2021 as a hidden card to help BtoB’s ‘Blue Moon (Cinema Ver)’ No Limit stage. The stage was set up as a musical-like stage with the concept of the movie ‘La La Land’ and ‘Once Upon a Time’ in Hollywood. Her role was caught in the love storyline between Minhyuk and Changsub.
Miyeon participated in CS Happy Entertainment’s cs numbers album titled ‘You Were My Breath’. The song was a pop ballad played by a 60-member orchestra including Joseph K, who created Paul Kim’s ‘Me After You’ and guitarist Park Shin-won. The song is produced by Rocoberry, the one who produced the hit song ‘I Will Go to You Like the First Snow’. The album is produced by Jeon Chang-sik and it was ranked 96 on the Gaon Download Chart and topped 20 on the component BGM Chart.
In 2021, she starred in the comedy action web series ‘Delivery’ along with Lee Tae-vin. The series was a promotion of the delivery application ‘Delivery Express’ service in Gyeonggi Province. She plays the role of Kwak Doo-sik, a delivery girl who is known for martial arts.
Miyeon collaborated with Raiden on his first EP ‘Love Right Back’ with the lead single ‘Side Effect’ released on 11 October 2021. The single had notable lyrics that convey the emotions felt by the person in love. She also co-featured on Lee Donghae’s B-side track ‘Blue Moon’. She was one of the main leads of the romantic comedy teen drama ‘Adult Trainee’ (2021).
The series depicts the lives of a group of young people and their struggles with love and relationships. On 17 November 2021, she appeared in rapper Kid Milli’s ‘Kitty’. On 27 April 2022, she released her first EP ‘My’ with the lead single ‘Drive’. Miyeon won her first music program trophy at SBS MTV’s The Show.
She collaborated with Song Yuqi on the single ‘Sweet Dream’ (2023) from the album ‘Love to Hate You’. The same year she released the single ‘The Painted On The Moonlight’ from the album ‘My Dearest’.
Achievements
As the main vocalist and visual of the South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE. She rose to prominence with her single ‘Drive’. She is a budding artist and has been nominated for various categories like ‘Best Female Artist’ (overseas), ‘Best Female Artist’ and ‘Outstanding Korean Drama OST’. She is an emerging artist, who is building her career in the music industry and a soloist, focused on future endeavours.
Personal Life
Miyeon was caught up in the rumours of her dating Jung Jin-hyung. Some rumours speculate that she was dropped from BLACKPINK’s debut lineup due to her relationship with Jung Jin-hyung. She is single and is committed to achieving her future goals.
Net Worth and Lifestyle
Miyeon’s net worth is about $0.5 million US dollars.
The major source of her income comes from her singing career. She is also a solo artist and gains profit from her events and overseas promotion rather than from the physical sales of the albums.
Interesting Facts about Miyeon
- Miyeon doesn’t have any siblings.
- Miyeon is left-handed.
- Miyeon loves nail art.
- Miyeon’s favourite colour is green.
- She likes Thai food.
- Miyeon shares a room with Soyeon.
- She introduced herself as (G)I-dle’s power vocal.
- She likes milk tea.
FAQs
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