Miyeon (미연), also known as Cho Mi Yeon (조미연), is a South Korean singer under CUBE Entertainment. She is the main vocalist and visual of the South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE. She is the oldest member.
Early life[]
Miyeon's passion for music was influenced by her father, who enjoyed music, and listened to various genres of music from a young age. When she became familiar with recording software, she recorded herself singing and showed it to her family and friends. As a result, her family sent her to music academy, where she learned how to play the violin, the guitar and the piano. They also gave her an iPod as a birthday present that included all the songs she liked.[1]
During middle school, a friend urged her to audition at YG Entertainment. She auditioned and became a trainee at YG Entertainment. Miyeon trained at YG for 5 years, and chose to leave the company in early 2015. According to Miyeon, life outside the company was difficult for her since she spent all of her childhood as a trainee, so she went on a vacation to Japan and took some time to look back on herself. Later, she attended a vocal academy and took MIDI classes and became interested in music composition and production. During time at the vocal academy, she received a recommendation to audition for Cube Entertainment. Although she only had a short time to prepare for the audition and felt nervous, she passed the audition and was added to (G)I-DLE debut line up as the main vocalist. She was happy because she could now sing and dance as she had in the past. Miyeon trained really hard with (G)I-DLE members and made her debut with the girl group in 2018.
Career[]
2015–2018: Pre-debut activities[]
In early 2015, Miyeon left YG Entertainment. She then became a freelance singer and appeared as an associate singer with Seulong in the Urban Zakapa Canada Tour in September 2016. In early 2017, she became a trainee at CUBE Entertainment.
2018–2020: Debut with (G)I-dle, collaborations and acting debut[]
Miyeon officially debuted with (G)I-DLE on May 2, 2018 with their mini-album I am and the title song "LATATA".
On October 26, 2018, it was confirmed that Miyeon would perform at the League of Legends World Finals Opening Ceremony 2018, along with Soyeon, Madison Beer and Jaira Burns. The four singers provided voices for the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA, with Miyeon voicing Ahri, one of the most popular champions in League of Legends. Their song "POP/STARS" went viral on YouTube and topped Billboard's World Digital Songs chart.
In 2019, Miyeon collaborated with Hangzoo with the song "Cart" as part of Amoeba Culture X Devine Channel Code Share Project.
In 2020, she appeared on MBC's music competition program King of Mask Singer. She went on to win the first round with 64 points. In the second round, she performed Yoon Mi-rae's "Goodbye Sadness and Hello Happiness" but lost to Im Kang-sung. Her vocal performance received a warm reception by both audience and panels. Cho's voice was described as smokey, but soulful.
On August 27, 2020, she portrayed again for League of Legends character Ahri in the virtual musical group K/DA for "THE BADDEST" featuring vocals by Soyeon of (G)I-DLE, Bea Miller and Wolftyla. It is a single from K/DA's ALL OUT EP.
In September, 2020, it was revealed that Miyeon would make her acting debut as the female lead in web-drama Replay: The Moment as Yoo Hayoung, a popular YouTuber and band vocalist. She has a cold and chic personality, but a generous and kind-hearted person. The drama depicts an empathetic romance in a clumsy and anxious, but dreams and love of reliving past emotions in the present eighteen youth.
In October, Miyeon sung "We Already Fell In Love" together with Minnie as part of Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol soundtrack and in November sung "My Destiny" as part of Tale of the Nine Tailed soundtrack.
On November 30, Cho will appear in Seoul Connects U, a variety travel show jointly planned and produced by MBC and Seoul Tourism Foundation. The program will show a time slip trip in the same space and at different times to global fans by linking the past and present of Seoul through photos of stars and fans in real-time.
2021–present: DJ host, M.C and solo endeavors[]
In February 2021, Miyeon sung "Dreaming About You" as part of Replay: The Moment soundtrack. In the same month, Cho was appointed as one of the new hosts of Mnet's music program M Countdown, a position which she held from February 18 with actor Nam Yoon-su. She became the first female MC on the program in 9 years.
On April 6, Newsen reported that Miyeon will be making her solo debut later in the month. Hours later, Cube confirmed the report.[2] Two days later, it was announced that Miyeon will be making her solo debut with her first mini album, MY, on April 27, 2022.[3] "Drive", the album's title track, won first place on The Show on May 3rd, awarding Miyeon her first solo music show win.[4]
On November 16, 2023, it was announced that Miyeon would step down as MC for M Countdown after serving for 1000 days, becoming the longest-serving MC on M Countdown.
Discography[]
Main article: (G)I-DLE discography
Mini albums[]
- MY (2022)
Digital singles[]
- "너는 나의 숨이였다 (You Were My Breath)" (2021)
Collaborations[]
Features[]
OSTs[]
- "Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol OST Part.4" ("We Already Fell In Love" with Minnie) (2020)
- "Tale of the Nine Tailed OST Part.8" ("My Destiny") (2020)
- "Replay: The Moment OST Part.6" ("Dreaming About You") (2021)
- "Replay: The Moment OST Special Track" ("How to Love") (2021)
- "Adult Trainee OST Part.2" ("Imagine Love") (2021)
- "Moonshine OST Part.8" ("Someday") (2022)
- "Eversoul OST (Cover)" ("Numb") (2023)
- "Love to Hate You OST Part.1" ("Sweet Dream" with Yuqi) (2023)
- "My Dearest OST Part.4" ("The Painted on the Moonlight") (2023)
- "Street Woman Fighter 2 OST" ("How to Twerk (prod. Czaer)" with Yuqi) (2023)
- "Elsword OST" ("Milestone") (2023)
- "My Sibling's Romance OST Part.2" ("You and I") (2024)
Filmography[]
Dramas[]
Music shows[]
- M Countdown (Mnet, 2021–2023) - MC (ep. 698 - 823)
Reality shows[]
- Siblings' Relationships (JTBC, 2024) - MC[7]
Variety Shows[]
- King of Mask Singer - As "Boiled Egg" (Episodes 243-244)
- My Dream Is Ryan - with Yuqi (Episodes 14–16)
- Seoul Connects U - with Yuqi
Credits[]
| Year | Album | Song | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miyeon | "Rain (소나기)" | MY | Writing |
| (G)I-DLE | "Vision" | 2 | Writing |
Endorsements[]
On August 1, 2023, Vogue Korea revealed that Miyeon had been appointed as the global brand ambassador for Jimmy Choo.[8] On September 4, 2023, Sunyang Soju announced that they have selected Miyeon as the brand's newest model.[9] On March 12, 2024, Miyeon was announced as the model for CJ Olive Young's makeup brand WAKEMAKE.[10]
- Jimmy Choo (2023)
- Sunyang Soju (2023)
- WAKEMAKE (2024)
Video Gallery[]
Official Links[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHz9ABDyjmg
- ↑ Soompi: (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon Confirmed To Make Solo Debut
- ↑ @@G_I_DLE on Twitter (April 8, 2022)
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon Takes 1st-Ever Solo Win On “The Show” With “Drive”; Performances By VERIVERY, MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul, And More
- ↑ Soompi: (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon And “The Penthouse” Star Lee Tae Vin Cast In New Web Drama
- ↑ AllKpop: (G)I-DLE's Miyeon to star in upcoming web drama 'Adult Trainee'
- ↑ Soompi: BamBam, Miyeon, Jonathan And Patricia, And More Join As MCs For New Dating Reality Show By Former “EXchange” PD
- ↑ Soompi: (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon Becomes Jimmy Choo’s New Global Ambassador
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 맥키스컴퍼니, 소주 '선양' 모델에 '(여자)아이들' 미연 발탁
- ↑ (KR) News1: 웨이크메이크, 브랜드 뮤즈로 (여자)아이들 미연 발탁
