Cho Mi-yeon

Cho Mi-yeon (Hangul: 조미연, Hanja: 曺薇娟; 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.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.
Cho Mi-yeon
조미연
Cho in January 2019
Born (1997-01-31) January 31, 1997
South Korea
OccupationSinger
Years active2018–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
LabelsCube
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Mi-yeon
McCune–ReischauerCho Miyŏn

Early life

Cho was born on January 31, 1997. She is the only child in the family. Cho showed a 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. She eventually auditioned for YG Entertainment in middle school and went on to spend the next 5 years as a trainee. However, her debut was thwarted and she left the company. [1]

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.[2] Cho spent about eight years as a trainee before debuting with (G)I-dle.[3]

Career

2016–2018: Pre-debut activities

In 2016, Cho became a trainee at Cube Entertainment.[4] She then became a freelance singer and appeared as an associate singer with Seulong in Urban Zakapa Canada Tour in September 2016.[5] In 2017, she appeared in a small part in Lim Seul-ong's "You" music video.[6]

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

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

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.[8] The four singers provided voice for the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA, with Miyeon voicing Ahri, one of the most well known champions in the League of Legends. Together with Evelynn voiced by Beer, Ahri is the main vocalist of the group.[9] Their song "Pop/Stars" went viral on YouTube and topped Billboard's World Digital Songs chart.[10]

Miyeon at 'Uh-Oh' Showcase in 2019.

In 2019, Miyeon collaborated with Hangzoo with the song "Cart" as part of Amoeba Culture X Devine Channel Code Share Project.[11]

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.[12] 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. Miyeon's voice was described as smokey, but soulful.[13]

Discography
Main articles: (G)I-dle discography and K/DA

Songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[14]		 KOR Hot
[15]
Collaborations
"Cart"
with Hangzoo		 2019 –– N/A Code Share Project

Filmography
See also: (G)I-dle § Filmography

Variety shows
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2020 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant As "Boiled Egg" (Episodes 243-244) [16]

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHz9ABDyjmg. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "| [텐스타] '10+Star 커버스토리' WE ARE (여자)아이들텐아시아". 텐아시아 (in Korean). 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  3. "(여자)아이들 미연, "연습생 기간 8년... 데뷔 뜻깊어"". StarDailyNews (in Korean). 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  4. "独家专访(G)I-DLE：中韩泰三国语爆笑对话". iQiyi. July 31, 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. 김기훈 (2016-09-13). "어반자카파, 첫 해외 콘서트 '2016 캐나다 투어'". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  6. "Seul Ong(슬옹) _ YOU (feat.Beenzino) (너야 (feat.빈지노))" (in Korean). June 20, 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  7. POP, 헤럴드 (2018-05-02). "'데뷔' (여자)아이들, 타이틀곡 'LATATA' MV 티저 영상 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  8. "[롤드컵] 결승전 오프닝, K-POP 아이돌도 무대 오른다 - 게임톡" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  9. Lee, Julia (2018-11-05). "K/DA, Riot Games' pop girl group, explained". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  10. 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.
  11. "리듬파워 행주X(여자)아이들 미연, 컬래버 신곡 '카트' 9일 발매 [공식입장]". XSportsNews. 4 July 2019.
  12. Ji Yeon-joo (February 23, 2020). "'복면가왕' 주전자=리듬파워 보이비·안선영·승국이·정모 아쉽게 1R 탈락(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  13. "'복면가왕' 삶은 달걀 정체는 (여자)아이들 미연..위키미키 추리 성공". StarNews. March 1, 2020.
  14. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  15. "Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  16. (in Korean) ‘복면가왕’ 삶은 달걀=(여자)아이들 미연, 데뷔 첫 솔로 무대
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