Jang Ye-eun (; born August 10, 1998), better known as Yeeun, is a South Korean singer and rapper signed to Superbell Company. She was best known as the main rapper of the South Korean girl group, CLC. She was the longest-running host of SBS MTV's ''The Show'', from May 2018 to November 2019, together with Lee Jeno.

Early life and education

Yeeun was born and raised in Dongducheon,

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, South Korea. She has an older sister. She attended Dongbo Elementary School, Dongducheon Girls' Middle School and

School of Performing Arts Seoul School of Performing Arts Seoul ( ko, 서울공연예술고등학교), colloquially known as (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro District, Seoul. History SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High Schoo ...

. She graduated from the latter in February 2017.

Career

Pre-debut

In 2014, Yeeun made appearances in the music videos for "G.NA's Secret" by G.NA, and "Beep Beep" by

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. Yeeun also participated in "G.NA's Secret" promotional activities as a backing dancer with fellow

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trainees.

2015–2021: Debut and career with CLC

Yeeun was revealed as the main rapper of the girl group, CLC, in 2015. The group officially debuted on March 19, 2015, with their debut single, "Pepe", from their debut EP, '' First Love''. Since the release of the 2016 EP, ''

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'', Jang has been credited as a lyricist for all CLC albums and singles that followed.

Solo activities

In 2018, Yeeun made her runway debut for Greedilous at the 2018 F/W Hera Seoul Fashion Week. From May 2018 to November 2019, Jang Yeeun hosted '' The Show'' alongside

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's Jeno. Together with fellow CLC member, Oh Seung-hee, Yeeun featured on the original soundtrack for the drama, '' My Fellow Citizens!,'' with the song "Really Bad Guy", released in April 2019. In May 2020, Yeeun joined the cast of the Mnet musical reality show, '' Good Girl''. Yeeun participated on 3 songs as part of the Good Girl soundtrack. She performed "Witch" alongside Hyo-yeon,

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, and Jiwoo of Kard, and performed "Barbie" and "Mermaid" alone. She later promoted the former on the 672nd episode of

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. She then released a special solo music video for "Mermaid" on the CLC YouTube channel in the run-up to CLC's September 2020 comeback, ''

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''. In June 2020, Cube Entertainment announced that Yeeun would make her acting debut with her fellow members Oh Seung-hee and Jang Seung-yeon in the short film anthology series, ''Tastes of Horror.'' The short film premiered at the

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in 2022.

2022–present: Departure from Cube Entertainment

On March 18, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced that Yeeun would be leaving the company after choosing to not renew her contract with the company. In August 2022, Jang announced she had signed with SuperBell Company as a solo artist.

Public image

In the media

Yeeun is well known for having sported a

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during CLC promotions spanning 2018 to 2019, gaining the

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of "단발머리 걔" (short-haired girl) in the media.

Endorsements

Yeeun participated in the Spring/Summer 2016 and Fall/Winter 2016 TBJ campaigns, alongside

. In August 2020, Yeeun was announced to be the brand model for Cosio's Super Glass Care Treatment line.

Discography

Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the

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, unless stated otherwise.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web shows

Radio

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jang, Ye-eun 1998 births Living people People from Dongducheon South Korean lyricists South Korean women rappers South Korean women pop singers 21st-century South Korean women singers CLC (group) members Cube Entertainment artists South Korean female idols School of Performing Arts Seoul alumni Japanese-language singers of South Korea English-language singers from South Korea