Lee Ju-eun (; born June 7, 1995), better known by the mononym Jueun, is a South Korean singer and actress known for her work as a member of South Korean girl group
DIA. She made her solo debut with the debut single "Easy Breezy" featuring
Seo In-guk on April 27, 2023.
Early life and education
Lee Ju-eun was born on June 7, 1995, in
Suwon
Suwon (; ) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan, tho ...
, South Korea. She attended
Korea Nazarene University where she majored in Practical Music.
Career
Pre-debut: ''K-pop Star 2''
In 2012, Lee appeared in
second season of
SBS's reality competition show ''
K-pop Star
''Survival Audition K-pop Star'' () is a South Korean reality competition television series where three entertainment/talent agencies in South Korea hold worldwide auditions to find the next potential K-pop stars. Preliminary auditions are held ...
'' as a contestant.
She was eliminated at Battle Audition, the fourth round of the show where the remaining contestants competing for a spot at the Top 10, on the eleventh episode.
In 2014, she participated once again in the
third season of the show but got eliminated earlier on the tenth episode at the Casting Audition, a round before Battle Audition.
She is a former
Polaris Entertainment trainee for three years before joining
MBK Entertainment.
2017–2019: Debut with DIA and solo activities
In April 2017, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to add two new members, Jueun and Somyi, to join
DIA. Both are described by MBK as members with excellent vocal skills. Lee made her official debut as a member of DIA with the release of the group's sophomore studio album, ''
YOLO''.
In 2018, Lee participated on
UNB's ''Black Heart'' promotion cycle as a back-dancer for the single of the same name alongside Lee Han-gyul, former
Beatwin member Jungha, and
S.I.S's Anne. Lee made her acting debut in the Bridge TV's web series ''Do Dream'', aired on mid-October, as Go Yu-na, an honor student with a charming voice. She also sang the soundtrack called "Lost Star" for the series. She later appeared on
KBS2
KBS 2TV is a South Korean free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen ...
''
Drama Special - The Expiration Date of You and Me'' as Park Se-hee, a cold girl who kept rejecting the male lead's confessions in the past.
On February 1, 2019, MBK Entertainment confirmed that Lee would take a lead role at a web series produced by urban-bnt called ''I Started Following Romance''.
She played as Yoo In-byeol, a college student in her senior year with some love interests, including the male lead.
In September 2019, Lee participated in the survival program show, ''
V-1'', to select the Vocal Queen among the various girl group members, where only the top 12 girl group members in votes would progress and perform on the show.
She placed tenth in the preliminary votes, thus qualifying her to perform of the show. She lost to
Dreamcatcher
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's Siyeon at the first round with a score of 51:48.
2023–present: Solo debut
Following her departure from Pocketdol Studio (a subsidiary of MBK Entertainment) on September 15, 2022, Lee signed an exclusive contract with Aer Music on December 19.
On March 3, 2023, Lee sang the soundtrack "The First Moment" for
MBC TV's ''
Kokdu: Season of Deity''. On April 27, Lee made her solo debut with her first single "Easy Breezy", featuring
Seo In-guk. On October 4, Lee released a new single "Paradise".
On June 28, 2024, Lee released her first digital single "Stay".
Discography
Single albums
Singles
Videography
Music videos
Filmography
Television series
Web series
Television shows
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Ju-eun
1995 births
Living people
MBK Entertainment artists
South Korean female idols
South Korean women pop singers
21st-century South Korean singers
21st-century South Korean women singers
Singers from Suwon
Actresses from Suwon