Yeh Shu-hua ( zh, t=葉舒華; born January 6, 2000), known

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as Shuhua (), is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group

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, which debuted as (G)I-dle under

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in May 2018.

Early life

Shuhua was born on January 6, 2000, in Yangmei,

Taoyuan, Taiwan Taoyuan () is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. ...

as the second of three daughters. Her father is

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and her mother is Tayal. Shuhua's native language is Taiwanese Mandarin, and she acknowledges not being fully fluent in Hakka Taiwanese. Additionally, she is proficient in Korean and has a good command of both the English and Japanese languages. She attended Hwa Kang Arts School with a focus on theatre. She gained an interest in K-pop after being inspired by

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Career

2016–2018: Pre-debut activities

In her youth, she planned on becoming a celebrity. In May 2016, Shuhua was recruited by Cube Entertainment during the Cube Star World Audition. She finished her first year of high school before moving to South Korea to be a trainee. In June 2017, Shuhua participated in a promotional video for Rising Star Cosmetics along with

Yuqi Song Yuqi (, ; born September 23, 1999), known mononymously as Yuqi, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group I-dle, which debuted as (G)I-dle under Cube Entertainment in May 201 ...

and

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, future bandmates of

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. In September 2017, she and

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acted in 10cm's "Pet" music video.

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

After being a trainee for two years, She debuted with (G)I-dle on May 2, 2018, with ''

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''. She won the bronze medal for rhythmic gymnastics at the '' 16th Idol Star Athletics Championships'' in 2019. In December 2020, she joined the 2020 KBS Song Festival Maknae Special Stage, delivering a performance of

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's "I Don't Know" alongside

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's Yuna,

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, and

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. Later in December 2020, Shuhua participated in an episode of the South Korean program ' along with bandmate

in which each of the contestants have a cooking competition. She was selected as the host for the web entertainment show ''Workdol'' in 2023. She went on temporary hiatus on February 8, 2024, due to health issues, but she returned on March 21, 2024, for the MLB Seoul Series performance. She was selected for the May edition of '' GQ'' Taiwan's GQ Global Creativity Awards.

Other ventures

In April 2024, Shuhua became a brand ambassador for Robinmay, a woman's bag brand, and D+AF, a shoe brand.

Discography

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the

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's database unless stated otherwise.

Filmography

Television show

Web shows

Music video appearances

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shu-hua, Yeh 2000 births Atayal people Living people I-dle members Cube Entertainment Taiwanese expatriates in South Korea Musicians from Taoyuan City People from Yangmei District Taiwanese K-pop singers Taiwanese people of Hakka descent Taiwanese pop singers Taiwanese women singers 21st-century Taiwanese women singers Articles containing Korean-language text Korean-language singers of Taiwan