Jung Whee-in (; born April 17, 1995), known mononymously as Wheein, is a South Korean singer. She rose to prominence in 2014, as a member of the Korean girl group

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. In 2017, her song "Anymore" with Jung Key, topped the Gaon Charts. In April 2018, she made her debut as a solo artist with her digital single "Easy", peaking at number three in South Korea. In September 2019, Wheein released her first single album ''Soar''. In 2021, Wheein released her debut EP ''

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'', which peaked inside the top ten in Korea. In the same year she left RBW, and signed to The L1ve. In 2022, she released her second EP ''Whee'', which reached number four on the Circle Album Chart. In 2023, she released her debut studio album, ''In the Mood''.

Name

Whee-in's given name "" (Hwi-in) was derived from the male lead character of the

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"" (For the Mermaid Princess), with the name "" (Jo Hwi-in). Her mother thought it was a pretty name and named her after the character. Her name in

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is written as "", meaning a "shining person".

Early life

Jung Whee-in was born in

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, South Korea, where she lived with her grandmother as an only child. She graduated from Wonkwang Information Arts High School.

Career

2014–2020: Debut with Mamamoo and solo career

In June 2014, Wheein officially debuted as a member of Mamamoo, serving as one of the group's vocalists, when they released their debut single "Mr. Ambiguous" and EP ''

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''. She had first appeared in the group's first R&B collaboration "Don't Be Happy", alongside member

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and featuring Korean singer Bumkey, that January. Wheein featured on multiple tracks with several artists including

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of Phantom and Standing Egg in 2014; CNBLUE and Louie in 2015;

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and

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in 2016; Jung Key, Jung Min-hyuk and Standing Egg in 2017. On April 17, 2018, Wheein debuted as a solo artist by releasing her first single album ''magnolia'' with the lead single "Easy" featuring rapper Sik-K. In 2019, she went on to feature in a few more tracks with artists including

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, Park Bom and also collaborated on a song with Kim Hyun-chul. On September 4, 2019, she released her second single album ''Soar'', with the single "Good Bye." Wheein's first physical release, ''Soar'' peaked at number four on the Gaon Album Chart, selling over 23,000 copies in 2019. The single "Good Bye" debuted on the ''Billboard''

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chart at position 24. On May 1, 2020, Wheein released the song "With My Tears" for the tvN drama '' Hospital Playlist''. She featured on a track again for DinDin in May, for Peakboy in August, for Jvde Milez in September and for

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in December. On September 28, she released a soundtrack titled "Shine On You" for the tvN drama ''

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''.

2021–2022: ''Redd'', ''WHEE'' and other solo activities

Wheein's debut EP ''

'', was released on April 13, 2021. It debuted at number seven on the Gaon Album Chart, making it her second top-ten debut on the chart.Peaks on the Gaon Album Chart: * * The EP was the 13th best-selling album of April 2021, with over 72,000 copies sold. Lead single "Water Color" debuted and peaked at number 70 on the Gaon Digital Chart and 15 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart. On April 23, the English version of "Water Color" was released as a digital single. On June 11, 2021, Wheein decided not to renew her exclusive contract with RBW, but instead signed a deal with the company allowing her to promote with Mamamoo for at least 2 more years. On August 31, she signed an exclusive contract with

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's label, The L1ve. On August 26, 2021, she featured on a track titled "AM PM" from

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's first EP '' SOMO:Fume''. On November 19, she released the soundtrack "I wish" for the MBC drama ''

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''. On November 28, she released another soundtrack titled "Ice Cream Love" for the

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drama ''

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''. On December 11, Wheein and singer

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released a duet song titled "Solo Christmas". On January 16, 2022, Wheein released her second EP ''WHEE'', which is her first release under The L1ve. It consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Make Me Happy". It debuted number four on the Circle Weekly Album Chart and sold over 81,000 copies. On February 13, 2022, Wheein released a re-interpretation of The Stray's song "You, You", as a soundtrack for the

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''Nth Romance''. On March 18, she released another soundtrack titled "In Your Days" for the

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drama ''

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''. On April 17, 2022, Wheein held her first solo fanmeeting titled '2022 WHEE IN FANMEETING -DAY for her birthday. She also released the digital single "D-DAY" on the same day. On May 18, she released the soundtrack "Melody" for the film ''Gongzza: Gonggi Tazza''. On August 15, 2022, she featured on

's single titled "BYE". On September 2, she released the soundtrack titled "The Only One Have to Forget" for the

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dating reality show '' EXchange 2''. On November 9, she released the single "Sunny Shower" featuring

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for Dingo Live. On December 23, she released the soundtrack titled "Cheers!" for the

web series '' Work Later, Drink Now 2''. On December 31, Wheein featured in

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's song "Bathtub", alongside

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for the

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show, '' Show Me the Money 11''.

2023–present: First studio album ''IN the mood'', World tour and more

On October 12, 2023, Wheein released her first studio album ''IN the mood''. The album consists of 11 tracks with "17" featuring

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and "Bite Me" featuring rapper

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. She stated that her previous EP ''WHEE'' and the album ''IN the mood'' are two parts of her project based on her

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ID, "whee_inthemood". It debuted number ten on the Circle Weekly Album Chart and sold over 82,000 copies. 20240514 Wheein Tilburg concert 06

On January 3, 2024, Wheein announced her debut solo world tour, 'Whee In The Mood eyond. On February 15, she released a digital single titled "WHEEE" produced by

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and Na Sang-hyun. The world tour 'WHEE IN THE MOOD EYOND, began in

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with concerts held on February 24 and 25. On March 15, she released the soundtrack "Rainy Season" for the re-release of the 2022 Japanese film, '' The Last 10 Years''. The Asian leg of her tour commenced on March 26, with a show in

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followed by concerts in

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and

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. On April 17, a

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titled ''WHEE IN the mood'' was announced. The LP consisted of tracks from her previous EP ''WHEE'' and her studio album ''IN the mood''. Her Europe and USA leg of the tour was held from May 9 to June 4 with shows in

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and

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. On May 15, her collaboration soundtrack with

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"Frankly Speaking" for the

drama '' Frankly Speaking'' was released. On July 20 and 21, she held encore concerts titled 'WHEE IN THE MOOD EYOND ENCORE' in Seoul. On August 3, The L1ve announced that her exclusive contract with them had ended.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Single albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Soundtrack appearances

Other charted songs

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the

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's database unless stated otherwise.

Filmography

Television shows

Radio shows

Music videos

Tours and concerts

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Fanmeetings

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1995 births Living people People from Jeonju Musicians from North Jeolla Province K-pop singers South Korean female idols South Korean women pop singers South Korean jazz singers 21st-century South Korean women singers Mamamoo members