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In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Ye-eun
Yeeun in December 2019
Born (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 (age 26)
Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
EducationSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2014–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofUnited Cube
WebsiteYeeun
Korean name
Hangul
장예은
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Ye-eun
McCune–ReischauerChang Yeŭn

Jang Ye-eun (Korean: 장예은; born August 10, 1998), better known as Yeeun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and rapper signed to Superbell Company. She is best known as the main rapper of the South Korean girl group CLC.[1] She was part of the longest-running pair of hosts at SBS MTV's The Show, hosting from May 2018 to November 2019, alongside Jeno of NCT Dream.

Early life and education

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Yeeun was born and raised in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea.[2] She has an older sister.[2] She attended Dongbo Elementary School, Dongducheon Girls' Middle School and School of Performing Arts Seoul. She graduated from the latter in February 2017.[3]

Career

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2014–2021: Career beginnings and solo activities

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In 2014, Yeeun made appearances in the music videos for "G.NA's Secret" and "Beep Beep" by G.NA and BtoB, respectively. Yeeun also participated in the former's promotional activities as a backing dancer with fellow Cube Entertainment trainees.[4]

On March 10, 2015, Yeeun was revealed as the main rapper of the girl group CLC.[5] The group officially debuted on March 19, 2015, with their debut single, "Pepe", from their debut EP, First Love.[6][7] On June 29, Yeeun hosted BtoB's comeback showcase for Complete with Na In-woo.[8]

On March 20, 2018, Yeeun made her runway debut for Greedilous at the 2018 F/W Hera Seoul Fashion Week, which was held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza.[9][10] On May 21, SBS MTV announced that Yeeun had been selected to be host The Show starting from the 149th episode, on May 22, 2018, alongside NCT Dream's Jeno and Jin Longguo.[11] She departed the show after the 212th episode, on November 26, 2019.[12]

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 on April 22, 2019.[13]

In May 2020, Yeeun joined the cast of the Mnet's music competition show, Good Girl.[14][15] Yeeun had participated in a total of three songs during the show. She performed "Witch" with Hyo-yeon, Cheetah, Jamie, and Jiwoo of Kard on 6th episode.[16] She had two solo songs, "Barbie" and "Mermaid" which were featured in the final episode.[17][18] She promoted the "Barbie" on the 672nd episode of M Countdown.[19] She later released a special solo music video for "Mermaid" on the CLC YouTube channel in the run-up to CLC's September 2020 release, Helicopter.

In June 2021, 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.[20] The short film premiered at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2022.[21]

2022–present: Departure from Cube Entertainment, solo debut and EL7ZUP

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On March 18, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced that Yeeun would be leaving the company after choosing to not renew her contract with the company.[22]

On August 11, SuperBell Company revealed that Yeeun had signed exclusive contract with them as a solo artist.[23] Yeeun participated as a featured artist on the single "Nirvana Girl" by Sorn, which was released on September 15.[24] She later featured on oceanfromtheblue's single "Come Back Home", released on November 22.[25]

In March 2023, SuperBell Company announced that Yeeun would be making her solo debut on April 13, with the single album "The Beginning" and its title track "Cherry Coke".[26] Her debut was preceded by the release of the digital single "Strange Way To Love" on March 20.[27] On May 18, SuperBell Company confirmed Yeeun's participation in Mnet's reality competition show Queendom Puzzle after her appearance in the Pick-Cat team's special performance video which was released on the same day.[28] On August 16, Yeeun placed 7th with a total of 350,517 points in the final episode of Queendom Puzzle, allowing her to debut with the winning group El7z Up.[29]

On July 29, 2024, the digital single "Picky (Feat. Bang Yong-guk)" was issued as a pre-release for Yeeun's upcoming extended play.[30]

Public image

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In the media

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Yeeun is well known for having sported a bob cut during CLC promotions spanning 2018 to 2019, gaining the moniker of "단발머리 걔" (short-haired girl) in the Korean media.[31][32][33]

Endorsements

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Yeeun participated in the Spring/Summer 2016 and Fall/Winter 2016 TBJ campaigns, alongside BtoB.[34] In August 2020, Yeeun was announced to be the brand model for Cosio's Super Glass Care Treatment line.[35]

Discography

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For Yeeun's discography with CLC and El7z Up, see CLC discography and El7z Up § Discography.

Single albums

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List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Sales
KOR
[36]
The Beginning 38

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
Down.
[38]
As lead artist
"Witch" (마녀사냥)
(with Hyoyeon, Jiwoo, Jamie, Cheetah) 		2020 — Good Girl Episode 3
"Barbie" —
"Mermaid" (목소리)
(featuring Rohann) 		— Good Girl Final
"Strange Way to Love" 2023 — The Beginning
"Cherry Coke" 141
"Picky"
(featuring Bang Yong-guk) 		2024 143 TBA
As featured artist
"Nirvana Girl"
(Sorn featuring Yeeun) 		2022 — Non-album single
"Come Back Home"
(oceanfromtheblue featuring Yeeun) 		— oceanfromtheblue
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Album
"Really Bad Guy" (오빠나빠요)
(with Oh Seung-hee) 		2019 My Fellow Citizens! OST

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances with other performing artist(s)
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Mermaid" 2018 Lee Min-hyuk, Peniel, Jung Il-hoon, Soyeon, Wooseok ONE

Songwriting credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[39]

List of songs, showing release year, artist name, album name, and co-writers
Song Year Artist Album Co-writers
"What Planet Are You From?" (어느 별에서 왔니) 2016 CLC Nu.Clear[b] Son Youngjin, Jo Sungho
"Day By Day" Big Sancho, Son Youngjin, Ferdy,
"It's Too Late" (진작에) Ferdy
"Mistake” 2017 Crystyle Big Sancho, Ferdy
"Meow Meow" (미유미유) Son Youngjin, Sungho
"I Mean That" (말이야) Son Youngjin, Kang Dongha
"Bae” Free'sm Big Sancho, Park Haeil
"I Like It" (즐겨) Seo Jaewoo, Big Sancho
"Hold Your Hand" (잡아줄게) Son Youngjin, Kang Dongha
"Black Dress” 2018 Black Dress Cho Sungho, Ferdy, Kang Dongha
"Like That Jaeri Potter, Kwon Eunbin
"Distance" (선) Seo Jaewoo, Cho Sungho
"To The Sky” Cho Sungho, Ferdy
"7th" (일곱번째) Cho Sungho, Kang Dongha
"Mermaid" United Cube One Lee Minhyuk, Jung Ilhoon, Peniel, Wooseok, Soyeon
"Young and One" Hyuna, Seo Yongbae, Lee Minhyuk, Peniel, BreadBeat, E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto, Soyeon, Kwon Eunbin, Seo Jaewoo
"No” 2019 CLC No.1 Soyeon
"Show” Dally, Seo Jaewoo (TENTEN), BreadBeat (TENTEN), June
"Breakdown” Choi Youngkyung
"I Like It” Kim Yeonseo, The Proof
"I Need U” Anna Timgren, Vincenzo, Fuxxy, Any Masingga
"Really Bad Guy” (오빠나빠요) Yeeun and Seunghee (CLC) My Fellow Citizens! OST Kim Heewon, ZEENAN, Oh Seungeun, Jeong Daon
"ME”(美) CLC Non-album singles Yeah Nice, Son Youngjin, Ferdy, Jay Jay
"Devil” Seo Jieum
"Witch” (마녀사냥) 2020 Yeeun with Hyoyeon, Jiwoo, Jamie, Cheetah Good Girl Episode 3 MEGATONE (13), Jamie, 88247, LUKE (13), SCORE (13)
"Helicopter” CLC Helicopter BreadBeat (TENTEN), Jo Yunkyung
"Helicopter" (English Ver.) BreadBeat (TENTEN), Jo Yunkyung, Melanie Joy Fontana
"Strange Way To Love" 2023 Yeeun The Beginning Hae Da-young
  1. ^ a b As a member of El7z Up only.
  2. ^ Credits taken from the "Nu.Clear" physical album.

Videography

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For Yeeun's videography with CLC and El7z Up, see CLC discography § Music videos, and El7z Up § Videography.

Music videos

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Title Year Artist(s) Director(s) Ref.
"Beep Beep" (뛰뛰빵빵) 2014 BtoB Un­known
"G.NA's Secret" (예쁜 속옷) G.NA
"Kimishika" 2015 Son Dong-woon
"Strange Way To Love" 2023 Jang Ye-eun
"Cherry Coke"

Filmography

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For Yeeun's filmography with CLC and El7z Up, see CLC filmography and El7z Up § Filmography.

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Tastes of Horror: Ding Dong Challenge Bora Featured as part of a short film anthology series. [20]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Star News Correspondent Every Monday
2018–2019 The Show Host With NCT Dream's Jeno [11][12]
2020 Good Girl Contestant [14][15]
2020 Asia Song Festival Host With NCT's Doyoung [40]
2023 Queendom Puzzle Contestant Spin-off of Queendom [41]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Yeeun's Sweet Radio Host January 13 – July 13
Doom-CLC, Doodoom-CLC Herself Ep. 5-6 [42]
2019 Yeeun's Even Sweeter Radio Host 43 episodes, from February 5 – December 15 [43]
2021 Play on Challenge: Joker Wars Panel

Radio

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2019–2020 Vibe Chart Show Host; on-air podcast; September 2019 – February 2020 [44]

Awards and nominations

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For Yeeun's accolades with CLC and El7z Up, see List of awards and nominations received by CLC and El7z Up § Awards and nominations.
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Seoul Music Awards 2024 Rookie of the Year Jang Ye-eun Nominated [45]

Notes

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References

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  2. ^ a b Shin, Mirae. "[M+사소한인터뷰-CLC 편⑦] 장예은 "가수 안됐으면? 승무원 했을 것"". Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Yonhap News Agency". Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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  5. ^ "걸그룹 씨엘씨, 막내 장예은 프로필 공개 '반전 매력녀'" [Girl group CLC, the youngest member Jang Yeeun's profile is revealed as "Unexpected Charming Girl"]. Osen (in Korean). March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
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  12. ^ a b Jeon, Ah-ram (November 26, 2019). ""故구하라 애도" '더쇼' 우주소녀, 컴백 후 첫 1위…제노·예은 MC 하차 [종합]" ["The Late Gu Ha-ra Mourning" WJSN won first place for the first time since the comeback...Jeno and Yeeun, get out of MC. [Roundup]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
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  14. ^ a b "Music show 'Good Girl' assembles 10 'bad girl' musicians to compete for reward money". The Korea Times. May 14, 2020. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Kim, Na-young (May 14, 2020). "'굿걸' 장예은 "CLC 아닌 혼자 무대 처음…좋은 기회될 것 같다"" ["Good Girl" Jang Ye-eun, "It's my first time performing alone, not at CLC... I think it will be a good opportunity."]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Son, Jin-ah (June 18, 2020). "'굿걸' 장예은·전지우·제이미·치타·효연, '마녀사냥' 레전드 무대…AB6IX '긴장'" ["Good Girl" Jang Ye-eun, Jeon Ji-woo, Jamie, Cheetah, Hyo-yeon, 'Witch Hunt' legendary stage... AB6IX's "Nervous."]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Kim, Bo-young (June 19, 2020). "'굿걸' 장예은 마미손 꺾었다 '대이변'…바비 무대 완벽 소화" ["Good Girl" Jang Yee-eun beat Mamison. "Great Incident"... Barbie perfectly pulls off the stage.]. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Son, Jin-ah (July 2, 2020). "'굿걸' 장예은, '목소리'로 전한 진심…'고등래퍼2' 이로한 지원사격" ["Good Girl" Jang Ye-eun, the truth delivered by "Voice"..."High School Rapper 2" Lee Ro-han's support shot.]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Kim, Jeong-eun (July 2, 2020). "CLC 장예은, 오늘(2일) '엠카'서 'Barbie' 스페셜 무대 공개!" [CLC Jang Ye-eun will perform "Barbie" on "M Countdown" today (2nd)!]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Naver.
  20. ^ a b Park, Soo-in (June 16, 2021). "CLC 오승희 장예은 장승연 '테이스츠 오브 호러' 출연, 첫 스크린 출격" [CLC Oh Seung-hee, Jang Ye-eun, and Jang Seung-yeon appear on "Times of Horror," making their first screen appearance.]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Cho, Yeon-kyoung (July 8, 2022). "신개념 옴니버스 공포 '테이스츠 오브 호러' BIFAN 관객 만난다" [The new omnibus horror "Times of Horror" will meet the BIFAN audience.]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Lee, Da-gyeom (March 18, 2022). "CLC 장승연·장예은, 큐브와 전속계약 종료 [공식]" [CLC Jang Seung-yeon, Jang Ye-eun, terminated exclusive contract with Cube. (Official)] (in Korean). Maeil Business. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Park, Jeong-seon (August 11, 2022). "CLC 장예은, 신생기획사 슈퍼벨컴퍼니와 전속계약" [CLC Jang Ye-eun signs exclusive contract with new agency Superbell Company.] (in Korean). Maeil Business. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Lee, Seung-rok (September 15, 2022). "다시 만난 장예은과 손, '너바나 걸' 베일 벗었다" [Jang Ye-eun and Sorn, who met again, took off the veil of "Nirvana Girl."]. MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Ahn, Ha-na (November 22, 2022). "오션프롬더블루, 오늘(22일) 새 싱글 '잠자리'발매...장예은과 컬래버" [oceanfromtheblue released their new single, "Sleep" today (22nd). Collaboration with Jang Ye-eun.]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  26. ^ Choi, Hye-jin (March 20, 2023). "CLC 출신 장예은, 4월 13일 컴백 확정..솔로 데뷔 카운트다운" [CLC Jang Ye-eun confirmed her comeback on April 13th. The countdown to solo debut.]. Starnews (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  27. ^ Yeo, Gladys (March 30, 2023). "CLC's Yeeun unveils new solo song 'Strange Way To Love'". NME. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  28. ^ Hwang, So-young (May 18, 2023). "'솔로 데뷔' CLC 출신 예은, Mnet '퀸덤 퍼즐' 출연" ["Solo Debut" Yeeun from CLC, appeared on Mnet's "Queendom Puzzle".]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Naver.
  29. ^ Hyun-jung, Kim (August 16, 2023). "'퀸덤퍼즐' 엘즈업 최종멤버 7명 공개...휘서부터 예은까지" ['Queendom Puzzle' L's Up 7 final members revealed... From Hwiseo to Yeeun]. Gukje News (in Korean). Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  30. ^ Kim, Ji-woo (July 29, 2024). "장예은, 방용국 손잡고 솔로 컴백…오늘(29일) '피키' 발매" [Jang Ye-eun, joined hands with Bang Yong-guk, make a solo comeback...Today (29th) "Picky" is released.]. MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via Naver.
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  35. ^ Cho, Sung-jin (August 13, 2020). "CLC Jang Ye-eun selected as a model for hair brand 'Cosio'". Sports Hankooki (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  36. ^ "The Beginning". April 9–15, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  37. ^ Cumulative sales of The Beginning:
  38. ^ Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart:
  39. ^ "Songs Registered Under Jang Yeeun (예은/장예은) (10014360)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean).
  40. ^ Lee, Jun-hyun. "여자친구-하성운부터 위아이까지…'아시아송페스티벌' 2차 라인업 공개" [GFriend - From Ha Sung-woon to Wei... 'Asia Song Festival' 2nd lineup revealed]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  41. ^ Hwang, So-young (May 18, 2023). "'솔로 데뷔' CLC 출신 예은, Mnet '퀸덤 퍼즐' 출연" ['Solo Debut' Yeeun from CLC appeared in Mnet's 'Queendom Puzzle'] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved May 30, 2023 – via Naver.
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  43. ^ "예은이의 더욱 달콤한 라디오(CLC Yeeun's Sweet Radio) - YouTube". Youtube. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  44. ^ "카카오가 만든 영화, 네이버가 만든 드라마…포털발 콘텐츠 전쟁". Donga (in Korean). October 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  45. ^ Jeong, Ha-eun (January 3, 2024). 역사상 첫 해외 개최, 대상은 엔시티 드림 “2년 연속 수상 영광…시즈니 덕분”[제33회 서울가요대상] [Held overseas for the first time in history, the grand prize was awarded by NCT Dream "Honored to be awarded for the second year in a row...Thanks to Czennies" [The 33rd Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Naver.
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