Kim Do-yeon (singer)

2016–2017: Produce 101 and I.O.I

In January 2016, Kim participated in the Mnet reality-survival program Produce 101, which aimed to form an eleven-member girl group that would promote for a year under YMC Entertainment.^[7] She represented Fantagio along with Choi Yoo-jung and three other trainees from their company, eventually ranking eight in the show's finale on April 1, 2016. As a result, she debuted as a member of I.O.I alongside Choi.^[8] On May 4, 2016, I.O.I made their official debut with the single "Dream Girls".

2017–2021: Weki Meki and WJMK

After the official disbandment of I.O.I on January 29, 2017,^[9] Choi and Kim traveled to the United States to film their reality show, Dodaeng's Diary in LA which aired on TVING.^[10] Doyeon was cast in the web series, Idol Fever. Doyeon made her debut as a member of Weki Meki on August 8, 2017, with the release of the single "I Don't Like Your Girlfriend" and the six-track EP Weme.^[11][12] Doyeon was featured in LONG:D's single, "All Night", released on December 14, 2017.^[13][14]

In February 2018, Kim made her acting debut after getting cast in a drama titled Short in which she played a supporting role.^[15] On May 2, 2018, Starship Entertainment and Fantagio collaborated to form a special four-member unit named WJMK, consisting of members of their respective girl groups Cosmic Girls and Weki Meki. Choi and Kim, together with Seola and Luda of Cosmic Girls, released the single "Strong" on June 1, 2018, along with its accompanying music video.^[16][17] Kim was part of the cast of Shoot-out Mart War alongside Cha Eun-woo, Park Soo-ah and many more.^[18] In July, Kim joined the cast of the SBS reality show Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean.^[19][20] Doyeon made a cameo appearance on the JTBC romantic comedy drama, Be Melodramatic.^[21] Kim starred in the web drama Pop Out Boy! in 2020.^{[22][unreliable source?]} The same year, she starred in Single and Ready to Mingle alongside Choi Yoo-jung.^{[23][unreliable source?]}

On May 4, 2021, Kim Do-yeon and the members of I.O.I celebrated their 5th debut anniversary with a reunion live stream show called "Yes, I Love It!".^[24] The same year, Kim participated in the drama My Roommate Is a Gumiho which aired on tvN.^[25] Kim appeared in the tvN drama Jirisan as the teenager version of Jun Ji-hyun's character.^[26] Kim also appeared in the SBS drama One the Woman as the younger counterpart of Lee Hanee.^[27]

2022–present: Solo career

On March 1, 2022, Doyeon was chosen by global makeup brand Bobbi Brown and launched a new campaign "The Radiant Power Fair", in partnership with Lachica's Shimizu.^[28] On August 10, 2023, Kim was cast in the film 18 Youth alongside Jeon So-min, in which she plays a 18-year-old high school student who is annoyed by her eccentric homeroom teacher.^[29]

On February 1, 2024, Kim was cast in the film Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary, in which she plays Ji-Yeon a president of the broadcasting club at Seogwang Girls' High School and a cinephile who dreams of becoming a film director, and she will display an abundance of energy.^[30] On August 16, Fantagio announced that Weki Meki had effectively disbanded on August 8 after five members left the agency. However, Kim was still in discussions of renewing her contract with the agency.^[31] On November 18, Fantagio announced that Kim had renewed her exclusive contract with the agency.^[32]

On January 6, 2025, it was confirmed that Kim was cast to play the role 'Anna' in the musical Anna X, which will begin airing on January 28, 2025.^[33] On March 28, The series Heesu In Class 2, which Kim filmed in 2022, has been released.^[34]

Singles

Music videos

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

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