Lee Ju-eun
South Korean singer and actress (born 1995)
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Lee Ju-eun (Korean: 이주은; born June 7, 1995), known mononymously as 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.
- Singer
- actress
Early life and education
Lee Ju-eun was born on June 7, 1995, in Suwon, South Korea. She attended Korea Nazarene University where she majored in Practical Music.[1]
Career
Pre-debut: K-pop Star 2
In 2012, Lee appeared in second season of SBS's reality competition show K-pop Star as a contestant.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
She is a former Polaris Entertainment trainee for three years before joining MBK Entertainment.[5]
2017–2019: Debut with DIA and solo activities
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In April 2017, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to add two new members, Jueun and Somyi, to join DIA.[6] Both are described by MBK as members with excellent vocal skills.[7] Lee made her official debut as a member of DIA with the release of the group's sophomore studio album, YOLO.[8]
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.[9][10] 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 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.[11][12]
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.[13] She played as Yoo In-byeol, a college student in her senior year with some love interests, including the male lead.[14] 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.[15][16] She placed tenth in the preliminary votes, thus qualifying her to perform of the show. She lost to Dreamcatcher's Siyeon at the first round with a score of 51:48.[17]
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.[18]
On March 3, 2023, Lee sang the soundtrack "The First Moment" for MBC TV's Kokdu: Season of Deity.[19] On April 27, Lee made her solo debut with her first single "Easy Breezy", featuring Seo In-guk.[20] On October 4, Lee released a new single "Paradise".[21]
On June 28, 2024, Lee released her first digital single "Stay".[22]
Discography
Single albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [23] | |||
| Easy Breezy |
Track listing
|
66 |
|
| Stay |
Track listing
|
— | N/a |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| As lead artist | ||
| "Easy Breezy" (featuring Seo In-guk) |
2023 | Easy Breezy |
| "Paradise" | Non-album single | |
| "Stay" (Original Ver.) | 2024 | Stay |
| "1,2,3,4" (featuring Moon Su-jin) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Santa, I have a Wish..." | ||
| As featured artist | ||
| "I Don't Know You Don't Know" (알듯 말듯) (Snowman featuring Jueun) |
2017 | Non-album single |
| Soundtrack appearances | ||
| "Lost Star" | 2018 | Do Dream OST |
| "The First Moment" (처음 순간) | 2023 | Kokdu: Season of Deity OST |
Videography
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Length | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Easy Breezy" (featuring Seo In-guk) |
2023 | Sehoon Jeon | 3:08 | [24] |
| "Stay" | 2024 | Sui Film (A Years Production) |
3:01 | [25] |
| "1,2,3,4" (featuring Moon Su-jin) |
ND Kim (Indeed) | 3:49 | [26] |
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KBS Drama Special: "The Expiration Date of You and Me" |
Park Se-hee | [11][12] | |
| To. Jenny | Trainee | Cameo (Ep. 1) |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Do Dream | Go Yu-na | [11] |
| 2019 | I Started Following Romance | Yoo In-byeol | [13][14] |
| My First First Love | Han Song-i's friend | ||
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | K-pop Star 2 | Contestant | Eliminated at the Battle Audition round | [2][3] |
| 2014 | K-pop Star 3 | Eliminated at the Casting Audition round | [4] | |
| 2019 | V-1 | Eliminated at the first round | [15][16][17] |
