Kim Ye-won | |
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Born | South Jeolla Province, South Korea | December 5, 1989
Education | Myongji College – Applied Music |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Agent | Andmarq |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Labels | Star Empire |
Formerly of | Jewelry |
Website | Official Website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김예원 |
Hanja | 金藝元 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Ye-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yewŏn |
Kim Ye-won (born December 5, 1989), also known mononymously as Yewon, is a South Korean actress, singer and entertainer. She was a former member of K-pop girl group Jewelry from 2011 until disbanded in 2015. [1] [2] [3] [4] Alongside her singing career, she appeared on television in dramas, sitcoms and variety shows. [5] [6]
Kim Ye-won was born in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Kim attended Myongji College where she studied Applied Music. [ citation needed ]
Yewon made her debut on 8 January 2011, with Star Empire Entertainment's girl group Jewelry. [7] A digital single, "Back It Up" was released on January 27 along with its accompanying music video. Yewon made her first appearance on stage with the performance on M! Countdown . [8]
On 20 September 2011, Yewon, together with bandmate Semi, formed a sub-unit called "Jewelry S". They debuted with "Ames Room Vol.2", the title track being the song "Forget It". [9]
Soon after her debut with "Jewelry S", she was invited to join her first variety show as a cast member on "Invincible Youth". Yewon also landed her first acting role in the SBS Plus drama, Oh My God. Yewon also played some minor roles in "Standby" and "Reply 1997".
Yewon made her film debut in Gladiators of Rome with Korean dubbing. [10]
On January 7, 2015, the group was officially confirmed as disbanded. [11]
After the disbandment of the group, Yewon joined the reality programme titled We Got Married , pairing with Canadian-born singer and actor, Henry Lau. [12] [13]
In November 2016, Yewon left Star Empire Entertainment and joined Jellyfish Entertainment as an actress. [14] [15] She later signed Jellyfish Entertainment in November 2016. [16]
On December 13, 2016, together with other Jellyfish Entertainment's artists such as Seo In-guk, VIXX, Gugudan, Park Yoon-ha, Park Jung-ah, Kim Gyu-sun, and Jiyul, released their Jelly Christmas 2016 single album with the song, "Falling", as part of their digital music channel project Jelly Box . [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
In 2018, Yewon joined the cast of What's Wrong with Secretary Kim. [22]
In 2022, Kim signs a contract with Andmarq in May 2022. [23]
In March 2015, while filming the Korean TV show My Tutor Friend Lee Tae-im and Kim Ye-won had a fight, with Lee Tae-im reportedly swearing at Kim Ye-won. After the incident, Lee Tae-im claimed that Kim Ye-won initiated the fight by using informal speech to address her, as informal speech is considered rude to be used while addressing older people and seniors in Korean culture. Despite her claims, Lee Tae-im received public backlash, which caused her to withdraw from My Tutor Friend and other TV shows she was in. She publicly apologized to Kim Ye-won and announced hiatus.
However, less than a month later, video footage of Lee Tae-im and Ye-won quarreling began circulating on the Internet, proving Lee Tae-im's claims that Kim Ye-won used informal speech to address her. This caused the public sentiment to shift, with Kim Ye-won's remarks from the footage becoming a subject of various parodies. After the backlash, Kim Ye-won ultimately apologized to Lee Tae-im. [24]
Year | Song Title | Artist | Notes |
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2011 | "Bad Habits" | Soul Dive feat. Yewon | Track 6 from EP Bad Habits |
"I Can Only See You" | Yewon and Hwang Kwanghee | Track 5 from Protect the Boss OST | |
"5 Minute Standby" | Jiggy Dogg feat. Yewon | Single | |
2012 | "Destiny Love" | Park Se-mi and Kim Ye-won | Standby OST Part 1 single |
2016 | "Falling" (니가 내려와) | With Seo In-guk, VIXX, Gugudan, Park Yoon-ha, Park Jung-ah, Kim Gyu-sun, Jiyul | Jelly Christmas 2016 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Gladiators of Rome 3D | Diana | voice, Korean dubbing |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Oh My God | Kim Ye-won | ||
2012 | Oh My God - Season 2 | |||
Standby | ||||
Reply 1997 | Sung Song-joo | Cameo / Episode 3-4 and 9 | [25] | |
2013 | The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War | Yoo Eun-chae | Episode 62 "Fair Love" | [26] [27] |
Pure Love | PE trainee teacher | Cameo | ||
Miss Korea | Lee Young-sun | |||
2014 | Hotel King | Yoon Da-jung | ||
Plus Nine Boys | Music program host/radio DJ | Cameo (Episode 1) | ||
2018 | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Sul Ma-eum | ||
Feel Good to Die | Yoo-mi | |||
2019 | Class of Lies | Sin Hye-soo | ||
2020 | She Knows Everything | Women's society manager | ||
2020–2021 | Run On | Choi Tae-ri | ||
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | Narco-Saints | Wife | [28] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011-2013 | Gourmet Road | |||
2011 | Idol Chart Show | |||
Star King | ||||
Young Street | DJ | [29] | ||
2011-2012 | Invincible Youth - Season 2 | Cast member | [30] | |
2012-2013 | The Romantic & Idol - Season 2 | |||
2013 | Awkward School | |||
Millionaire Game: My Turn | ||||
Chuseok Special: Star Love Village | ||||
2014 | A Celebrity Is Living in Our House | |||
Awkward School 2 | ||||
The Tree That Won't Fall Even If You Strike It 10 Times | ||||
2015 | My House | Host | ||
Three Wheels | ||||
Hiking with You | ||||
We Got Married Season 4 | Cast member | with Henry Lau | [31] | |
2016 | Saturday Night Live Korea | Cast member |
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