Jang Ye-eun (Korean: 장예은; born August 10, 1998), better known as Yeeun, is a South Korean singer and rapper signed to Superbell Company. She is best known as the main rapper of the South Korean girl group, CLC.[1] She was the longest-running host of SBS MTV's The Show, from May 2018 to November 2019, together with Lee Jeno.
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Born | (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 (age 24) Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
Education | School of Performing Arts Seoul |
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Genres | K-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2014–present |
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Revised Romanization | Jang Ye-eun |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Ye'ŭn |
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]
In 2014, Yeeun made appearances in the music videos for "G.NA's Secret" by G.NA, and "Beep Beep" by BtoB. Yeeun also participated in "G.NA's Secret" promotional activities as a backing dancer with fellow Cube Entertainment trainees.[4]
Yeeun was revealed as the main rapper of the girl group, CLC, in 2015.[5] The group officially debuted on March 19, 2015, with their debut single, "Pepe", from their debut EP, First Love.[6][7]
Since the release of the 2016 EP, Nu.Clear, Jang has been credited as a lyricist for all CLC albums and singles that followed.
In 2018, Yeeun made her runway debut for Greedilous at the 2018 F/W Hera Seoul Fashion Week.[8]
From May 2018 to November 2019, Jang Yeeun hosted The Show alongside NCT Dream's Jeno.[9]
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 in April 2019.[10]
In May 2020, Yeeun joined the cast of the Mnet musical reality show, Good Girl.[11][12] Yeeun participated on 3 songs as part of the Good Girl soundtrack. She performed "Witch" alongside Hyo-yeon, Cheetah, Jamie, and Jiwoo of Kard, and performed "Barbie" and "Mermaid" alone. She later promoted the former on the 672nd episode of M Countdown.[13] She then released a special solo music video for "Mermaid" on the CLC YouTube channel in the run-up to CLC's September 2020 comeback, Helicopter.
In june 2020, the company announced that, Yeeun will made her acting debut with her fellow members Seung-hee and Jang Seung-yeon in the short film anthology series, Tastes of Horror.[14] The short film premiered at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, in 2022.
On March 18, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced that Yeeun would be leaving the company after choosing to not renew her contract with the company.[15]
In August 2022, Jang announced she had signed with SuperBell Company as a solo artist.[16]
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 media.[17][18]
Yeeun participated in the Spring/Summer 2016 and Fall/Winter 2016 TBJ campaigns, alongside BtoB.[19] In August 2020, Yeeun was announced to be the brand model for Cosio's Super Glass Care Treatment line.[20]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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"Barbie" | 2020 | — | Good Girl Episode 3 | |
"Mermaid" (목소리) (featuring Rohann) |
— | Good Girl FINAL | ||
As featured artist | ||||
"Nirvana Girl" (Sorn featuring Yeeun) |
2022 | TBA | Non-album single | |
Collaborations | ||||
"Mermaid" (with Lee Min-hyuk, Peniel, Jung Il-hoon, Soyeon, and Wooseok) |
2018 | — | ONE | |
"Witch" (마녀사냥) (with Hyoyeon, Jiwoo, Jamie, Cheetah) |
2020 | — | Good Girl Episode 3 | |
Soundtrack appearances | ||||
"Really Bad Guy" (오빠나빠요) (with Oh Seung-hee) |
2019 | — | My Fellow Citizens! OST | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[21]
Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | |
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2016 | Nu.Clear[lower-alpha 1] | "What Planet Are You From?" (어느 별에서 왔니) | Yes | Son Youngjin, Jo Sungho |
"Day By Day" | Yes | Big Sancho, Son Youngjin, Ferdy, | ||
"It's Too Late" (진작에) | Yes | Ferdy | ||
2017 | Crystyle | "Mistake” | Yes | Big Sancho, Ferdy |
"Meow Meow" (미유미유) | Yes | Son Youngjin, Sungho | ||
"I Mean That" (말이야) | Yes | Son Youngjin, Kang Dongha | ||
Free'sm | "Bae” | Yes | Big Sancho, Park Haeil | |
"I Like It" (즐겨) | Yes | Seo Jaewoo, Big Sancho | ||
"Hold Your Hand" (잡아줄게) | Yes | Son Youngjin, Kang Dongha | ||
2018 | Black Dress | ”Black Dress” | Yes | Cho Sungho, Ferdy, Kang Dongha |
”Like That | Yes | Jaeri Potter, Kwon Eunbin | ||
”Distance" (선) | Yes | Seo Jaewoo, Cho Sungho | ||
”To The Sky” | Yes | Cho Sungho, Ferdy | ||
”7th" (일곱번째) | Yes | Cho Sungho, Kang Dongha | ||
ONE | ”Mermaid" | Yes | Lee Minhyuk, Jung Ilhoon, Peniel, Wooseok, Soyeon | |
”Young and One" | Yes | Hyuna, Seo Yongbae, Lee Minhyuk, Peniel, BreadBeat, E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto, Soyeon, Kwon Eunbin, Seo Jaewoo | ||
2019 | No.1 | ”No” | Yes | Soyeon |
”Show” | Yes | Dally, Seo Jaewoo (TENTEN), BreadBeat (TENTEN), June | ||
”Breakdown” | Yes | Choi Youngkyung | ||
”I Like It” | Yes | Kim Yeonseo, The Proof | ||
”I Need U” | Yes | Anna Timgren, Vincenzo, Fuxxy, Any Masingga | ||
My Fellow Citizens! OST | ”Really Bad Guy” (오빠나빠요) | Yes | Kim Heewon, ZEENAN, Oh Seungeun, Jeong Daon | |
Non-album singles | ”ME”(美) | Yes | Yeah Nice, Son Youngjin, Ferdy, Jay Jay | |
”Devil” | Yes | Seo Jieum | ||
2020 | Good Girl Episode 3 | ”Witch” (마녀사냥) | Yes | MEGATONE (13), Jamie, 88247, LUKE (13), SCORE (13) |
HELICOPTER | ”Helicopter” | Yes | BreadBeat (TENTEN), Jo Yunkyung | |
"Helicopter" (English Ver.) | Yes | BreadBeat (TENTEN), Jo Yunkyung, Melanie Joy Fontana | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Tastes of Horror: Ding Dong Challenge | Featured as part of a short film anthology series. | [14] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Star News | Correspondent | Every Monday | |
2018–2019 | The Show | Host | With NCT Dream's Jeno | [9] |
2020 | Good Girl | Contestant | [11][12] | |
2020 Asia Song Festival | Host | With NCT's Doyoung | [22] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Yeeun's Sweet Radio | Host | January 13 – July 13 | |
Doom-CLC, Doodoom-CLC | Herself | Ep. 5-6 | [23] | |
2019 | Yeeun's Even Sweeter Radio | Host | 43 episodes, from February 5 – December 15 | [24] |
2021 | Play on Challenge: Joker Wars | Panel |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2019–2020 | Vibe Chart Show | Host; on-air podcast; September 2019 – February 2020 | [25] |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Role |
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2014 | "Beep Beep" (뛰뛰빵빵) | BtoB | Background dancer |
"G.NA's Secret" (예쁜 속옷) | G.NA | Friend | |
2015 | "Kimishika" | Son Dong-woon | Girlfriend |
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