Lee Ju-eun

Lee Ju-eun (Korean: 이주은; born June 7, 1995), better known by the mononym 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.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Ju-eun
이주은
Lee in July 2018
Born (1995-06-07) June 7, 1995
Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
EducationKorea Nazarene University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2017–present
Labels
  • MBK
  • PocketDol Studio
  • AER Music
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Ju-eun
McCune–ReischauerYi Ju Ŭn

Early life and education

Lee Ju-eun was born on June 7, 1995, in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, 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
Main article: DIA (group)

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]

Discography
For Lee's works with DIA, see DIA (group) § Discography.

Single albums
List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[22]
Easy Breezy 66

Singles
Title Year Album
As lead artist
"Easy Breezy"
(featuring Seo In-guk)		 2023 Non-album single
"Paradise"
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
For Lee's works with DIA, see DIA (group) § Videography.

Music videos
Title Year Director Length Ref.
"Easy Breezy"
(feat. Seo In-guk)		 2023 Sehoon Jeon 3:08 [23]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 KBS Drama Special - The Expiration Date of You and Me Park Se-hee Supporting role [11][12]
To. Jenny Trainee Cameo (Ep. 1)

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Do Dream Go Yu-na Main role [11]
2019 I Started Following Romance Yoo In-byeol Lead role [13][14]
My First First Love Han Song-i's friend Guest role

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]

References
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  5. Choi, Ji-won (August 13, 2018). '육성재와 열애설' 다이아 주은 누구? #K팝스타 #눈알성 쌍둥이 ["Rumor of a Love with Sungjae"? Who is DIA Jueun? #K-popStar #EyebrowTwins]. Maeil Business (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Naver. 이후 폴라리스 엔터테인먼트에서 3년간 연습생 생활을 하던 주은은 2017년 4월, 정규 2집 '욜로(YOLO)'부터 보컬 강화를 위해 MBK엔터테인먼트 소속 8인조 걸그룹 다이아에 투입되며 데뷔했다. [Since then, Joo-eun, who had been a trainee at Polaris Entertainment for three years, debuted in April 2017 with her second full-length album "YOLO" in an eight-member girl group DIA belonging to MBK Entertainment to strengthen her vocals.]
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