Cho Mi-yeon


Cho Mi-yeon, often referred to as Miyeon, is a South Korean singer. She is the main vocalist of the South Korean girl group I-dle under Cube Entertainment, and voiced Ahri in the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA.

Early life

Cho was born on January 31, 1997. She is the only child in the family. Cho showed strong interest in singing since she was a child. Her love for music was inspired by her father. Cho's parents soon recognized her passion and sent her to music schools to learn various skills, such as violin, guitar and piano.
Cho continued to pursue music as she signed up for a music academy to strengthen her vocal skills, as well as learning to compose and produce music. Cho spent about eight years as a trainee before debuting with I-dle.

Career

2016–2018: Pre-debut activities

In 2016, Cho became a trainee at Cube Entertainment. She then became a freelance singer and appeared as an associate singer with Seulong in Urban Zakapa Canada Tour in September 2016. In 2017, she appeared in a small part in Lim Seul-ong's "You" music video.

2018–present: (G)I-dle and solo activities

Cho debuted with I-dle on May 2, 2018 with their mini-album I Am and the title song "Latata".
On October 26 2018, it was confirmed that Cho would perform at the League of Legends World Finals Opening Ceremony 2018, along with Soyeon, Madison Beer and Jaira Burns. The four singers provided voice for the virtual K-pop girl group K/DA, with Miyeon voicing Ahri, one of the most well known champions in the League of Legends. Together with Evelynn voiced by Beer, Ahri is the main vocalist of the group. Their song "Pop/Stars" went viral on YouTube and topped Billboard's World Digital Songs chart.
In 2019, Miyeon collaborated with Hangzoo with the song "Cart" as part of Amoeba Culture X Devine Channel Code Share Project.
In 2020, she appeared on MBC's music competition program King of Mask Singer. She went on to win the first round with 64 points. In the second round, she performed Yoon Mi-rae's "Goodbye Sadness and Hello Happiness" but lost to Im Kang-sung. Her vocal performance received a warm reception by both audience and panels. Miyeon's voice was described as smokey, but soulful.

Discography

Songs

Filmography

Variety shows