Yoo Ji-ae

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoo.
Yoo Ji-ae

Jiae at a mini fan meeting on October 23, 2015
Native name 유지애
Born Yoo Ji-ae
(1993-05-21) May 21, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Years active 2013–present
Labels Woollim Entertainment
Associated acts
Yoo Ji-ae
Hangul 유지애
Hanja 劉智愛
Revised Romanization Yu Ji-ae
McCune–Reischauer Yu Chi-ae

Yoo Ji-ae (Hangul: 유지애; hanja: 劉智愛; born May 21, 1993),[1] most often credited as Jiae, is a South Korean singer. She made her debut as a solo artist with the single "Delight" in April 2013,[2] and has been a member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz since November 2014.[3]

Biography

Jiae was born on May 21, 1993 in Seoul, South Korea. Her family consists of her father, mother, grandmother and an older sister.[4] As a young girl, she dreamed of being a singer, watching performances of South Korean girl group S.E.S. and Fin.K.L.[5]

She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul as Theatre & Film major and graduated in February 2012.[6]

Career

Pre-debut

In 2010, Jiae made her first appearance as Infinite's younger sister in their pre-debut reality show Infinite! You're My Oppa.[7]The same year, she made a brief cameo in the Korean TV series Master of Study. She also played a cameo role on Running Man in 2012 as one of the high school girls in the zombie-themed episode (episode 98) with Seunghee and Yeonkyung who later became members of girl group F-ve Dolls of Core Contents Media.[8]

Solo debut

In April 2013, Jiae made her official solo debut with a digital single "Delight".[9] The single ranked at #58 for Gaon Chart's weekly chart for 18th week of 2013.[10]

Lovelyz

Main article: Lovelyz

On November 13, 2014, Jiae made her first appearance on M! Countdown as a member of Lovelyz.[11]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(digital download)
Album
KOR
"Delight" 2013 58[10] * KOR: 52,386+[12] Delight

Filmography

TV series and variety shows

Year Network Title Date
2010 KBS2 Master of Study 2010.2.1
2010 Mnet Infinite! You're My Oppa 2010.4.12 - 2010.5.31
2012 SBS Running Man 2012.6.10
2015 KBS2 Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 2015.2.22

Awards and nominations

References

  1. "Yoo Ji-ae Profile". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. "Woollim Announces New Female Soloist, Yoo Ji Ae". Yahoo! Celebrity. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. "Woollim Entertainment To Debut Eight Member Female Group Next Month". KpopStarz. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. "The Star Profile" (in Korean). The Star. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. "Interview with Lovelyz" (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. "Interview with Lovelyz" (in Korean). Young Samsung. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. "[Video] Yoo Ji-ae Talks About Her Time with Infinite". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  8. "Yoo Ji-ae on Running Man" (in Korean). EBN. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  9. "Woollim Entertainment’s Yoo Jiae Releases "Delight" MV Featuring B1A4′s Baro". Soompi. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart The 18th Week of 2013 (see #58)" (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  11. "Mnet M! Countdown performances from November 13th". Koreaboo. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  12. "Gaon Download Chart The 18th Week of 2013 (see #42)" (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved March 26, 2016.

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