Cho Mi-yeon

Cho Mi-yeon (Hangul: 조미연, Hanja: 曺薇娟; born January 31, 1997), better known mononymously as Miyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the main vocalist of the South Korean girl group (G)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 a 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. She eventually auditioned for YG Entertainment in middle school and went on to spend the next 5 years as a trainee. However, her debut was thwarted and she left the company.
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 (G)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 Lim Seul-ong in Urban Zakapa's Canada Tour in September 2016. In 2017, she appeared in a small part in Lim Seul-ong's "You" music video.
2018–present: Debut with (G)I-dle, collaborations and acting debut.
Cho debuted with (G)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 vocals 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, Cho collaborated with Hangzoo with the song "Cart" as part of Amoeba Culture X Devine Channel "Code Share Project".
In 2020, Cho 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. Cho's voice was described as smokey, but soulful. Also that year, Cho sang again as Ahri on two songs from K/DA's EP, "All Out"; lead single "The Baddest" with Bea Miller and Wolftyla replacing Beer and Burns, and the second single "More" with the original line-up and Lexie Liu.
In September 2020, it was revealed that Cho would make her acting debut as the female lead in web-drama "" as Yoo Hayoung, a popular YouTuber and band vocalist. She has a cold and chic personality, but a generous and kind-hearted person. The drama depicts an empathetic romance in a clumsy and anxious, but dreams and love of reliving past emotions in the present eighteen youth.
In October, Cho sung "We Already Fell In Love" together with Minnie as part of "Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol " soundtrack and in November sung "My Destiny" as part of "Tale of the Nine Tailed" soundtrack.
On November 30, Cho appeared in "Seoul Connects U", a variety travel show jointly planned and produced by MBC and Seoul Tourism Foundation. The program shows a time slip trip in the same space and at different times to global fans by linking the past and present of Seoul through photos of stars and fans in real-time.
In February 2021, Miyeon sung "Dreaming About You" as part of "Replay: The Moment" soundtrack.