Kei (singer)

Kim Ji-yeon (; born March 20, 1995), commonly known by her stage name Kei, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the main vocalist of South Korean girl group Lovelyz since 2014, and released a solo EP on October 8, 2019, with the extended play (EP) Over and Over.
Biography.
Kei was born Kim Ji-yeon on March 20, 1995 in Incheon, South Korea. She graduated from Incheon Youngsun High School.
Career.
2014-2015: Debut with Lovelyz.
In November 2014, Kei debuted as the main vocalist of girl group Lovelyz with the release of the debut studio album, Girls' Invasion. In December 2015, she recorded the song "Love Is Like That" for the drama "Oh My Venus".
2016-2018: Solo activities.
She was a contestant for JTBC's main vocal competition "Girls Spirit" in 2016, and was cast for a lead role in the web drama "Matching! Boys Archery Club" in the same year. On September 1, she released the collaborative song "Y". On October 26, she released a collaboration with The Solutions titled "Beautiful" as a part of HIGHGRND label project PLAYGRND.
In 2017, she made appearances on a variety of shows. She appeared on "King of Mask Singer" as the contestant "Agiley Mouse Jerry" for episodes 107–108. She also went on Duet Song Festival covering Kim Tae-yeon's song "I". Other shows she guested on was "Running Man" and "Idol National Singing Competition".
On June 8, 2018, it was announced that Kei would be the new MC for "Music Bank" alongside actor Choi Won-myung, starting from June 15.
2019-present: Solo debut.
In 2019, she released the extended play (EP) "Over and Over", under her real name Kim Ji-yeon. The album and the lead single "I Go" music video were released on October 8.