Ki Hui-hyeon

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In this Korean name, the family name is Ki.
Ki Hui-hyeon
기희현
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Ki in March 2019
Born
Ki Hui-hyeon

(1995-06-16) June 16, 1995 (age 26)
Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea
Other names
  • Cathy
  • Heehyun
  • Huihyun
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
  • rapper
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • MBK
  • PocketDol Studio
Associated acts
  • DIA
  • BinChaenHyunSeuS
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGi Hui-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKi Hŭihyŏn

Ki Hui-hyeon (Korean: 기희현; Hanja: 奇熙賢; born June 16, 1995), better known by the mononym Huihyeon and former stage name Cathy, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group DIA.

Early life[]

Ki was born on June 16, 1995 in Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea.[1]

Career[]

Pre-debut[]

Ki is a former Woollim Entertainment trainee and trained with members of the girl group Lovelyz.[citation needed]

2015–present: Debut and Produce 101[]

Main article: Produce 101 (season 1)

In February 2015, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to debut a new girl group under survival program through which the public could become familiar with the group members. In June 2015, MBK announced that they had canceled their plans for a survival program, and decided to select the members internally. MBK Entertainment revealed the final line-up and the group name.[2]

Ki debuted under stage name Cathy as the main rapper of DIA. The group made their official debut stage on the music program Mnet's M Countdown on September 17, 2015. Shortly after debut with the group in December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced she had temporarily withdrawn from the group, along with her bandmate Jung Chae-yeon, to represent MBK Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group. She auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut.[3] Ki finished in 19th place.[4] On May 11, 2016, MBK Entertainment confirmed that she and Jung Chae-yeon had re-joined DIA.[5] She has changed her stage name from Cathy to her real name (Huihyeon) since rejoining the group.[6][7] On August 17, it was announced that Ki would be collaborating with I.O.I members Choi Yoo-jung and Jeon So-mi for the digital single, "Flower, Wind and You", which was produced by Boi B.[8][9] She is the current leader of the group, starting from the promotions of the mini album Spell.

In 2016, she also appeared on Mnet's rap survival program Unpretty Rapstar 3 as a contestant.[10]

In September 2019, Ki 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.[11][12] However, she was not selected among the final members to perform on stage. She was also cast in a drama 패셔니스타, aired on Ssulrandi and YouTube.

Discography[]

See also: DIA (group) § Discography, and List of songs written by Ki Hui-hyeon

Singles[]

Title Year Peaks Sales
(DL) 		Album
KOR
[13]
"Flower, Wind and You" (꽃, 바람 그리고 너)
(with Jeon So-mi, Choi Yoo-jung and Chungha) 		2016 42 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other songs[]

Title Year Album
"Artist" (화가) 2016 Spell
"There Is No Time"[15]
(featuring Chungha) 		2017 YOLO

Filmography[]

See also: DIA (group) § Filmography

Television series[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2016 Drinking Solo 혼술남녀 tvN Herself Cameo [16]
Happy Ending Naver TV Ki Hui-hyeon DIA music drama
2019 패셔니스타 패셔니스타 Ssulrandi Lead role [17][18]
2020 Homemade Love Story 오! 삼광빌라 KBS2 Herself Cameo
2021 Love in Black Hole 러브 인 블랙홀 Naver TV Anna Lead role [19][20]

Television shows[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2016 Produce 101 프로듀스 101 Mnet Contestant Survival show that determined I.O.I members
Finished 19th 		[21]
2017 Unpretty Rapstar 3 언프리티 랩스타 3 Mnet Contestant Additional Match Contestant [22]
2019 Cabin Crew 비행기 타고 가요 Channel A Cast member Episodes 4–11 [23][24]
V-1 V-1 tvN Contestant [25]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ki Hui-hyeon Naver Profile" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Final lineup revealed for MBK's newest girl group". Kpop Herald. June 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Jeong, Yoo-jin. "다이아 채연•캐시, '프로듀스 101' 합류 하면서 잠정탈퇴…"새로운 도전"". MBN News (in Korean). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ Kim, JiYeon (15 June 2016). "DIA′s Hee Hyeon Opens Up About ′Produce 101′ Elimination". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ "아이오아이 정채연, 6월 다이아 컴백 확정…기희현 합류 :: 네이버 TV연예" (in Korean). M.entertain.naver.com. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  6. ^ "스타뉴스". M.star.mt.co.kr. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  7. ^ "승할까[종합]". Naver (in Korean). Sports News. August 11, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  8. ^ Lee, Ho-yeon (August 18, 2016). "MBK 측 "기희현 전소미 최유정 김청하, 콜라보 디싱 준비중"". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Choi, Hyun-jung. "기희현X전소미X최유정X김청하 '꽃, 바람 그리고 너' 재킷 공개". Naver (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "'언프리티 랩스타3' 기희현·애쉬비 등 6인, '중간투입래퍼 결정전' 시작". Sports Hankooki.
  11. ^ "걸그룹 보컬 서바이벌 'V-1', 누적 득표수 22만 표 돌파" (in Kanuri). Ilgan Sports. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  12. ^ "'V-1' 본선 진출자 12인 공개…걸그룹 보컬퀸 누가 될까" (in Kanuri). TV Report. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  13. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  14. ^ "2016년 36주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  15. ^ "시간이 없어 (Feat. 김청하)". Melon (in Korean). April 9, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  16. ^ "다이아, 정채연 지원사격 단체 카메오 출연 '어떤 케미 보일까 기대Up'". 국제신문. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  17. ^ "다이아 기희현, 물오른 성숙美..끝이 안 보이는 다리 길이". Kpopherald. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  18. ^ "'#패셔니스타' 기희현(다이아), 인스타그램을 통해 근황 공개". Twnews. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  19. ^ "다이아 기희현, 웹드라마 '러브 인 블랙홀' 출연…음대 여신 조안나 役". Top Daily. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  20. ^ "'러브 인 블랙홀' 다이아 기희현, 더위 날릴 청량 미모 '인간 이온음료'". Naver. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  21. ^ 정채연·기희현, '프로듀스101' 수익 전액 기부. Naver. June 27, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  22. ^ '언프리티 랩스타3' 기희현-애쉬비, 본편 行 티켓 놓고 배틀 돌입. Naver. August 9, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  23. ^ 다이아 기희현, 승무원 됐다? ‘비행기 타고 가요’ 고정 합류. Naver. March 8, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  24. ^ ‘비행기 타고가요’ 유라, 인턴 기희현에 조언…선배美 발산. Naver. February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  25. ^ 다이아 기희현 행복한 나를♪ V-1 1화. tvN via YouTube. August 7, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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