Kwon Eun-bi

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Kwon Eun-bi
Kwon Eunbi in July 2021.png
Eunbi in July 2021
Born (1995-09-27) September 27, 1995 (age 26)
South Korea
EducationDong-ah Institute of Media and Arts[1]
Alma materSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwon Eun-bi
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Ŭnpi

Kwon Eun-bi (Korean: 권은비, born September 27, 1995), also known by the mononym Eunbi, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of the short-lived girl group Ye-A under the stage name Kazoo in 2014 before leaving the group and signing a contract with Woollim Entertainment. In 2018, she participated on the survival show Produce 48, finishing in seventh place, which allowed her to debut as a member and the leader of the show's girl group Iz*One.

Following Iz*One's disbandment, Woollim Entertainment revealed on August 5, 2021 that she was preparing to debut as a solo singer and released her first mini album Open on August 24.

Life and career[]

Early life and career beginnings[]

Kwon Eun-bi was born on September 27, 1995, in South Korea.[2] Her family consists of her parents and an older brother. She attended Dong-il Middle School and graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul. In middle school, she expressed her desire to attend a dance academy to her parents who were initially against her becoming a singer and told her to only attend one as a hobby, wanting her to focus on her studies. Determined to become a singer, she finally persuaded them by sending a letter to her other family members to help her convince her parents to let her attend an arts high school.[3][4] When she was 17, she was a backup dancer for girl groups such as Secret and Girl's Day and was encouraged by member Hyeri (who was her senior in high school) to pursue her aspirations of becoming an idol.[5] During this time, she was also working part-time at a Paris Baguette store.[6][7]

Kwon debuted in the Kiroy Company-managed eight-member girl group Ye-A under the stage name 'Kazoo' on July 18, 2014 with the single "Up and Down". It is assumed the group had quietly disbanded after releasing only one single. She auditioned for several entertainment companies afterwards and signed a contract with Woollim Entertainment.[8][9][10]

2018–2020: Produce 48 and debut with Iz*One[]

See also: Iz*One

Kwon Eun-bi was one of four trainees from Woollim Entertainment who participated on the Mnet girl group survival show Produce 48, a collaboration between the Mnet series Produce 101 and the J-pop idol group AKB48. She consistently ranked among the Top 12, eventually finishing in 7th place which allowed her to debut as a member of Iz*One alongside fellow Woollim Entertainment trainee Kim Chae-won and was named the group's leader.[11][12] They debuted on October 29, 2018 with the single "La Vie en Rose".[13]

In 2019, she became a permanent cast member of the JTBC show Respect Your Style, Real Life alongside Jung Hyung-don and Ahn Jung-hwan which first aired in May and ended in August of the same year.[14][15] In February 2020, she made her debut as a songwriter and wrote and composed the song "Spaceship" which was released as a track for Iz*One's first studio album Bloom*Iz.[16] The song charted at #130 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[17] She wrote another song for their third mini-album Oneiric Diary entitled "With*One" as part of a songwriting team called Psycho Rabbit.[18] It was released on June 15, 2020 and debuted at #152 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[19]

On March 29, 2021, her Woollim Entertainment labelmate Sungkyu released the music video for his single "Hush" wherein she played the female lead. [20]

2021–present: Solo activities and solo debut[]

After wrapping up Iz*One's promotions on April 29, 2021 with a final concert in March, Kwon returned to Woollim Entertainment with labelmate Kim Chae-won as trainees. On June 29, she became the new host of FashionN's beauty program Follow Me along with Ha Sung-woon, Pentagon's Kino and Freesia.[21] On August 4, Kwon's labelmates Rocket Punch released their debut Japanese album Bubble Up! which includes a track written and co-produced by Kwon titled "Let's Dance".[22]

On August 5, Woollim Entertainment announced that Kwon Eun-bi was preparing to debut as a solo artist and would release her debut album at the end of the month. Days later, they revealed her first extended play Open would be released on August 24.[23]

Discography[]

For Kwon's works with Iz*One, see Iz*One discography.

Extended plays[]

Title Details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[24] 		JPN
[25]
Open 8 34

Singles[]

Title Year Peak positions Album
KOR
[28] 		US
World
[29]
"Door" 2021 —[b] 3 Open
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography[]

Television shows[]

Year Title Network Notes / Role Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Mnet Contestant [31]
2019 Respect Your Style, Real Life JTBC Cast member [14]
2021 Follow Me 14: Truth of Taste FashionN Host [21]

Web shows[]

Year Title Platform Role Ref.
2022 Mubit Live Mubeat Host [32] [33]

Songwriting credits[]

Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music Arrangement Ref
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2020 Bloom*Iz Iz*One "Spaceship" Yes Elum (Prismfilter), Anchor (Prismfilter) Yes Nmore (Prismfilter), Elum (Prismfilter), Anchor (Prismfilter) No Nmore (Prismfilter) [16]
Oneiric Diary "With*One" Yes Iz*One Yes Jung Sung-min (Psycho Rabbit), Shin Yong-soo (Psycho Rabbit) Yes Jung Sung-min (Psycho Rabbit), Shin Yong-soo (Psycho Rabbit) [18]
2021 Non-album single 'Parallel Universe' Yes e.one Yes e.one No N/A
Bubble Up! Rocket Punch "Let's Dance" Yes Psycho Tension Yes Psycho Tension, YHANAEL Yes Psycho Tension, YHANAEL [16]
Open Kwon Eun-bi "Door" Yes e.one, Hwang Hyun No e.one, Hwang Hyun No e.one, Hwang Hyun
"Rain" Yes e.one Yes e.one No e.one, BYMORE

Awards and nominations[]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2021 Best Emotive Singer Award Kwon Eun-bi Won [34]
Female Solo Singer Popularity Award Nominated [35]
Asian Pop Music Awards[c] Best New Artist (Overseas) Open Nominated [37]
Golden Disc Awards 2022 Rookie of the Year Kwon Eun-bi Nominated [38]
Seezn Most Popular Artist Award Nominated [39]
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2021 Album of the Year Open Nominated [40]
Artist of the Year Kwon Eun-bi Nominated
Best New Female Artist Nominated
Seoul Music Awards 2022 K-wave Popularity Award Nominated [41]
Popularity Award Nominated
Rookie of the Year Nominated
U+Idol Live Best Artist Award Nominated [42]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b As a member of Iz*One only.
  2. ^ "Door" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at no. 14 on the component Download chart.[30]
  3. ^ Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened on September 2019.[36]

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