Iconiq
| Iconiq | |
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| Birth name | Ayumi Itō |
| Also known as | Ayumi Lee Yumi Ito Ahyoomee |
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August 25, 1984 Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
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| Instruments | Vocal |
| Years active | 2001–2012 2016–present |
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| Website | iconiq.jp (Japanese) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이아유미 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Ayumi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ayumi |
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Japanese name: Itō Ayumi ( or あゆみ?) |
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Ayumi Itō (born August 25, 1984) also known her stage name as Yumi Ito, Ayumi or Iconiq, is a Japanese singer and actress. She was a member of South Korean girl group Sugar.
Ayumi Itō was born in Tottori Prefecture as a third generation Korean Japanese on August 25, 1984. She lived in Japan until she was 15, after which she moved to South Korea. She attended Korea Kent Foreign School.
Ayumi was scouted by the entertainment company Starworld at a H.O.T. concert, debuting as part of South Korean girl group Sugar in 2001. The band released two albums in Japan and three in Korea, to only moderate commercial success. The group official disbanded in 2006.
In 2006, the band broke up, and Iconiq released two solo singles as Ayumi. The first, a cover of the theme song for Cutie Honey, was released on July 13, 2006, and was criticized by Korean media for her "heavy accent" and the overall Japanese feel of performances. Her second digital single, "Jalmotdoen Mannam" ("Wrongful Meeting") was released on November 7, 2006, and is a cover of Kim Gun Mo's hit from 1995.
She switched labels in February 2007, moving from SM Entertainment's sister label Starworld to SM Entertainment and started collaborating with SM Town on their summer and winter albums that year. However, she did not release any solo material at this time. In 2008, Iconiq was transfer to Avex Entertainment and made her acting debut. She later moved to Los Angeles to study dance, and find new inspiration as a musician.
In late 2009, she debuted in Japan under stage name Iconiq and signed Avex music label, Rhythm Zone. Her first promotions were for Shiseido's Maquillage cosmetics line, for which her song "I'm Lovin' You" (a duet with Exile vocalist Atsushi) was used in commercials, and Iconiq's images used in billboards. Iconiq was marketed around her buzz cut hair-style, often called "baby short hair" (ベビーショートヘア?).
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