Juniel
| Juniel 주니엘 |
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Juniel at Super M Concert, on 28 July 2012
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| Native name | 최준희 |
| Birth name | Choi Jun Hee |
| Born | 3 September 1993 |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Choi Jun Hee (Korean: 최서아; born 3 September 1993) better known by her stage name Juniel (Hangul: 주니엘, often stylized as JUNIEL) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She began her career in Japan before eventually debuting in South Korea. She was first known as 'Junie', but eventually changed her name to 'Juniel', which was derived from combining her name, Junie, and L for 'love'. She was also a member of the duo Romantic J with CNBLUE's Lee Jong-hyun. She changed her native name from 최준희 to 최서아 in 2016.
Choi Jun-hee was born on 3 September 1993, in South Korea. As a child, she began dancing and singing, with popular soloist BoA being her inspiration. She started playing the guitar in her third year of junior high school. She wrote her first song, "Boy", when she was sixteen, which was later included on her first Japanese EP. While studying in Japan, she won the Japanese audition program Niji Iro Supernova, beating out many other singers and songwriters from all over the country. Juniel started her Korean training at Good Entertainment, the same agency which formerly housed celebrities such as G.NA, the Wonder Girls' Yubin and After School's Uee. She later auditioned at FNC Entertainment, and became a trainee the same day as CN Blue's Jung Yong-hwa.
Juniel made her official debut on 29 April 2011 releasing her first Japanese EP titled Ready Go. She was the opening act for Oh Won-bin's live concert Good For You, which was held at the at Akasaka Blitz on 26 June 2011. Juniel was later the opening act for F.T. Island's Messenger tour, performing at their Zepp Tokyo concert on 6 July 2011.
Juniel's second Ep Dream & Hope released on 12 July 2011. The fourth song on the album, "Kamen" (仮面; "Mask"), was inspired by the musical Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In November, Juniel underwent a label change to Warner Music Japan and made her major debut with the single "Forever". The song was written to give support to those who suffered from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and was released on 2 November 2011. "Forever" was later selected as a monthly recommendation by CD shops in Japan, and was used as the ending theme song for Gamers Yoasobi Sanshimai. "Travel", a B-side from the single, was also used for a television commercial. Juniel was selected as the opening act for Lawson Presents Music For All All For One Supported by Skapa! which was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on 24 December 2011.
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