Ki Hui-hyeon | |
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Ki in 2016
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Native name | 기희현 |
Born |
Ki Hui-hyeon June 16, 1995 Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea |
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | MBK Entertainment |
Associated acts | DIA |
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Hangul | |
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Revised Romanization | Gi Hui-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ki Hŭihyŏn |
Ki Hui-hyeon (born June 16, 1995), better known by the mononym Huihyun, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of South Korean girl group DIA.
She is a former Woollim Entertainment trainee and trained with members of the girl group Lovelyz.
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, MBK announced that they had cancelled their plans for a survival program, and decided to select the members internally. MBK Entertainment revealed the final line-up and the group name.
Ki debuted under stage name Cathy as 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after debut with the group in December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced Hui-Hyeon (Cathy at the time) has temporarily withdrawn from the group, along with her bandmate Jung Chae-yeon, represented MBK Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group. She had been auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut. She finished as 19th place. On May 11, MBK Entertainment confirmed that she has re-joined to DIA. She briefly used the stage name 'Cathy', but has been using her real name since rejoining the group.