Song Ji-eun | |
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Jieun at a fansigning in 2014
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Native name | 송지은 |
Born |
Song Ji-eun May 5, 1990 Seoul, South Korea |
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | TS Entertainment |
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Korean name | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Song Jieun |
McCune–Reischauer | Song Jiŭn |
Song Ji-eun, (born May 5, 1990), better known mononymously as Jieun, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Secret. Aside from her group's activities, she has released several solo songs and participated in various OSTs. In 2011, her second single, "Going Crazy" featuring Bang Yong-guk , went to become her first number one single on the Gaon Chart as a solo artist.
Song was born on May 5, 1990, in South Korea. She is an only child. Having interest in music when she was young, she auditioned for JYP Entertainment at an early age. While in JYP Entertainment, she sang OSTs of Korean dramas in 2007 and 2008. Under JYP Entertainment, she was set off to debut as a four-member girl group with Sistar's Hyorin and BESTie's Uji, EXID's Hani but plans did not go well. Song then left JYP Entertainment and joined TS Entertainment, where she finally debuted as a part of a girl group, Secret.
In September 2009, TS Entertainment announced that they will be debuting a four-member girl group in October 2009. Song, along with Han Sunhwa, Jung Hana and Jun Hyoseong, debuted as the group, Secret. Prior to their debut, the group was on a documentary show called "Secret Story" which chronicled their debut process. They released their debut single "I Want You Back" in October 2009.