Yezi
| Yezi | |
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Yezi in 2015
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lee Ye-ji |
| Born |
August 26, 1994 Gangneung, South Korea |
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| Instruments | Vocals, Rapping |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | LOEN Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Fiestar |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이예지 |
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| Hanja | 利礼智 |
| Revised Romanization | I Ye-ji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ye-chi |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 예지 |
| Revised Romanization | Ye-ji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ye-chi |
Lee Ye-ji (born August 26, 1994), better known by her stage name Yezi, is a South Korean idol rapper, singer and dancer. She debuted as a member of girl group Fiestar in 2012. Yezi was a semi-finalist on Unpretty Rapstar 2 in 2015, during which she released several singles. Her debut solo maxi single, Foresight Dream, was released on January 28, 2016.
Yezi was born in Gangneung, Gangwon Province and grew up there. She was a student at Kang Won-rae Dance School and learned dancing from Clon. She traveled four hours to Seoul every weekend to perform as a backup dancer for singers such as Park Mi-kyung and Hong Kyung-min. Her parents were originally against her working in the entertainment industry, but changed their minds when they saw how much Yezi was advancing, and she moved to Seoul in her second year of middle school.
Yezi auditioned at LOEN Entertainment after one of their trainees saw her videos posted on Cyworld. The videos were the two most popular on the social network at the time, and showed Yezi singing and dancing. Yezi became interested in rap while listening to female rapper Yoon Mi-rae. After training at LOEN for three years, she debuted in the new girl group Fiestar in August 2012.
In September 2015, it was announced that Yezi was part of the lineup of Mnet's Unpretty Rapstar 2. The show is the second season of the television series, Unpretty Rapstar, a competition for female rappers. She was initially disliked by viewers because she kept asking others to repeat themselves; it was later revealed she told Mnet staff her hearing is "not that good". She then criticized the show's producers in her freestyle rap, which was edited out and not broadcast. Yezi became popular with viewers after her bold performance of "Crazy Dog" in the third episode. She was eliminated in episode eight, but returned for the semi-final after winning a revival round.
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