Ki Hui-hyeon explained

Ki Hui-hyeon
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Birth Name:Ki Hui-hyeon
Birth Date:16 June 1995
Birth Place:Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea
Agent:Hicon Entertainment
Alias:Cathy
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Genre:K-pop
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2015–present
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Hangul:기희현
Rr:Gi Hui-hyeon
Mr:Ki Hŭihyŏn

Ki Hui-hyeon (; born June 16, 1995), known mononymously as Huihyeon and formerly known as Cathy, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actress. She was best known as a member of the girl group DIA. In September 2022, Huihyeon transitioned into acting and joined Hicon Entertainment.[1] [2]

Early life

Ki was born on June 16, 1995, in Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea.[3]

Career

Pre-debut

Ki is a former Woollim Entertainment trainee and trained with members of the girl group Lovelyz.

2015–present: Debut and Produce 101

See main article: Produce 101 (season 1). 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 2015, MBK announced that they had canceled their plans for a survival program, and decided to select the members internally. MBK Entertainment revealed the final line-up and the group name.[4]

Ki debuted under stage name Cathy as the 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 Shortly after debut with the group in December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced she had temporarily withdrawn from the group, along with her bandmate Jung Chae-yeon, to represent MBK Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group. She auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut.[5] Ki finished in 19th place.[6] On May 11, 2016, MBK Entertainment confirmed that she and Jung Chae-yeon had re-joined DIA.[7] She has changed her stage name from Cathy to her real name (Huihyeon) since rejoining the group.[8] [9] On August 17, it was announced that Ki would be collaborating with I.O.I members Choi Yoo-jung and Jeon So-mi for the digital single, "Flower, Wind and You", which was produced by Boi B.[10] [11] She is the current leader of the group, starting from the promotions of the mini album Spell.

In 2016, she also appeared on Mnet's rap survival program Unpretty Rapstar 3 as a contestant.[12]

In September 2019, Ki participated in the survival program show, V-1, to select the Vocal Queen among the various girl group members, where only the top 12 girl group members in votes would progress and perform on the show.[13] [14] However, she was not selected among the final members to perform on stage. She was also cast in a drama 패셔니스타, aired on Ssulrandi and YouTube.

In September 2022, Ki signed a contract with Hicon Entertainment as an actress.[15]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeaksSales
(DL)
Album
KOR
[16]
"Flower, Wind and You"
201642 rowspan="1"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other songs

TitleYearAlbum
"Artist" (화가)2016Spell
"There Is No Time"[18]
2017YOLO

Composition credits

See main article: List of songs written by Ki Hui-hyeon.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Drinking Solo HerselfCameo [19]
Happy EndingKi Hui-hyeon DIA music drama
2019 Fashionista Lead role [20] [21]
2020 Homemade Love StoryHerselfCameo
2021 Love in Black HoleAnnaLead role [22] [23]

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Produce 101ContestantSurvival show that determined I.O.I members
Finished 19th
[24]
2017Unpretty Rapstar 3ContestantAdditional Match Contestant[25]
2019Cabin CrewCast memberEpisodes 4–11[26] [27]
V-1Contestant[28]

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Ki Hui-hyeon Naver Profile. September 13, 2016. Naver. ko. March 10, 2020. November 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111200151/https://m.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=mtp_hty.top#api=%3Fwhere%3Dbridge%26sm%3Dmtb_etc%26query%3D%25EB%258B%25A4%25EC%259D%25B4%25EC%2595%2584%2520%25EA%25B8%25B0%25ED%259D%25AC%25ED%2598%2584%26tab_prs%3Dcsa%26col_prs%3Dcsa%26format%3Dtext%26tab%3Dprofile%26nqx_theme%3D%257B%2522theme%2522%253A%257B%2522main%2522%253A%257B%2522name%2522%253A%2522people_star%2522%252C%2522os%2522%253A%25222974790%2522%252C%2522pkid%2522%253A%25221%2522%257D%257D%257D&_lp_type=cm. live.
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  5. Web site: Jeong. Yoo-jin. 다이아 채연•캐시, '프로듀스 101' 합류 하면서 잠정탈퇴…"새로운 도전". MBN News. December 22, 2015. April 2, 2016. ko. February 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203180515/https://www.mbn.co.kr/news/entertain/2709392. live.
  6. News: DIA′s Hee Hyeon Opens Up About ′Produce 101′ Elimination. enewsWorld. January 22, 2017. June 15, 2016. Kim, JiYeon. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202023800/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/106129/dia-heehyeon-opens-up-about-produce101-elimination-all-kpop-news. February 2, 2017. dead.
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  10. News: MBK 측 "기희현 전소미 최유정 김청하, 콜라보 디싱 준비중". Ho-yeon. Lee. August 18, 2016. Herald Pop. ko. July 12, 2019. December 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201225133303/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201608180919031591625_1. live.
  11. Web site: Choi. Hyun-jung. 기희현X전소미X최유정X김청하 '꽃, 바람 그리고 너' 재킷 공개. Naver. Sports DongA. July 12, 2019. ko. June 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091101/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000498600. live.
  12. News: '언프리티 랩스타3' 기희현·애쉬비 등 6인, '중간투입래퍼 결정전' 시작. Sports Hankooki. September 8, 2018. September 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073705/http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201608/sp20160809165919136660.htm. live.
  13. News: 걸그룹 보컬 서바이벌 'V-1', 누적 득표수 22만 표 돌파. Ilgan Sports. July 19, 2019. September 16, 2019. ko. June 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200614090733/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23530356&cloc=. live.
  14. News: 'V-1' 본선 진출자 12인 공개…걸그룹 보컬퀸 누가 될까. TV Report. August 25, 2019. September 16, 2019. ko. August 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190826135151/https://www.tvreport.co.kr/2005203. dead.
  15. Web site: 다이아 출신 기희현, 배우 전향…정진영 소속 하이콘엔터와 전속계약. Oh. Ji-won. Ki Hee-hyeon, a former DIA member, becomes an actress… Exclusive contract with Jinyoung Jung's Hycon Entertainment. YTN. Naver. September 29, 2022. September 29, 2022. ko. September 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929130010/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=052&aid=0001795020. live.
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  19. News: 다이아, 정채연 지원사격 단체 카메오 출연 '어떤 케미 보일까 기대Up'. 국제신문. September 8, 2019. October 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018010123/http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20161011.99002085624. live.
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    1. 패셔니스타' 기희현(다이아), 인스타그램을 통해 근황 공개
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