Kim Ye-won (singer)


Kim Ye-won, also known mononymously as Yewon, is a South Korean actress, singer and entertainer. She debuted in 2011 as a member of K-pop girl group Jewelry. Alongside her singing career, she appeared on television in dramas, sitcoms and variety shows. After Jewelry disbanded in early 2015, Kim joined the fourth season of reality show We Got Married, where she was paired with singer Henry Lau. It was confirmed that her contract with Star Empire Entertainment would be expired in the end of October 2016. She later signed Jellyfish Entertainment in November 2016.

Early life and education

Kim Ye-won was born in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Kim attended Myongji College where she studied Applied Music.

Controversies

and Kim Ye-won had a fight while filming the Korean TV show My Tutor Friend. While they were filming in cold weather, Lee Tae-im told Kim Ye-won to go check the weather and Kim Ye-won allegedly started to disrespect Lee Tae-im, which caused the fight. Lee Tae-im swore at Kim Ye-won and the crew attempted to stop the fight and calm both of them.
After this incident, Lee Tae-im withdrew from the TV episode My Tutor Friend and the rest of the TV shows she was in, apologized, and decided to take some time out.
After a few months, she came back with the drama series You Will Love Me. Kim Ye-won apologized to Lee Tae-im and told the media how she felt after the incident and about her relationship with Lee Tae-im.

Career

2011–2014: Debut with Jewelry, minor acting roles

Yewon made her debut on 8 January 2011, with Star Empire Entertainment's girl group Jewelry. A digital single, "Back It Up" was released on January 27 along with its accompanying music video. Yewon made her first appearance on stage with the performance on M! Countdown.
On 20 September 2011, Yewon, together with bandmate Semi, formed a sub-unit called "Jewelry S". They debuted with "Ames Room Vol.2", the title track being the song "Forget It".
Soon after her debut with "Jewelry S", she was invited to join her first variety show as a cast member on "Invincible Youth". Yewon also landed her first acting role in the SBS Plus drama, Oh My God. Yewon also played some minor roles in "Standby" and "Reply 1997".
Yewon made her film debut in Gladiators of Rome with the Korean dubbing.

2015–present: Disbandment of Jewelry, solo activities

On January 7, 2015, the group was officially confirmed as disbanded.
After the disbandment of the group, Yewon joined the reality programme titled We Got Married, pairing with Canadian-born singer and actor, Henry Lau.
In November 2016, Yewon left Star Empire Entertainment and joined Jellyfish Entertainment as an actress.
On December 13, 2016, together with other Jellyfish Entertainment's artists such as Seo In-guk, VIXX, Gugudan, Park Yoon-ha, Park Jung-ah, Kim Gyu-sun, and Jiyul, released their Jelly Christmas 2016 single album with the song, "Falling", as part of their digital music channel project Jelly Box.
In 2018, Yewon joined the cast of What's Wrong with Secretary Kim.

Filmography

Film

Television drama

Variety show

Discography

Jewelry

Collaborations