Yoo Ji-ae

Yoo Ji-ae
Jiae in May 2018
Native name 유지애
Born Yoo Ji-ae
(1993-05-21) May 21, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Years active 2013–present
Labels Woollim Entertainment
Associated acts
Yoo Ji-ae
Hangul 유지애
Hanja 劉智愛
Revised Romanization Yu Ji-ae
McCune–Reischauer Yu Chi-ae

Yoo Ji-ae (Hangul: 유지애; Hanja: 劉智愛; born May 21, 1993),[1] most often credited as Jiae, is a South Korean singer. She made her debut as a solo artist with the single "Delight" in April 2013,[2] and has been a member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz since November 2014.[3]

Biography

Jiae was born on May 21, 1993 in Seoul, South Korea. Her family consists of her father, mother, grandmother and an older sister.[4] As a young girl, she dreamed of being a singer, watching performances of South Korean girl group S.E.S. and Fin.K.L.[5] Her ancestries are Yangban class (upper class of Joseon Dynasty) who were members of Northerners (political faction of the Joseon Dynasty) and major supporter of Gwanghaegun.

She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul as theatre and film major and graduated in February 2012.[6]

Career

In 2010, Jiae made her first appearance as Infinite's younger sister in their pre-debut reality show Infinite! You're My Oppa.[7] The same year, she made a brief cameo in the Korean TV series Master of Study. She also played a cameo role on Running Man in 2012 as one of the high school girls in the zombie-themed episode (episode 98) with Seunghee and Yeonkyung who later became members of girl group F-ve Dolls of Core Contents Media.[8]

In April 2013, Jiae made her official solo debut with a digital single "Delight".[9] The single ranked at #58 for Gaon Chart's weekly chart for 18th week of 2013.[10] On November 13, 2014, Jiae made her first appearance on M! Countdown as a member of Lovelyz.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(digital download)		 Album
KOR
"Delight" 2013 58[10] * KOR: 52,386+[11] Girls' Invasion

Filmography

Drama

Year Network Title Date
2010 KBS2 Master of Study Cameo
2016 The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Cameo with Mijoo, Yein, and Jisoo

Variety shows

Year Network Title Note
2010 Mnet Infinite! You're My Oppa 12 April 2010 – 31 May 2010
2016 SBS MTV Lovelyz in Wonderland with Lovelyz members
2017 skyTravel Lovelyz Loves Canada with Lovelyz members

References

  1. ↑ "Yoo Ji-ae Profile". Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Woollim Announces New Female Soloist, Yoo Ji Ae". Yahoo! Celebrity. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Woollim Entertainment To Debut Eight Member Female Group Next Month". KpopStarz. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Star Profile" (in Korean). The Star. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Lovelyz" (in Korean). Tenasia. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Lovelyz" (in Korean). Young Samsung. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "[Video] Yoo Ji-ae Talks About Her Time with Infinite". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  8. ↑ "Yoo Ji-ae on Running Man" (in Korean). EBN. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Woollim Entertainment's Yoo Jiae Releases "Delight" MV Featuring B1A4′s Baro". Soompi. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart The 18th Week of 2013 (see #58)" (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart The 18th Week of 2013 (see #42)" (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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