Ki Hui-hyeon

Ki Hui-hyeon (Korean: 기희현; born June 16, 1995), better known by the mononym Huihyeon and former stage name Cathy, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group DIA.

Ki Hui-hyeon
기희현
Ki in March 2019
Born	Ki Hui-hyeon June 16, 1995 Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea
Other names	Cathy, Heehyun, Huihyun
Occupation	Singer rapper actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	MBK
Associated acts	DIA BinChaenHyunSeuS

Korean name
Hangul	기희현
Hanja	奇熙賢
Revised Romanization	Gi Hui-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Ki Hŭihyŏn

Early life

Ki was born on June 16, 1995 in Namwon, North Jeolla, South Korea.[1]

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

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.[2]

Ki debuted under stage name Cathy as the main 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 Shortly after debut with the group in December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced she had temporarily withdrawn from the group, along with her bandmate Jung Chae-yeon, to represent MBK Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut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.[3] Ki finished in 19th place.[4] On May 11, 2016, MBK Entertainment confirmed that she and Jung Chae-yeon had re-joined DIA.[5] She has changed her stage name from Cathy to her real name (Huihyeon) since rejoining the group.[6][7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10]

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.[11][12] 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.

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peaks	Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR [13]
"Flower, Wind and You" (꽃, 바람 그리고 너) (with Jeon So-mi, Choi Yoo-jung and Chungha)	2016	42	KOR: 38,862+[14]	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other songs

Year	Title	Format	Album	Notes	Ref.
2016	"Artist" (화가)	Digital download, streaming	Spell	Huihyeon solo
2017	"There Is No Time"		YOLO	Huihyeon solo featuring Chungha	[15]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Original title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2016	Drinking Solo	혼술남녀	Ki Hui-hyeon	tvN	Cameo	[16]
2019	패셔니스타	패셔니스타		Ssulrandi	Lead role	[17][18]

Television shows

Year	Title	Original title	Network	Notes / Role	Ref.
2016	Produce 101	프로듀스 101	Mnet	Contestant	[19]
2017	Unpretty Rapstar 3	언프리티 랩스타 3	Mnet	Contestant	[20]
2019	Cabin Crew	비행기 타고 가요	Channel A	Episodes 4–11	[21][22]
	V-1	V-1	tvN	Contestant	[23]

References

1. "Ki Hui-hyeon Naver Profile" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
2. "Final lineup revealed for MBK's newest girl group". Kpop Herald. June 16, 2015.
3. Jeong, Yoo-jin. "다이아 채연•캐시, '프로듀스 101' 합류 하면서 잠정탈퇴…"새로운 도전"". MBN News (in Korean). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
4. Kim, JiYeon (15 June 2016). "DIA′s Hee Hyeon Opens Up About ′Produce 101′ Elimination". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
5. "아이오아이 정채연, 6월 다이아 컴백 확정…기희현 합류 :: 네이버 TV연예" (in Korean). M.entertain.naver.com. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
6. "스타뉴스". M.star.mt.co.kr. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
7. "승할까[종합]". Naver (in Korean). Sports News. August 11, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
8. Lee, Ho-yeon (August 18, 2016). "MBK 측 "기희현 전소미 최유정 김청하, 콜라보 디싱 준비중"". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved July 12, 2019.
9. Choi, Hyun-jung. "기희현X전소미X최유정X김청하 '꽃, 바람 그리고 너' 재킷 공개". Naver (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
10. "'언프리티 랩스타3' 기희현·애쉬비 등 6인, '중간투입래퍼 결정전' 시작". Sports Hankooki.
11. "걸그룹 보컬 서바이벌 'V-1', 누적 득표수 22만 표 돌파" (in Kanuri). Ilgan Sports. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
12. "'V-1' 본선 진출자 12인 공개…걸그룹 보컬퀸 누가 될까" (in Kanuri). TV Report. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
13. "Gaon Digital Chart". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
    • "Flower, Wind and You". September 3, 2016.
    • "You, Who". March 11, 2017.
14. "2016년 36주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
15. "시간이 없어 (Feat. 김청하)". Melon (in Korean). April 9, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
16. "다이아, 정채연 지원사격 단체 카메오 출연 '어떤 케미 보일까 기대Up'". 국제신문. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
17. "다이아 기희현, 물오른 성숙美..끝이 안 보이는 다리 길이". Kpopherald. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
18. "'#패셔니스타' 기희현(다이아), 인스타그램을 통해 근황 공개". Twnews. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
19. 정채연·기희현, '프로듀스101' 수익 전액 기부. Naver. June 27, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
20. '언프리티 랩스타3' 기희현-애쉬비, 본편 行 티켓 놓고 배틀 돌입. Naver. August 9, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
21. 다이아 기희현, 승무원 됐다? ‘비행기 타고 가요’ 고정 합류. Naver. March 8, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
22. ‘비행기 타고가요’ 유라, 인턴 기희현에 조언…선배美 발산. Naver. February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
23. 다이아 기희현 행복한 나를♪ V-1 1화. tvN via YouTube. August 7, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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