Euna Kim (; born October 27, 1994), is a

Korean American Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian American ...

retired singer and rapper, previously based in South Korea. She appeared as a contestant on the South Korean survival reality shows ''

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'' (2011), ''

Unpretty Rapstar 3 ''Unpretty Rapstar 3'' () is a 2016 South Korean music competition program focusing on female rappers. It is the third season of ''Unpretty Rapstar'', which premiered in January 2015 on Mnet as a spin-off of '' Show Me the Money''. The show was ho ...

'' (2016), and ''

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'' (2017).

Career

Kim began her singing career in 2011 as a contestant on the television talent show ''

,'' after which she joined

YG Entertainment YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production comp ...

. She was meant to debut as a member of a new girl group, but she left the label in 2013 before debuting. Kim made her solo debut in 2014 with the single "Without You Now" featuring

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Tiger JK Seo Jung-kwon, Hangul: 서정권, Hanja: 徐廷權, also known as Tiger JK (born July 29, 1974) is a Korean-American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur best known as a founding member of Korean hip hop group Drunken Tiger. He has also foun ...

, and

Bizzy Park Jun-young (Hangul: 박준영), better known as Bizzy (Hangul: 비지), is a South Korea-based rapper and member of the hip-hop trio MFBTY. He is an affiliate of YDG's, Yucka Squad, and also the hip-hop crew, The Movement. He became more kno ...

. In 2015, she joined the short-lived girl group The Ark, which later disbanding in 2016 after releasing one song. In 2016, Kim participated in the rap competition show ''

''. Later that year, she signed with

Maroo Entertainment Maroo Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2010. The company operates as a talent agency, music production and distribution company, and film/drama production company. The company currently manages singer and ...

. In 2017, she competed in the survival reality show ''

,'' finishing in 10th place. In 2018, Kim and former The Ark member Jeon Min-ju formed the duo KHAN and released the single, "I'm Your Girl?". The duo also participated in Season 1 of

Vocal Play ''Vocal Play'' () is a South Korea variety show program on Channel A starring Noh Hong-chul and Oh Sang-jin as the main host for season 1 and Yoo Se-yoon and Oh Sang-jin for season 2. The first season aired on Channel A, it started on November ...

. Although Maroo had quietly removed KHAN from the artist section on their official site in 2019, Kim did not confirm the duo's disbandment until March 2020, in a response to a comment on her personal Instagram. In a 2021 interview, Kim revealed that KHAN was originally supposed to have had a comeback almost immediately following their debut in 2018. However, their comeback was continually pushed back due to various songwriters struggling to create a "hit song" that matched Maroo's vision for the group's comeback concept. These delays led to the group being put on an indefinite hiatus by the company - which ultimately led to their disbandment. On May 24, 2021, Kim announced her retirement from the entertainment industry through her personal Instagram.

Personal life

Relationship and marriage

On May 24, 2021, Kim posted on her personal Instagram that she has moved back permanently to the United States, is planning on getting married. She married her non-celebrity fiancé in November 2021.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Reality show

References

External links

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