Lee Joo-won (
Hangul
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: 이주원;
Hanja
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: 李珠沅;born August 18, 1999) better known by her
stage name
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JooE (주이), is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is a member of the girl group
Momoland
Momoland () is a South Korean girl group formed by MLD Entertainment (formerly known as Duble Kick Company) through the 2016 reality show ''Finding Momoland''. The show's winners Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy served as the ...
under
MLD Entertainment.
Personal life
JooE was born in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
, South Korea, She has an older brother named Lee Min Jae. On an episode of
''Radio Star'', JooE revealed that she had undergone
rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty ( grc, ῥίς, rhī́s, nose + grc, πλάσσειν, plássein, to shape), commonly called nose job, medically called nasal reconstruction is a plastic surgery procedure for altering and reconstructing the nose. There are two typ ...
in prior to joining MLD Entertainment. JooE cited singer
IU as her role model, saying "IU sunbaenim. Of course she's gorgeous and an amazing singer, but I also find it respectful that she has a very pronounced perspective, and you can feel that in her music."
Education
JooE studied and graduated from Damoon Elementary School and Yongmun Middle School, she also graduated from
Hanlim Multi Art School
Hanlim Multi Art School ( ko, 한림연예예술고등학교) is an arts high school located in Songpa District in Seoul, South Korea.
History
Hanlim School was founded on 3 March 1962, with Lee Hyeon-man being appointed school principal. In 20 ...
on February 9, 2018.
Career
In 2016, JooE became a contestant in ''Finding Momoland'', a show dedicated to select the members of the new girl group Momoland under MLD Entertainment. JooE joined MLD a month before ''Finding Momoland'' began. In June 2016, members JooE, alongside
Nancy, Ahin, Hyebin,
Yeonwoo
Lee Da-bin (born August 1, 1996), better known by her stage name Yeonwoo, is a South Korean singer and actress managed by 9ato Entertainment. She is best known as a former member of the girl group Momoland. Yeonwoo has acted in television dram ...
, Jane and Nayun were selected as the seven finalists of ''Finding Momoland.''
After the members were selected, the group was formed and made their official debut with the
mini album
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''
Welcome to Momoland
''Welcome to Momoland'' is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Momoland. It was released by Duble Kick Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on November 10, 2016. For the extended play, Momoland worked with a variety of produc ...
'', released on November 10, 2016.
In 2018, JooE appeared in ''
King of Mask Singer
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'' as Helicopter.
Other ventures
Endorsements
JooE became a ambassador of the makeup brand Baker 7 in 2018. She has also filmed an advertisement for
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Hotels and nightclubs
*Tropicana Casino & Re ...
's sparkling
soda
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Chemistry
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and for
GS25
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, both in 2017. She has also advertised for Guronsan Barmond in 2018 and for
Mom's Touch in 2019 alongside
YouTuber
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Influence
Influent ...
Yunjuku.
Filmography
Television series
Television shows
Discography
References
External links
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Momoland members
Living people
21st-century South Korean women singers
South Korean female idols
South Korean women rappers
South Korean female dancers
1999 births
Hanlim Multi Art School alumni
Rappers from Seoul
Singers from Seoul