Kang Ye-seo (; born August 22, 2005), better known

mononymously A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person. In some cases, a mononym selected by an individual may have originally been from a polynym, a word which refers to one o ...

as Yeseo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for competing on the

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survival competition show ''

Girls Planet 999 ''Girls Planet 999: The Girls Saga''; zh, s=少女星球999：少女們的盛典, p=Shàonǚ Xīngqiú 999: Shàonǚmen de Shèngdiǎn; ja, ガールズプラネット999：少女祭典, translit=Gāruzu Puranetto 999: Shōjo Saiten (simply ...

'' and ranking 6th in the final episode, making her a member of the group

Kep1er Kep1er (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed through the Mnet reality survival competition show ''Girls Planet 999'' in 2021 and managed by Swing Entertainment and Wake One Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Kim Chae-hyun, ...

. She is also a former member of the South Korean group CutieL and Busters as the lead vocalist. Kang began her acting career in 2010 in a supporting role in the MBC drama, '' Golden Fish.

Career

2010–2020: Early career beginnings, debut with Busters

Kang began her acting career in 2010 in a supporting role in the MBC drama, '' Golden Fish'' and at the same time, she became a member of the kid's girl group CutieL. Kang became a new member of Busters to replace Minjung towards the end of January. She made her debut on July 31, 2019, with their first extended play ''Pinky Promise''. On August 6, 2020, Yeseo left the group to continue acting and other activities.

2021–present: Girls Planet 999 and Kep1er

On July 18, 2021, Kang was officially announced as a contestant in

's survival show ''

'' where she represented 143 Entertainment alongside fellow Kep1er member Mashiro Sakamoto. On October 22, 2021, Yeseo placed 6th with a total of 770,561 points in the final episode thus making her included in final group lineup. On January 3, 2022, she officially debuted as a member of

with the release of their first EP, ''

First Impact ''First Impact'' is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Kep1er, a project group formed through the 2021 Mnet reality competition show '' Girls Planet 999''. The album was released on January 3, 2022, by Wake One Entertainmen ...

''.

Discography

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

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References

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