Kim Do-yeon (; born December 4, 1999), known

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as Doyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress signed under

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. She is best known as a contestant on the

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reality show ''

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'', and being a member of resulted group

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, and as a member of

Weki Meki Weki Meki (; abbreviated as WEME or WKMK) is a South Korean girl group formed by Fantagio in 2017. The group consists of eight members: Suyeon, Elly, Yoojung, Doyeon, Sei, Lua, Rina, and Lucy. History Pre-debut The members started out as trai ...

. In 2018, she appeared on ''

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'' and made her acting debut in the drama ''

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'' (2018).

Early life and education

Kim Do-yeon was born on December 4, 1999. She attended Sangji Girls' High School where she was captain of the

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team but eventually transferred to

School of Performing Arts Seoul School of Performing Arts Seoul ( ko, 서울공연예술고등학교), colloquially known as (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro District, Seoul. History SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School ...

with fellow

and

member Choi Yoo-jung after debuting as singers due to their promotional activities.

Career

2016–2017: ''Produce 101'' and I.O.I

In January 2016, Kim participated in the

reality-survival program ''

'', which aimed to form an eleven-member girl group that would promote for a year under YMC Entertainment. She represented Fantagio along with Choi Yoo-jung and three other trainees from their company, eventually ranking eight in the show's finale on April 1, 2016. As a result, she debuted as a member of

alongside Choi. On May 4, 2016, I.O.I made their official debut with the single " Dream Girls".

2017–present: Weki Meki and WJMK

After the official disbandment of I.O.I on January 29, 2017, Choi and Kim traveled to the United States to film their reality show, ''Dodaeng's Diary in LA'' which aired on TVING. Doyeon was cast in the web series, ''Idol Fever''. Doyeon made her debut as a member of

on August 8, 2017, with the release of the single "I Don't Like Your Girlfriend" and the six-track EP '' Weme''. Doyeon was featured in LONG:D's single, "All Night", released on December 14, 2017. In February 2018, Kim made her acting debut after getting cast in a drama titled ''

'' in which she played a supporting role. On May 2, 2018,

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and Fantagio collaborated to form a special four-member unit named WJMK, consisting of members of their respective girl groups

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and Weki Meki. Choi and Kim, together with Seola and Luda of Cosmic Girls, released the single "Strong" on June 1, 2018, along with its accompanying music video. Kim was part of the cast of ''Shoot-out Mart War'' alongside

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and many more. In July, Kim joined the cast of the SBS reality show '' Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean''. Doyeon made a cameo appearance on the

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drama, ''

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''. Kim starred in the web drama ''Pop Out Boy!'' in 2020. The same year, she starred in ''Single and Ready to Mingle'' alongside Choi Yoo-jung. On May 4, 2021, Kim Do-yeon and the members of I.O.I celebrated their 5th debut anniversary with a reunion live stream show called "Yes, I Love It!". The same year, Kim participated in the drama ''

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'' which aired on tvN. Kim appeared in the tvN drama '' Jirisan'' as the teenager version of

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's character. Kim also appeared in the SBS drama ''

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'' as the younger counterpart of

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. On March 1, 2022, Doyeon, chosen by global makeup brand Bobbi Brown, launched a new campaign 'The Radiant Power Fair' in partnership with Lachika's Shimizu.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Videography

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

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