Baek Ye-bin (born July 13, 1997), better known mononymously as Yebin, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and composer. She is best known for being a former member of the South Korean girl group
DIA, and for finishing second in the survival show ''
The Unit
''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled aft ...
'', making her a member of
Uni.T
Uni.T (; stylized as UNI.T) was a South Korean girl group formed through the KBS survival show ''The Unit''. The group consisted of nine members: Yang Ji-won, Bae Woo-hee, Yoonjo, ZN, NC.A, Euijin, Yebin, Lee Hyun-joo and Lee Su-ji. For th ...
.
Early life and education
Baek Ye-bin was born on July 13, 1997, in
Chuncheon
Chuncheon (; ; formerly romanized as Chunchŏn; literally ''spring river'') is the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea. The city lies in the north of the county, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some ...
,
Gangwon Province, South Korea. She grew up with her parents and her younger brother, Baek Jin-woo. Her father is a mathematics teacher, and her mother owns a salon in Chuncheon. The salon is named 'DIAHAIR'. Yebin previously studied at Chuncheon Girls High School, along with Binnie of
Oh My Girl
Oh My Girl (, also stylized as OH MY GIRL and OMG) is a South Korean girl group formed by WM Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Yubin and Arin. Originally an eight-piece group, JinE left the g ...
, but later moved to Seocho High School.
Career
Pre-debut
Yebin was a trainee of Ensoul Entertainment, where she was slated to debut with girl group Project A, along with fellow members
Jenny
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* Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people
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and
Eunchae. Yebin enrolled in Calip Dance Academy, along with fellow member
Huihyeon. Yebin was once a school uniform model along with
B1A4
B1A4 () is a South Korean boy band formed by WM Entertainment. The group debuted on April 23, 2011 with the single "O.K" from the EP ''Let's Fly'', after being introduced to the public through a webtoon. They have released nine studio albums (fo ...
members.
2015: Debut with DIA
In January 2015, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to debut a new girl group, originally with a strategy to have possible candidates compete on a reality survival program. Once the idea was scrapped, however, the company decided to select its members internally and the final line-up was revealed with seven members: Seung-hee, Cathy, Eunice, Jenny, Eun-jin, Chae-yeon and Ye-bin herself.
DIA released their debut album, ''
Do It Amazing
''Do It Amazing'' is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group DIA. It was released on September 14, 2015, by MBK Entertainment and distributed by Interpark. It consists of 11 tracks with "Somehow" serving as the album's title track.
...
'' on September 14, 2015, with the lead single "Somehow" (왠지; ''Waenji''). Their first official public appearance was on the same day where the group performed a showcase at the Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul. They made their official debut stage on
Mnet
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's ''
M! Countdown
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Bro ...
'' on September 17, 2015.
2016: Lyric writing
Throughout her career, besides contributing her vocal to DIA's songs, Yebin has explored into lyrics writing. She penned the lyrics for the song "
Waiting For You" (2016), while co-writing the songs: "
Will You Go Out With Me?", "
Boyfriend
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", "
April
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", "
Mannequin
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", "
You Are My Flower
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", "
Light
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", "
Listen To This Song", "
Not Only You But Spring" and "
Independence Movement Day".
2017: Seoraksan in October and The Unit
On September 4, 2017, Yebin and fellow member Somyi wrote a letter to their fans and posted it via Instagram, letting fans know of their decision to participate in KBS' idol rebooting project ''
The Unit
''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled aft ...
''.
Before participating on KBS2's 'The Unit', Yebin and fellow member Somyi promised to release a duet single. They kept their promise by releasing a teaser image for the single on September 23, 2017. The duet is called "Seoraksan in October", a song illustrating the beauty of
Seoraksan
Seoraksan is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon Province (South Korea), Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea. It is located in a national park near the city of Sokcho. After the Hallasan volcano on Jeju-do, Jeju ...
in the fall when the trees turn colors, and expressing one's wishes to take off on an adventure come the fall season.
On September 28, 2017, Yebin and fellow member Somyi released their last duet together before they join KBS's 'The Unit'. They performed their duet "Seoraksan in October" featuring Eunchae on the September 29, 2017 broadcast of ''
Music Bank
Music Bank may refer to:
* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
The ''Music Bank'' World Tour is a worldwide live concert tour of South Korean music show '' Music Bank'' by the Korean Broa ...
''.
On October 3, 2017, MBK Entertainment has confirmed that DIA will be making a comeback but will promote as 7 members for their "Good Night" comeback without Yebin and Somyi as both will be busy with the upcoming idol rebooting show 'The Unit' even though they recorded songs for 'Gift'.
2018: UNI.T
On February 10, 2018, during the final episode of The Unit, Yebin placed 2nd among female contestants with an overall of 83,910 votes and became a member of the final female line-up which was later revealed to be named UNI.T. Yebin promoted with UNI.T for seven months.
UNI.T officially debuted with their first
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. , ''Line'', on May 18, 2018,
with the lead single "No More", composed by
Shinsadong Tiger
Lee Ho-yang (born June 3, 1983), known professionally as Shinsadong Tiger, is a South Korean music producer and songwriter. Even after debuting in 2001 at the age of 18, he has worked many odd jobs to fund his music career. He has become a promi ...
. The lead single is characterized by its reggae elements. The group performed "No More" for the first time at the 2018 Dream Concert on May 12, six days before their debut. They officially made their
debut stage on
KBS' ''
Music Bank
Music Bank may refer to:
* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
The ''Music Bank'' World Tour is a worldwide live concert tour of South Korean music show '' Music Bank'' by the Korean Broa ...
'' on the same day as the album's release, where they performed "A Memory Clock" and "No More".
2021: Solo debut
On June 23, 2021, it was announced that Yebin will make her solo debut with the single "Yes I Know" on July 7.
Discography
Singles
Filmography
Web series
Television series
Variety shows
Music videos
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
MBK Entertainment artists
South Korean female idols
South Korean women pop singers
Uni.T members
21st-century South Korean singers
21st-century South Korean women singers