# Kim Do-yeon (singer)

Kim Do-yeon (Korean: 김도연; Hanja: 金度延; born December 4, 1999), known mononymously as Doyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress signed under Fantagio. She is best known as a contestant on the Mnet reality show Produce 101, as a member of the resulting group I.O.I, and subsequently as a member of Weki Meki. In 2018, she appeared on Law of the Jungle and made her acting debut in the drama Short (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 cheerleading team but eventually transferred to School of Performing Arts Seoul with fellow I.O.I and Weki Meki 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 Mnet reality-survival program Produce 101, 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 I.O.I alongside Choi. On May 4, 2016, I.O.I made their official debut with the single "Dream Girls".

### 2017–2021: 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 Weki Meki 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 Short in which she played a supporting role. On May 2, 2018, Starship Entertainment and Fantagio collaborated to form a special four-member unit named WJMK, consisting of members of their respective girl groups Cosmic Girls 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 Cha Eun-woo, Park Soo-ah 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 JTBC romantic comedy drama, Be Melodramatic. 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 My Roommate Is a Gumiho which aired on tvN. Kim appeared in the tvN drama Jirisan as the teenager version of Jun Ji-hyun's character. Kim also appeared in the SBS drama One the Woman as the younger counterpart of Lee Hanee.

### 2022–present: Solo career

On March 1, 2022, Doyeon was chosen by global makeup brand Bobbi Brown and launched a new campaign "The Radiant Power Fair", in partnership with Lachica's Shimizu. On August 10, 2023, Kim was cast in the film "18 Youth" alongside Jeon So-min, in which she plays a 18-year-old high school student who is annoyed by her eccentric homeroom teacher.
On February 1, 2024, Kim was cast in the film "Amoeba Girls and School Ghost Stories: School Anniversary", in which she plays Ji-Yeon a president of the broadcasting club at Seogwang Girls' High School and a cinephile who dreams of becoming a film director, and she will display an abundance of energy. On August 16, Fantagio announced that Weki Meki had effectively disbanded on August 8 after five members left the agency. However, Kim was still in discussions of renewing her contract with the agency. On November 18, Fantagio announced that Kim had renewed her exclusive contract with the agency.
On January 6, 2025, it was confirmed that Kim was cast to play the role 'Anna' in the musical "Anna X", which will begin airing on January 28, 2025.

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | Gaon | Sales | Album |
| As featured artist |||||
| "All Night" (LONG:D feat. Kim Do-yeon) | 2017 | — | — | The Girl From Back Then |
| Soundtrack appearances |||||
| "Again and Again" (자꾸만) | 2021 | — | — | Single & Ready to Mingle OST Part 1 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

## Videography
### Music videos

| Year | Music video | Album |
| 2017 | "All Night" (Long:D featuring Kim Do-yeon) | The Girl From Back Then |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2024 | Eighteen Youth | Lee Sun-jung | |
| 2024 | Amoeba Girls and School Ghost Stories: School Anniversary | Ji-yeon | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Short | Yoo Ji-na | |
| 2019 | Be Melodramatic | Actress | Cameo (Episode 2–3) |
| 2021 | My Roommate Is a Gumiho | Gye Seo-woo | |
| 2021 | One the Woman | Cho Yeon-joo / Kang Mi-na (young) | Cameo |
| 2021 | Jirisan | Seo Yi-kang (teenager) | Cameo |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | To Be Continued | Student | Cameo |
| 2017 | Idol Fever | Doyeon | |
| 2020 | Pop Out Boy! | Han Sun-nyeo | |
| 2020 | Single & Ready to Mingle | Ji Yeon-seo | |
| TBA | Lee Hee-soo in Class 2 | Choi Ji-yu | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2016 | Produce 101 | Contestant | Survival show that determined I.O.I members Finished 8th | |
| 2018 | Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean | Cast member | Episode 338–339 | |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2017 | Dodaeng's Diary in LA (도댕 다이어리) | Cast member | with Yoojung | |
| 2018 | Shoot-out Mart War (찍히면 죽는다) | Cast member | | |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | Dream Concert | with Cha Eun-woo and Leeteuk | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2025 | Anna X | Anna | |