Jeong Da-eun

> Hello, this is DAEUN of SHINee
> (안녕하세요, 샤이니의 해피바이러스 다은입니다!)
> (こんにちは、SHINeeのDAEUNです！)
>
>

**Daeun** (Korean: 다은; Japanese: ダウン) is a South Korean singer currently under independently. She is a former member of the co-ed group SHINee.

## Early life

Da-eun was born on September 15, 1992, in Daejo-dong, a neighborhood in Eunpyeong District in Seoul, South Korea. Coming from a family of music lovers and models, Da-eun showed interest in becoming a singer when she was only five years old. Besides her passion for singing, she is also able to play instruments, including the guitar.

She lived with her family in Changwon until her fourth year of elementary school, when she moved to Canada with her older sister, Jeong Juliette, to study abroad. She lived in Montreal, Quebec before moving to the United States to attend The Gregory School in Tucson, Arizona, where she was an honor student and earned various awards for academics and music-related activities. While living in both countries, she became fluent in English and also learned to speak some French and Spanish.

Her parents were initially against her pursuing a career in music and wanted her to focus on her studies, but while she was still in high school, they eventually allowed her to audition to become a singer in South Korea.

Da-eun originally did not intend to audition for SM Entertainment, but was cast by the company when she accompanied a friend to the S.M. Domestic Audition in Seoul in 2005. She recalled singing Baby V.O.X's "Get Up" and passed. She trained for three years before she was introduced as a member of S.M. Entertainment's first co-ed group SHINee on April 10, 2008.

## Career

### 2008: Debut with SHINee

On May 25, 2008, she debuted as a member of SHINee with the group's first mini album *Replay*. Debuting at #10 and reaching the #8 position on the charts. The first television presentation of the group occurred on the same day, on the program SBS's *Inkigayo*.

Shortly after debut, Da-eun appeared on television shows such as *Idol Maknae Rebellion* as a guest star alongside her Shinee group mates Xandra, Key, Taemin, Onew, and Jonghyun for two episodes. In 2010, she was featured in the song "Me+U" on f(x)'s mini album *Nu ABO*, and in Girls' Generation's song "Echo" for their repackage album, *Run Devil Run*.

### 2016: 2nd debut with SHINee-Dollz

On January 29, 2016, Da-eun (alongside Summer and Xandra) made her 2nd debut as a member of SHINee's 1st ever subunit SHINee-Dollz with their debut digital single "질투 나요 BABY".

### 2019: Solo debut

Da-eun debuted as a solo artist on March 6, 2019 with her first mini album *NICE* with the lead single "Deep Love". She achieved her first music show win on March 15 on the program KBS *Music Bank*, she later got a triple crown from March 12 to to March 26 on the program SBS *The Show*. The album debuted at 16 and peaked at 2 on the Gaon Album Chart.

### 2021: *Rhythm Of The Dawn*

She released her second mini album, Rhythm Of The Dawn, on July 29, 2021 along with the lead single of the same name. The song achieved it's first music show win on August 6 in the program Music Bank*,* she got another two wins in SBS *Inkigayo* on August 8 and 15. The album peaked at 5 on the Gaon Album Chart and the title song peaked at 7 on the Gaon Digital Chart.

### 2022: *U & ME, depart from SHINee and SM Entertainment*

She released her debut Japanese album, *U & Me*, on June 19, 2022 along with the lead single of the same name. The album was a moderate success and only sold 50,000 copies by the end of year. On November 12, SM Entertainment announced that Daeun has officially terminated her contract with the company and SHINee with that SHINee would move forward as a eight-member group with . The same day, the next day she opened a personal instagram account stating that she left due to creative issues and wanting to change the future of her career.

### 2023: New agency and *Over The Moon*

On February 16, 2023, Daeun announced that she has independently signed and she will be releasing her first solo comeback after nearly two years of inactivity. The following week, Star Music announced that she will be releasing her third mini album, *Over The Moon*, on March 22 with the title track "Hush Rush".

## Discography

### Korean

#### Full Albums

* 60s To 10s (2020)
	+ Do Me More (2020) (repackage)

#### Mini Albums

* NICE (2019)
* Rhythm Of The Dawn (2021)
* Over The Moon (2023)

## Concerts

### Concert participations

* SMTOWN Live '08 (2008-2009)
* SHINee WORLD (2010-2011)
* SMTOWN Live '10 World Tour (2010-2011)
* SHINee WORLD 2012 (2012)
* SHINee WORLD II (2012)
* SMTOWN Live World Tour III (2012-2013)
* SHINee WORLD 2013 ~Boys Meet U~ (2013)
* SM Town Week – "The Wizard" (2013)
* SHINee WORLD III (2014)
* SMTOWN Live World Tour IV (2014-2015)
* SHINee WORLD 2014 ~I'm Your Boy~ (2014-2015)
* SHINee WORLD IV (2015)
* SHINee WORLD 2016 ~DxDxD~ (2016)
* SMTOWN Live Tour V In Japan (2016)
* SHINee WORLD V (2016-2017)
* SHINee WORLD 2017 ~FIVE~ (2017)
* SMTOWN Live World Tour VI (2017-2018)
* SHINee WORLD THE BEST 2018 ~FROM NOW ON~ (2018)
* SMTOWN Live 2018 In Osaka (2018)
* SMTOWN Live 2019 In Tokyo (2019)
* SMTOWN Live Culture Humanity (2021)
* Beyond LIVE – SHINee : SHINee World (2021)
* SHINee World J Presents ~ Bistro de SHINee ~ (2021)
* SMTOWN LIVE 2022 : SMCU EXPRESS@KWANGYA (2022)
* SMTOWN LIVE 2022: SMCU EXPRESS@HUMAN CITY SUWON (2022)
* SMTOWN LIVE 2022 : SMCU EXPRESS@TOKYO (2022)