Kwon Eun-bi
Kwon Eun-bi (, born September 27, 1995), also known by the mononym Eunbi, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of the short-lived girl group Ye-A under the stage name Kazoo in 2014 before leaving the group and signing a contract with Woollim Entertainment. In 2018, she participated on the survival show "Produce 48", finishing in seventh place, which allowed her to debut as a member and the leader of the show's girl group Iz*One. Following Iz*One's disbandment, Woollim Entertainment revealed on August 5, 2021, that she was preparing to  debut as a solo singer and released her first mini album "Open" on August 24. Life and career. Early life and career beginnings. Kwon Eun-bi was born on September 27, 1995, in South Korea. Her family consists of her parents and an older brother. She attended Dong-il Middle School and graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul. In middle school, she expressed her desire to attend a dance academy to her parents who were initially against her becoming a singer and told her to only attend one as a hobby, wanting her to focus on her studies. Determined  to become a singer, she finally persuaded them by sending a letter to her other family members to help her convince her parents to let her attend an arts high school. When she was 17, she was a backup dancer for girl groups such as Secret and Girl's Day and was encouraged by member Hyeri (who was her senior in high school) to pursue her aspirations of becoming an idol. During this time, she was also working part-time at a Paris Baguette store. Kwon debuted in the Kiroy Company-managed eight-member girl group Ye-A under the  stage name 'Kazoo' on July 18, 2014, with the single "Up and Down". It is assumed the group had quietly disbanded after releasing only one single. She auditioned for several entertainment companies afterwards and signed a contract with Woollim Entertainment. 2018–2020: "Produce 48" and debut with Iz*One. Kwon Eun-bi was one of four trainees from Woollim Entertainment who participated on the Mnet girl group survival show "Produce 48", a collaboration between the Mnet series "Produce 101" and the J-pop idol group AKB48. She consistently ranked among the Top 12, eventually finishing in 7th place which allowed her to  debut as a member of Iz*One alongside fellow Woollim Entertainment trainee Kim Chae-won and was named the group's leader. They debuted on October 29, 2018, with the single "La Vie en Rose". In 2019, she became a permanent cast member of the JTBC show "Respect Your Style, Real Life" alongside Jung Hyung-don and Ahn Jung-hwan which first aired in May and ended in August of the same year. In February 2020, she made her debut as a songwriter and wrote and composed the song "Spaceship" which was released as a track for Iz*One's first studio  album "Bloom*Iz". The song charted at #130 on the Gaon Digital Chart. She wrote another song for their third mini-album "Oneiric Diary" entitled "With*One" as part of a songwriting team called Psycho Rabbit. It was released on June 15, 2020, and debuted at #152 on the Gaon Digital Chart. On March 29, 2021, her Woollim Entertainment labelmate Sungkyu released the music video for his single "Hush" wherein she played the female lead. 2021–present: Solo activities and solo debut. After wrapping up Iz*One's promotions on April 29, 2021, with a final concert in March, Kwon returned to Woollim  Entertainment with labelmate Kim Chae-won as trainees. On June 29, she became the new host of FashionN's beauty program "Follow Me" along with Ha Sung-woon, Pentagon's Kino and Freesia. On August 4, Kwon's labelmates Rocket Punch released their debut Japanese album "Bubble Up!" which includes a track written and co-produced by Kwon titled "Let's Dance". On August 5, 2021, Woollim Entertainment announced that Kwon Eun-bi was preparing to debut as a solo artist and would release her debut album at the end of the month. Days later, they revealed her first extended  play "Open" would be released on August 24. On March 10, 2022, Kwon released the promotional single "Esper" through Universe Music for the mobile application, Universe. On April 4, 2022, Kwon released her second extended play "Color". Songwriting credits. All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.