Jo Eun-byul

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| name = Jo Eun-byul

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| birth_name = Jo Eun-byul

| alias = Evie Cho

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|6|23}}

| origin = Seoul, South Korea

| genre = K-pop, R&B

| occupation = Singer, actress

| years_active = 2002–present

| label = Coo Entertainment

| past_member_of = LUV

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{{Infobox Korean name/auto

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| hangul = %조은별

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Jo Eun-byul ({{Korean|hangul=조은별}}; {{IPA|ko|tɕʰo.ɯnbjɘːl}}; born on June 23, 1982) is a South Korean singer and stage actress known as Eun-byul ({{korean|은별|labels=no}}) or Evie ({{korean|이비|labels=no}}). She was the leader and lead singer of the now disbanded K-pop group, LUV.{{cite web|script-title=ko:모노뮤지컬 '땡큐코리아' 이비, 어디서 봤더라|url=http://www.acrofan.com/ko-kr/life/news/20121030/00000009|publisher=Acrofan|accessdate=April 25, 2014|language=Korean|date=October 30, 2012}}

Career

She started her career as the leader of K-pop group, LUV. After the group achieved mild success and a large fanbase, LUV disbanded and Jo Eun-byul, along with the other two members (Jeon Hye-bin and Oh Yeon-seo) decided to pursue their own personal goals.

Eun-byul worked as a stage actress in musicals in Daehangno for 7 years before signing to Coo Entertainment and releasing her solo mini-album entitled Oneul Haruman ({{lang|ko|오늘 하루만}}, This Day) on October 26, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=003&aid=0002926763|script-title=ko:조은별 솔로데뷔, 오늘부터 '이비 李妃'|trans-title=Jo Eun-byul's solo debut, from today known as 'Evie'|work=Newsis|date=October 26, 2009|language=ko}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:오늘 하루만|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=163750|publisher=Naver|accessdate=April 25, 2014|language=Korean}} The mini-album contains a song called "Orange Sunshine" that features former bandmate, Jeon Hye-bin.

As of February 2014, Eun-byul is still working as a musical actress under the name of 'Evie Cho'.{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2014/02/18/jeon-hye-bin-oh-yeon-seo-evie-cho-reunite-for-a-luv-group-photo/#.U0L_aOJhCW8|title=Jeon Hye Bin, Oh Yeon Seo, Evie Cho Reunite for a LUV Group Photo|date=February 18, 2014|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}