Ki Hui-hyeon

{{Short description|South Korean singer (born 1995)}}

{{Family name hatnote|Ki|lang=Korean}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ki Hui-hyeon

| image = 190320 다이아 기희현.jpg

| caption = Ki in March 2019

| birth_name = Ki Hui-hyeon

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|6|16}}

| birth_place = Namwon, South Korea

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|rapper|actress}}

| agent = Hicon Entertainment

| alias = Cathy

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|hip-hop}}

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2015–present

| label = {{hlist|MBK|PocketDol Studio}}

| past_member_of = {{hlist|DIA|BinChaenHyunSeuS}}

}}

| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|headercolor=transparent

| child = yes

| hangul = %기희현

| hanja = 奇熙賢

}}}}

Ki Hui-hyeon ({{Korean|기희현}}; born June 16, 1995), known mononymously as Huihyeon and formerly known as Cathy, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actress. She was best known as a member of the girl group DIA. In September 2022, Huihyeon transitioned into acting and joined Hicon Entertainment.{{cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0011447391|script-title=ko:다이아 출신 기희현, 하이콘과 계약…"배우로 새출발"|access-date=October 9, 2022|archive-date=October 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009094028/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0011447391|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/437/0000315610|script-title=ko:다이아 출신 기희현, 정진영·정유진 소속사 새 둥지|access-date=October 9, 2022|archive-date=October 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009094028/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/437/0000315610|url-status=live}}

Early life

Ki was born on June 16, 1995, in Namwon, South Korea.{{cite web|url=https://m.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=mtp_hty.top&where=m&query=%EA%B8%B0%ED%9D%AC%ED%98%84#api=%3Fwhere%3Dbridge%26sm%3Dmtb_etc%26query%3D%25EB%258B%25A4%25EC%259D%25B4%25EC%2595%2584%2520%25EA%25B8%25B0%25ED%259D%25AC%25ED%2598%2584%26tab_prs%3Dcsa%26col_prs%3Dcsa%26format%3Dtext%26tab%3Dprofile%26nqx_theme%3D%257B%2522theme%2522%253A%257B%2522main%2522%253A%257B%2522name%2522%253A%2522people_star%2522%252C%2522os%2522%253A%25222974790%2522%252C%2522pkid%2522%253A%25221%2522%257D%257D%257D&_lp_type=cm|title=Ki Hui-hyeon Naver Profile|date=September 13, 2016|publisher=Naver|language=ko|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111200151/https://m.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=mtp_hty.top#api=%3Fwhere%3Dbridge%26sm%3Dmtb_etc%26query%3D%25EB%258B%25A4%25EC%259D%25B4%25EC%2595%2584%2520%25EA%25B8%25B0%25ED%259D%25AC%25ED%2598%2584%26tab_prs%3Dcsa%26col_prs%3Dcsa%26format%3Dtext%26tab%3Dprofile%26nqx_theme%3D%257B%2522theme%2522%253A%257B%2522main%2522%253A%257B%2522name%2522%253A%2522people_star%2522%252C%2522os%2522%253A%25222974790%2522%252C%2522pkid%2522%253A%25221%2522%257D%257D%257D&_lp_type=cm|url-status=live}}

Career

=Pre-debut=

Ki is a former Woollim Entertainment trainee and trained with members of the girl group Lovelyz.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

=2015–present: Debut and ''Produce 101''=

{{Main|Produce 101 (season 1)}}

In February 2015, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to debut a new girl group under survival program through which the public could become familiar with the group members. In June 2015, MBK announced that they had canceled their plans for a survival program, and decided to select the members internally. MBK Entertainment revealed the final line-up and the group name.{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201506161750238875007_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=Final lineup revealed for MBK's newest girl group|date=June 16, 2015|website=Kpop Herald|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909035602/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201506161750238875007_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}

Ki debuted under stage name Cathy as the rapper of DIA. The group made their official debut stage on the music program Mnet's M Countdown on September 17, 2015. Shortly after debut with the group in December 2015, MBK Entertainment announced she had temporarily withdrawn from the group, along with her bandmate Jung Chae-yeon, to represent MBK Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group. She auditioned and signed contracts with the show before DIA's official debut.{{cite web|last1=Jeong|first1=Yoo-jin|script-title=ko:다이아 채연•캐시, '프로듀스 101' 합류 하면서 잠정탈퇴…"새로운 도전"|url=http://mbn.mk.co.kr/pages/news/newsView.php?news_seq_no=2709392|website=Maeil Broadcasting Network|date=December 22, 2015|access-date=April 2, 2016|language=ko|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203180515/https://www.mbn.co.kr/news/entertain/2709392|url-status=live}} Ki finished in 19th place.{{cite news|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/106129/dia-heehyeon-opens-up-about-produce101-elimination-all-kpop-news|title=DIA′s Hee Hyeon Opens Up About ′Produce 101′ Elimination|work=enewsWorld|access-date=January 22, 2017|date=June 15, 2016|author=Kim, JiYeon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202023800/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/106129/dia-heehyeon-opens-up-about-produce101-elimination-all-kpop-news|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}} On May 11, 2016, MBK Entertainment confirmed that she and Jung Chae-yeon had re-joined DIA.{{cite web|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=213&aid=0000871912|title=아이오아이 정채연, 6월 다이아 컴백 확정…기희현 합류|language=ko|publisher=Naver News|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909155141/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/213/0000871912|url-status=live}} She has changed her stage name from Cathy to her real name (Huihyeon) since rejoining the group.{{cite web|url=http://m.star.mt.co.kr/view.html?no=2016060113590315923#imadnews|script-title=ko:스타뉴스|publisher=M.star.mt.co.kr|date=June 1, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2017|archive-date=August 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808120208/http://m.star.mt.co.kr/view.html?no=2016060113590315923#imadnews|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:승할까[종합]|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201608120100113120008311&ServiceDate=20160811|website=Naver|publisher=Sports News|access-date=December 14, 2018|language=ko|date=August 11, 2016|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225133302/https://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201608120100113120008311&ServiceDate=20160811|url-status=live}} On August 17, it was announced that Ki would be collaborating with I.O.I members Choi Yoo-jung and Jeon So-mi for the digital single, "Flower, Wind and You", which was produced by Boi B.{{Cite news|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201608180919031591625_1|title=MBK 측 "기희현 전소미 최유정 김청하, 콜라보 디싱 준비중"|first=Ho-yeon|last=Lee|date=August 18, 2016|work=Herald Pop|language=ko|access-date=July 12, 2019|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225133303/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201608180919031591625_1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Choi|first1=Hyun-jung|script-title=ko:기희현X전소미X최유정X김청하 '꽃, 바람 그리고 너' 재킷 공개|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000498600|website=Naver|publisher=Sports DongA|access-date=July 12, 2019|language=ko|archive-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091101/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000498600|url-status=live}} She is the current leader of the group, starting from the promotions of the mini album Spell.

In 2016, she also appeared on Mnet's rap survival program Unpretty Rapstar 3 as a contestant.{{cite news|url=http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201608/sp20160809165919136660.htm|script-title=ko:'언프리티 랩스타3' 기희현·애쉬비 등 6인, '중간투입래퍼 결정전' 시작|website=Sports Hankooki|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073705/http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201608/sp20160809165919136660.htm|url-status=live}}

In September 2019, Ki participated in the survival program show, V-1, to select the Vocal Queen among the various girl group members, where only the top 12 girl group members in votes would progress and perform on the show.{{cite news|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23530356&cloc=|script-title=ko:걸그룹 보컬 서바이벌 'V-1', 누적 득표수 22만 표 돌파|publisher=Ilgan Sports|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=September 16, 2019|language=ko|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614090733/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23530356&cloc=|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.tvreport.co.kr/2005203|title='V-1' 본선 진출자 12인 공개…걸그룹 보컬퀸 누가 될까|publisher=TV Report|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=September 16, 2019|language=ko|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826135151/https://www.tvreport.co.kr/2005203|url-status=dead}} However, she was not selected among the final members to perform on stage. She was also cast in a drama 패셔니스타, aired on Ssulrandi and YouTube.

In September 2022, Ki signed a contract with Hicon Entertainment as an actress.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=052&aid=0001795020|last=Oh|first=Ji-won|script-title=ko:다이아 출신 기희현, 배우 전향…정진영 소속 하이콘엔터와 전속계약|trans-title=Ki Hee-hyeon, a former DIA member, becomes an actress… Exclusive contract with Jinyoung Jung's Hycon Entertainment|publisher=YTN|via=Naver|date=September 29, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=September 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929130010/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=052&aid=0001795020|url-status=live}}

Discography

{{For|Ki's discography with DIA|DIA discography}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" | Peaks

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Sales
(DL)

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Album

scope="col" style="width:6em;font-size:90%;"|KOR
{{cite web|title=Gaon Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|access-date=March 16, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204071600/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|archive-date=February 4, 2015}}

  • {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=36&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Flower, Wind and You|date=September 3, 2016|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910024753/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=36&nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=You, Who|date=March 11, 2017|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317054622/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}
scope="row" |"Flower, Wind and You" {{small|(꽃, 바람 그리고 너)}}
{{small|(with Jeon Somi, Choi Yoo-jung and Chungha)}}

| 2016

| 42

|

  • KOR: 38,862+{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=36&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2016년 36주차 Download Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|access-date=February 5, 2017|language=ko|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221162714/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=36&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}

| rowspan="1" {{n/a|Non-album single}}

colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

=Other songs=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
Title

! Year

! Album

scope="row" | "Artist" ({{Korean|hangul=화가|labels=no}})

| 2016

| Spell

scope="row" | "There Is No Time"{{cite web|script-title=ko:시간이 없어 (Feat. 김청하)|url=https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=30374837|website=Melon|access-date=December 14, 2018|language=ko|date=April 9, 2017|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814115539/https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm%3FsongId%3D30374837|url-status=live}}
{{small|(featuring Chungha)}}

| 2017

| YOLO

=Composition credits=

{{Main|List of songs written by Ki Hui-hyeon}}

Filmography

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2016

| Drinking Solo

| Herself

| Cameo

| {{Cite news|url=http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20161011.99002085624|script-title=ko:다이아, 정채연 지원사격 단체 카메오 출연 '어떤 케미 보일까 기대Up'|newspaper=The Kookje Daily News|access-date=September 8, 2019|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018010123/http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20161011.99002085624|url-status=live}}

Happy Ending

| Ki Hui-hyeon

| DIA music drama

|

scope="row" | 2019

| Fashionista

|

| Lead role

| {{Cite news|url=http://mpop.heraldcorp.com/amp/view.php?ud=201910170952080632363_1|script-title=ko:다이아 기희현, 물오른 성숙美..끝이 안 보이는 다리 길이|website=Kpop Herald|access-date=October 25, 2019|date=October 17, 2019|archive-date=September 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909155140/http://mpop.heraldcorp.com/amp/view.php?ud=201910170952080632363_1|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.jejutwn.com/mobile/article.html?no=63095#08yz|title='#패셔니스타' 기희현(다이아), 인스타그램을 통해 근황 공개|website=Twnews|access-date=October 25, 2019|date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=September 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909155141/https://www.jejutwn.com/mobile/article.html?no=63095#08yz|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | 2020

| Homemade Love Story

| Herself

| Cameo

|

scope="row" | 2021

| Love in Black Hole

| Anna

| Lead role

| {{Cite news|url=http://www.topdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=106371|script-title=ko:다이아 기희현, 웹드라마 '러브 인 블랙홀' 출연…음대 여신 조안나 役|website=Top Daily|access-date=August 28, 2021|date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828081146/http://www.topdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=106371|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000751143|script-title=ko:'러브 인 블랙홀' 다이아 기희현, 더위 날릴 청량 미모 '인간 이온음료'|website=Naver|access-date=August 28, 2021|date=July 23, 2021|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828081326/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000751143|url-status=live}}

=Television shows=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | 2016

| Produce 101

| Contestant

| Survival show that determined I.O.I members
Finished 19th

| {{Cite video|script-title=ko:정채연·기희현, '프로듀스101' 수익 전액 기부|url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0008500158|work=Naver|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2020}}

scope="row" | 2017

| Unpretty Rapstar 3

| Contestant

| Additional Match Contestant

| {{Cite video|script-title=ko:'언프리티 랩스타3' 기희현-애쉬비, 본편 行 티켓 놓고 배틀 돌입|url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/082/0000623122|work=Naver|date=August 9, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2020}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2019

| Cabin Crew

| Cast member

| Episodes 4–11

| {{Cite video|script-title=ko:다이아 기희현, 승무원 됐다? '비행기 타고 가요' 고정 합류|url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/410/0000562479|work=Naver|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2020}}{{Cite video|script-title=ko:'비행기 타고가요' 유라, 인턴 기희현에 조언…선배美 발산|url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/057/0001327297|work=Naver|date=February 17, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2020}}

V-1

| Contestant

|

| {{Cite video|script-title=ko:다이아 기희현 행복한 나를♪ V-1 1화|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnBAKZY3wtA|work=tvN via YouTube|date=August 7, 2019|access-date=September 16, 2019}}

References

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