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=
=Other songs=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
Title
! Year ! Album |
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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=
=Television shows=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
{{Dia}}
{{Produce 101}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Musicians from North Jeolla Province
Category:MBK Entertainment artists
Category:South Korean female idols
Category:South Korean hip-hop singers
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Category:South Korean women pop singers
Category:South Korean women rappers
Category:South Korean hip-hop record producers
Category:Unpretty Rapstar contestants
Category:Produce 101 contestants
Category:21st-century South Korean women singers
Category:21st-century South Korean singers