Ara (아라) is a South Korean singer under FC ENM. She is a member of the girl group ILY:1.
She is best known for participating in Mnet's reality survival show Girls Planet 999.
Career[]
2021: Girls Planet 999[]
On July 7, Lee Yunji was confirmed as a upcoming contestant on Mnet's newest reality show, Girls Planet 999, along with the other participating trainees, through the prologue trailer.[1] Her official profile was released on July 17.[2][3] The show began airing on August 6. In the fifth episode, which was aired on September 3, it was revealed that she, along with her cellmates, was unfortunately eliminated.[4]
On October 20, it was revealed that Yunji had left Cube Entertainment and joined FC ENM.[5]
2022: Debut with ILY:1[]
On December 24, 2021, FC ENM announced that Lee Yunji, alongside trainees Hayase Hana, Kishida Ririka, and Chang Ching would be debuting in their new six-member girl group, ILY:1.[6] On January 10, 2022, she was officially introduced as the group's second member under the stage name Ara.[7] They debuted on April 4, 2022 with the single album "Love in Bloom".[8][9][10]
Discography[]
Participation releases[]
- "O.O.O (Over&Over&Over)" (with contestants of Girls Planet 999) (2021)
Filmography[]
Television shows[]
- Girls Planet 999 (Mnet, 2021) - contestant
Trivia[]
- Her MBTI personality type is ENFP.[3]
- Her hobby is drawing.[3]
- Her specialties include magic tricks, playing the samul nori, and doing nanta.[3]
- She is close friends with Kep1er's Yujin.[citation needed]
- Her motto on Girls Planet 999 is "Cutie with infinite charms that puts smile on your face just by seeing".[3]
- She was born on the exact same day as STAYC's Isa.
- A very curious fact about her is that despite being South Korean, she has a strong accent, which makes her mistaken for a foreign idol (more precisely, being mistaken for a Japanese K-pop idol, despite being from Seoul, the capital and most populous city in South Korea).[11]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Ara (ILY:1)/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ YouTube: (Prologue) Welcome to Girls Planet (Full ver.) l August 6 (Fri) 8:20PM (KST) #GirlsPlanet999
- ↑ @_girlsplanet999 Twitter post (July 19, 2021)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Girls Planet 999 Han Dana profile page
- ↑ Soompi: “Girls Planet 999” Reveals Results Of First Elimination Round
- ↑ @fc_enm Twitter post (October 20, 2021)
- ↑ Soompi: 4 “Girls Planet 999” Contestants To Debut Together In New Girl Group
- ↑ @FCENM_ILY1 on Twitter: ARA (January 10, 2022)
- ↑ Soompi: New Girl Group With 4 “Girls Planet 999” Contestants Announces Debut Date And Name
- ↑ @FCENM_ILY1 on Twitter (February 26, 2022)
- ↑ ILY:1 on Twitter: 아일리원(ILY:1) 데뷔 앨범 '사랑아 피어라(LOVE IN BLOOM)' 발매 연기 안내 (March 11, 2022)
- ↑ 엔터로 │ Entero (YouTube Channel): (eng sub) 올해 데뷔했지만 YG 이직 꿈나무🙏인 걸그룹 쎄볐다 ㅋ (feat.아일리원) │ 엔터로 ep.03
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