E-seol (이설), also known as J-DAY (재이데이), and formerly as Chiu (치유), is a South Korean singer under Be the max Entertainment. She is the leader of the girl group I:mond and a former member of the girl group X:IN. She was also a former pre-debut member of MEP-C.
As a soloist, she made her solo debut on November 2, 2021 with the digital single "I Want To Love".
Career[]
2021: Solo debut[]
On November 2, 2021, she debuted under the solo stage name J-DAY with the release of her first and sole digital single, "I Want To Love".[1] The single was released as a collaborative piece between friends, namely J-DAY herself and Shin Young Min who is the keyboardist of the indie band, 95z.[2]
2022–2023: Universe and MEP-C[]
Sometime in early 2022, she joined GBK Entertainment and became a trainee on their online training platform Universe, which aims to select girls to became potential members of a future girl group. On November 29, 2022, now known as Chiu, was revealed as one of the five selected members of GBK's upcoming girl group MEP-C. However, in early 2023, she presumably left the group after the deletion of her profile post.
2023: X:IN[]
On March 6, 2023, she was officially revealed as the third member of the upcoming girl group X:IN.[3] They officially debuted on April 11, 2023 with their first digital single "Keeping the Fire".
On June 7, Escrow Entertainment announced that Chi.u had been departed from the group due to personal circumstances.[4]
2024: Debut with I:mond[]
In early 2024, it was discovered that she had joined Be the max Entertainment and had become a member and the leader of the pre-debut girl group I:mond.[5] They will debut with the single album "We Are Gravity" on June 3. However, on June 2, it was announced that the release has been pushed back to June 4 due to issues in the distribution process.[6]
Discography[]
Digital singles[]
- "I Want To Love" (2021)
Writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| I:mond | "Slippery" | "We Are Gravity" | Writing |
Trivia[]
- Her MBTI personality type is ISFP.[7]
- She has a dog named Mokka.
- Eseol starred in the TV series "Class of Lies".
- She appeared in the second episode of the Dreamcatcher series "Why Not Me".
- She studied at Induk University.
- Her representative emoji in X:IN was a squirrel (🐿).
- She was part of the dance team Majesty.
- Her hobbies are making collages and watching cartoons.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Eseol/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ YouTube: [MV] 재이데이(J-DAY) _ 사랑을 하고 싶어 (I want to love)
- ↑ Melon: J-DAY - I Want To Love album information
- ↑ @x.in_official Instagram post (March 6, 2023)
- ↑ @escrow_ent_official on Instagram (June 7, 2023)
- ↑ YouTube: [4월데뷔예정] 신인걸그룹 파티엔스 자기소개 및 멘트 직캠 Talk by 240126 Fancam JJAS
- ↑ @Imond_Official on X (June 2, 2024)
- ↑ @i.mond_official Instagram post (May 8, 2024)
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