In this article, Channel-Korea will tell you about all the Lovelyz members: their personal profiles and fun facts, discography, filmography, awards, and nominations, their plastic surgery rumors and diet tips, their Instagram feed, and their latest news. So, keep reading!
Lovelyz’ Baby Soul: Full Profile
Stage Name: Baby Soul Birth Name: Lee Soo Jung Date Birth: Gwangju, South Korea, July 6, 1992 Age: 28 (Korean age) / 27 (International age) Position: Leader, Main Vocalist, Rapper Zodiac Sign: Cancer Chinese Astrology: Monkey Height: 158 Blood Type: O
Fun Facts About Lovelyz’ Baby Soul
Baby Soul was a trainee for around 6-7 years. She dropped out of high school to focus on training and moved to Seoul. She debuted as a solo artist in 2011. She released two singles, namely No Better Than Strangers and She’s a Flirt. Baby Soul collaborated on two INFINITE H songs, namely Crying and Fly High. Her hobbies are reading, cooking, writing lyrics. She is able to play the piano. Her favorite color is pastel purple. Her favorite food is sashimi. She cannot do aegyo because she is very shy to do it. She shares a room with Sujeong. Baby Soul’s ideal type is a tall and manly person, potentially cutesy, and one she can respect and can learn a lot from. A witty person who is outstanding in their career. She chose Crush as her celebrity ideal type.
Lovelyz’ Jiae: Full Profile
Stage Name: Jiae Birth Name: Yoo Ji Ae Nickname: Elephant Jiae, Moomin Date Of Birth: Seoul, South Korea, May 21, 1993 Age: 27 (Korean age) / 26 (International age) Position: Vocalist, Visual Zodiac Sign: Gemini Chinese Astrology: Rooster Height: 163 cm Blood Type: A Siblings: 1 (an older sister named Yoo Mi-ae) Education: Mayang High School, Seoul Performance Arts High School
Fun Facts About Lovelyz’ Jiae
Jiae is the mother of the group. She often bakes desserts for the members. She showed up as INFINITE’s little sister in their debut variety show, You’re My Oppa. She sleepwalks. The members said it was kind of serious. She debuted as a solo artist in 2013, with the single Delight. She can play the piano. Jiae has two dogs. One is a Bichon Frise and the other one is a Maltese. Along with Yein, Mijoo, and Jisoo, Jiae appeared as a cameo on the television series Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop on episode 29. Her hobbies are watching movies, exercising, dancing, and acting. Her favorite color is white. Jiae’s favorite foods are desserts (especially ice cream) and strawberries. She shares a room with Yein. Her ideal type is someone smart, with a sense of humor, a hard worker, and who can always take care of her.
Lovelyz’ Jisoo: Full Profile
Stage Name: Jisoo Birth Name: Seo Ji Soo Date of Birth: Incheon, South Korea, February 11, 1994 Age: 26 (Korean age) / 25 (International age) Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Chinese Astrology: Dog Height: 165 cm Weight: 46 kg Blood Type: O
Fun Facts About Lovelyz’ Jisoo
She participated in Korea’s Got Talent in 2011. She starred in the original music video of Infinite’s Last Romeo. Jisoo is known for her big eyes with single eyelids. Her hobbies are watching movies, listening to music, and shopping Jisoo good at drawing. Her favorite color is white. Along with Jiae, Mijoo, and Yein, Jisoo appeared as a cameo on the television series Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop on episode 29. Her favorite foods are chocolate, tarts, pork ribs, and jokbal (pig trotters). She’s allergic to seafood. Jisoo is a gamer and a big fan of Marvel. She shares a room with Jin. She has two dogs. One is a Chihuahua and the other one is a Maltese. Jisoo’s ideal type is someone who’s confident, and humorous, someone who works really hard at what they need to do. She picked Robert Downey Jr. as her ideal type.
Lovelyz’ Mijoo: Full Profile
Stage Name: Mijoo Birth Name: Lee Mi Joo Legal Name: Lee Seung Ah Date of Birth: Okcheon Country, North Chungcheong, South Korea, September 23, 1994 Age: 26 (Korean age) / 25 (International age) Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist Zodiac Sign: Libra Chinese Astrology: Dog Height: 167 cm Blood Type: O
Fun Facts About Lovelyz’ Mijoo
Mijoo used to attend Big Bang‘s Seungri’s Dance Academy. She learned jazz when she was in high school. She changed her name to Seungah after going to a fortune teller. Her new name is supposed to bring her more luck. She was picked as the messiest member of the group. Mijoo’s father works as a middle school P.E teacher. Her major in high school was E-commerce. Mijoo is considered as the most fashionable member in the group. Along with Kei, Mijoo can;t swim. She acted in the music video of Infinite‘s Last Romeo. She appeared in Mnet’s dance competition show Hit the Stage. Along with Jiae, Yein, and Jisoo, Mijoo appeared as a cameo on the television series Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop on episode 29. Currently, Mijoo is the host of My Mad Beauty 2 Her hobbies are watching movies and listening to music Her favorite color is red. Mijoo used to have two Maltese dogs for five years, named Doni and Jjoah. Along with Yein, Mijoo appeared on V Live HonBab, an eating show specially designed for a solo eater. Her favorite foods are meat and sundae (blood sausage), tteokbokki (rice cake) and twigim (fritters) set. On the other hand, she dislikes food with strong tastes such as salmon, oysters, and fishy food. She shares a room with Kei. Mijoo’s ideal type is someone who has a nice smile, has deep thoughts, and only looks at her.
Lovelyz’ Kei Full Profile
Stage Name: Kei Birth Name: Kim Ji Yeon Date Of Birth: Incheon, South Korea, March 20, 1995 Age: 25 (Korean age) / 24 (International age) Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer Zodiac Sign: Pisces Chinese Astrology: Pig Height: 162 cm Blood Type: O Siblings: 1 (an older sister who is a professional traditional dancer)
Fun Facts About Lovelyz’ Kei
Her hobbies are cooking and acting Kei is known for having the most drama soundtracks, such as Love Like That from Shin Min-ah and So Ji-sub’s drama Oh My Venus, Star and Sun from Yoo Seung-ho and Kim So-hyun’s drama Ruler: Master of the Mask, Can You Hear Me from Shin Sung-rok and Jang Na-ra’s drama The Last Empress, and many more. Currently, she’s the host of KBS2’s Music Bank. She acted for the first time in the web drama Matching! Boys Archery Club and made her musical debut on 30 Something, as Okhee Shei participated in Girl Spirit and King of Masked Singer. Her favorite colors are pastel pink, mint, and all pastel colors. Kei’s favorite foods are meat, jokbal (pig trotters), samgyupsal (pork belly), and chicken. On the other hand, she dislikes pickles and anything with vinegar, food with strong smells, cinnamon, cucumber, mint. She shares a room with Mijoo. Kei’s ideal type is someone who has leadership skills and who she is comfortable with. Kei chose Kim Soo-hyun as her ideal type.
Lovelyz’ Jin: Full Profile
Stage Name: Jin Birth Name: Park Myung Eun Date Of Birth: Seoul, South Korea, June 12, 1996 Age: 24 (Korean age) / 23 (International age) Position: Main Vocalist Zodiac Sign: Gemini Chinese Astrology: Rat Height: 165 cm Blood Type: B Education: Korea Arts High School
Fun Facts About Lovelyz’ Jin
Jin had been a trainee since her middle school years. Her parents are from Busan. She was a vocalist in her school band. Shehas a 4D personality. She was picked as the most awkward member, with the widest variety of skills. Jin debuted as a solo artist in 2013, with the single Gone. Her hobbies are listening to music and harmonizing Her favorite colors are white and black. Jin’s favorite foods are spaghetti, seaweed soup made by her mother, galbijjim made by her father, and tteokbokki. On the other hand, she dislikes sashimi. She shares a room with Jisoo. She has braces from the beginning of Lost N Found promotion until the next two years. Jin halted her activities late in June, 2018, due to health issues. The fans found out that she was involved in a car accident which Woollim Entertainment never reported to the public. Her ideal type is someone hardworking, who is cold outside but with a warm heart.
Lovelyz’ SujeongL Full Profile
Stage Name: Sujeong Birth Name: Ryu Soo Jung Nickname: Ryuvely, Bbangdeok (bread) Date Of Birth: Daejeon, South Korea, November 19, 1997 Age: 23 (Korean age) / 22 (International age) Position: Lead Vocalist Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Chinese Astrology: Ox Height: 168 cm Blood Type: B Siblings: 1 (an older sister who is an artist) Education: School of Performing Arts Seoul
Fun Facts About Lovelyz’s Sujeong
Sujeong is considered as the Brain of Lovelyz, due to her knowledge. She was chosen as an MC for MTV Best of the Best, alongside BTS‘ V. Sujeong wrote the lyrics to Hide and Seek, which was included in Lovelyz’ R U Ready? album. She appeared in MBC’s King of Masked Singer and KBS’ Idol Drama Operation Team. She debuted with other six female idols on IDOT as Girls Next Door on July 14, 2017. Sujeong’s hobby is playing the guitar. She often did live broadcasts on Lovelyz’s official V Live channel to showcase her guitar skill as well as singing. Her favorite color is pastel pink Sujeong’s favorite foods are nachos, chicken feet, cheese, chicken, and braised spicy chicken. On the other hand, she dislikes pickles and food with vinegar in it. She shares a room with Baby Soul. Her ideal type is a mature person whom she can look up to and who is able to make her laugh, but is serious when needed to be.
Lovelyz’ Yein: Full Profile
Stage Name: Yein Birth Name: Jeong Ye In Nickname: Deer, Elk Date Of Birth: Incheon, South Korea, June 4, 1998 Age: 22 (Korean age) / 21 (International age) Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Maknae (youngest member of the group) Zodiac Sign: Gemini Chinese Astrology: Tiger Height: 166 cm Blood Type: B Siblings: 1 (a younger sister)
Fun Facts About Lovelyz’ Yein
Yein joined Woollim in July, 2014. She only trained under the agency for four months before debuting with the other Lovelyz members. She used to be a trainee under JYP Entertainment. She was a fitting model during her middle school days. She’s the most competitive member in Lovelyz. Before Lovelyz’s comeback for WoW, Yein was injured during practice, so she wasn’t able to join the promotion. Her hobbies are shopping and listening to music Her favorite color is white. Yein’s favorite foods are chicken feet, cartilage, and everything that’s delicious. Along with Jiae, Mijoo, and Jisoo, Yein appeared as a cameo on the television series Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop on episode 29. Yein was a special MC for On Style’s Get it Beauty. She shares a room with Jiae. Her ideal type is someone who is full of charm. She doesn’t really care about looks.
Lovelyz’ Discography
After introducing three of its members, Baby Soul, Jiae, and Jin, through their solo releases in previous years, Lovelyz finally debuted with an eight-member formation. Prior to the release of their first full album, Lovelyz released Good Night like Yesterday, which they performed on November 12, 2014, a day after their debut showcase at the K-ART Hall in Olympic Park. The music video of Good Night Like Yesterday features the appearance of Infinite’s leader, Sunggyu, as the male model, and all Lovelyz members wear a flower crown, emphasizing their pure, innocent image as a rookie group.
Lovelyz’s debut track, Candy Jelly Love, which was the work of OnePiece and Kim Eana, was released on November 17 along with other tracks from their full album Girls’ Invasion. The b-sides of the album, such as the intro Introducing The Candy, Goodbye Chapter 1, and Getaway, as well as the solo release of Baby Soul’s Stranger, which features soloist Wheesung, Baby Soul and Kei’s She’s a Flirt, which features Infinite’s Dongwoo, Jiae’s Delight, and Jin’s Gone, were included along with the pre-release Good Night Like Yesterday. Notably, Girls’ Invasion sold over 11,324 copies and peaked at #7 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart and #16 on the Gaon Monthly Albums Chart.
Four months later, Lovelyz released the repackaged album Hi~, and began to promote the track with the same title, occasionally performing the additional track, Amusement Track, on music shows. These tracks also became the only Lovelyz’s songs which Jisoo did not participate in, due to her hiatus since the group’s debut. Compared to the debut track, Hi~ highlighted the members’ reserved side in showing their love interest. Notably, Hi~ sold over 19,654 copies and peaked at #4 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart and #12 on the Gaon Monthly Albums Chart.
After greeting the public as a seven-member girl-group, Lovelyz finally returned with Jisoo for their first mini-album, Lovelyz8. Prior to the release of the album, the midtempo ballad track Shooting Star was released on September 14, 2015. The music video shows a peaceful depiction of the girls with the background set of a library.
Three weeks later, Lovelyz released the mini-album Lovelyz8, which contains seven tracks, namely the intro, Welcome to the Lovelyz8, the title track, Ah-Choo, which is the work of One Piece and Seo Ji-eum, Hug Me, How to Be a Pretty Girl, Sweet and Sour, Rapunzel, and the pre-release track Shooting Star. The music video for Ah-Choo features the brief appearance of Infinite’s former member, Hoya. Lovelyz started to rise in prominence after the release of Ah-Choo, as is proven since the track was often used as the background track for several variety programs in South Korea’s television broadcasts. Notably, Lovelyz8 sold over 23,213 copies in South Korea and another 829 copies in Japan, jpeaking at #2 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart.
Early in December, 2015, Lovelyz released their first single album, Lovelinus, which marked their surprise return to the music industry. The single album contains three tracks, For You, which is the work of Heuk Tae (Jung Tae-soo) and Jo Seung-joon, Circle, and BeBe. Many fans think that Woollim Entertainment planned the timing for the single album poorly, because For You is a song that is perfect for playing in the summer instead of in the winter. Nonetheless, sales of Lovelinus hit more than 15,678 copies and it peaked at #2 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart.
Lovelyz started their first spring comeback in 2016 by releasing their second mini-album, A New Trilogy. Prior to the release, a prologue video was shared in mid-April, showing a glimpse of the girls in an indoor garden. A New Trilogy contains seven tracks, the intro, Moonrise, the title track, Destiny, which is the work of OnePiece and Jun Kan-di, Fondant, Bookmark, 1cm, Dear You, and Baby Doll, which could previously be heard in the prologue video.
Notably, A New Trilogy successfully sold over 28,985 copies and peaked at #5 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart and #83 on the Gaon Monthly Albums Chart. In addition, the title track, Destiny, was praised by American producer Brent Fischer, as the track has world-class grooves and current arrangements. The producer also expressed his interest in helping Lovelyz to venture into the American music industry. Well, that’s what we call a masterpiece!
Almost a year later, Lovelyz made a comeback by releasing their second full album, R U Ready?, in late February, 2017. The album contains eleven tracks, the intro, R U Ready?, the title track, WoW!, which is the work of OnePiece, Cameo, Emotion, First Snow, Knock Knock, Night and Day, and Hide and Seek, as well as the collaboration between members, such as Baby Soul, Kei, and Jin’s Morning Star, Mijoo, Sujeong, and Yein’s The, and Jiae and Jisoo’s My Little Lover. Notably, R U Ready successfully sold over 24,862 copies in South Korea and 1,756 copies in Japan, peaking at #2 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart, at #77 on the Gaon Year-end Albums Chart, and at #44 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.
Early in May, 2017, Lovelyz released their repackaged album Now, We and began to promote the track with the same title. The repackaged album also contained one additional track, Aya. Now, We became the first Lovelyz song that won music charts on SBS’s The Show. In addition, Now, We successfully sold over 24,862 copies and topped the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart.
Following the success of their preceding albums that year, Lovelyz made another comeback in November, 2017, with their third mini-album, Fall in Lovelyz. The album became Lovelyz’ first collaboration with 1Take and TAK, who are also notable as their fans, unbinding their strong relationship with YoonSang, who previously worked with the group under OnePiece. Fall in Lovelyz contained seven tracks, the intro, Spotlight, the title track, Twinkle, Triangle, Just, Fallin, Secret Garden, and Sleepy Dream. Notably, Fall in Lovelyz successfully sold over 43,687 copies in South Korea and 3,327 copies in Japan, and peaked at #4 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart and #88 on the Gaon Year-end Albums Chart, making it the group’s highest-selling album, to this day.
Lovelyz returned to the music industry in late April, 2018, by releasing their fourth mini-album, Heal. The album contains six tracks, the intro, Heal, the title track, That Day, which is the work of Sweetune, who previously created the group’s b-side tracks Emotion and The, Mi-myo Mi-myo, Temptation, Watercolor, and Shining★Star. Notably, Heal sold over 42,791 copies in South Korea and 4,794 copies in Japan, and peaked at #2 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart, #43 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, and #10 on Five Music Weekly Albums, Taiwan, as well as topping the iTunes K-pop Music Albums in the United States and Hong Kong in the first week of its release.
In middle of June, 2018, Lovelyz released a special digital single, Wag-Zak. The summer song also became Lovelyz’s first song in which the main vocalist, Jin, didn’t participate due to her hiatus. Wag-Zak was performed several times on music shows, which was followed by the release of its music video. On September 11, Lovelyz released their first compilation album, Muse on Music, which became the first instrumental album that a girl-group released. Muse on Music contains the instrumental versions of 33 tracks from their eight albums, divided into three discs, namely Dawn, Day, and Night versions. Notably, Wag-Zak peaked at #95 on the Gaon Digital Chart and #92 the Gaon K-pop Hot 100, whereas Muse on Music sold over 6,714 copies and peaked at #9 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart.
In late November, 2018, Lovelyz made a comeback with the complete line-up and released their fifth mini-album, Sanctuary. The album contains seven tracks, the intro, Never Ending, the title track, Lost N Found, which is the work of Spacecowboy, 1988, NV, and Sweetune, Like U, Rewind, Rain, Daydream, and Floral. Notably, Sanctuary sold over 43,386 copies in South Korea and 6,517 copies in Japan, peaking at #8 on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart and #26 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.
Lovelyz’ Filmography
The first variety show featuring Lovelyz that their true fans must know about is Lovelyz Diary. The show started airing before the group’s debut and is divided into seasons The viewers can watch Lovelyz carry out different missions in each installation. To this day, Lovelyz Diary is already in the fifth season.
Lovelyz’ variety show, Lovelyz in Wonderland, broadcast on the cable network SBS MTV back in 2016. The show aired for eight episodes and told about the life of the girls, who temporarily moved out to a new house which is described to be their ‘wonderland’.
Lovelyz went overseas to Canada to shoot their first travel show, Lovelyz Loves Canada. The program aired on skyTravel and was specified as a web reality show. During their trip, Lovelyz was divided into two teams and carried out missions that they had to finish.
Lovelyz’s latest variety show, The Man Who Feeds The Dog 2, became another variety program where the girls showed their humane and pleasant characteristics. In this show, the fans were able to see how Lovelyz took care of three rescued dogs named Candy, Jelly, and Love, which were named based on the group’s debut song.
Not only on their own variety shows, Lovelyz has also appeared on many idol programs. The arguably most famous one is Weekly Idol. Ever since their debut, Lovelyz has done a filming of the show annually, which is often referred to as ‘the basement’, and does interviews and games with the hosts. Some of the members, namely Kei, Jisoo, and Sujeong, also appeared in a special Christmas episode in 2015, with members of the groups Twice (Nayeon, Dahyun, and Tzuyu) and GFriend (Yerin, Yuju, and SinB).
During their rookie days, Lovelyz also visited Arirang’s After School Club. The show became the bridge between the fans and the artists, as fans were able to greet their idols directly through the webcam. However, only selected participants were able to make it to the real broadcast.
Having a similar format to Weekly Idol. Lovelyz also appeared several times on KBS’ A Song For You. In the show, Lovelyz has to answer the fans’ requests and questions, which came from all around the world.
Renowned as a prestige artist in South Korea, Yoo Hee-yeol also invited Lovelyz to his show, Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook. In this program, Lovelyz showcased their heavenly vocals by doing an a capella rendition of Michael Jackson’s famous songs Beat It, in 2015, and You Are Not Alone in 2017. These a capella covers went viral among the netizens as soon as they were published.
Besides A Song For You and Sketchbook, another KBS’ program, K-Rush Idol Master, also brought Lovelyz on as their guests. Apparently, Lovelyz only went to the show twice, in 2017 and 2018.
There’s no denying that 2018 became one of Lovelyz’ busiest years. One of their variety broadcasts also includes their appearance on XtvN’s Super TV, which is hosted by Super Junior members.
Another KBS program, Immortal Songs 2, also often invited Lovelyz to fill its stages. Reportedly, Lovelyz has gone to the show three times, twice in 2016 and once in 2017. The girls never failed to put on amazing performances in each episode.
Similar to Immortal Songs 2, Lovelyz also covered old songs in JTBC’s Sugar Man, on both its first and second seasons. In their first appearance, Lovelyz only performed with four members, but the last time they were guests, the group sang with the complete line-up.
