Jang Ye-eun

Jang Ye-eun (; born August 10, 1998), better known as Yeeun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and rapper signed to Superbell Company. She is best known as the main rapper of the South Korean girl group CLC. She was part of the longest-running pair of hosts at SBS MTV's The Show, hosting from May 2018 to November 2019, alongside Jeno of NCT Dream.

Early life and education Yeeun was born and raised in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. She has an older sister.

Career 2014–2021: Career beginnings and solo activities In 2014, Yeeun made appearances in the music videos for "G.NA's Secret" and "Beep Beep" by G.NA and BtoB, respectively. Yeeun also participated in the former's promotional activities as a backing dancer with fellow Cube Entertainment trainees.

On March 10, 2015, Yeeun was revealed as the main rapper of the girl group CLC. The group officially debuted on March 19, 2015, with their debut single, "Pepe", from their debut EP, First Love. On June 29, Yeeun hosted BtoB's comeback showcase for Complete with Na In-woo.

On March 20, 2018, Yeeun made her runway debut for Greedilous at the 2018 F/W Hera Seoul Fashion Week, which was held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza. On May 21, SBS MTV announced that Yeeun had been selected to be host The Show starting from the 149th episode, on May 22, 2018, alongside NCT Dream's Jeno and Jin Longguo. She departed the show after the 212th episode, on November 26, 2019.

Together with fellow CLC member, Oh Seung-hee, Yeeun featured on the original soundtrack for the drama, My Fellow Citizens!, with the song "Really Bad Guy", released on April 22, 2019.

In May 2020, Yeeun joined the cast of the Mnet's music competition show, Good Girl. Yeeun had participated in a total of three songs during the show. She performed "Witch" with Hyo-yeon, Cheetah, Jamie, and Jiwoo of Kard on 6th episode. She had two solo songs, "Barbie" and "Mermaid" which were featured in the final episode. She promoted the "Barbie" on the 672nd episode of M Countdown. She later released a special solo music video for "Mermaid" on the CLC YouTube channel in the run-up to CLC's September 2020 release, Helicopter.

In June 2021, Cube Entertainment announced that Yeeun would make her acting debut with her fellow members, Oh Seung-hee and Jang Seung-yeon, in the short film anthology series, Tastes of Horror. The short film premiered at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2022.

2022–present: Departure from Cube Entertainment, solo debut and EL7ZUP On March 18, 2022, Cube Entertainment announced that Yeeun would be leaving the company after choosing to not renew her contract with the company.

On August 11, SuperBell Company revealed that Yeeun had signed exclusive contract with them as a solo artist. Yeeun participated as a featured artist on the single "Nirvana Girl" by Sorn, which was released on September 15. She later featured on oceanfromtheblue's single "Come Back Home", released on November 22.

In March 2023, SuperBell Company announced that Yeeun would be making her solo debut on April 13, with the single album "The Beginning" and its title track "Cherry Coke". Her debut was preceded by the release of the digital single "Strange Way To Love" on March 20. On May 18, SuperBell Company confirmed Yeeun's participation in Mnet's reality competition show Queendom Puzzle after her appearance in the Pick-Cat team's special performance video which was released on the same day. On August 16, Yeeun placed 7th with a total of 350,517 points in the final episode of Queendom Puzzle, allowing her to debut with the winning group El7z Up.

On July 29, 2024, the digital single "Picky (Feat. Bang Yong-guk)" was issued as a pre-release for Yeeun's upcoming extended play.

On June 28, 2025, Yeeun held her first fan meeting, HEART STRIKE at H-STAGE in Hongdae.

Public image In the media

Yeeun is well known for having sported a bob cut during CLC promotions spanning 2018 to 2019, gaining the moniker of "" (short-haired girl) in the Korean media.

Endorsements Yeeun participated in the Spring/Summer 2016 and Fall/Winter 2016 TBJ campaigns, alongside BtoB. In August 2020, Yeeun was announced to be the brand model for Cosio's Super Glass Care Treatment line.

Discography

Single albums +List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures Title Details Peak chartpositions SalesKOR The Beginning Released: April 13, 2023 Label: Superbell Company Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 38 KOR: 5,137 Scent of Memories Released: May 12, 2026 Label: HiD Formats: Digital download, streaming –

Singles Title Year Peak chartpositions Album KORDown. As lead artist "Witch" 2020 — Good Girl Episode 3 "Barbie" — "Mermaid" — Good Girl Final "Strange Way to Love" 2023 —The Beginning "Cherry Coke" 141 "Picky" 2024 143 "Scent of Memories" 2026 Scent of Memories As featured artist "Nirvana Girl" 2022 — "Come Back Home" — oceanfromtheblue "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Album "Really Bad Guy" 2019 My Fellow Citizens! OST "Another Level" 2021 Be My Boyfriend OST

Guest appearances

+ List of non-single guest appearances with other performing artist(s) Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Mermaid" 2018 Lee Min-hyuk, Peniel, Jung Il-hoon, Soyeon, Wooseok ONE

Songwriting credits All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.

Videography

Music videos Title Year Artist(s) Director(s) "Beep Beep" 2014 BtoB "G.NA's Secret" G.NA "Kimishika" 2015 Son Dong-woon "Strange Way To Love" 2023 Jang Ye-eun "Cherry Coke"

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2022 Tastes of Horror: Ding Dong Challenge Bora Featured as part of a short film anthology series. 2023Queendom PuzzleContestantSpin-off of Queendom

Web shows

Radio Year Title Notes 2019–2020Vibe Chart Show Host; on-air podcast; September 2019 – February 2020

Awards and nominations

+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Seoul Music Awards 2024 Rookie of the Year Jang Ye-eun