Arin (singer)

Choi Ye-won (born June 18, 1999),[1] better known as the stage name Arin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the girl group Oh My Girl[2] and currently is an MC on the South Korean TV show Music Bank.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Arin
아린
Background information
Birth nameChoi Ye-Won
Born (1999-06-18) June 18, 1999
Busan, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
  • presenter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsWM
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoi Yewon
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yewŏn

Early life

Arin attended DongDuk middle school and the Seoul performing arts school.

Career

Oh My Girl and other activities

On April 20, 2015, Arin debuted as a member of Oh My Girl.[3][4] She first performed their debut single on SBS MTV's The Show on April 21.[5][6] On April 2, 2018, Arin debuted in Oh My Girl's first sub-unit, Oh My Girl Banhana.[7] On December 28, 2018 she performed Kissing You with Yeri of Red Velvet, Kei of Lovelyz, Umji of Gfriend, Dahyun of Twice and Yuqi of (G)I-dle.[8] On March 29, 2019, she appeared on The Hit and performed Remember Me with bandmates Hyojung and Jiho.[9] On September 7, 2019, it was announced that Arin would be appearing on XtvN's 최신유행.[10] In August 2019, it was confirmed that Arin would be taking part in Queendom.[11]

In early 2020, Arin starred in the South Korean drama, A Girl's World as Oh Na-ri, alongside Doah of Fanatics.[12] In July 2020, Arin became an MC of Music Bank with Soobin of TXT.[13]

Arin is a model for the South Korean Clothes company, ‘BYC’.[14]

Filmography
Year Title Role
2019 The Ultimate Watchlist (Season 2) Herself
The Hit
Queendom
2020 The World of My 17 Oh Na-ri
Music Bank Herself

Discography
Main article: Oh My Girl discography

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 18th KBS Entertainment Awards Rookie Award in Show/Variety Category Music Bank Nominated
Best Couple Award with Soobin Won [15]

References
  1. "Oh My Girl - Profile & Gallery". WM Entertainment.
  2. "WM profiles".
  3. "B1A4 여동생 그룹, 티저 공개에 서버 다운…'인형 아냐?'". Naver (in Korean). March 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  4. "B1A4 여동생 걸그룹 팀명, '오마이걸'로 최종 확정". Naver (in Korean). March 30, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  5. "'B1A4 여동생' 오마이걸, 男心향해 큐피드 화살 정조준(종합)". Naver (in Korean). April 20, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  6. "오마이걸, 아이돌 홍수 속 모두의 '마이 걸'이 될 수 있을까(종합)". Naver (in Korean). April 20, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. "[단독] 오마이걸, 4월2일 컴백 확정.."신곡 MV 촬영 중"". Naver (in Korean). March 22, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  8. https://www.soompi.com/article/1277543wpp/2018-kbs-song-festival-announces-2nd-lineup-mcs. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ""신선하고 착한 콜라보"…음악 예능의 변주를 꾀하다 ['더히트' 종영] - 열린세상 열린방송 MBN". star.mbn.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  10. "'최신유행프로그램2' 시대별 패션 짚은 '겟잇날티'에시청자들 공감 폭발". hankyung.com. December 1, 2019.
  11. "[SC현장]"진짜 1위는 누구?"…'퀸덤' 마마무→박봄, 걸그룹 챔피언 가린다(종합)". Naver (in Korean). August 26, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  12. "나리의 첫 연애 그린 네이버 띵작 웹툰 '소녀의 세계' 시즌2 오는 5월 4일 시작". 인사이트. April 13, 2020.
  13. "최보민, 뮤직뱅크 MC 1년 만에 하차". 내외뉴스통신. July 18, 2020.
  14. "BYC쇼핑몰". www.byc.co.kr.
  15. Jeon Woo-young (December 24, 2020). "2020 KBS 연예대상' 최앙락 팽현숙·수빈 아린·윤주만 김예린 베스트커플상 수상". anewsa (in Korean). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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