Mijoo

Lee Seung-ah (born Lee Mi-joo on September 23, 1994), known as Mijoo, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and entertainer.

Mijoo was born on September 23, 1994, in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz under Woollim Entertainment in November 2014.

Mijoo debuted with Lovelyz, which was first announced on November 5, 2014, by Woollim Entertainment.

Lovelyz released a pre-release digital single, "Good Night Like Yesterday", on November 5, 2014.

Their debut showcase was held on November 12 at the K-ART Hall in Olympic Park, and their debut stage was on the next day on Mnet M Countdown.

The group's debut studio album Girls' Invasion was officially released on November 17, along with its lead single titled "Candy Jelly Love".

Apart from her group's activities, Mijoo has starred in various Korean variety shows such as, Hit The Stage (2016), Dunia: Into a New World (2018), Sixth Sense (2020–2022), Hangout with Yoo (2021) and season 2 of Learn Way (2021–2022).

Lee made her acting debut with I'm a Job Seeker (2016).

On November 16, 2021, she left Woollim Entertainment after deciding not to renew her contract, and later joined Antenna.

Mijoo made her solo debut with the single album Movie Star on May 17, 2023.

Mijoo made a cameo in The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop in 2016.

She participated in the dance survival show Hit the Stage.

She placed 6th by the end of episode 8 and was eventually eliminated.

She was also a host in Inkigayo alongside bandmate Kei and BTS members Jin and RM.

Mijoo was cast in the television series I'm a Job Seeker, playing the role as Na Young-hee.

Mijoo was part of the cast of Dunia: Into a New World alongside Yunho, DinDin, Sam Okyere, Kwon Hyun-bin and many more.

She was also part of My Mad Beauty 2 with Lee Jin-yi, Hyoyeon and Park Na-rae.

She is part of the third season of the series alongside Park Na-rae, Choi Yoo-jung and Han Hye-jin.

She is also cast in the television show In-laws In Practice (2018), paired with Kwon Hyuk-soo and Shopping Cart Saviour (2019) together with Haha and more.

In 2020, Mijoo starred in the first season of tvN's Sixth Sense alongside Yoo Jae-seok, Jeon So-min, Oh Na-ra, and Jessi.

She also starred in the second season of Sixth Sense alongside the aforementioned cast members and Lee Sang-yeob.

Her stint in Sixth Sense 2 garnered Mijoo increased popularity, and she was nicknamed the "Entertainment Trend" following guest appearances in various major entertainment programs, such as Running Man, Knowing Bros, and 2 Days & 1 Night.

From August 2021, she starred in MBC's reality-variety show Hangout with Yoo.

In Episode 124 which aired in July 2022, it was confirmed that Mijoo alongside Haha, Shin Bong-sun, and Jeong Jun-ha would be officially become the fixed cast members of Hangout With Yoo.

On March 9, 2021, Mijoo revealed on Cultwo Show that she had changed her legal name to Lee Seung-ah.

On November 1, 2021, Woollim Entertainment announced Mijoo would not renew her contract and left the company on November 16, 2021, following Lovelyz's indefinite hiatus.

On November 17, it was announced that Mijoo signed with Antenna.

On December 29, 2021, Mijoo received the Female Rookie of the Year Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards for her performance in Hangout with Yoo.

In February 2022, Mijoo took on her first main MC role along broadcaster Boom for Mnet's TMI Show.

The program was later renamed to TMI News Show.

In April 2022, Mijoo was announced as one of the cast members of JTBC's new music variety show New Festa along with You Hee-yeol, Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Sang Soon, Gummy, and Kyu-hyun.

In July 2022, Mijoo teamed up with Boom once again to be the MC of JTBC's short-form video challenge program, I Want to Be A Celebrity, along with cast members Shortbox, Aiki, Winner's Lee Seung-hoon, Kim Gye-ran, Pony, and Shin Ji-yeon.

Mijoo joined wavve dating program Some-ping as an MC along with Jo Se-ho, Uhm Ji-yoon, and Winner's Kang Seung-yoon and Kim Jin-woo which premiered in August 2022.

In October 2022, Mijoo was announced as a host of the second season of KBS2 program Battle Trip.

In November 2022, Mijoo was an MC of Coupang Play dating show Office Romance.

On October 17, Mijoo released her first solo OST "Ringing" for SBS drama Cheer Up.

On January 6, 2023, it was announced that Mijoo would host the 32nd Seoul Music Awards on January 19, taking on her first role as a host of a major award show.

Mijoo's debut single album Movie Star was released on May 17, with a lead single of the same name and a ballad track, "Miss You".

On August 15, Mijoo released her solo OST "My Heart Says" for tvN's television series My Lovely Liar.