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Jeon Somi, 2024 event

Jeon Somi

전소미

  • Solo · Female
  • Dance
  • Pop
  • Debuted 2019
  • Active

Jeon Somi, 2024 event — Photo: 티비텐 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
201906.13
Birthday
03.092001
Genre
Dance · Pop

Basic info

Jeon Somi is a singer who placed first on 《프로듀스 101》, was active in I.O.I, and then made her solo debut. Her signature songs include 〈BIRTHDAY〉 and 〈DUMB DUMB〉.

Debut
June 13, 2019 · Debut song BIRTHDAY
Debut agency
The Black Label
Current agency
Birthday
March 9, 2001
Years active
2019–
Genre
Dance · Pop
Real name
에닉 소미 다우마 (Ennik Somi Douma)
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

She was born in Windsor, Canada, and grew up in Korea. In 2016 she placed first on 《프로듀스 101》 and became the center of I.O.I; the group ended its activities in January 2017.

She left JYP in 2018, signed with The Black Label, and made her solo debut in June 2019 with 〈BIRTHDAY〉.

In 2020 she won her first solo music show No. 1 with 〈What You Waiting For〉 and in 2021 released her first full-length album 《XOXO》.

〈Fast Forward〉 from the 2023 mini album 《GAME PLAN》 reached the top five in Korea. She released the EP 《Chaotic & Confused》 in 2025.

Signature songs

  1. BIRTHDAY 2019 YouTube Spotify
  2. What You Waiting For 2020 YouTube Spotify
  3. DUMB DUMB 2021 YouTube Spotify
  4. XOXO 2021 YouTube Spotify
  5. Fast Forward 2023 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2019.06 BIRTHDAYSingleSolo debut
  2. 2020.07 WHAT YOU WAITING FORSingle
  3. 2021.08 DUMB DUMBSingle
  4. 2021.10 XOXO1st studio album
  5. 2023.08 GAME PLAN1st mini album〈Fast Forward〉
  6. 2025.08 Chaotic & ConfusedEP

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Major awards

  • 2022 Golden Disc Awards Best Performance Award

Key records and stories

  • She placed first on Mnet's 《프로듀스 101》 in 2016 and debuted with I.O.I.
  • She ended her contract with JYP in August 2018 and moved to The Black Label in September.
  • She made her solo debut in June 2019 with the single 〈BIRTHDAY〉.
  • She holds triple citizenship in Korea, Canada and the Netherlands.
  • On August 6, 2020, she won her first solo No. 1 on Mnet's 《엠카운트다운》.
  • She also took part in Mnet's 《SIXTEEN》 in 2015.

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