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'''May'n''' is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop singer]] signed to [[HoriPro]] talent agency. She debuted as an urban singer under stage name '''Nakabayashi May''' under [[Universal Music Japan]] in 2005 but later transferred to [[Victor Entertainment Inc.|Victor Entertainment]]'s sub-label [[Victor Entertainment Inc.#flying DOG|flying DOG]].
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'''Jeon Soyeon''', better known mononymously as '''Soyeon''', is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer signed to [[CUBE Entertainment]]. She gained attention for competing in the television shows ''[[Produce 101]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Unpretty Rapstar 3|Unpretty Rapstar 3]]'' before her solo debut on November 5, 2017. In May 2018 she became the leader and main rapper of the girl group [[(G)I-DLE]], in which she participates in writing and producing the majority of their songs. She is also part of SM Station X girl group project [[Station Young]], and has portrayed ''[[Wikipedia:League of Legends|League of Legends]]'' character Akali in the virtual musical groups [[K/DA]] and [[True Damage]].
  
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Nakabayashi has been an avid lover of music from a young age. At the age of 13, she participated in the ''Love Music Audition'' held by the HoriPro talent agency and was one of four chosen out of 34,911 hopefuls. In the year 2005, she debuted at the age of 14 as an [[J-Urban|urban]] singer under the stage name Nakabayashi May with the single "[[Crazy Crazy Crazy]]". Due to the lack of success of her three singles with Universal Music Japan, her talent agency decided to find a new path for her career. Nakabayashi took a one year hiatus to change labels, completing the transition in late 2007. Under the new stage name May'n (derived from '''May''' '''N'''akabayashi), she was chosen to play the singing voice for the fictional idol "Sheryl Nome" in the [[Anime|anime]] ''[[Wikipedia:Macross Frontier|Macross Frontier]]''. Her debut single under flying DOG, "[[Diamond Crevasse / Iteza Gogo Kuji Don't Be Late|Diamond Crevasse / Iteza☆Gogo Kuji Don't be late]]", featured composition by [[Kanno Yoko]] and was released on May 8, 2008. Thanks to the popularity of the anime series, the single shot to #3 on the [[Oricon]] weekly charts and later became the 66th best selling single of the year.
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Besides the majority of songs from her own group, Jeon has also produced songs for other artists. In 2019, Jeon composed labelmate CLC's "No" which was selected through a blind test and served as the lead single, and took part in producing [[Apink]]'s [[Kim Nam Joo]] solo debut song "[[Bird (Kim Nam Joo)|Bird]]", which was released on September 7, 2020. On December 16th, it was confirmed that she would be producing a song for the Top 7 competition on [[Mnet]]'s audition show ''[[CAP-TEEN]]''.
  
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On January 24, 2010, May'n performed her first solo [[Nippon Budokan]] concert, titled ''[[May'n Special Concert Big Waaaaave!! in Nippon Budokan|BIG★WAAAAAVE]]'', which sold out in only one day. In March of the same year, she held her first tour of Asia, followed in July by a 17-city summer tour of Japan.
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Her first solo mini-album, ''[[Windy]]'', is released this week on July 5th.
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Her sixth studio album, ''[[Momentbook|momentbook]]'', is released this week on June 30th.
 
 
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Revision as of 20:49, 11 July 2021

Jeon Soyeon promoting Windy (2021)

Jeon Soyeon

Jeon Soyeon, better known mononymously as Soyeon, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer signed to CUBE Entertainment. She gained attention for competing in the television shows Produce 101 and Unpretty Rapstar 3 before her solo debut on November 5, 2017. In May 2018 she became the leader and main rapper of the girl group (G)I-DLE, in which she participates in writing and producing the majority of their songs. She is also part of SM Station X girl group project Station Young, and has portrayed League of Legends character Akali in the virtual musical groups K/DA and True Damage.

Besides the majority of songs from her own group, Jeon has also produced songs for other artists. In 2019, Jeon composed labelmate CLC's "No" which was selected through a blind test and served as the lead single, and took part in producing Apink's Kim Nam Joo solo debut song "Bird", which was released on September 7, 2020. On December 16th, it was confirmed that she would be producing a song for the Top 7 competition on Mnet's audition show CAP-TEEN.

Her first solo mini-album, Windy, is released this week on July 5th.

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