Yang Yeon-je

Yang Yeon-je, also known by her stage name Yeonje and formerly Hyeseong, is a South Korean singer and dancer under IOK Company. She debuted as a member of Alice (South [Korean girl group)|Alice] in 2017 under the stage name Hyeseong. She debuted as musical actress in the musical "Hello Jadoo" as Lee Eunhee in 2018.

Early life

Yeonje was born as Yang Hye-sun on October 15, 1999, in Gwangju, South Korea. Her family consists of herself, her parents and one younger sister. Yeonje studied at Hanlim Multi Art School.

History

Pre-debut

Yeonje appeared on Romeo's music video "TARGET" on November 4, 2015. She also appeared in a chicken CF with IU.

2017–present: Debut with Alice, Musical Theater Debut, OST

On June 1, 2017, Yeonje officially debuted with Elris with the release of their 1st mini album We, First. In September 2017, Yeonje auditioned for JTBC's reality show Mix Nine; she passed the audition stage making it onto the show. Yeonje was eliminated in ep 10, ranking 43 out of the girls ranking.
In June 2018, Yeonje was cast in the musical "Hello Jadoo" as Lee Eunhee. On June 2, 2018, Yeonje released the OST "Single Heart" for the drama "Rich Man" with groupmate Do-A.
On April 11, 2022, after Elris rebranded to Alice, she changed her stage name from Hyeseong to Yeonje.