Choi Jun-hee ( Korean : 최준희; born September 3, 1993) known by her stage nameJuniel( Hangul : 주니엘, often stylized asJUNIEL) is a South Korean singer-songwriter .She began her career in Japan before eventually debuting in South Korea.She was first known as 'Junie', but eventually changed her name to 'Juniel', which was derived from combining her name, Junie, and L for 'love'.
On August 11,Junielappeared on 'Choi Hwa Jung's Power Time' and revealed how she came to write herrecent song"Last Carnival".
Juniel has revealed the music video for her single "Last Carnival"!
Junielhas dropped her last teaser images for "Last Carnival".She'll be releasing "Last Carnival" later today at 6PM KST, and it's a song about dating violence. The song is from her own experience with dating violence, and she made the song in hopes people listening to the song wo…
Niji Iro Supernova, beating out many other singers and songwriters from all over the country.Juniel started her Korean training at Good Entertainment , the same agency which formerly housed celebrities such as G.NA , the Wonder Girls ' Yubin and After School 's Uee .She later auditioned at FNC Entertainment, and became a trainee the same day as CN Blue 's Jung Yong-hwa .
She was the opening act for Oh Won-bin's live concert Good For You, which was held at the at Akasaka Blitz on June 26, 2011.Juniel was later the opening act for F.T. Island 's Messenger tour, performing at their Zepp Tokyo concert on July 6, 2011.
and was used as the ending theme song forGamers Yoasobi Sanshimai. "Travel", a B-side from the single, was also used for a television commercial.Juniel was selected as the opening act for Lawson Presents Music For All All For One Supported by Skapa! which was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on December 24, 2011.
Music FocusandKing Kong no Arukoto Naikoto. She appeared on MBC 's documentary showK-Pop Star Captivates the Worldon April 22, 2012,where her hype track, "Fool" (feat. Jung Yong-hwa ( CN Blue )), was released.
.Juniel made a cameo appearance on the series as a street performer in Hongdae.In August 2012, she was chosen to endorse Bean Pole's sub-brand Bike Repair Shop alongside the indie band Busker Busker .
Gaonweekly album charts, and number twenty-one on the monthly charts, selling a total of 3,097 copies. The music video for its lead single, "Bad Man", was released on the same day,peaking at number four on both theGaonandBillboardKorea K-Pop Hot 100 charts. Other songs included on the album are Korean remakes of "Boy", "Oh Happy Day", "Cat Day" and a new song co-written and co-composed by Juniel titled, "Happy Ending".
She released her debut Japanese studio albumJunion March 6, 2013, which consists of eleven self-composed songs and a Japanese version of the duet "Babo" with CNBLUE 's Jung Yong-hwa .
On May 2, 2013, Juniel was appointed honorary ambassador for teenagers at the 2013 Teenage Family Month Ceremony.
Japanese discography
| Korean discography
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| Year | Awards | Category | Result |
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| 2010 | Japan Niji Iro Supernova | Won | |
| 2012 | Cyworld Digital Music Awards | Won | |
| 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Nominated | ||
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| 19th Korean Entertainment Arts Awards | Won | ||
| 4th Melon Music Awards | Nominated | ||
| Nominated | |||
| The 27th Golden Disk Awards | Nominated | ||
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| Won | |||
| The 22nd High1 Seoul Music Awards | Nominated | ||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | A Gentleman's Dignity | Street performer | Cameo appearance |
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