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Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Just JeA
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography224 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1369082085
Biography
Kim Hyo-jin (Korean: 김효진; born September 18, 1981), better known by her stage name JeA (Korean: 제아), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls. As a solo artist, she has contributed numerous songs to various soundtracks.
Brown Eyed Girls
JeA is the one responsible for the creation of Brown Eyed Girls and was actively involved in the selection of the other members besides herself. The four members – JeA, Narsha, Gain and Miryo – performed several small shows under the name "Crescendo" before officially debuting as Brown Eyed Girls in 2006. JeA is the leader and main vocalist of the group.
Solo career
JeA released her first solo album, Just JeA
Just JeASpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Days & Nights3:552길고양이3:013그대가 잠든 사이5:094안아보자3:295Silent Stalker4:22, in 2013. She is the last of the members of Brown Eyed Girls to release a solo album.
Aside from being a singer, she's also a composer and producer. She started composing for her group with their second album and later on wrote songs for other artists. She expanded her resume by trying her hand on producing with the Brown Eyed Girls and her solo album.
On August 4, 2021, Mystic Story's contract with JeA expired. In November 2022, JeA signed with Green Snake E&M.
Song writing
JeA is an avid songwriter, and has written many songs for herself, Brown Eyed Girls and other artists.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 13 | 31.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (10 release groups)
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Just JeASearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 19:561Days & Nights3:55 2길고양이3:01 3그대가 잠든 사이5:09 4안아보자3:29 5Silent Stalker4:22 | 4 January 2013 |
Single · 9
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sweet Stranger and Me, Pt. 3 (Original Soundtrack)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:401Wonhae4:20 2Wonhae (Instrumental)4:20 | Soundtrack | 1 November 2016 | |
| 2016 | You O’clockSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:541Winter, It’s You3:52 2You O’clock4:02 | 23 November 2016 | ||
| 2019 | NewselfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:501Dear. Rude3:39 2Newself3:30 3My World3:41 | 20 June 2019 | ||
| 2020 | GreedyySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:231Greedyy4:23 | 12 June 2020 | ||
| 2023 | 애쓰지말아요Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:101애쓰지말아요3:05 2애쓰지말아요 (inst.)3:05 | 13 March 2023 | ||
| 2023 | Don’t Try Too HardSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:101Don’t Try Too Hard3:05 2Don’t Try Too Hard (inst.)3:05 | 13 March 2023 | ||
| 2023 | Rainy daySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:501Rainy day3:25 2Rainy day (inst.)3:25 | 20 June 2023 | ||
| 2024 | 외롭다고 말하긴 싫은데Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:201외롭다고 말하긴 싫은데3:10 2외롭다고 말하긴 싫은데 (Inst.)3:10 | 10 December 2024 | ||
| 2026 | ROMANCESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:451ROMANCE2:45 | 18 June 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put JeA head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 13 | 31.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Eyed Girls(band) | 2006 | present | original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:37.2_JEA.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9cf1ca05-a74f-4c1e-84a2-5e7ec67ef76fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9cf1ca05-a74f-4c1e-84a2-5e7ec67ef76fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q626325genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q626325seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JeAbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JeA
Why this artist is in the database
- List of K-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Mohanshe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q626325 · MusicBrainz: 9cf1ca05-a74f-4c1e-84a2-5e7ec67ef76f
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