Kim Lip

Biography

Kim Jung-eun (Korean: 김정은; born February 10, 1999), known professionally as Kim Lip (김립), is a South Korean singer. She is a member of Loona, leader of its sub-unit Odd Eye Circle, and member of Artms.

Early life

Kim Jung-eun was born on February 10, 1999 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. She graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School alongside fellow Loona member Chuu in 2018.

2017–2023: Debut with Loona

On May 15, 2017, Kim Lip was revealed as the sixth member of girl group Loona On May 23, her eponymous debut solo album was released with title track "Eclipse", which was later included in NASA's playlist for the 2017 total solar eclipse. Kim Lip then appeared on seventh member Jinsoul's debut solo album for the track "Love Letter" in June. She later featured on the song "See Saw" for eleventh member Go Won's debut single album.
On September 21, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and eighth member Choerry debuted as Loona's second sub-unit Odd Eye Circle with the release of the extended play Mix & Match. On August 20, 2018, Kim Lip debuted with Loona as a full group through the release of their debut mini album [+ +].
In 2021, Loona members Yeojin, Kim Lip, Go Won, and Choerry collaborated with children's television show Cocomong to release the singles "Yum-Yum" and "Yummy-Yummy".
On November 28, 2022, JTBC Entertainment News reported that nine members of Loona, including Kim Lip, had filed an application for a provisional injunction to suspend their exclusive contract with Blockberry Creative, following Chuu's expulsion three days earlier.

2023–Present: Artms and Modhaus

On January 13, 2023, it was reported that members Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and Choerry had been granted a preliminary injunction against their contract with Blockberry Creative. On March 17, Kim Lip signed an exclusive contract with the agency Modhaus, which was founded by Loona's former creative director Jaden Jeong. On April 1, Kim Lip was announced as a member of the Modhaus project Artms alongside Heejin, Jinsoul, and Choerry, later joined by fellow Loona member Haseul.
On July 12, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and Choerry released a second extended play as Odd Eye Circle under Modhaus.
On May 31, 2024, Artms debuted as a girl group with their debut album DALL.
On October 16, 2025, Kim Lip released the single "Can You Entertain?" along with a music video. NME ranked the song at number 13 in their list of the 25 best K-pop songs of 2025.

Songwriting credits

All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database.