Yeh Shuhua (Chinese: 葉舒華; born January 6, 2000), known mononymously as Shuhua (Korean: 슈화), is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group (G)I-dle, which debuted under Cube Entertainment in May 2018.[2]
Yeh Shuhua | |
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Born | Yangmei District, Taoyuan, Taiwan | January 6, 2000
Education | Hwa Kang Arts School |
Occupation |
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Musical career | |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | |
Member of | (G)I-dle |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 葉舒華 |
Simplified Chinese | 叶舒华 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yè Shūhuá |
Wade–Giles | Yeh Shu-hua |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 예슈화 |
Revised Romanization | Ye Syu-hwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Ye Syuhwa |
Signature | |
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Early life
editShuhua was born on January 6, 2000, in Yangmei, Taoyuan, Taiwan as the second of three daughters.[3] Her father is Hakka and her mother is Tayal.[4] Yeh's native language is Taiwanese Mandarin, and she acknowledges not being fully fluent in Hakka Taiwanese. Additionally, she is proficient in Korean and has a good command of both English and Japanese languages. She attended Hwa Kang Arts School with a focus on theatre.[5] She gained an interest in K-pop after being inspired by Hyuna.[6]
Career
edit2016–2018: Pre-debut activities
editIn her youth, captivated by actors on TV, she dreamt of becoming a celebrity, expressing her aspirations with determination. In May 2016, Shuhua was recruited by Cube Entertainment during the Cube Star World Audition.[7] She finished her first year of high school before moving to South Korea to be a trainee.[8][9][10] Despite concerns about relocating to a foreign country at a young age, she resolved to pursue her dreams, fearing potential regrets if she didn't take the chance. The most challenging of her trainee days was grappling with the language barrier and striving to comprehend Korean.[9] In June 2017, Yeh participated in a promotional video for Rising Star Cosmetics along with Yuqi and Minnie, future bandmates of (G)I-dle.[11] In September 2017, she and Yoo Seon-ho acted in 10cm's "Pet" music video.[12]
2018–present: (G)I-dle and solo activities
editAfter being a trainee for two years, She debuted with (G)I-dle on May 2, 2018, with I Am.[13][6]
She won the bronze medal for rhythmic gymnastics at the 16th Idol Star Athletics Championships in 2019.[14] On December 2020, she joined the 2020 KBS Song Festival Maknae Special Stage, delivering a performance of Apink's "I Don't Know" alongside Itzy's Shin Yu-na, Iz*One's Jang Won-young, and Oh My Girl's Arin.[15] Later on December 2020, Shuhua participated in an episode of the South Korean program Paik Farther Don't Stop The Food! along with bandmate Yuqi in which each of the contestants have a cooking competition.[16]
She was selected as the host for the web entertainment show Workdol in 2023.[17] She went on temporary hiatus on February 8, 2024, due to health issues,[18] but she returned on March 21, 2024, for the MLB Seoul Series performance.[19]
She was selected for the May edition of GQ Taiwan's GQ Global Creativity Awards.[20]
Other ventures
editIn April 2024, Shuhua became a brand ambassador for Robinmay, a woman's bag brand,[21] and D+AF, a shoe brand.[22]
Discography
editFilmography
editWeb series
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | Workdol | Host | May 25 to December 21 | [17] |
Television show
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2024 | What a Trip | Herself | Reality show | [23][24] |
Music video appearances
editYear | Artist | Song | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | 10cm | Pet | along with Yoo Seon-ho | [25] |
References
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- ^ "(G)I-DLE 的「辣台妹」是如何成功由黑翻紅?關於台灣之光「葉舒華」你可能不知道的 5 件事!". GQ Taiwan (in Chinese). December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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