Lee Ji Hyun is a South Korean singer, dancer, actress, and former member of CIRCLE (써클) and JEWELRY (쥬얼리). She graduated from Ilsandong High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Acting from Kyunggi University.

She made her debut in August 1998 as CIRCLE's leader and sub-vocalist with their first studio album, "Graduation". They were the first ever Asian co-managed group between Japan's Soma Office and South Korea's Chosun Acoustic (조선음향). Unfortunately, the group went into a year-long hiatus as both agencies were quite inexperienced with idol groups. CIRCLE was the first and last group Chosun Acoustic ever managed. So, in late 2000, they decided to disband after their comeback in South Korea was not well received.

She re-debuted in March 2001 as JEWELRY's original rapper and sub-vocalist with their first album, "Discovery". However, sales for that album were dismal, and the company, Star Empire (스타제국), decided to make lineup changes as soon as the promotional period ended. The following year, they released their second album, "Again", which proved to be more successful. However, the agency was never able to provide stability for the group as their concept kept changing radically from album to album.

In early 2005, JEWELRY took a break in South Korea and began promoting exclusively in Japan. She decided to leave the group in February 2006 as she felt she was not ready to become a singer despite having been part of 2 groups by this point in her career. She was part of the first and second official lineups.

She became a full-time actress making her debut in 2007 with a role in the SBS drama "Good Day to Love".

In 2023, she decided to sign with P&K Entertainment (피앤드케이엔터테인먼트) and made her debut as a solo artist with the single album, "Long Long Unni".

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