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Kwon Eun-bin

Not to be confused with the former Iz*One member Kwon Eun-bi.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.

Kwon Eun-bin (Korean: 권은빈, born January 6, 2000),[1] known simply as Eunbin or Eunbean, is a South Korean singer, actress and model. She participated in the first season of Produce 101 (2016), before being eliminated in the penultimate episode. She debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group CLC in February 2016 with the release of the group's third EP Refresh.[2][3] She made her acting debut in the television series Bad Papa (2018) and has since appeared in series including Top Management (2018), At a Distance, Spring Is Green (2021), Dear. M (2022) and Duty After School (2023).

Kwon Eun-bin
Kwon Eun-bin in October 2019
Born (2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 24)
Seocho, Seoul, South Korea
EducationHanlim Multi Art School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • model
AgentCube
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsCube
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
권은빈
Hanja
權恩彬
Revised RomanizationGwon Eun-bin
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Ŭn-pin

Early life and education

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Kwon Eun-bin was born on January 6, 2000, in Seoul. Her father is a photojournalist.[4][5] She attended Wonmyong Elementary School, Yangji Elementary School, Onham Middle School, and Hanlim Multi Art School.[6][7]

Career

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2016: Produce 101

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Main article: Produce 101 (season 1)

On January 22, 2016, Kwon came in limelight when she was introduced as a contestant on a Mnet reality girl group survival show, Produce 101.[8] Produce 101 was to produce a girl group from a pool of 101 female trainees from 46 different companies.[9] Kwon Eun-bin represented Cube Entertainment on Produce 101, alongside Jeon So-yeon, who later debuted as the leader of (G)I-dle, and Lee Yoon-seo, a former trainee at the company.[10] Kwon was eliminated from the show in the tenth episode and thus did not debut as a member of the consequent group, I.O.I.[11]

2016–2022: Career with CLC

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Main article: CLC (group)
 
Kwon Eun-bin at the 2016 MTV Asia Music Stage

According to Cube Entertainment, Kwon was originally due to debut with CLC in 2015, but her debut was postponed after the release of the group's third EP was delayed. Due to Produce 101's contractual restrictions, she was unable to join the group to promote "High Heels" on music shows. The agency planned for Kwon to join promotions for "High Heels" if she was eliminated, or postpone her activities with CLC if she were to secure a top 11 ranking on Produce 101.[12] On May 12, CLC opened their V Live channel, this was followed by a live broadcast with the whole group, including Kwon.[13][14] She began full promotional activities as a member of the group with the release of Nu.Clear in May 2016.[15] A month later, her activities with the group were temporarily paused due to health problems.[16] Within days, she resumed her group activities after recovering.[17]

Since her debut with CLC, Kwon has participated in six of the group's Korean EPs, both of their Japanese EPs and three of their singles. She has also contributed rap lyrics to the song, "Like That" from the group's seventh EP, Black Dress, released in February 2018.

CLC's activities were officially ended in May 2022.[18]

2018–present: Solo activities and acting projects

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On March 21, 2018, Kwon made her runway debut, modelling for Jarrett, at the 2018 F/W Hera Seoul Fashion Week.[19][unreliable source?][20]

On June 26, 2018, it was announced that Kwon would make her debut as a television actress, playing Kim Sang-ah in the MBC drama series Bad Papa. The drama began airing in September of the same year. The same year she was also cast in the YouTube Premium web series, Top Management as the character Eun-bin (named for her), a member of the popular in-show girl group, Apple Mint.[21]

On July 8, 2019, it was revealed that Kwon had been cast in the KBS2 drama Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life as Kim Yeon-ah. She left the role due to scheduling conflicts, prior to production.[22]

On January 21, 2020, TV Chosun announced that Kwon would be part of the cast for the new sitcom Somehow Family. The drama began airing in March before being put on indefinite hiatus, after two episodes were aired.[23][24] In March 2021, Somehow Family was confirmed to renew broadcasting on TV Chosun, from March 21, as a fully pre-filmed drama, with Kwon reprising her role as Seong Ha-neul.[25]

In October 2020, Kwon joined the cast of series Dear. M, a spin-off of the popular Korean web drama, Love Playlist. She was cast in the role of Min Yang-hee, a first year student in the Computer Science Department at Seoyeon University.[26] In February 2021, Kwon was officially announced as part of the cast the KBS2 adaptation of the webtoon, At a Distance, Spring Is Green.[27] She was cast in the role of Wang Young-ran, a fourth year P.E. major at Myeongil University.[28] In February 2022, it was confirmed that Kwon would be playing a major role in TVING’s original sci-fi thriller, Duty After School, based on the webtoon of the same name. It premiered on March 31, 2023, on TVING.[29][30]

In June 2024, Kwon appeared as Gil Ye-ji in the Netflix drama, Hierarchy.[31] In July 2024, Kwon appeared as the female lead in Woori Bank's financial education web drama, I Love You Bit by Bit.[32][33] In September 2024, it was announced that Kwon would lead in the first episode of the anthology sci-fi series, Mystic, based on the webtoon, New Mystery Theatre.[34] She was awarded the Rising Star Award for Acting by the 2024 Asia Model Awards.[35]

Discography

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For Kwon's discography with CLC, see CLC discography.

Songwriting credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[36]

Year Song Album Artist(s) Lyrics
With
2018 "Like That" Black Dress CLC Jerry Potter, Yeeun
"Young and One" One United Cube Hyuna, Seo Yong-bae (Tenten), Minhyuk, Peniel, BreadBeat (Tenten), E'Dawn, Wooseok, Yuto, Soyeon, Yeeun, Seo Jae-woo (Tenten)

Filmography

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For Kwon's filmography with CLC, see CLC filmography.

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Bad Papa Kim Sang-ah [37]
2020 Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Jung Ga-yeong Guest appearance (Ep.13−15) [38]
2020–2021 Somehow Family Seong Ha-neul [39]
2021 Youth of May Yu-jin Cameo (Episode 1) [40]
At a Distance, Spring Is Green Wang Young-ran [41]
2022 Dear.M Min Yang-hee [42]
2024–2025 Check-in Hanyang Do-gyeong [43]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Top Management Eun-bin [21]
2023 Duty After School Yeon Bo-ra [29][30]
2024 Hierarchy Gil Ye-ji [44]
I Love You Bit by Bit Jeong-min [32][33]
2025 Mystic Jin Joo-ri Episode 1: Mosquito's Mouth [34]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Produce 101 Herself Survival show that determined I.O.I members.
(Eliminated in episode 10) 		[12]

Radio

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Idol Radio Guest host with CLC's Seungyeon, January 29, 2020 [45]

Awards and nominations

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For Kwon's accolades with CLC, see List of awards and nominations received by CLC.
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
K-Model Awards with AMF GLOBAL 2021 Actress - Popularity Award Herself Won [46]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Best New Actress Duty After School Nominated [47]
Asia Model Awards 2024 Rising Star Award for Acting Herself Won [35]

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