Remember baby V.O.X, the beautiful girl group that led the "Hallyu generation"? Baby V.O.X is a south Korean girl group launched by DR Music in 1997, consisting of captain Kim EZ, Lee Ji-jin, Kan Mi-yeon (joined in the first series), Shin Eun-jin (joined in the second series), and Yoon Eun-hye (added in the third series). The members are unique in the K-pop generation with their varied and unique shapes, cute and amiable images, and enjoy high reputation and popularity in China, Thailand, Japan and other countries.
At the peak of the group Baby V.O.X, the more familiar member of the 5 members should be Yoon Eun-hye, but in fact, there is another member who is also very popular during the active period of the group, she is known as the "Ancestral Hallyu Goddess" Ofe Mi-yeon. With her cute and sweet, doll-like facial features, she enjoys a high popularity and has a large number of fans. Let's take a look at her story with xiaobian today.
A member of the ranks of popular artists who debuted
At the same time as the event of the group's baby V.O.X debut album ended in 1997, the news of the withdrawal of lead singer Yukimi Came out. In order to fill the lead singer position, the company accelerated the pace of introducing new members, but it was not as easy as imagined, and the group had to prepare for the event in the case of the vacancy of the lead singer position. In this case, dr MUSIC's scouts accidentally discovered Jian Meiyan, who has a cute and beautiful face, and she naturally became a full member and lead singer of the group.
Born in South Korea on February 2, 1982, Kan Mi-yeon graduated from Gyeonggi University in the Department of Multimedia Imaging. In 1997, she joined the group Baby V.O.X through an interview, and participated in the release of the album "EQALIZEHER" as a member of the group and officially debuted. The second album "YA YA YA", released in 1998, centered on Jane Mi-yeon, the members showed a unique image of cuteness, sexiness and dynamicness, which gained popularity from generations.
In 2000, Baby V.O.X released its fourth album "WHY" and officially entered the Chinese market. Concert tours were held in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and other places in China, and each concert was sold out, which was a veritable top popular group of that era, setting off the climax of the K-pop generation. At that time, the group was also the first korean girl group to hold solo concerts in China, Japan, Southeast Asia and other places. With such extraordinary results, lead singer Jian Meiyan played a big role.
Jian Meiyan not only has gorgeous dance strength, but also has the appearance and outstanding singing strength that represents the first generation of women's groups, known as an all-round member, and enjoys one of the most popular among the generation of aidou.
Shocking opposition
During the period when the group Baby V.O.X was still active, the rumors of Jian Meiyan's love affair with the top boy band H.O.T member Wen Hee-joon were widely reported, and then caused a sensation in South Korea, which had an unimaginable impact. Jian Meiyan was under great pressure, and she was intimidated by some crazy fans of the man's side, and even injured because of it.
Especially at that time, Moon Hee-joon's fans blamed everything on Jian Meiyan's body and began to personally attack and threaten her. She has received photographs of cut off parts of her eyes and items threatening her, such as Carter's blades, and even blood books containing content to kill her, and even disguised as her fans hiding blades in their hands to shake her hand, causing her hand to be injured and bleeding. In an interview, Jian Meiyan once said that due to constant threats, it was difficult to carry out the stage smoothly because she was constantly threatened and feared that her fans would come to the scene in person.
The threats and intimidation of extreme fans not only hurt Jian Meiyan, but even other members of Baby V.O.X were also affected to varying degrees, and the pressure on the members was very large.
In a group activity, there was black powder mixed with fans to attack Jian Meiyan with a water gun mixed with vinegar, paprika and sand, but she did not expect that Yin Eun-hye in the back was accidentally injured in the eye, almost leading to blindness, and also made Yoon Eun-hye have to wear an eye mask for music activities for a period of time afterwards, causing a lot of adverse effects. But even during that difficult period, Jian Meiyan and the members worked together to overcome the difficulties and let the group go all the way to the top.
The versatile first generation of bean singers
In 2005, with the members flying solo, this beautiful girl group that had swept Southeast Asia and led the "Hallyu generation" was officially dissolved. In 2006, Jian Meiyan adjusted her mentality and debuted again as a SOLO singer, showing mature charm through the regular series of "Refreshing". Although it did not receive much attention, its singing prowess was recognized. A year later, Jian Meiyan resolutely decided to enter the Chinese music scene in all aspects and started her second starting point in China.
As the lead singer of Korea's first girl group, Jan Mi-yeon, she once stood at the highest point of popularity. However, after the dissolution of the group, it was not only necessary to start a new job as a singer alone, but also to enter China, where the language and living habits were completely different. To this end, she also refused all domestic performances, worked hard to learn Chinese in Beijing, and participated in many musical activities during this time.
In 2007, she also participated in a competition program in China, in which she showed the charm of a Korean girl group member to the Chinese audience with her outstanding strength and beautiful appearance, and was once again recognized by the Chinese public. In the same year, she also won the Most Popular Overseas Singer Award for College Students at the China University Student Music Festival Awards Ceremony, and her popularity should not be underestimated.
In 2008, Jian Meiyan released the regular series of "Refreshing" Chinese version of "Woman's Heart" in China, and sang OST "Growing of My Heart" for the animation "Detective Conan Season 6". In 2009, she released the digital single "Personnel - Love Farewell", the love chapter "7 Promises for You" and "Snowy Village". During this period, he also cooperated with a number of well-known Chinese artists and accumulated a lot of popularity. Kan Meiyan has made a strong foothold in the Chinese market with her own efforts, but with the rise of the younger generation of K-pop groups, it has gradually faded from the vision of Chinese audiences.
Start over as a musical actor
After returning to South Korea to develop, Jane Mi-yeon tried to develop into the field of actors, starring in film and television works such as "Best Strike" and "Kill Me Heal Me". She also insists on acting and musical activities as a musical theater actress, and has accumulated experience as an actor through works such as "I LOVE YOU", "Rocky Horrer Show", "King Arthur", "6 O'Clock Off" and other works. Her most concerned as an actress is that she played the role of Paula in the movie "The Cursed Lesson" in 2020, and her expression acting skills and strength have been highly evaluated.
In 2019, the news that 37-year-old Jian Meiyan married actor Paul Huang once again attracted the attention of the public. It is reported that Jane Mi-yeon's husband, Paul Wong, is a musical theater actor who uses the SBS toddler program "Viva! The host of "Friends" debuted and has a high degree of recognition among children. Huang Paul is three years younger than Jian Meiyan, the two became acquainted by starring in musicals, from friends to lovers, and then when starring in the variety show "Please please the refrigerator", Huang Paul successfully proposed marriage under the sweet serenade, which touched many guests on the scene.
After marriage, Jian Meiyan often actively participates in activities through musicals, TV series, variety shows and other fields, and communicates with fans. The husband and wife are busy with work and show their sweet love from time to time, hoping to hear the good news as soon as possible and wish them happiness all the time.