Draft:Lee Ju-yeon (singer)

Lee Ju-yeon (born January 15, 1998), known mononymously as Juyeon (Hangul: 주연), is a South Korean singer and dancer signed with Kakao Entertainment under IST Entertainment. He is best known as a member and main dancer of boy group The Boyz, who made their debut in December 2017.

Early life
Juyeon was born on January 15, 1998, in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He has a brother who is four years younger.

2017–present: Pre-debut and debut with The Boyz
Juyeon appeared in former labelmate Melody Day's music video for the song "You Seem Busy".

On December 6, the group officially debuted, selling out all 4,000 seats of their debut showcase, releasing their first extended play The First and its lead single "Boy".

Juyeon continued to release music with The Boyz throughout 2018, releasing two more extended plays, a special digital single and a single album.

He also won several awards with The Boyz, including the "Rookie Award" at the Soribada Best K-Music Awards and the "Best New Male Artist Award" at the 2018 Melon Music Awards.

In 2019, Juyeon went on tour with The Boyz' Asia fan concert tour "The Castle", with dates in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines. The group released their second single album Bloom Bloom and its lead single "Bloom Bloom" on April 29, 2019, for which they received their first ever music show win on SBS M's The Show. The group also released two more extended plays, a special digital single, and their first studio album. From December 11 to 20, Juyeon toured with The Boyz in Europe for their European tour, Dreamlike. The group performed in Berlin, Paris, London, and Amsterdam.

On February 7, 2020, Juyeon was chosen as a new MC for SBS M's music program The Show alongside Kim Min-kyu and Everglow's Sihyeon, hosting it from February 11, 2020 until February 2, 2021. It was announced on March 20, 2020, that Juyeon would join Mnet's reality television competition Road to Kingdom with The Boyz, starting on April 30, 2020. On June 12, the group released their new song Checkmate for the show's finale. The Boyz finished in first place overall, winning the show and securing themselves a spot on Mnet's Kingdom, in which they placed second overall.

On January 22, 2022, Juyeon made a special appearance as an MC on Show! Music Core in lieu of Lee Know.

On June 8, 2022, he tested positive for Covid-19 together with members Q and Kevin.

On September 16, 2022, Juyeon made a special appearance as an MC on Music Bank.

From February 25 to March 4, 2023, Juyeon made an appearance as a special MC on Show! Music Core, alongside fellow members Younghoon, Hyunjae and Q.

Endorsements
In May 2022, he took part in the opening event of Prada Tropico's pop-up store in Seoul. In the same month, he was chosen as an ambassador for Salvatore Ferragamo's perfume called "Signorina".