Miryo

Career

Miryo first stepped into music in 2000, appearing on a track by the underground hip-hop group Honey Family. The next year, she became their main female rapper and worked on their second album.

After Honey Family disbanded, she collaborated with other hip-hop artists, including former groupmate Gil Seong-joon of Leessang and MC Mong. Singer JeA then invited her to join Brown Eyed Girls, where she took on the role of rapper. The group debuted in March 2006 with the album "Your Story." They broke into the mainstream in 2009 with the hit "Abracadabra," followed by the well-received "Sixth Sense" in 2011.

In 2012, Miryo served as a producer on the rap competition show Show Me the Money, the only female judge that season. She mentored Cheetah, who later won the first season of Unpretty Rapstar. After the show, Miryo released her self-produced solo debut album "MIRYO JOHONEY," which featured a mix of idol singers and established hip-hop artists. Brown Eyed Girls returned in July 2013 with their fifth studio album Black Box, promoting the title track "Kill Bill." That November, Miryo and bandmate Narsha formed the subunit M&N and put out their first single "Tonight" on November 11.

Miryo dropped her single album "Queen" in July 2015, with the title track featuring groupmate Ga-In. In September 2015, she and the rest of Brown Eyed Girls left their longtime agency Nega Network. They signed with Mystic Entertainment in October and released the album Basic the following month. Beyond performing, Miryo has also worked as a songwriter, composing and writing lyrics for both Honey Family and Brown Eyed Girls.

Did You Know?

• Miryo started off as a singer, influenced by her mother, a music teacher who played classical music in the morning.
• She left home at 17 and went to Daehangno, Seoul, becoming a hip-hop dancer and rapper before dropping out of high school.
• She joined a Canadian college's hip hop club.