PURPLE KISS · Original member · vocalist
Jieun
An original PURPLE KISS member and former Produce 48 contestant who left the group on November 18, 2022 after ongoing health and anxiety concerns.
Profile
| Birth name | Park Ji-eun (박지은) |
|---|---|
| Stage name | Jieun |
| Born | September 4, 1997 |
| Group | PURPLE KISS |
| Role | Original member · vocalist |
| Group debut | March 15, 2021 |
| Agency during group activities | RBW |
| Group status | Official activities ended November 16, 2025 |
Zodiac file, translated for people who do not collect birth charts
Western zodiac: Virgo – thoughtful, precise, and more complex than the one-line “former member” label.
Chinese zodiac: Fire Ox – steady, private, and strong enough to choose health over a machine that rarely pauses politely.
This is fandom seasoning, not a medical chart or an excuse to blame Mercury for somebody missing rehearsal.
The career file
An original PURPLE KISS member and former Produce 48 contestant who left the group on November 18, 2022 after ongoing health and anxiety concerns.
PURPLE KISS moved through gothic pop, camp horror, funk, theatrical outsider anthems, summer pop, and rock-leaning performance tracks. That range matters when judging any member: the job was never to repeat one face for four years.
Why Jieun mattered to the sound and stage
Jieun’s lower register added balance to the original seven-member blend, especially during the debut period when PURPLE KISS were establishing a darker vocal identity. Produce 48 made her familiar to some fans before debut, but her actual group chapter includes the pre-debut material, “Ponzona,” “Zombie,” “memeM,” and “Nerdy.” Health and anxiety concerns changed the path in 2022. They do not retroactively remove her voice from the records or her place in the group’s formation.
Where to start without opening forty tabs
- Watch the official “Ponzona” debut stage for the original identity.
- Use “Zombie” or “Sweet Juice” to see how Jieun handles a completely different tone.
- Open the PURPLE KISS album credits and performance videos instead of trusting role labels copied across profile sites.
- Then follow the individual work, covers, writing, dance, acting, or solo releases that actually fit this person.
The official PURPLE KISS YouTube channel, @purplekiss_official, and the group’s Weverse archive are the cleanest starting trail.
Panda side quest
Return to the seven-member debut material and notice what her lower register added. Then read the departure notice with basic human empathy instead of turning health into fandom speculation.
Fandom notes and things the fact box misses
- PLORY: the PURPLE KISS fandom name joins the group name with “glory.”
- Seven to six: Jieun’s 2022 departure changed the lineup, but both eras belong to the archive.
- The catalog: “Zombie,” “Nerdy,” “Sweet Juice,” and “ON MY BIKE” show very different versions of the same performer.
- The ending: group activities ended in 2025; individual careers and credits still continue wherever the members take them.
RaeRae take
Jieun’s history should not be erased because the final lineup had six. She helped build the debut-era sound, and leaving for health does not make that contribution temporary.
Name and identity
Jieun’s birth name is Park Ji-eun (박지은). Her stage name was usually styled Jieun during PURPLE KISS promotions, while current acting coverage often uses Park Jieun or Park Ji-eun. Those forms all refer to the same person and should resolve to one profile.
She was born on September 4, 1997 in South Korea. In PURPLE KISS she was part of the vocal line and the oldest member of the original seven-person lineup. Position labels summarize a stage role, but they do not replace the audition, trainee, recording, and performance history documented below.
RBW training and Produce 48
Jieun trained under RBW before the company finalized PURPLE KISS. She appeared on Mnet’s Produce 48 in 2018 with fellow RBW trainees Na Goeun and Park Minji. Jieun was eliminated during the program’s early phase, but the appearance gave the public a dated look at her training level years before debut.
A survival-show elimination is not a verdict on a future career. Television rankings measure a specific audience, edit, song assignment, and voting system. Jieun returned to the training process and later appeared through RBW’s 365 Practice material, where fans could follow the developing team before it received a permanent group name.
Her long trainee period is essential context. By the time PURPLE KISS debuted, she had already worked through public evaluation, postponed plans, pre-debut videos, and the uncertainty that comes with being an older trainee in an industry focused on youth.
365 Practice and the road to PURPLE KISS
RBW introduced members through the 365 Practice channel and later announced PURPLE KISS. Jieun participated in the group’s pre-debut singles “My Heart Skip a Beat” and “Can We Talk Again,” which established the team before the first mini album.
The pre-debut material showed two sides of the group: performance-driven rock energy and a slower vocal showcase. Jieun’s voice helped make the second side credible. Her lower, mature color added contrast inside a lineup containing sharper and brighter tones.
Debut and Into Violet
PURPLE KISS debuted on March 15, 2021 with Into Violet and the title track “Ponzona.” The original lineup was Park Jieun, Na Goeun, Dosie, Ireh, Yuki, Chaein, and Swan. Jieun entered as the oldest member after one of the longest training paths in the team.
“Ponzona” introduced the group’s theatrical, darker identity and the self-producing language that would follow its catalog. Jieun’s role was not limited to visual seniority. Her steady vocal delivery contributed weight to songs built around dramatic harmonies and changing textures.
Hide & Seek, memeM, and Geekyland
Jieun continued through the 2021 Hide & Seek era, including “Zombie,” then the 2022 releases memeM and Geekyland. Those projects moved between playful horror, harder electronic production, and outsider-confidence themes.
The Geekyland title track “Nerdy” became her final Korean title-track promotion as a member. The correct archive keeps her attached to every release and official stage completed through that period. It should not extend her tenure into later six-member promotions.
Health hiatus and November 2022 departure
RBW announced in November 2022 that Jieun would leave PURPLE KISS after discussions connected to continuing poor health and anxiety symptoms. The company asked fans to support her recovery and future. Her group tenure therefore ends in 2022, not when the remaining members later concluded group activities.
Health language requires restraint. The official notice supports the reason and the membership change; it does not authorize speculation about diagnosis, treatment, family decisions, or private conflict. A profile should preserve the documented statement without turning someone’s health into fandom detective work.
The directory label is Former member · 2021–2022. Pre-debut work remains in the biography, but the main tenure begins with PURPLE KISS’ formal debut.
Return through acting
After leaving the group, Park Jieun spent time outside the idol-release cycle. In 2025, she appeared as young Soo-hyun in the play Revenge at the ninth Mystery Thriller Exhibition. Contemporary reporting credited her with delicate emotional acting, providing the first clear public bridge into a new professional field.
Stage acting asks for sustained character work rather than the brief emotional beats of a music video. The role therefore belongs in the career timeline as a genuine new chapter, not a hobby note.
Signing with DABU ENM
In December 2025, Park Jieun signed an exclusive contract with DABU ENM to pursue acting. The company announcement described support for her growth and connected the agreement to the stage experience she had already begun building.
This is current-career information, but it does not reactivate her as a PURPLE KISS member. She is now an actress with an idol and survival-show history. New screen, theater, or music projects should be added to this same person page.
PURPLE KISS after Jieun
PURPLE KISS continued as six members after her departure and officially concluded group activities on November 16, 2025. That later ending does not change Jieun’s personal departure date. Her history intersects with the group through 2022; the group’s remaining members carried the name for another three years.
Keeping those dates separate prevents an archive from implying that she returned for later tours or final releases when no such membership was announced.
August 2026 status checkpoint
As of August 12, 2026, Park Jieun is a former member of PURPLE KISS and an actress represented by DABU ENM. Her group tenure is 2021–2022. Her current public record includes the 2025 stage role and agency signing.
Official RBW notices control the group-departure date; DABU ENM announcements and credited production materials control her acting record. Fan databases are useful for locating older clips, but they should not extend her tenure or invent unannounced projects.
Archive checklist
Search terms for this profile include Park Jieun, Park Ji-eun, Jieun, Produce 48 Jieun, 365 Practice, PURPLE KISS Jieun, and actress Park Jieun. These are alternate routes to one biography, not reasons to create duplicate profiles.
Core sources should include the official PURPLE KISS debut archive, RBW’s departure statement, credited album listings, the 2025 theater announcement, and the DABU ENM contract notice.
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YouTube tracking history
Jieun does not currently have a separately verified official solo-video catalog. PURPLE KISS releases remain attached to the PURPLE KISS group profile so group totals are not duplicated as individual activity.