Biography

Jiyong

지용 / Kim Ji-yong

Currently in AEN Leader

Jiyong (Kim Ji-yong) is a South Korean singer and the leader of AEN, Starship Entertainment and Amuse's Korean-Japanese boy group scheduled to debut on August 5, 2026. A Starship trainee since 2019, he was a senior trainee on the 2025 survival show Debut's Plan.

  • Singer

Profile

Jiyong is a South Korean singer and the leader of AEN, the seven-member Korean-Japanese boy group produced by Starship Entertainment together with Japan’s Amuse. He came to attention as a senior trainee on Starship’s 2025 survival project Debut’s Plan before being announced in AEN’s lineup.

Born in Ansan in 2004, he is one of the longest-tenured trainees in the group and prepares to debut with AEN’s first EP, A NEW ERA OF NOW, on August 5, 2026.

Facts

  • He is the leader of AEN and, having joined Starship Entertainment as a trainee in 2019, one of the longest-tenured trainees in the group. Kprofiles
  • He competed as a senior trainee on Starship's 2025 YouTube survival show Debut's Plan — the project that formed IDID — before being placed in AEN's debut lineup. Wikipedia EN — Debut's Plan
  • During his long trainee period he trained alongside the members of CRAVITY before they debuted in 2020. Kprofiles

Works

Debut's Plan Contestant (senior trainee)
2025 / Reality show

FAQ

Who is Jiyong in AEN?
Jiyong (Kim Ji-yong, born May 7, 2004 in Ansan, South Korea) is the leader of AEN, Starship Entertainment and Amuse's Korean-Japanese boy group debuting on August 5, 2026.
Was Jiyong on a survival show before AEN?
Yes. He was a senior trainee on Debut's Plan, Starship's 2025 trainee survival project, along with five of his future AEN groupmates.

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