Background
Jaein was born in Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do, South of Korea.
Jaein was born in Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do, South of Korea.
She was an outstanding student but chose to drop out of high school to pursue a music career.
She began writing songs at 15. Her original first name was So-minimum, but she changed her name to Jaein(which means "talented person" in Korean). At 16, she moved to Seoul and spent time busking on the streets of HongDae.
After entering Howon University (music major), Jaein performed regularly in several live clubs in HongDae.
Career Beginnings: Superstar K2
In 2010, Jaein appeared on Superstar K2, placing third. She led the online poll for four consecutive weeks before entering the Top3 Week(in which she was eliminated) with second most online votes behind John Park.