ZZONE

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

ZZONE
Born
Kim Ji-won

(1999-04-01) April 1, 1999
South Korea
OccupationsSinger, musician
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2017–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
김지원
RRGim Jiwon
MRKim Chiwŏn
Stage name
Hangul
지지원
RRJijiwon
MRChijiwŏn

Kim Ji-won (Korean: 김지원; born April 1, 1999), known professionally as Jeewon (지원) and as a soloist by the stage name ZZONE (지지원), is a South Korean singer and guitarist. She is the guitarist for the band Latency and a former member of girl groups Good Day and Cignature. She is known for her viral performance at the 2024 Waterbomb Festival.

Early life

Kim Ji-won was born on April 1, 1999.[1]

Career

2017–2023: Debut with Good Day and Cignature

Main articles: Good Day (group) and Cignature

In August 2017, ZZONE debuted as a member of the girl group Good Day under C9 Entertainment, going by her birth name.[2] In February 2020, C9 redebuted ZZONE as a member of Cignature under the sub-label J9, using the name Jeewon.[3]

2024–present: Solo activities and debut with Latency

Main article: Latency (band)

In early 2024, ZZONE made her acting debut in the web series "Our Love Triangle" as the rival of the main female character.[4] In February, ZZONE was announced as a character model for the first-person shooter video game Sudden Attack.[5] On May 23, ZB and Ation released the EDM song "Eternal Time" featuring ZZONE.[6] In June, ZZONE began appearing as an MC on the variety show "Noppakku" with host Tak Jae-hoon. During her first episode, a guest on the show made remarks to her that were criticized as sexual harassment and Tak later released an official apology to ZZONE.[7] ZZONE departed the show suddenly after one month.[8]

On July 5, ZZONE appeared at the 2024 Waterbomb Festival on stage to perform the song "Eternal Time" with ZB and Ation.[9] ZZONE's performance went viral on social media and she was referred to as "Waterbomb goddess", with a fan-recorded video reaching 500,000 views within five days and 1.6 million views as of September 2025.[10][11] On July 30, ZZONE released her first solo single "Let's Go To The Sea", a remake of the song by Rozy.[12] In November, Cignature disbanded and terminated their contracts with their label.[13][14]

In June 2025, fellow K-pop idol Hyunjin announced she was joining a band project with ZZONE.[15] On August 25, ZZONE released her second single "Devil's Jam" along with a "B-grade horror-like" music video.[11] In October, the web series Motchuh Do Rock! launched, following the formation of the band Latency under the label Oddinary Records with ZZONE, going by Jeewon, as a guitarist.[16] On January 8, 2026, Latency officially debuted with their single "It Was Love".[17]

Discography

For ZZONE's discography with Good Day, Cignature and Latency, see Good Day (group) § Discography, Cignature § Discography, and Latency (band) § Discography.

Singles

Title Year Album
"Let's Go To The Sea" 2024 Non-album singles
"Devil's Jam" 2025
Title Year Album
"Eternal Time"
(ZB and Ation featuring Jeewon of Cignature) 		2024 Non-album single

Songwriting credits

All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database.[18]

Title Year Artist Album
"It Was Love" (사랑이었는데)" 2026 Latency Late O'Clock
"Latency"
"Starry Night"

Videography

For ZZONE's videography with Good Day and Cignature, see Good Day (group) § Music Videos, and Cignature § Music videos.

Music videos

Title Year Ref.
"Devil's Jam" 2025 [11]

Filmography

Television shows

Year Name Role Ref.
2017–2018 The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Contestant [19]
2024 Noppakku Tak Jaehoon MC [8]

Web series

Year Name Role Ref.
2024 Our Love Triangle (내짝남X날짝남) Park Seo-Ah [4]
2025 Motchuh Do Rock! Herself [16]

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2024 2024 Boryeong Mud Festival K-Pop Super Live with Jihan of Weeekly and Seo-won of Unis [20]

References

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  2. ^ Dong-sun, Park (January 14, 2020). "C9엔터, 내달 신인걸그룹 '시그니처' 론칭…'C9걸즈 데뷔 본격화'". RPM9 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Cho Sung-yoon (April 7, 2020). 시그니처, 7일 리드 싱글 B '아싸' 발매…초고속 컴백 '비주얼 UP' [cignature, released lead single B "ASSA" on 7th (April), very fast comeback "visual UP"]. Sports DongA (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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