History Music / Juniel

* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: Fluent in Japanese due to studying music and spending her indie days there.

** Invoked a bit with FT Island's Jaejin - first when they did a wedding photoshoot together (where near-kissing was involved), and then when they sang [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} "A Whole New World"]] at their FNC Kingdom concert in 2014 December as "the new Romantic J".

* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum JUNI]]'' (2013) (first major album)

* ElegantClassicalMusician: Looks very much at home and stunning when playing her guitar, as well as the occasional piano. She is perhaps the most elegant out of her labelmates. She even once admitted she feels very awkward without her guitar because her hands are restless. Many agree she's indeed awkward without it and looks much nicer playing it.

* HeldBackInSchool: She graduated from her high school (which is the performing arts school many idols attend) at the same time as most '94 liners instead of fellow '93 liners. It's unclear if it's because she was born in late 1993 or due to her absence when studying in Japan.
* ImagineSpot: She has an imagine spot in her "Pretty Boy" MV of [[spoiler:her and the guy she likes getting married.]]

* PutOnABus: Besides minor low-key activities and radio appearances, she was pretty inactive for a long time after "Pretty Boy", to fans' chagrin.

* SpiritualSuccessor: She was dubbed the next Music/{{IU}} at debut due to both being female soloists, having similar voices and playing guitar (though IU doesn't officially promote with it). FNC ''really'' went along with it for mediaplay, and when IU's scandal arose many wondered if Juniel had the potential to take the throne as the next "Nation's Little Sister". However Juniel isn't particularly fond of the title, and she respects IU whom she was even friends with her predebut.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Perhaps has one of the best pronunciations in FNC, whose artists have rather [[GratuitousEnglish infamous Engrish]] (see: Hongki, Yonghwa). Her accent is mostly absent and subtle at the most - this is probably due to her covering a lot of English songs.

* TheUnsmile: Many people find her smile to be a bit unsettling, mostly because she sometimes seems to have trouble smiling when it isn't genuine. It was UpToEleven for the "Pretty Boy" cute concept where her [[http://xiahpop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/juniel2.jpg smiles]] and aegyo looked ''really'' forced and crept a lot of people out. Of course, her genuine smiles aren't rare either and are much sweeter.

** She has written a song called "{{Pinocchio}}".

Juniel, real name Choi Junhee, is a female KoreanPopMusic soloist under FNC Entertainment. Born on the September 3 1993, she studied music in Japan where she won '' Niji Iro Supernova'', a Japanese singing show. She made her indie debut in Japan in 2011 followed by her major debut in 2012, before finally making her Korean debut in 2012 with "My First June".

She was widely-talked about at debut, with labelmate Music/CNBlue's Jung Yonghwa producing their duet "Babo" (which also had a MV dedicated to the two of them) and often accompanying her live stages. She was anticipated as FNC's first female soloist and younger labelmate of the popular Music/FTIsland and CN Blue. Her debut song ''Illa Illa'' had a decent reception and made very good digital sales. She won a Rookie award that year and a Rising Star award the next year.

Besides Yonghwa, she's also collaborated with others. One of them is CN Blue's Lee Jonghyun where they formed an official subunit called Romantic J, and they released the song "Love Falls" in December 2013.

She is best known for her acoustic/pop rock songs, always playing and seen with her guitar, her songwriting skills, her sweet voice and being another impressive artist under FNC, the company known for training bands and songwriters. Though not as immensely popular as her labelmates, she has a solid fanbase and is the beloved "princess" for FNC fans.

* ''My First June'' (2012)
* ''1&1'' (2012)
* '' Fall in L'' (2013)
* ''I Think I'm In love'' (2014)

* ''Ready Go'' (2011)
* ''Dream & Hope'' (2011)

* BreakupSong: Has a lot, including "Illa Illa" and "Bad Man".
* TheCameo: She cameo'd as a busker in an episode of "A Gentleman's Dignity", the drama that used "Illa Illa" as its OST.
* ChildhoodFriend: With labelmate Music/{{AOA}}'s Choa, and was the one who recommended auditioning for FNC to her. [[http://images.kpopstarz.com/data/images/full/213710/juniel-aoa-choa-in-japan.jpg?w=600 The friendship lives on.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Melancholic ballads "Illa Illa" and "Bad Man", compared to her sweeter and more cheerful Japanese A-sides. A lot of people who only listen/pay attention to her Korean releases aren't really aware of her more happy-go image in Japan though.
* DistaffCounterpart: Is said to be the "female [[Music/FTIsland Hongki]]" because she's also outspoken like her labelmate and not afraid to challenge the CEO.

* {{Fangirl}}: Is a self-proclaimed one of [[Music/TheBEatles The Beatles]] and Music/EricClapton and their music.

* ImagineSpot: She has one in her "Pretty Boy" MV of [[spoiler:her and the guy she likes getting married.]]

** Juniel/Yonghwa for "Babo" which Yonghwa wrote for Juniel's debut.
** Juniel/Jonghyun for their "Illa Illa" special duet and Romantic J song "Love Falls".
** She's sung twice with labelmate and actor Kwak Dongyeon, once with "Babo" at a staff wedding and a "Lost Stars" cover on her official YouTube account.
** This is common in her radio covers with fellow guests/hosts.
* LighterAndSofter: The happier and cuter songs "Pretty Boy" and "I Think I'm In Love", in contrast to her angsty acoustic ballads. Especially in the former, where she often wore a tutu skirt when promoting and even had a ''dance'' and back up dancers to go with the song.

** With Yonghwa in "Babo" in the MV where she hitches a ride with him and they act rather playful and chummy with each other - it squicked a few because of the age difference. Outside of it however it's clear they have a close sunbae/dongsaeng friendship with Yonghwa willing to look out for her and Juniel being grateful to him.
** With CN Blue's Jonghyun - the two did a duet of "Illa Illa" and they're in a subunit called Romantic J - their song is called "Love Falls" and in the MV they are high school lovers.
** Got a bit with FT Island's Jaejin - first when they did a wedding photoshoot together (and near-kissing was involved), and then when they sang [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} "A Whole New World"]] at their FNC Kingdom concert in 2014 December as "the new Romantic J".

** She has stated that Manga/OnePiece was what inspired her to write the song "Summer Vacation".
* SingerSongwriter: She's written most of her songs. It just so happens the ones she doesn't are made title tracks.
* SixthRanger: She joked about becoming this for Music/{{AOA}} when she posted a [[http://aceofangelsnation.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/20121112_juniel_aoa-600x425.jpg photo of her and the group together]], with her in the middle and confusing a few people who weren't sure which girl she was. There were actually rumours of her being an AOA member when news of their debut first came out, even though she had already debuted as a soloist.
* SpiritualSuccessor: She was dubbed the next Music/{{IU}} due to both being female soloists, having similar voices and playing guitar (though IU doesn't officially promote with it). FNC ''really'' went along with it for mediaplay, and when IU's scandal arose many wondered if Juniel had the potential to take the throne as the next "Nation's Little Sister". However Juniel isn't particularly fond of the title, and she respects IU whom she was even friends with her predebut.

* TitleDrop: Most if not all of her title tracks, at the least, do this. "Illa Illa" and "Pretty Boy" for example especially repeats the title a lot.

* VideoFullOfFilmClips: "Please", a song she wrote for her "I Think I'm In Love" release, was used as an OST for Japanese film "Still The Water" and so [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgJSUG3_nMk an MV]] consisting of clips from this movie for the song was released. Oddly though, for no given reason, the MV was deleted from the official channel it was uploaded to.

She was widely-talked about at debut, with labelmate Music/CNBlue's Yonghwa producing their duet "Babo" (which also had a MV dedicated to the two of them) and often accompanying her live stages. She was anticipated as FNC's first female soloist and younger labelmate of the popular Music/FTIsland and CN Blue. Her debut song ''Illa Illa'' had a decent reception and made very good digital sales. She won a Rookie award that year and a Rising Star award the next year. She also was in a subunit with CN Blue's Jonghyun called "Romantic J", and they released the song "Love Falls" in December 2013.

* ChildhoodFriend: With labelmate Music/{{AOA}}'s Choa, and was the one who recommended auditioning for FNC to her. The friendship lives on.

* {{Expy}}: She was dubbed the next Music/{{IU}} due to both having similar voices and playing guitar (though IU doesn't play it for her title songs), and FNC ''really'' went along with it for mediaplay. Juniel isn't particularly fond of the title though; she respects IU and was even friends with her predebut before they lost contact.

* MeaningfulName: The L in her stage name stands for "love.". It was added to her original stage name Junie (same pronunciation as her real name Junhee).

* MusicVideoOvershadowing: "Bad Man"

** With Yonghwa in "Babo", mostly for the MV, which [[{{Squick}} squicked]] a few because of the age difference. Otherwise [[AvertedTrope it's clear they have a close sunbae/dongsaeng friendship]] with Yonghwa willing to look out for her and Juniel being grateful to him.
** With CN Blue's Jonghyun, mostly in their subunit Romantic J where their song is called "Love Falls" and in the MV they were high school lovers.
** With FT Island's Seunghyun, who (along with Jonghyun) share(d) the same guitar teacher, has been seen by her side a lot in FNC group activities and were pretty chummy and playful during a Gayo Daejun pre-recording, amongst other things. Juniel herself has denied dating rumours though.
** Got a bit with FT Island's Jaejin - first when they did a wedding photoshoot together (and near-kiss was involved), and then when they sang [[Disney/Aladdin "A Whole New World"]] at their FNC Kingdom concert in 2014 December as "the news Romantic J".

* SignificantBirthDate: Significant One Man Live Dates in this case - she used to do one man lives every 12th day of the month in her indie days since Junie is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for 12.

* StageName: Juniel (previously Junie), in contrast to real name Choi Junhee.

* TitleDrop: Most if not all of her title tracks at least are. "Illa Illa" and "Pretty Boy" for example especially repeats the title a lot.

* ChildhoodFriend: With labelmate Music/{{AOA}}'s Choa, and was the one who recommended auditioning for FNC to her.

* {{Fangirl}}: Is a self-proclaimed of [[Music/TheBEatles The Beatles]] and Music/EricClapton and their music.

* HeterosexualLifePartners:
** Her good friendship with AOA's Choa from childhood still lives on.
** She is also close to AOA's leader Jimin, going far as to have sister guitars (Panini and Banana) and Juniel writing a song for Jimin.

* MomentKiller: She once tweeted some of the heartwarming lyrics to her song "I Think I'm In Love" and attached a photo which people would had expected to be like her usual cute selcas and they weren't wrong... [[{{Troll}} except]] said selca [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzO8xcMCEAAkDEi.jpg was heavily distorted to make her look anything but cute.]]

* VideoFullOfFilmClips: "Please", a song she wrote for her "I Think I'm In Love" release, was used as an OST for Japanese film "Still The Water" and so [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgJSUG3_nMk an MV]] consisting of clips from this movie for the song was released. Oddly though for no given reason the MV was deleted from the official channel it was uploaded to.

She was widely-talked about at debut, with labelmate Music/CNBlue's Yonghwa producing their duet "Babo" (which also had a MV dedicated to the two of them) and often accompanying her live stages. She was anticipated as FNC's first female soloist and younger labelmate of the popular Music/FTIsland and CN Blue. Her title song ''Illa Illa'' had a decent reception and made very good digital sales. She won a Rookie award that year and a Rising Star award the next year.

** She is also close to AOA's leader Jimin.

* LetsDuet:
** Juniel/Yonghwa for "Babo", and Juniel/Jonghyun for their "Illa Illa" special duet and "Love Falls".

* LikeBrotherAndSister:
** Her to FT Island and CN Blue members, notably Yonghwa who helped her out at debut and who joined FNC the same day she did (funnily enough, she signed her contract 2 hours earlier than he did, which made her ''his'' sunbae during their trainee days).
** Sister-sister variant with fellow female labelmates Music/{{AOA}}. Especially Choa, her childhood friend whom Juniel helped get into FNC, and Jimin, whose acoustic guitar Banana is sisters with Juniel's guitar Panini.

* PutOnABus: Besides occasional photoshoots, minor projects and radio appearances, she was pretty inactive for a long time after "Pretty Boy".

** She has written a song called {{Pinocchio}}.
** She has stated Manga/OnePiece was what inspired her to write the song "Summer Vacation".

** Some Japanese indie songs were translated into Korean for her first two Korean mini-albums.
** Besides "Babo" which was translated into Japanese, songs on her Japanese album ''JUNI'' otherwise avoids this trope as they are all original, as tradition of FNC artists in Japan.
* TheUnfavourite: Has it even worse than her labelmate Music/FTIsland. She's the least exposed out of everyone else in FNC, not as well-known or liked, has been a victim of some questionable managing-decisions (like obvious media-play, releasing "Pretty Boy" which was nowhere near up her alley, and debuting her on the same day as FT Island's debut date ''meaning they both share the same anniversary'') and undergoing hiatus for over a year with little other activities on the side with no good reason other than so FNC could ditch her for their newer groups.

She was widely-talked about at debut, with labelmate Music/CNBlue's Yonghwa producing their duet "Babo" (which also had a MV dedicated to the two of them) and often accompanying her live stages. She was anticipated as FNC's first female soloist and younger labelmate of the popular Music/FTIsland and CN Blue. Her title song ''Illa Illa'' had a decent reception and made very good digital sales. She was immediately named "The Second Music/{{IU}}" as she has a very similar voice and also plays guitar like IU (who albeit doesn't play it when promoting). She won a Rookie award that year and a Rising Star award the next year.

She is best known for her acoustic/pop rock songs, always playing and seen with her guitar, her songwriting skills, her sweet voice and being another impressive artist under FNC, the company known for training bands and songwriters. Though not as immensely popular as her labelmates, she has a solid fanbase and is the beloved "princess" for FNC fans, who are constantly annoyed at FNC for not putting nearly as much effort in her compared to everyone else.

* TheCutie: Somewhat. She appears as this due to her petite and youthful looks, cheerful personality, sweet voice and often sporting cute dresses.... then she also proves herself to be a {{Troll}} with quirks such as eating unpeeled fruit (from watermelon to ''kiwi''), as well as being more outspoken.

* DistaffCounterpart: Is said to be the "female [[Music/FTIsland Hongki]]" because she's also outspoken like he is and not afraid to challenge the CEO.

* {{Expy}}: She was dubbed the next Music/{{IU}}, and FNC ''really'' went along with it for mediaplay. Juniel isn't particularly fond of the title though; she respects IU and was even friends with her predebut before they lost contact.
* {{Fangirl}}: For [[Music/TheBEatles The Beatles]] and Music/EricClapton.

** Her good friendship with AOA's Choa from childhood still lives on

* HimeCut: Often sports one, as seen in the trope picture.

** She's sung twice with labelmate and actor Kwak Dongyeon, once with "Babo" at a staff wedding and a "Lost Stars" cover for her official YouTube account.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Perhaps has one of the best pronunciations in FNC, whose artists have rather [[GratuitousEnglish infamous Engrish]] (see: Hongki, Yonghwa). It's due to her covering a lot of English songs.

* TheUnfavourite: Has it even worse than her labelmate Music/FTIsland. She's the least exposed out of everyone else in FNC, not as well-known or liked, has been a victim of some questionable managing-decisions (like obvious media-play, releasing Pretty Boy which was nowhere near up her alley, and debuting her on the same day as FT Island's debut date ''meaning they both share the same anniversary'') and undergoing hiatus for over a year with little other activities on the side with no good reason other than so FNC could ditch her for their newer groups.
* TheUnsmile: Many people find her smile to be a bit unsettling, mostly because she sometimes seems to have trouble smiling when it isn't genuine. It was UpToEleven for the "Pretty Boy" cute concept where her [[http://xiahpop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/juniel2.jpg smiles]] and aegyo looked ''really'' forced and crept a lot of people out. Of course, her genuine smiles aren't rare either and are much sweeter.

* {{Troll}}: Don't let that sweet image fool you.
-->'''Hongki:''' ''(when questioned about him being good to "We Got Married" partner Fuji Mina)'' I have never made a girl cry!
-->'''Juniel:''' You made me cry once!
-->''Cue Juniel running away and hiding behind FTI members while Hongki [[BerserkButton snaps.]]''
** Along with FT Island and CN Blue members, she [[FunnyBackgroundEvent did a lot of messing around behind their CEO's back]] while he was saying their Best Producer award speech with a straight face.
** She once posted a hilariously-mismatching tweet/selca on her twitter - see the MomentKiller entry.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Her good friendship with AOA's Choa from childhood still lives on. She is also close to the leader from the same group Jimin.

* SixthRanger: She joked about becoming this for Music/{{AOA}} when she posted a [[http://aceofangelsnation.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/20121112_juniel_aoa-600x425.jpg photo of her and the group together]], with her in the middle and confusing a few people who weren't sure which girl she was.
** There were rumours of her being an AOA member when news of their debut first came out, even though she had already debuted as a soloist.

** SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Perhaps has one of the best pronunciations in FNC, whose artists have rather [[GratuitousEnglish infamous Engrish]] (see: Hongki, Yonghwa). It's mostly evident when she's covering English songs.

** "Babo" was translated into Japanese for her Japanese album ''JUNI''.
*** ''JUNI'' otherwise avoids this trope as all the other songs are original, as tradition of FNC artists in Japan.

* TheUnsmile: Some people find her smile to be a bit unsettling, mostly because she sometimes seems to have trouble smiling when it isn't a genuine smile. It was UpToEleven for the "Pretty Boy" cute concept where her smiles and aegyo looked ''really'' forced and crept a lot of people out. Of course, her genuine smiles aren't rare either and are much sweeter.

Eyes that disappear when he smiles''\\
But a guy who has a child-like smile

She was widely-talked about at debut, with labelmate [[Music/CNBlue Yonghwa]] producing their duet "Babo" (which also had a MV dedicated to the two of them) and often accompanying her live stages. She was anticipated as FNC's first female soloist and younger labelmate of the popular Music/FTIsland and CN Blue. Her title song ''Illa Illa'' had a decent reception and made very good digital sales. She was immediately named "The Second Music/{{IU}}" as she has a very similar voice and also plays guitar like IU (who albeit doesn't play it when promoting). She won a Rookie award that year and a Rising Star award the next year.

* AscendedExtra:
** Did some backing vocals for the chorus in Music/FTIsland's "Magic" predebut.
** Before her Korean debut (but after her indie debut) she was the opening act for (ex) labelmate Oh Wonbin's concert and for an FT Island concert, both in Japan.

* ChildhoodFriend: With labelmate and Music/{{AOA}}'s Choa, and was the one who recommended auditioning for FNC to her.
* TheCutie: Somewhat. She appears as this due to her petite and youthful looks, cheerful personality, sweet voice and often sporting cute dresses.... then she also proves herself to be a {{Troll}} with quirks such as eating unpeeled fruit (from watermelon to ''kiwi'').

* ElegantClassicalMusician: Looks very much at home and stunning when playing her guitar, as well as the occasional piano. She is perhaps the most elegant out of her labelmates. She even once admitted she feels very awkward without her guitar because her hands are restless. Many would agree she's indeed awkward without it and looks much nicer playing it.

** Lots of English thrown in some songs, especially "Pretty Boy".

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Her good friendship with Choa from childhood still lives on. She is also close to AOA's Jimin.
* HimeCut: Often sports one.

** “Cat Day” was actually written for her dog.

* LighterAndSofter: "Pretty Boy" and "I Think I'm In Love", in contrast to her angsty acoustic ballads. Especially in the former, where she often wore a tutu skirt when promoting and even had a ''dance'' and back up dancers to go with the song.

* PrettyBoy: Her song with the same name is dedicated to one.

* RunningGag: It's common for her or Music/{{AOA}}'s official SNS accounts to post photos of her hiding amongst the members, asking fans to find the "Hidden Juniel".

-->'''Hongki:''' ''(when questioned about him being good to We Got Married partner Fuji Mina)'' I have never made a girl cry!

* TheUnfavourite: Has it even worse than Music/FTIsland. She's the least exposed out of everyone else in FNC, not as well-known or liked, has been a victim of some questionable managing-decisions (like obvious media-play, releasing Pretty Boy which was nowhere near up her alley, and debuting her on the same day as FT Island's debut date ''meaning they both share the same anniversary'') and undergoing hiatus for over a year with little other activities on the side with no good reason other than so FNC could ditch her for their newer groups.

* {{Expy}}:
** She was dubbed the next Music/{{IU}}, and FNC ''really'' went along with it for mediaplay. Juniel isn't particularly fond of the title though; she respects IU and was even friends with her predebut before they lost contact.
** She's also been called the Korean YUI/miwa due to their similar styles, as well as next Music/UtadaHikaru back in her Japan indie days.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Her good friendship with Choa from childhood still lives on.

** Along with FTIsland and CNBlue members, she [[FunnyBackgroundEvent did a lot of messing around behind their CEO's back]] while he was saying their Best Producer award speech with a straight face.

** Did some backing vocals for the chorus in FTIsland's "Magic" predebut.

** With Jonghyun, mostly in their subunit Romantic J where their song is called "Love Falls" and in the MV they were high school lovers.
** With Seunghyun, who (along with Jonghyun) share(d) the same guitar teacher, has been seen by her side a lot in FNC group activities and were pretty chummy and playful during a Gayo Daejun pre-recording, amongst other things. Juniel herself has denied dating rumours though.

* SixthRanger: She joked about becoming this for {{AOA}} when she posted a [[http://aceofangelsnation.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/20121112_juniel_aoa-600x425.jpg photo of her and the group together]], with her in the middle and confusing a few people who weren't sure which girl she was.

* TheUnfavourite: Has it even worse than FTIsland. She's the least exposed out of everyone else in FNC, not as well-known or liked, has been a victim of some questionable managing-decisions (like obvious media-play, releasing Pretty Boy which was nowhere near up her alley, and debuting her on the same day as FT Island's debut date ''meaning they both share the same anniversary'') and undergoing hiatus for over a year with little other activities on the side with no good reason other than so FNC could ditch her for their newer groups.

* {{Adorkable}}: An overly-sweet girl with some notable dorky interests/quirks.

** Sister-sister variant with fellow female labelmates Music/{{AOA}}. Especially Choa, her childhood friend whom Juniel helped get into FNC, and Jimin, [[{{Adorkable}} whose acoustic guitar Banana is sisters with Juniel's guitar Panini.]]

* ChildhoodFriend: With [[Music/{{AOA}} Choa]], and was the one who recommended auditioning for FNC to her.

** Sister-sister variant with fellow female labelmates {{AOA}}. Especially Choa, her childhood friend whom Juniel helped get into FNC, and Jimin, [[{{Adorkable}} whose acoustic guitar Banana is sisters with Juniel's guitar Panini.]]

* RuningGag: It's common for her or Music/{{AOA}}'s official SNS accounts to post photos of her hiding amongst the members, asking fans to find the "hidden Juniel".

* TheUnsmile: Some people find her smile to be a bit unsettling. Mostly because she seems to have trouble smiling when it isn't a genuine smile, which is often. Was UpToEleven for the "Pretty Boy" cute concept where her smiles and aegyo looked ''really'' forced and crept a lot of people out. Of course, her genuine smiles aren't rare either and are much sweeter.

She was widely-talked about at debut, with labelmate [[Music/CNBlue Yonghwa]] producing their duet "Babo" (which also had a MV dedicated to the two of them) and often accompanying her live stages. She was anticipated as FNC's first female soloist and younger labelmate of the popular Music/FTIsland and CN Blue. Her title song ''Illa Illa'' had a decent reception, made very good digital sales and was also used as an OST in the drama "A Gentleman's Dignity". She was immediately named "The Second Music/{{IU}}" as she has a very similar voice and also plays guitar like IU (who albeit doesn't play it when promoting). She won a Rookie award that year and a Rising Star award the next year.

* TheCameo: She cameo'd as a busker in an episode of "A Gentleman's Dignity".

* ElegantClassicalMusician: Looks very much at home and stunning when playing her guitar, as well as the occasional piano. She is perhaps the most elegant out of her labelmates.
** She even once admitted she feels very awkward without her guitar because her hands are restless. Many would agree she's indeed awkward without it and looks much nicer playing it.

* LethalChef: She once cooked for FTIsland and CNBlue members... and they all complained of stomach-aches afterward.

** Common in her radio covers with fellow guests/hosts.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Her to FT Island and CN Blue members, notably Yonghwa who helped her out at debut and who joined FNC the same day she did (funnily enough, she signed her contract 2 hours earlier than he did, which made her ''his'' sunbae during their trainee days).

** With Yonghwa in "Babo", mostly for the MV, which [[{{Squick}} squicked]] a few because of the age difference. Otherwise averted though, as it's clear they have a close sunbae/dongsaeng friendship with Yonghwa willing to look out for her and Juniel being grateful to him.

** Apparently in their trainee days, Jonghyun and Seunghyun asked her to choose between them. She chose [[spoiler: Oh Wonbin.[[note]]Former FT Island member.[[/note]]]]

* TheUnfavourite: Has it even worse than FTIsland. She's the least exposed out of everyone else in FNC, not as well-known or liked, has been a victim of some questionable managing-decisions (like obvious media-play, releasing Pretty Boy which was nowhere near up her alley and doomed to fail, and debuting her on the same day as FT Island's debut date ''meaning they both share the same anniversary'') and undergoing hiatus for over a year with little other activities on the side with no good reason other than so FNC could ditch her for their newer groups.

Juniel, real name Choi Junhee, is a female KoreanPopMusic soloist under FNC Entertainment, also home of FTIsland, CNBlue and younger labelmate {{AOA}}. Born on the September 3 1993, she studied music in Japan where she won '' Niji Iro Supernova'', a Japanese singing show. She made her indie debut and eventually major debut in Japan in 2011 before finally making her Korean debut in 2012 with "My First June".

She was widely-talked about at debut, with labelmate and CN Blue leader Yonghwa producing/playing a duet with her in the song "Babo" (which also had a MV dedicated to the two of them) and often accompanying her live stages at the time. She was anticipated as FNC's first female soloist and younger labelmate of the popular FT Island and CN Blue. Her title song ''Illa Illa'' had a decent reception, made very good digital sales and was also used as an OST in the drama "A Gentleman's Dignity". She was immediately named "The Second {{IU}}" as she has a very similar voice and also plays guitar like IU (who albeit doesn't play it when promoting). She won a Rookie award that year and a Rising Star award the next year.

She is best known and liked for her acoustic/pop rock songs, always playing and seen with her guitar, her songwriting skills, her sweet voice and being another impressive artist under FNC, the company known for training bands and songwriters. Though not as immensely popular as her labelmates, she has a solid fanbase and is the beloved "princess" for FNC fans, who are constantly annoyed at FNC for putting her on a hiatus for over a year and not putting much effort in her compared to everyone else.

* ChildhoodFriend: With [[Music/{{AOA}} Choa]], and even recommended auditioning for FNC to her.

* ElegantClassicalMusician: Definitely with her guitar as part of her image, also when playing the piano. Perhaps the most elegant out of her labelmates.
** She even admits she feels very awkward without her guitar because her hands are restless. Many would agree she's indeed awkward without it and looks much nicer playing it.

* {{Fangirl}}: For [[Music/TheBEatles The Beatles]] and EricClapton.
* FriendToAllChildren: Got along well with child stars Lincoln and Leyna, who starred in her "Pretty Boy" MV and joined her in some performances.

** She's also sung twice with labelmate and actor Kwak Dongyeon, once with "Babo" at a staff wedding and "Lost Stars" for her official YouTube account.

* PutOnABus: Besides occasional photoshoots, minor projects and radio appearances, she was pretty inactive for a long time with no releases after Pretty Boy.

** Also with Seunghyun, who (along with Jonghyun) share(d) the same guitar teacher, has been seen by her side a lot in FNC group activities and were pretty chummy and playful during a Gayo Daejun pre-recording, amongst other things. Juniel herself has denied dating rumours though.

* StageName: Juniel (preciously Junie), in contrast to real name Choi Junhee.

** SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Perhaps has one of the best pronunciations in FNC, whose artists have rather [[GratuitousEnglish infamous Engrish]] (see: Hongki, Yonghwa, Seunghyun). It's mostly evident when she's covering English songs.

* HeldBackInSchool: She graduated from high school (the performing arts school many idols attend) at the same time as most '94 liners instead of fellow '93 liners. It's unclear if it's because she was born in late 1993 or due to her absence when studying in Japan.
* HimeCut: Often sports this.

* LethalChef: She once cooked for FTIsland and CNBlue members... they all complained of stomach-aches afterward.

* MomentKiller: She once tweeted some of the heartwarming lyrics to her song "I Think I'm In Love" and attached a photo which people would had expected to be her usual cute selcas and they weren't wrong... [[{{Troll}} except]] said selca [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzO8xcMCEAAkDEi.jpg was heavily distorted to make her look anything but cute.]]

* SignificantBirthDate: Significant One Man Live Dates in this case - she used to do one-man-lives every 12th day of the month in her indie days since Junie is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for 12.

** There were rumours of her being an AOA member when news of their debut first came out, even though Juniel had already debuted.
* StageName: Juniel, in contrast to real name Choi Junhee.

* MomentKiller: She once tweeted some of the heartwarming lyrics to her song "I Think I'm In Love"... and [[{{Troll}} accompanied it]] with a [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzO8xcMCEAAkDEi.jpg distorted edit of her selca.]]

* {{Adorkable}}

* TheCameo: She cameo'd as a busker in "A Gentleman's Dignity".

* DistaffCounterpart: Is said to be the "female [[FTIsland Hongki]]" because she's also outspoken like he is and not afraid to challenge the CEO.

** She's been dubbed the next {{IU}}. Juniel isn't particularly fond of the title though. She respects IU and was even friends with her predebut before they lost contact.
** he's also been called the Korean YUI/miwa due to their similar styles, as well as next UtadaHikaru back in her Japan indie days.

** Despite her popular Korean melancholic acoustic title tracks, she has trouble writing sad lyrics because she's too much of a cheerful person.

** [[LikeBrotherAndSister Like Sister and Sister]]: With fellow female labelmates {{AOA}}. Especially Choa, her childhood friend whom Juniel helped get into FNC, and Jimin, [[{{Adorkable}} whose acoustic guitar Banana is sisters with Juniel's guitar Panini.]]

** With Yonghwa in "Babo", mostly for the MV, which [[{{Squick}} squicked]] a few because of the age difference. Otherwise [[AvertedTrope averted]] though, as it's clear they have a close sunbae/dongsaeng friendship with Yonghwa willing to look out for her and Juniel being grateful to him.

** She has stated Manga/OnePiece was what inspired her to write the song "summer Vacation".
* [[SignificantBirthDate Significant One Man Live Dates]]: Used to do one-man-lives every 12th day of the month in her indie days since Junie is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for 12.

** She also sang "Babo" with labelmate and actor Kwak Dongyeon at a staff wedding.

* LighterAndSofter: "Pretty Boy", in contrast to her angsty acoustic ballads. She often wore a tutu skirt for that era and even had a ''dance'' and back up dancers to go with the song.

* TheUnfavourite: Has it even worse than FTIsland. She's the least exposed out of everyone else in FNC, not as well-known or liked, has been a victim of some questionable managing-decisions (like obvious media-play, releasing Pretty Boy which was nowhere near up her alley and doomed to fail from the start, and debuting her on the same day as FT Island's debut date ''meaning they both share the same anniversary'') and undergoing hiatus for over a year with little other activities on the side with no good reason other than so FNC could ditch her for their newer groups.

* ''I think I'm in love'' (2014)