Jeongyeon Explained

Birth Name:Yoo Kyung-wan[1]
Birth Date:1 November 1996
Birth Place:Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupation:Singer
Relatives:Gong Seung-yeon (sister)
Signature:Jeongyeon signature.svg
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Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2015–present
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Hangul:유정연
Rr:Yu Jeong-yeon
Mr:Yu Chŏngyŏn
Hangulborn:유경완
Rrborn:Yu Gyeong-wan
Mrborn:Yu Kyŏngwan

Yoo Jeong-yeon (; born 1 November 1996), known mononymously as Jeongyeon, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of Twice, a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment.

Early life

Jeongyeon was born as Yoo Kyung-wan on 1 November 1996 in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[1] [2] She has two older sisters, one of whom is the actress Gong Seung-yeon.[1] [3] [4] Her father was a chef who worked for Kim Dae-jung, a former president of South Korea.[1] [3] Jeongyeon took aerobics classes at a young age and developed an interest in singing and dancing soon afterward.[1]

Career

Pre-debut

See main article: Sixteen (TV program). Jeongyeon failed an audition to join JYP Entertainment as a child, but eventually joined the agency after passing an open audition in March 2010.[1] [3] She trained for five years before debuting with Twice. Between 2013 and early 2015, Jeongyeon was expected to become a member of a new JYP girl group alongside fellow trainees (now Twice bandmates) Nayeon, Sana, and Jihyo;[1] [5] however, the project was cancelled.[1] [5] [6] [7] Later in 2015, Jeongyeon participated in the television program Sixteen, a reality television competition to determine the members of Twice.[8] In the final episode, she was chosen as one of the nine members of the group.[9] [10]

Debut with Twice and mental health issues

See main article: Twice. In October 2015 Jeongyeon officially debuted as a member of Twice with the release of their first extended play (EP), The Story Begins and its lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh".[11] [12] Jeongyeon and her sister co-hosted the South Korean music program Inkigayo from July 2016 to January 2017,[4] [13] for which they both won the Newcomer Award at the 2016 SBS Entertainment Awards.[1] [14] Since Jeongyeon's debut, she has also been credited as songwriter on some of Twice's tracks.[1] In Gallup Korea's annual music poll, Jeongyeon was voted among the top 20 most popular idols in South Korea for four consecutive years from 2016 to 2019 alongside her bandmate Nayeon.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

On June 2020, Jeongyeon was diagnosed with spinal disc herniation, for which she underwent disc surgery and received steroid medications, resulting in weight gain.[21] [22] On 17 October 2020, JYP Entertainment announced that Jeongyeon would be taking a hiatus due to anxiety.[23] She resumed activities on 31 January 2021 at 30th Seoul Music Awards.[24] On 18 August 2021, JYP Entertainment announced that Jeongyeon would be taking a second hiatus due to panic and anxiety disorder.[25] She resumed activities as a member of the group in February 2022, beginning with the North American leg of Twice 4th World Tour "III".[26] That same year, Jeongyeon and the rest of the members renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment.[27] In January 2023, Jeongyeon was reported to have lost the weight she gained from steroid medications.

On November 1, 2023, Jeongyeon released a cover of "O Christmas Tree" as part of Apple Music's Carols Covered playlist.[28]

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Like a Star" (Korean: 별처럼)
2018My Dream Class OST

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[30]

Title! scope="col"
YearArtistAlbumNotes
"Love Line"2017TwiceTwicetagramAs lyricist
"Sweet Talker"2018What Is Love?
"LaLaLa"Yes or Yes
"21:29"2019Feel Special
"Sweet Summer Day"2020More & More
"Celebrate"2022Celebrate
"Bloom"2024With You-th

Filmography

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015SixteenContestant
2016Muscle Queen Project[31]
Law of the Jungle in New CaledoniaHerself[32]
2016–2017InkigayoCo-hostWith Gong Seung-yeon and Kim Min-seok[33]

Awards and nominations

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YearCategoryNominee / WorkResult
SBS Entertainment Awards2016Newcomer Award (Female)Jeongyeon
Inkigayo

Notes and References

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