Jeongyeon

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In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.

Jeongyeon
Jeongyeon in 2019
Jeongyeon in 2019
Background information
Birth nameYoo Kyung-wan[1]
Born (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 24)
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupation(s)Singer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Jeong-yeon
McCune–ReischauerYu Chŏngyŏn
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Gyeong-wan
McCune–ReischauerYu Kyŏngwan
Signature
Jeongyeon signature.svg

Yoo Jeong-yeon (Korean: 유정연; born 1 November 1996), known mononymously as Jeongyeon (Korean: 정연), 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 past president of South Korea.[1][3] Jeongyeon took aerobics classes at a young age and soon developed an early interest in singing and dancing.[1]

Career[]

Pre-debut[]

Main article: Sixteen (TV series)

Jeongyeon failed an audition to join JYP Entertainment as a child, but eventually joined after passing an open audition in March 2010.[1][3] She trained for five years before her debut with Twice.[5] From 2013 to early 2015, it was expected that Jeongyeon would become a member of a new JYP girl group alongside current Twice members Nayeon, Sana, and Jihyo.[1][6] However, this project was cancelled and in the end they did not debut.[1][6][7][8] In 2015, Jeongyeon competed in the television program Sixteen, a reality television competition designed to select the founding members of Twice.[5][9] In the final episode, she was chosen as one of the nine winners who went on to form Twice.[5][10]

Twice[]

Main article: Twice

In October 2015 Jeongyeon officially debuted as a member of Twice with their first extended play, The Story Begins.[11] The lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh" was the first K-pop debut song to reach 100 million views on YouTube.[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 served as the songwriter for 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]

Health issues[]

On 17 October 2020, JYP Entertainment announced that Jeongyeon would be taking a break from all activities due to anxiety.[21] She resumed her activities from 31 January 2021 at 30th Seoul Music Awards.[22] On 18 August 2021, JYP Entertainment announced that Jeongyeon would be taking a second break from all activities due to panic and anxiety disorder.[23]

Discography[]

Main article: Twice discography

Soundtrack appearances[]

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released,
selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
Gaon
"Like a star (별처럼)"
(with Gong Seung-yeon) 		2018 — My Dream Class OST
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Composition credits[]

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[24]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Notes
"Love Line" 2017 Twice Twicetagram As lyricist
"Sweet Talker" 2018 What Is Love?
"LaLaLa" Yes or Yes
"21:29" 2019 Feel Special
"Sweet Summer Day" 2020 More & More

Filmography[]

Television shows[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2015 Sixteen Mnet Contestant [9]
2016 Muscle Queen Project KBS2 [25]
Law of the Jungle in New Caledonia SBS Herself [26]
2016–2017 Inkigayo Co-host With Gong Seung-yeon [27]

Awards and nominations[]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
SBS Entertainment Awards 2016 Newcomer Award (Female) Jeongyeon (with Gong Seung-yeon)
Inkigayo 		Won [1][14]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Benjamin, Jeff (6 May 2020). "Twice members: Jeongyeon, the K-pop girl band's humble lead singer – her human touch always shines through and she puts family and bandmates first". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ ""벌써 몇 년 친구냐" 트와이스 지효, 정연 생일 축하[SNS★컷]". newsen.co.kr (in Korean). 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Vacco-Bolaños, Jessica (23 November 2019). "Who Is Twice's Jeongyeon? She's Got So Many Secret Talents". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "공승연 "동생 트와이스 정연과 '인기가요' MC…마음 단단히 먹어"". Nate (in Korean). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Moon, Kat (20 September 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "9 things to know about Twice's Jihyo". SBS. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. ^ "[단독]'선미 피처링' 리나, JYP新걸그룹 데뷔..미모·실력 겸비". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. ^ "[Twice TV] episode 1. All About 나연, 쯔위". Naver TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Won, Ho-jung (29 April 2015). "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  10. ^ "'식스틴' 시청자 투표 마감, 쯔위 1위-나띠 12위..상위 7명은 누구?". Naver (in Korean). 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  11. ^ Kim, Yu-jin (20 October 2015). "Twice unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  12. ^ Moon, Kat (9 October 2019). "K-Pop Powerhouse Twice Opens Up About How Their New Album Is More Personal Than Ever". Time. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  13. ^ "'인기가요' 측 "공승연·정연·김민석 22일 마지막 방송..후임 물색중"(공식입장)". stoo.asiae.co.kr (in Korean). 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Jung Joon-hwa (26 December 2016). "[2016 SBS 연예대상] 신동엽. 26년 만의 대상.."하늘에 계신 母의 선물" (종합)". OSEN (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  15. ^ "2016년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 10년간 추이 포함, 아이돌 선호도" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  16. ^ "2017년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 11년간 추이, 아이돌 선호도 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  17. ^ Peterson, Jacques (20 December 2017). "IU dominated Gallup Korea's yearly music poll". SBS. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  18. ^ "2018년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 12년간 추이 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  19. ^ "2019년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 13년간 추이 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Here's who Koreans voted as the top artists and idols of 2019". SBS. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  21. ^ Oh Bo-ram (17 October 2020). "트와이스 정연, 활동 잠정 중단…"컴백 준비 중 불안감 겪어"". Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  22. ^ Park Se-yeon (31 January 2021). "트와이스 정연, 활동중단 딛고 모처럼 무대 나들이[서울가요대상]" [Twice's Jeongyeon, after a long hiatus, goes out on stage [Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Maeil Economic Daily. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Han Hae-seon (18 August 2021). "트와이스 정연, 활동 중단.."공황·심리적 불안 장애"[전문]" [Twice Jeongyeon, suspending activities.."Picnic and psychological anxiety disorder"[Full text]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021 – via Naver.
  24. ^ "Songs Registered Under Yoo Jeongyeon (10020131)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  25. ^ Han In-gu (18 January 2016). "[단독] KBS 설 파일럿 '머슬퀸' 방송, 정연·찬미·수빈·경리 출연". X-sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  26. ^ Choi Bo-ran (18 May 2015). "[단독] 트와이스 정연, '정글의 법칙' 합류…뉴칼레도니아 간다". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  27. ^ Park Jin-young (22 June 2016). "트와이스 정연·공승연·김민석, '인기가요' 고정 MC 확정 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

External links[]

  • Media related to Jeongyeon at Wikimedia Commons
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