Park So-jin

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Not to be confused with Park Soo-jin or Park Soo-jin (singer, born 1995).
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park So-jin
Park So-jin wearing black outfit and smiling for the camera.
Park in January 2016
Born
Park So-jin

(1986-05-21) May 21, 1986 (age 35)
Daegu, South Korea
EducationYeungnam University
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated actsGirl's Day
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak So-jin
McCune–ReischauerPak So-jin

Park So-jin (born May 21, 1986),[2] better known mononymously as Sojin, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group Girl's Day.

Early life and education[]

Park So-jin was born on May 21, 1986, in Daegu, South Korea. She attended Lee Hyun Elementary School, Seojin Middle School and Kyungduk Girls' High School. She majored in Mechanical Engineering at Yeungnam University.[3]

Career[]

Pre-debut[]

Prior to her debut, Sojin worked as a vocal trainer for the K-pop boy band Ulala Session.[citation needed]

2010–2012: Debut, Flames of Desire OST and songwriting[]

On July 7, 2010, Sojin debuted as a member of Girl's Day on KBS' Music Bank with their debut single, "Tilt My Head" (갸우뚱).[4][unreliable source?]

On January 9, 2011, Sojin released her first solo single for the Flames of Desire OST, "Our Love Like This".[citation needed]

On April 19, 2012, Girl's Day made a comeback with the mini album Everyday II. The album included the song "Telepathy", which was composed by Sojin. On the same year, Sojin and a male composer wrote the song "It's Snowing" for Tokyo Girl. The song was later released on December 7.[5]

2013–2016: Collaborations and Family Outing OST[]

On March 14, 2013, Girl's Day released the full-length album Expectation. Sojin wrote the intro song "Girl's Day World", and co-wrote the lyrics for "I Don't Mind" with her fellow members. On October 15, Girl's Day released the song "Let's Go", written and composed by Sojin.[citation needed]

On March 2, 2014, Sojin collaborated with hip hop artist Crucial Star on a remake of Park Hye-kyung's song "Three Things I Want to Give You".[citation needed]

On January 30, 2015, Sojin lent her voice for "Dizzy Dizzy" for Part 2 of her SBS' weekend drama Family Outing OST.[citation needed]

Influences[]

Sojin said that her biggest influence in life is Uhm Jung-hwa. She describes her as a long time leader of her generation who shows abundant expressiveness and depth.[6]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Zombie Crush : Heyri Kim Ga-yeon [7][8]
Ghost Mansion Seon-hwa [9]
TBA Spring of December [10]

Television series[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2011 I Trusted Him MBC Cameo
2014 The Greatest Marriage TV Chosun Lee Yoo-ri
2015 The Family Is Coming SBS Choi Dong-joo
2018 Essence of Happiness JTBC Jung-soo [11]
2019 Vroom Vroom Pegasus Market tvN Jenny
2019–2020 Hot Stove League SBS Kim Yeong-chae
2020 The King: Eternal Monarch Jo Hae-In
The Spies Who Loved Me MBC Bae Doo-rae [12]

Web series[]

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2017 Hong Ik Super Yeon Hee Naver TV

Television show[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2015 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant "Faux-naif Red Fox" (Episode 7)
2017 Living Together in Empty Room Cast member With Kim Min-jong and Yura (Episode 19–21) [13]
2017–2019 My Daughter's Men E Channel Host Season 2–4

Theater[]

Year Title Role Ref.
English Korean
2021 The Perfect Other 완벽한 타인 Bianca [14]

Discography[]

Main article: Girl's Day discography

Singles[]

Title Year Album
As lead artist
"In the Summer"
(Sojin feat. Zico) 		2013 Deux 20th Anniversary Tribute Album
As featured artist
"Three Things I Want to Give You"
(Crucial Star feat. Sojin) 		2014 Non-album single
Collaboration
"Finale"
(Sojin & Dok2) 		2014 Non-album single
"On Rainy Days"
(Kim Taebum (Party Street) and Sojin) 		2015

Soundtrack appearances[]

Title Year Album
"Our Love Like This" 2011 Flames of Desire OST
"I Want to Turn Back Time" 2013 Passionate Love OST
"Ajjil Ajjil" 2015 Family Outing OST
"I Am Korea"
(With various artists) 		I Am Korea theme song
"It Hurts"
(Sojin & Zico) 		Mask OST
"Everyday With You" Reply 1988 OST

Awards and nominations[]

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Girl's Day
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
MBC Drama Awards 2020 Best New Actress The Spies Who Loved Me Nominated [15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "소진 프로필" (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Idol of the Week: Girl's Day". Weekly Idol. MBC Every1. HLKV-TV, Seoul, South Korea, 19 Nov. 2011. Television.
  4. ^ ""Girls Day Debuts with 'Tilt My head' on Today Music Core"". Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "[Mnet] 눈이 오네요 - 동경소녀". Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Girl's Day Park Sojin Profile". Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Kim, Nara (April 24, 2020). "[공식] 걸스데이 출신 박소진, 독립영화 '좀비 크러쉬: 헤이리' 출연 확정". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Kim Bo-ra (June 2, 2021). "좀비크러쉬: 헤이리' 공민정x이민지x박소진, 티저 예고 공개..6월 개봉". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Kim Yu-jin (June 25, 2021). "괴기맨숀' 성준→박소진, 특수분장 이사배까지…현실 밀착형 공포 완성 [종합]". Staenews (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Bae Hyo-joo (April 21, 2021). "손현주→박소진 '12월의 봄' 4월20일 촬영 시작[공식]". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "JTBC 드라마페스타 '행복의 진수' 공명X박소진 전격 캐스팅". JTBC (in Korean). August 31, 2018. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  12. ^ "박소진, '나를 사랑한 스파이' 출연 확정… 웨딩슈즈 디자이너 배두래役". MBC 연예 스포츠 (in Korean). Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Lee Eun-jin (August 24, 2017). "'발칙한 동거' 김민종X소진, 유라 집에서 다시 동거 시작… '반가운 재회'". TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  14. ^ Tae Yu-na (April 9, 2021). "여신강림' 임세미, 7년만 연극 복귀…이시언과 호흡 [공식]". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  15. ^ Hong Se-young (December 30, 2020). "[2020 MBC 연기대상] 안보현·김혜준 남녀 신인상 영광". sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2020.

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