Yoo Yeon-jung

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Yoo Yeon-jung
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Yoo on June 17, 2017
Born (1999-08-03) August 3, 1999 (age 22)
Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Alma materDankook University
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Yeon-jeong
McCune–ReischauerYu Yŏnchŏng

Yoo Yeon-jung (Korean: 유연정; born August 3, 1999), better known by the mononym Yeonjung, is a South Korean singer. She is best known for being a member of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN,[1] and for finishing 11th in the survival show Produce 101, making her a member of I.O.I.[2]

Early life and education[]

Yoo was born on August 3, 1999, in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[3] In 2017, Yoo was accepted through rolling admission into the musical theatre program of the Performance & Film Department at Dankook University.[4]

Career[]

2016: Produce 101 and I.O.I[]

Main articles: Produce 101 (season 1) and I.O.I

Yoo, together with Kim Tae-ha and Shim Chae-eun represented Starship Entertainment in the Mnet reality-survival program Produce 101, which aimed to form an eleven-member girl group that would promote for a year under YMC Entertainment.[5] Yoo placed 11th with a total of 136,780 votes in the final episode and debuted as a member of I.O.I.

On May 4, project girl group I.O.I debuted with the mini-album Chrysalis.[6]

2016–present: WJSN, V-1 and solo activities[]

Main article: WJSN

While still an active member of I.O.I, Yoo was introduced as the thirteenth member of WJSN on July 11.[1] Yoo made her official debut with WJSN on August 17, 2016. They released their second mini album The Secret with all 13 members.[7] Yoo collaborated with Yoo Seung-woo on the track "I Will Be On Your Side" which was released on November 10, 2016.[8][9] Yoo, together with bandmate Dawon, released the track "Fire & Ice" as part of The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice OST. The track was released on December 16, 2016.[10][11] On May 31, 2017, Yoo released the soundtrack "You're Dazzling" for the television series Queen for Seven Days.[12][13][14] Yoo collaborated with Brother Su and participated in the soundtrack of Love Playlist 2 with the track "Toy".[15] She was featured in DinDin's "#Drive".[16][17] "Meloholic" was released for the OCN drama Meloholic.[18][19] She then collaborated with Maktub on the single "Marry You".[20][21]

Yoo released two soundtracks for television series in 2018, "Your Name Is..."[22][23][24] and "Stay With You"[25][26] for The Undateables and Where Stars Land respectively. "Tell Me, Please" was released as the second part of the soundtrack of Melting Me Softly on October 14, 2019.[27][28] Yoo also made her acting debut, making a cameo in A Korean Odyssey.[29]

In September 2019, Yoo participated in the survival program show, V-1, to select the Vocal Queen among the various girl group members, where only the top 12 girl group members in votes would progress and perform on the show.[30][31] Yoo eventually won the competition after defeating Dreamcatcher's Siyeon in the finals.

In September 2020, Yoo participated in MBN's Lotto Singer.[32] She released "Spider Lily" on October 31, 2020, as part of the soundtrack of More Than Friends.[33][34]

On May 4, 2021, Yoo and the members of I.O.I celebrated their 5th debut anniversary with a reunion live stream show called "Yes, I Love It!".[35]

Yoo together with Dawon participated in Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend. They performed with Xitsuh and Koo Jun-yup and eventually became the final winner.[36][37] On August 10, Yoo and Dawon released a cover song of Taeyeon's "Starlight" for NORAE-ing LIVE of Time.[38][39] The pair went on to make an appearance on Jo Se-ho's Jo Se-ho's Wine Bar.[40][41]

Discography[]

See also: I.O.I discography and WJSN § Discography

As featured artist[]

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
[42]
"#Drive" (#드라이브)
(DinDin featuring Yoo Yeon-jung) 		2017 — N/A Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations[]

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
[43]
"I Will Be On Your Side" (내가 니편이 되어줄게)
(with Yoo Seung-woo) 		2016 — Non-album singles
"Marry You"
(with Maktub) 		2017 92
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances[]

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
[42]
"Fire & Ice"
(with Dawon) 		2016 — N/A The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice OST
"You're Dazzling" (눈부신 그대) 2017 — Queen for Seven Days OST Part 1
"Toy" (서툰 고백)
(with Brother Su) 		— Love Playlist 2 OST Part 2
"Meloholic" (멜로홀릭) — Meloholic OST Part 4
"Your Name Is..." (너의 이름을...) 2018 — The Undateables OST Part 2
"Stay With You" (마음이 하는 일) — Where Stars Land OST Part 6
"Tell Me, Please" (꼭 말해줘) 2019 — Melting Me Softly OST Part 2
"Spider Lily" (피안화) 2020 — More Than Friends OST Part 7
"Drawing of the Beginning" (시작의 드���잉) 2021 To be confirmed My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST Part 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography[]

See also: I.O.I § Filmography, and WJSN § Filmography

Television series[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2017 A Korean Odyssey 화유기 tvN Lee Da-in Cameo (Episode 1) [46]

Television shows[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2016 Produce 101 프로듀스 101 Mnet Contestant Survival show that determined I.O.I members
Finished 11th 		[47]
2019 V-1 V-1 tvN Contestant [48]
2020 Lotto Singer 로또싱어 MBN Contestant [49]

Notes[]

  1. ^ As a member of I.O.I only.

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