Jeongyeon

Yoo Jeong-yeon (Korean: 유정연; Hanja: 俞定延; 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.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoo.
Jeongyeon
Jeongyeon at the Golden Disc Awards in January 2019
Born
Yoo Kyung-wan[1]

(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Other namesJeongyeon
OccupationSinger
RelativesGong Seung-yeon (sister)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
유정연
Hanja
俞定延
Revised RomanizationYu Jeong-yeon
McCune–ReischauerYu Chŏngyŏn
Birth name
Hangul
유경완
Hanja
俞婧婉
Revised RomanizationYu Gyeong-wan
McCune–ReischauerYu Kyŏngwan

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 and solo activities
Main article: Twice (group)

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]

Filmography

Broadcast programs
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2015 Sixteen Mnet Contestant [9]
2016 Muscle Queen Project KBS Contestant [1]
Law of the Jungle SBS Herself [1]
2016–2017 Inkigayo SBS Host With Gong Seung-yeon [1][4][13]

Discography
Main article: Twice discography
Songwriting credits
Year Song Album Artist With Ref.
2017 "Love Line" Twicetagram Twice N/A [1][21][22][23]
2018 "Sweet Talker" What Is Love? Chaeyoung [1][23][24]
"LaLaLa" Yes or Yes N/A [1][23][25]
2019 "21:29" Feel Special All Twice members [21][23][26]
2020 "Sweet Summer Day" More & More Chaeyoung [23][27][28]

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Album
"Like a star (별처럼)" (with Gong Seung-yeon) 2018 My Dream Class

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Newcomer Award (Female) with Gong Seung-yeon Inkigayo Won [1][14]
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References
  1. 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. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ""벌써 몇 년 친구냐" 트와이스 지효, 정연 생일 축하[SNS★컷]". newsen.co.kr (in Korean). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. Vacco-Bolaños, Jessica (23 November 2019). "Who Is TWICE's Jeongyeon? She's Got So Many Secret Talents". Elite Daily. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. "공승연 "동생 트와이스 정연과 '인기가요' MC…마음 단단히 먹어"". Nate (in Korean). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. Moon, Kat (20 September 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. "9 things to know about TWICE's Jihyo". SBS. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. "[단독]'선미 피처링' 리나, JYP新걸그룹 데뷔..미모·실력 겸비". Naver (in Korean).
  8. "[TWICE TV] episode 1. All About 나연, 쯔위". Naver TV (in Korean).
  9. Won, Ho-jung (29 April 2015). "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  10. "'식스틴' 시청자 투표 마감, 쯔위 1위-나띠 12위..상위 7명은 누구?". Naver (in Korean). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  11. Kim, Yu-jin (20 October 2015). "TWICE unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. 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. 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. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  14. 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.
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  16. "2017년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 11년간 추이, 아이돌 선호도 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 19 December 2017.
  17. Peterson, Jacques (20 December 2017). "IU dominated Gallup Korea's yearly music poll". SBS. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  18. "2018년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 12년간 추이 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 30 November 2018.
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  20. "Here's who Koreans voted as the top artists and idols of 2019". SBS. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  21. Frances, Lai. "Asia's Top-Selling Girl Group Twice Reflect On Their Bond, Fourth Anniversary". PopCrush. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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