Yoo Yeon-jung
Yoo Yeon-jung | |
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Yoo in June 2017 | |
Born | (1999年08月03日) August 3, 1999 (age 25) Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
Alma mater | Dankook University |
Occupation |
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Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | |
Member of | |
Formerly of | I.O.I |
Musical artist | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 유연정 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yu Yeon-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yu Yŏnchŏng |
Yoo Yeon-jung (Korean: 유연정; born August 3, 1999), known mononymously as Yeonjung, is a South Korean singer signed under Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment. She is best known for being a member of the South Korean 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]2016: Produce 101 and I.O.I
[edit ]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 the last 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
[edit ]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] Yoo collaborated with MJ of Sunny Side on the track "Guardian Angel", which was released on October 31, 2021.[42]
2022–present: Musical debut
[edit ]Yoo, together with Seola, released a soundtrack "100 percent" in January 2022, as part of the soundtrack of Best Mistake 3.[43] She is also set to make her musical debut as the female lead in Lizzie on March 24, 2022.[44] Later, in July 2022, Yoo joined the stage play Crash Landing on You , an adaptation of the television series. Yoo will be playing the role of Seo Dan, the original role of Seo Ji-hye in the TV drama version.[45]
Discography
[edit ]As lead artist
[edit ]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
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KOR [46] | ||||
"Stronger" (with Dawon)[b] |
2022 | —[c] | — | Sequence |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
As featured artist
[edit ]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
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KOR [46] | ||||
"#Drive" (#드라이브) (DinDin featuring Yoo Yeon-jung) |
2017 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Collaborations
[edit ]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
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KOR [48] | ||||
"I Will Be On Your Side" (내가 니편이 되어줄게) (with Yoo Seung-woo) |
2016 | — |
|
Non-album singles |
"Marry You" (with Maktub) |
2017 | 92 |
| |
"Guardian Angel" (수호천사) (with MJ) |
2021 | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Soundtrack appearances
[edit ]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
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KOR [46] | ||||
"Fire & Ice" (with Dawon) |
2016 | — | — | 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 드로잉) | 2021 | — | My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST Part 3 | |
"100 percent" (with Seola) |
2022 | — | Best Mistake 3 OST Part 1 | |
"Secret Love" | 2023 | — | Webtoon 'I need a Bride'(신부가 필요해) OST Part 2 | |
"Somebody Like" | — | Not Others OST Part 4 | ||
"LEMON" | 2024 | — | Branding In Seongsudong'(브랜딩인성수동) OST Part 4 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography
[edit ]Television series
[edit ]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | A Korean Odyssey | Lee Da-in | Cameo (Episode 1) | [51] |
Television shows
[edit ]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Produce 101 | Contestant | Survival show that determined I.O.I members Finished 11th |
[52] |
2019 | V-1 | Contestant | Winner | [53] |
2020 | Lotto Singer (로또싱어) | Contestant | [citation needed ] |
Theatre
[edit ]Year | Title | Korean Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Lizzie | 리지 | Alice Russell | Theatrical debut | [54] |
Crash Landing on You | 사랑의 불시착 | Seo Dan | [55] [56] | ||
2023 | Aloha, My Mums | 알로하, 나의 엄마들 | Bu Deul | [57] | |
2024 | NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 | 그레이트 코멧 | Natasha | [58] |
Awards and nominations
[edit ]Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Korea Musical Awards | 2023 | Best Newcomer Award (Female) | Lizzie | Nominated | [59] |
Notes
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External links
[edit ]- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Gwangmyeong
- Singers from Gyeonggi Province
- Swing Entertainment artists
- Mandarin-language singers of South Korea
- Starship Entertainment artists
- South Korean female idols
- South Korean women pop singers
- Produce 101 contestants
- Cosmic Girls members
- I.O.I members
- 21st-century South Korean women singers
- 21st-century South Korean singers
- South Korean musical theatre actresses
- Hanlim Multi Art School alumni