Park Ji-yeon
Park Jiyeon 박지연 朴智妍 | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Park Jiyeon (박지연) |
Born | Seoul, South Korea | June 7, 1993
Genres | K-pop, R&B, Dance-pop |
Occupation(s) | Idol, Singer, Dancer, Actress, Model, and MC |
Instrument(s) | Vocal, main dancer, visual |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Core Contents Media, Mnet Media |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Ji-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chiyŏn |
Park Ji-yeon (Korean: 박지연; Hanja: 朴智妍; born June 7, 1993), better known as simply Jiyeon, is a South Korean idol, singer, model and actress and a member of girl group T-ara.
Biography
1993–2008: Early life
Ji-yeon was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 7, 1993, from a Korean family.[1][2] She briefly attended Seoul Arts High School, Hyehwa Girls' High School and Lila Art High School. JiYeon graduate from Lila Art High School in 2012. Eventually, she "gave up a normal high school life" although "misses being a high school girl sometimes" and forsook attending university due to her busy acting schedule and career.[3]
2008–2010: Early work, T-ara, and career debut
She and Eunjung are the only two members of T-ara to be trained in acting. Instead, the two switched over to singing despite their original intentions.[4][5]
Ji-yeon has expressed an interest in modeling. In 2008, when she was 15 years old, Ji-yeon was featured in several pictorials and advertisements for SMART with Korean boy band SHINee.[6] She collaborated with Davichi and SeeYa on the digital single "Female Generation/Forever Love", which was released in May 2009, making her the first member of T-ara to appear in public. She appeared in SG Wannabe's music videos "Saranghae" and "My Love is Crying" from their 2009 album, Gift From SG WANNABE. Early on, the Korean media dubbed Ji-yeon "Little Kim Tae Hee" due to her close resemblance to Kim.[7]
In 2008, she entered and won the Smart Model Contest. Subsequently, she auditioned at the Mnet Casting System and joined the company. T-ara debuted on July 29, 2009, when Ji-yeon was 16 years old; the majority of the members were in their early twenties. She was the youngest member until new member Areum was introduced in June 2012. As new member Dani, who was introduced in May 2012, will join the group in December, she will be dubbed as the new maknae.
Ji-yeon made an appearance on the highly-ranked KBS television show Master of Study as Na Hyun Jung, a heavily burdened love-struck high school girl who joins a special class consisting of five underperforming students who must gain acceptance to the top South Korean university, commonly referred to as the "Cheonha-Dae" (in Korean).[8][9] Ji-yeon played the lead character in Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp alongside with Yoon Si Yoon, which was released in July 2010. In August 2010, she appeared on HahaMong Show and discussed meeting Park Ji-sung.[10]
2011–present
During the August 19, 2011 rehearsal taping of KBS Music Bank for their final stage performance of promoting Roly Poly, Ji-yeon pulled a right knee ligament and was rushed to the hospital for further treatment. Her agency released a statement saying that Jiyeon's condition was being monitored. She was reported recovering and continuing to attend tour after tour, although she needed considerable assistance for each trip due to her injuries. Ji-yeon was cast in a drama Dream High Season 2 as Rian/Lee Ji Kyung.[11]
In 2011 she was ranked on MBC's Weekly Idol as the 'best-looking idol in real life' by fellow idols and once again in 2012 as the 'best-looking idol' for her versatile face and glowing character.
Appearances
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp | Lee Se Hee |
2011 | Jungle Fish 2 | Seo Yool |
2011 | Gnomeo & Juliet | Juliet (Dubbing) |
Television drama/Variety Shows
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2007 | Hello! Miss | Cameo | KBS |
2007 | Lobbyist | Cameo | KBS |
2008 | Aeja's Older Sister Minja | Maeng Na Yeon | KBS |
2009 | Soul | Yoon Doo Na | MBC |
2009 | High Kick! | Lee Yuri | MBC |
2010 | Master of Study | Na Hyun Jung | KBS |
2010 | Dream Girls | Herself | MNET |
2010 | Jungle Fish 2 | Seo Yool | KBS |
2010 | Invincible Youth | Herself/Cameo | KBS |
2010–2011 | Heroes | Herself | SBS |
2010–2011 | MBC Music Core | Host | MBC |
2010–2011 | KBS2 Hello Baby | Herself | KBS |
2011 | Miss Ripley | Yuu | MBC |
2011 | KBS2 Oh My School | Herself/Cameo | KBS |
2011 | Running Man (TV series) | Herself/Cameo | SBS |
2012 | Dream High 2 | Rian | KBS |
Music video appearances
Year | Song title | Artist |
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2008(pre-debut) | "Never Ending Story"[1] | SMASH |
2009(pre-debut) | "My Cry Baby"&"Saranghae"[2] | SG Wannabe |
2010 | "Soul(ver.1)"[3] | Yangpa |
2010 | "Soul(ver.2)"[4] | Yangpa |
2010 | "I Have To Let You Go"[5] | Young Gun |
2011 | "Shake it Up" [6] | Seo In Guk |
2012 | "Together"(Dream High 2 OST) [7] | JB & Jiyeon |
Discography
Soundtracks
Year | Show title | Album | Song | Duration | Notes |
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2009 | MBC Cinderella Man | Cinderella Man OST | "Women's Generation" | 3:32 | with Seeya and Davichi |
2009 | MBC Cinderella Man | Cinderella Man OST | "Forever Love" | 3:32 | with Seeya and Davichi |
2010 | KBS Master of Study | Master of Study OST | "Rolling" | 4:01 | Solo |
2010 | KBS Jungle Fish 2 | Jungle Fish 2 OST | "Little By Little" | 4:10 | Solo |
2010 | SBS Coffee House | Coffee House OST Part 3 | "Coffee Over Milk" | 3:35 | With Hyomin of T-ara and Lee Boram of Seeya |
2012 | KBS Dream High 2 | Dream High 2 OST Part 4 | "Superstar" | 3:42 | With Hyorin & Ailee |
2012 | KBS Dream High 2 | Dream High 2 OST Part 7 | "Together" | 4:19 | With JB |
2012 | KBS Dream High 2 | Dream High 2 OST Part 8 | "Day by Day" | 3:43 | Solo |
Awards
Year | Awards |
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References
- ^ Template:Ko icon 티아라 지연, '악성루머'에도 '엠카'서 MC 활약 '눈길' Naver News. October 10, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ Template:Ko icon ‘엠카 MC 나선’ 티아라 지연, 음란채팅 루머에도 ‘씩씩’ " Naver News. October 9, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ Template:Ko icon뉴스인용|제목=그룹 티아라 지연, 김태희 닮은 외모로 네티즌 시선집중 . April 21, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ Lynn Kim & Jessica Kim: T-ara to become 7-member group. 10asia. July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Template:Ko icon 티아라, 은정→보람 리더 교체 왜? ("Why did T-ara change its leaders from Eunjung to Boram?"). StarNews. July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- ^ Template:Ko icon '음중' 새 4MC 온유·민호·지연·수지, 무난한 데뷔 . Naver News. October 30, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "티아라 지연, 김태희 ‘니트 머리띠’ 열풍 동참 ". ISplus. January 26, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "SKY Universities"
- ^ "Jiyeon in TV Drama". The Korea Times. November 23, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ "T-ara’s Jiyeon has a relationship with Park Ji Sung?". AllKpop.com.
- ^ Template:Ko icon "티아라 지연 무릎부상 악화로 응급실행" ("Park Ji-yeon's leg injuries forces tour to face delays"). Imaeil.com.