Park Ji-yeon

Park Ji-yeon (born June 7, 1993), referred to as Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress.[2] She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. The group went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.[3] Apart from her group's activities, she has also starred in various television dramas such as Soul (2009), Master of Study (2010), Dream High 2 (2012), Triangle (2014), also starred in various films such as Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2012), Encounter (2015). She debuted as a solo artist with her first EP, Never Ever, on May 20, 2014, making her the first T-ara member to debut as a solo artist.

For the Soul and R&B singer with this birth name, see Gummy (singer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Ji-yeon
박지연
Park in June 2017
Born
Park Ji-yeon

(1993-06-07) June 7, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
EducationLila Art High School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentPartners Park
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–present
Labels
  • MBK
  • Longzhen Culture Development
Associated acts
WebsiteJiyeon's Partners Park Official Page
Korean name
Hangul
박지연
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Ji-yeon
McCune–ReischauerPak Chiyŏn

Early life and education

Park was born in Seoul, South Korea, on June 7, 1993,[4] from a Korean family.[5][6] She briefly attended Hyehwa Girls' High School and graduated from Lila Art High School in 2012.[7] She didn't attend university to focus on her career.

Career

2007–2009: Career beginning and T-ara

She and Hahm Eun-jung are the only two members of T-ara to be trained in acting. Instead, the two switched over to singing despite their original intentions.[8][9]

Park has expressed an interest in modeling. In 2008, when she was 15 years old, she was featured in several pictorials and advertisements for clothing company Smart with Korean boy band SHINee.[10] She collaborated with Davichi and SeeYa on the digital single "Women's Generation", 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 "I Love You" and "Crybaby" from their 2009 album, Gift from SG Wannabe. Early on, the Korean media dubbed her as "Little Kim Tae-hee" due to her close resemblance to Kim.[11]

Park auditioned at the Mnet Casting System and joined the company in 2008. She subsequently debuted with T-ara on July 29, 2009.

2007–2013: Acting debut and breakthrough

In 2007, Park starred in Lobbyist , In 2008 Park starred in Ae-ja and Min-ja, in 2009 Park starred in Possessed ,in 2009-2010 Park starred in High Kick! 2, In 2010, Park starred in Master of Study, a Korean screen adaptation of Japanese manga Dragon Zakura.[12] That same year, she played the leading role in horror film Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp[13] and starred in the youth drama Jungle Fish 2.[14]

In October 2010, Park became the host for MBC's Show! Music Core, alongside Bae Suzy, Choi Min-ho and Onew.[15] She also became a cast member of SBS's variety show Heroes.[16]

In 2011, Park was cast in the Korean dub of the animated film, Gnomeo and Juliet.[17]

In 2012, she was cast in the teen drama Dream High 2, starring Kang So-ra, GOT7's JB and Jin-young, 2AM's Jinwoon, SISTAR's Hyolyn, and Park Seo-joon.[18][19]

2014–2017: Solo debut

Park made her solo debut in May 2014,[20][21] releasing the title track "Never Ever" (also known as "1 Minute 1 Second").[22][23] The music video ranked number one on China's biggest music video site YinYueTai for two weeks straight.[24]

In June, Park was cast in MBC's television series Triangle, starring as the potential wife for Yim Si-wan's character.[25] The same month, she began hosting SBS MTV's The Show alongside Lee Hye-ri.[26]

In May 2015, Park was cast in the Korean-Chinese film Encounter alongside actor Lee Dong-gun.[27][28] In July 2015, she collaborated with 2BiC's Jun-hyung on the song "Summer Love".[29]

In 2016, Park was cast in the web drama My Runway alongside Kang Dong-ho.[30] The drama was released on Netflix in December 2016.[31]

In February 2017, it was announced that Park would be making her solo comeback after three years with a new album.[32] However, album preparations were later cancelled.[33][34]

2018–present: Continued acting and Senpass

In early 2018, Park and her fellow T-ara members departed from MBK Entertainment following the expiration of their contracts. She later signed with Chinese agency Longzhen Culture Development in May 2018. Park and Vietnamese singer Soobin Hoàng Sơn have released music videos for the Korean version and Vietnamese version of their collaboration track, "Between Us".[35] Jiyeon signed with Partners Park in November 2018 for her domestic activities.[36]

On November 26, it was revealed that Park would release a digital single in mid December, as a thank you gift for fans. On December 22, 2018, Park released music videos for the Korean and Chinese version of her winter ballad track "One Day".[37]

On April 2, 2019, Park was cast in the KBS2's mystery, romantic comedy drama I Wanna Hear Your Song alongside Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Se-jeong and Song Jae-rim.[38]

On December 26, 2019, Park released her second EP Senpass, a portmanteau of "Sense" and "Compass". The EP consists of five-track including the title track "Take A Hike".[39]

On October 7, 2020, it was announced that actress Park will star in a new web drama called “ Next Door Witch J”. She’ll take the role of Seo Je Yi as a beauty creator. [40].In that same month of 2020, the news had been revealed that the actress will star another TV series called Imitation alongside Jung Ji-so, Lee Jun-young, Jeong Yun-ho which will air on KBS2 in the first half of 2021. [41]

Discography
See also: T-ara discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[42]		 TWN
[43]		 TWN East Asian
[44]
Never Ever 3112
Senpass
  • Released: 26 December 2019
  • Label: Longzhen Culture Development, Kakao M
  • Format: CD, digital download
 ——— N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR CHN
[46]
Gaon
[47]		 Hot
"My Sea" 2013 — — — N/A Bunny Style!
"1 Minute 1 Second (Never Ever)" 2014 17 6 1
  • KOR (DL): 322,949+[48]
 Never Ever
"Summer Love"
(with Jun-hyung of 2BiC featuring Yoon Yo)		 2016 — — — N/A Summer Love
"Between us"
(with Soobin Hoang Son)		 2018 — — — Between us
"One Day" — — 1 Non-album single
"Take A Hike" 2019 — — 1 Senpass
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region

Soundtracks
Year Album Song Duration Notes
2009 Cinderella Man OST "Women's Generation"3:32 with Seeya and Davichi
"Forever Love"3:32
2010Master of Study OST Part 1"Rolling"4:01Solo
Jungle Fish 2 OST"Little By Little"4:10
2012 Dream High Season 2 OST "Superstar"3:42with Hyolyn and Ailee
"Together"4:19with JB
"Day After Day"3:43Solo
2013Bunny Style!"Dangerous Love"3:40with Hahm Eun-jung and Hyomin
2014Triangle OST Part 6"Kiss And Cry"3:31with Cho Seung-hee (F-ve Dolls) and Shorry J (Mighty Mouth)
2017What's My Name"Lullaby"3:12Solo
2018Queen of Mystery 2 OST Part 8"The Path Leading To Home"3:14
2019I Wanna Hear Your Song OST Part 3"One Blue Night"4:46

Other charted songs
Year Title Peak positions Album
KOR
2014 "Yeouido Cherry Blossom" 70 Never Ever
"Marionette" 80
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref
2010Death Bell 2: Bloody CampLee Se-hee [13]
2011Gnomeo & JulietJuliet [17]
Gisaeng RyungCameo
2015EncounterUn­known [27]

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2007Hello! Miss StudentKBS2Cameo [49]
LobbyistDeaf daughter's friendSBS [50]
2008Aeja's Older Sister, MinjaMaeng Na-yeonSupporting role
2009SoulYoon Doo-naMBC [51]
High Kick!(season 2)Lee Yu-riCameo [52]
2010Master of StudyNa Hyun-jungKBS2Supporting role [12]
Jungle Fish 2Seo-yulLead role [14]
2011Miss RipleyYuMBCCameo [53]
2012The Thousandth ManHan Yi-seul
Dream High 2Ri-an/Lee Ji-kyungKBS2Main role [18]
2014TriangleSeong Yoo-jinMBCSupporting role [25]
2015 Sweet TemptationJi-hoNaver TV CastWeb drama
2016My RunwayHan Seo-yeonNetflix [30]
2019 I Wanna Hear Your Song Ha Eun-joo KBS2 Main role [54]
2021 Next Door Witch J Seo Je-yi TBA Lead role [55]
Imitation La Ri-ma KBS2 Main role [56]

Musical
Year Title Role Ref.
2012Our Youth, Roly Poly MusicalHan Joo-young [57]

Variety shows
YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes Ref
2010–2011HeroesCastSBS[16]
2010–2011Music CoreHostMBC[15]
2014–2015The ShowSBS MTV[26]
2017Living Together in Empty RoomCastMBCwith Oh Chang-seok (Episode 16–19) [58]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2010SBS Entertainment AwardBest TeamworkHeroesWon
KBS Drama AwardsBest New ActressMaster of StudyNominated
Best Couple Award with Yoo Seung-hoNominated
201416th Seoul International Youth Film FestivalBest Young ActressTriangleNominated
2015Cable TV Broadcast AwardsPopularity AwardThe ShowWon
The 3rd Yinyuetai VChart AwardBest Korea Female SingerNever EverWon
Yahoo Asia BUZZ AwardMost Popular Asian İdolN/ANominated

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