Park So-yeon (singer)

Park So-yeon (born Park In-jung on October 5, 1987),[1] referred to as Soyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009, which went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.[2]

This article is about the South Korean idol. For the figure skater, see Park So-youn (figure skater).
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park So-yeon
박소연
Soyeon in "So Good" showcase, 2015
Born
Park In-jung

(1987-10-05) October 5, 1987
Andong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
EducationAnyang High School of Arts
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
박소연
Hanja
朴昭姸
Revised RomanizationBak So-yeon
McCune–ReischauerPak So-yŏn

Early life and education

Park was born Park In-jung on October 5, 1987,[1][3] in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. She has legally changed her name to Park So-yeon. In 2005, she took part and was awarded the Gold Award for the CMB Chin Chin Singing Competition.[4] Park has studied at the prestigious Anyang High School of Arts, located in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea.

Park was formerly a trainee under SM Entertainment, preparing to be a member and supposed to be the leader of girl group Girls' Generation. However, she left the company six months before their debut due to personal circumstances. After debuting with T-ara, she revealed on the tvN's show Taxi that at that time she felt the opportunity came so easily and she was in two minds, not fully prepared for the debut.[5]

Career

2009–2011: Career beginnings
Main article: T-ara

Park was the second new member to be added to T-ara after two former members Jiae and Jiwon left the group in mid-2009.

In 2010, she was rushed to the hospital after complaints of not feeling well while filming for her cameo role in Master of Study. She was then diagnosed with H1N1 while T-ara was still promoting the follow-up track Like The First Time off of their first full-length album, Absolute First Album.[6]

Park participated in the OSTs for the movie Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp and the SBS drama Coffee House.

In 2011, she was a fixed cast member for KBS's variety show 100 Points Out Of 100.

2012–2013: Acting roles and QBS
Main article: QBS (band)

Park participated in the musical adaption of T-ara's hit song Roly-Poly, which opened on January 13, 2012, at the Sungnam Arts Center.[7] She has stated that it is one of her dreams to stand on stage and act on it.

She replaced Hyomin as T-ara's new leader starting on December 7, 2011, for their Lovey-Dovey promotions. She is the fourth leader of T-ara after Eunjung, Boram, and Hyomin. In July 2013, she stepped down as leader and Qri became the fifth leader.[8][9][10]

Park appeared in the KBS drama Lovers of Haeundae as Lee Gwan-soon. The drama aired on August 13, 2012.[11]

Soyeon along with Qri and Boram formed a sub-group called QBS in May 2013. The sub-group focused on the Japanese market. They released their debut single titled "Kaze no You ni" (風のように, Like the Wind) on June 26, 2013.

2017–present: Departure from MBK Entertainment

On March 6, 2017 MBK announced that T-ara would be releasing their last album as a six-member group in May, after Boram and Soyeon's contracts ended, and the other members would remain until December 31, 2017.[12] On May 7, MBK Entertainment revealed the group's plans had changed and that the new album's release had been rescheduled to June 2017, with Boram and Soyeon not participating due to the expiry of their contracts.[13] On May 8, it was announced that T-ara's last performance as a six-member group would be in Taiwan concert on May 13.[14][15]

On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Park had signed with Think Entertainment.[16]

Discography
See also: T-ara discography

Collaboration
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR Gaon
[17]		 KOR Billboard
[18]
"Song For You" (널 위해 부르는 노래)
(with Ahn Young-min)		 2011 —— Ahn Young-min A-Family, Part 3
"I Know" (알아요)
(with Lee Bo-ram and Yangpa)		 2012 —— Together
"Painkiller" (진통제)
(with Seong Yoo-jin, Seo Eun-kyo, Taewoon and Choi Sung-min)		 2013 1113 Tears of Mind
"Don't Forget Me" (나를 잊지 말아요)
(with Hahm Eun-jung, Song Minkyung, Cho Seunghee, and Speed's Jongkook, Sejoon and Seungri)		 2015 —— White Snow
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR Gaon
[17]		 KOR Billboard
[18]
"Page One" (Part 2)
(with Ock Joo-hyun)		 2010 —— Coffee House OST
"What Should We Finish?" (뭐라고 끝낼까) —— Death Bell 2 OST Part 1
"Until The End"
(with Lee Bo-ram)		 2011 —— Gisaeng Ryung OST
"Page One"
(with Ock Joo-hyun and Lee Seok-hun)		 2530 Coffee House OST
"Sign"
(with ex-T-ara member Areum)		 2013 —— Bunny Style!
"Love Poem" ——
"Sad engagement" (슬픈 언약식) 2020 —— Family
"One Love" (하나의 사랑) TBATBA Homemade Love Story OST Part.3
"Letter TBATBA Chinese Single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011Gisaeng RyungCameo
2019I Love You, You're Perfect, Now ChangeCameo

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2010GiantBunny GirlsSBSCameo [19]
2010Master of StudyBad StudentKBS2 [20]
2012Lovers of HaeundaeLee Gwan-soonSupporting role [11]
2015Sweet TemptationSo-heeNaver TV CastWeb Drama

Variety show
YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.
2019 Shopping King TV Chosun (Ep. 1-7) [21]
2020 King of Mask SingerMBC Contestant as "Diver" (Ep. 267–268) [22]
Miss Back MBN Herself [23]

Musical
Year Title Role Ref
2012Our Youth, Roly Poly MusicalOh Hyun-joo

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