Park Ji-yeon
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.JPG) Jiyeon performing with T-ara on August 10, 2013 at AsiaWorld–Arena, Hong Kong. | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | 박지연 |
| Birth name | Park Jiyeon |
| Also known as | Jiyeon (지연) |
| Born |
June 7, 1993 Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, R&B, dance-pop |
| Occupations | Idol, singer, dancer, actress, model, MC |
| Instruments | Voice, main dancer, visual |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Core Contents (CJ E&M), Mnet (CJ E&M) |
| Associated acts | T-ara |
| Website |
T-ARA Official website Jiyeon Official Twitter |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박지연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 朴智妍 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Ji-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chiyŏn |
Park Ji-yeon (Hangul: 박지연; Hanja: 朴智妍; born June 7, 1993), better known as simply Jiyeon, is a South Korean idol, singer, model, MC 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 Areum was introduced in June 2012, followed by Dani, who was added in December on the same year.
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 Shi-yoon, which was released in July 2010. In August 2010, she appeared on HahaMong Show and discussed meeting Park Ji-sung.[10] In October,2010, Ji-Yeon became the host for MBC Show! Music Core alongside Minho and Onew, both from SHINee, and Suzy,from Miss A.
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.
In 2013,She host along with Nichkhun,from 2PM, Jokwon From 2AM, Minho from Shinee,and Suzy from Miss A For 2013 Korean Music Wave In Bangkok,Thailand.
Appearances
Movie
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2010 | Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp | Lee Se Hee |
| 2011 | Gnomeo & Juliet | Voice dubbing actor |
| Gisaeng Ghost | Cameo appearance | |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | I Love You Too | Cameo appearance | KBS2 |
| Hello! Miss | |||
| Lobbyist | Bit part | SBS | |
| 2008 | Aeja's Older Sister, Minja | Maeng Na Yeon | |
| 2009 | Soul | Yoon Doo Na | MBC |
| High Kick! (season 2) | Lee Yuri | ||
| 2010 | Master of Study | Na Hyun Jung | KBS2 |
| Jungle Fish 2 | Seo Yool | ||
| 2011 | Miss Ripley | Yuu | MBC |
| 2012 | The Thousand Man | Han Yi Seul | |
| Dream High 2 | Rian | KBS2 |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Radio Star | Herself | MBC |
| 2009 | Star King | Herself | SBS |
| 2010 | Win Win | Herself | KBS2 |
| 2010 | Taxi | Herself | tvN |
| 2010 | You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | Herself | KBS |
| 2010 | Star King | Herself | SBS |
| 2010 | Star Golden Bell | Herself | KBS |
| 2010 | Dream Girls | Herself | Mnet |
| 2010 | Strong Heart | Herself | SBS |
| 2010 | Happy Together | Herself | KBS |
| 2010 | Bouquet | Herself | MBC |
| 2010 | Invincible Youth | Herself | KBS2 |
| 2010 | Heroes | Herself | SBS |
| 2010 | Hello Baby | Herself | KBS |
| 2010 - 2011 | Music Core | Host | MBC |
| 2011 | 100 Points out of 100 | Herself | KBS2 |
| 2011 | Star King | Herself | SBS |
| 2011 | Running Man | Herself | SBS |
| 2011 | Vitamin | Herself | KBS2 |
| 2011 | Beatles Code | Herself | Mnet |
| 2011 | Win Win | Herself | KBS2 |
| 2011 | Happy Together | Herself | KBS |
| 2013 | Beatles Code | Herself | Mnet |
| 2013 | Hidden Singer | Herself | JTBC |
| 2013 | SimSimTaPa | Herself | MBC |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2008(pre-debut) | "Never Ending Story" | SMASH |
| 2009(pre-debut) | "My Cry Baby"&"Saranghae" | SG Wannabe |
| 2010 | "Soul(ver.1)" | Yangpa |
| 2010 | "Soul(ver.2)" | Yangpa |
| 2010 | "I Have To Let You Go" | Young Gun |
| 2011 | "Shake It Up" | Seo In-guk |
| 2012 | "Together" (Dream High 2 OST) | JB & Jiyeon |
| 2013 | "Painkiller" | T-ara(Soyeon), The SeeYa(Yoojin), 5dolls(Eunkyo) & Speed(Taewoon, Sungmin) |
| 2014 | "More and More" | The SeeYa |
Discography
Soundtracks
| Year | Album | Song | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cinderella Man OST | "Women's Generation" | 3:32 | with Seeya and Davichi |
| 2009 | Cinderella Man OST | "Forever Love" | 3:32 | with Seeya and Davichi |
| 2010 | Master of Study OST | "Rolling" | 4:01 | Solo |
| 2010 | Jungle Fish 2 OST | "Little By Little" | 4:10 | Solo |
| 2010 | Coffee House OST | "Coffee Over Milk" | 3:35 | With Hyomin and Lee Boram of Seeya |
| 2012 | Dream High 2 OST | "Superstar" | 3:42 | With Hyorin & Ailee |
| 2012 | Dream High 2 OST | "Together" | 4:19 | With JB |
| 2012 | Dream High 2 OST | "Day after Day" | 3:43 | Solo |
| 2013 | Bunny Style! | "Dangerous Love" | 3:40 | With Eunjung and Hyomin |
| 2013 | Bunny Style! | "My Sea" | 4:46 | Solo |
Awards
| Year | Awards |
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| 2007 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2010 |
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References
- ↑ (Korean) 티아라 지연, '악성루머'에도 '엠카'서 MC 활약 '눈길' Naver News. October 10, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ↑ (Korean) ‘엠카 MC 나선’ 티아라 지연, 음란채팅 루머에도 ‘씩씩’ " Naver News. October 9, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ↑ (Korean)뉴스인용|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.
- ↑ (Korean) 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.
- ↑ (Korean) '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.
- ↑ (Korean) "티아라 지연 무릎부상 악화로 응급실행" ("Park Ji-yeon's leg injuries forces tour to face delays"). Imaeil.com.
External links
- Park Ji-yeon at Cyworld
- Park Ji-yeon statistics, tagging, previews and on-demand at Last.FM
- CCM's T-ara website (Korean)
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