Baek A-yeon
| Baek A Yeon (백아연) | |
|---|---|
 Baek A-yeon on October 25, 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | 백아연 |
| Birth name | Baek A Yeon |
| Born |
March 11, 1993 Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Associated acts | JYP Nation |
| Website | Baek Ah Yeon's Official Website |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 백아연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 白娥娟 |
| Revised Romanization | Baek A-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Paek Ayŏn |
Baek A Yeon (Hangul : 백아연, born on March 11, 1993) is a South Korean solo singer who debuted in JYP Entertainment. She is known as the third finalist of South Korea's talent show, K-pop Star Season 1.
Biography
A Yeon was born on March 11, 1993. She was one of the popular talent show contestants on K-pop Star which featured judges from the big three entertainment agencies (SM, YG, JYP). She is currently studying at the Department of Practical Music at Howon University. At an early age prior to the competition, she underwent cancer treatment which made JYP refer to her as a person with a "Steel Heart". This made her even more popular with the viewers aside from her fresh, clear and pure singing voice.
Career
2011-2012 : K-Pop Star
She appeared on South Korea's talent show K-pop Star. She was also one of the top three alongside Park Ji-min and Lee Ha-yi. After she got eliminated, she received numerous phone calls from several entertainment agencies because of her sweet and smooth vocals.[1] After K-pop Star Season 1 winner, Park Ji Min decided to sign a deal with JYP Entertainment[2] it was revealed that Baek A Yeon and Park Jae Hyung also decided to sign contracts with JYP Entertainment.[3]
2012 : Debut with I'm Baek
On September 2, JYP Entertainment announced that Baek A Yeon will have her debut with her debut album "I'm Baek".[4] 2PM's member Jun. K produced a song for her called "Always" and he's featured in the song which is a part of her debut album.[5] On September 5, the teaser of her upcoming debut song "Sad Song" was revealed.[6] On September 10, the Music Video "Sad Song" composed by Super Changddai with lyrics by JYP was revealed on YouTube.[7] On September 13, she collaborated in a classic version of "Sad Song" with pianist Lee Jin Wook and Odd Eye.[8] On 15 December Baek A Yeon released her first Original soundtrack called "Daddy Long Legs" to the drama Cheongdam-dong Alice OST.
2013-2014: A Good Boy, OST, Collaboration with 2PM
On June 11, a teaser video for Baek A Yeon's second mini album, "A Good Girl" was released featuring herself, as well as fellow labelmates, miss A's Jia and Suzy.[9] On June 13, JYP Entertainment released a set of teaser pictures on Baek A Yeon's official website.[10] A music video teaser for the title track, 'A Good Boy' was also later revealed that same day.[11] In 2013 Baek A Yeon released 2 Original soundtrack to different dramas, the first called "Introduction to Love" and released on 10 April to the drama When a Man Falls in Love OST and the second called "Tears Are Also Love" and released on 18 July to the drama Goddess of Fire OST.
In 2014, Baek A Yeon released 2 Original soundtrack to different dramas, the first called "The Three Things I Have Left" and released on 2 May to the drama Angel Eyes OST and the second called "Morning of Canon" and released on 10 July to the drama Fated to Love You OST.
2PM released their grand edition to the album Go Crazy! on September 29 that of his tracks were a collaboration between Taecyeon & Chansung and Baek A Yeon called "Please Come Back".
2015-present: Shouldn’t Have
On 14 May, JYP Entertainment post on their official Twitter and Facebook 3 teaser photos of Baek A Yeon and announced that Baek A Yeon will have her comeback on 20 May with "Shouldn’t Have".[12] On 20 May JYP Entertainment dropped lyric MV of Baek A Yeon's first composition song called "Shouldn't Have" featuring Young K of DAY6.
Discography
Mini albums
| Title | Album details | Tracklisting | Peak positions | Sales | |||||||||
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| KOR Weekly |
KOR Monthly | ||||||||||||
| I'm Baek |
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Tracklisting
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11 | 34 | |||||||||
| A Good Girl |
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14 | 38 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Sales (Digital download) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon |
KOR Billboard | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | "Sad Song" | 2 | 11 | 930,266+ | I'm Baek | ||||||||
| 2013 | "A Good Boy" | 12 | 26 | 346,987+ | A Good Girl | ||||||||
| 2015 | "Shouldn't Have" (feat. Young K of DAY6) |
1 | N/A | 1,561,911+[14] | TBA | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon |
KOR Billboard | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | "아틀란티스 소녀 (Atlantis Princess)" | 154 | — | SBS K팝 스타 Top 8 (Digital Single) | |||||||||
| "Can't Fight The Moonlight" | 100 | — | SBS K팝 스타 Top 7 (Digital Single) | ||||||||||
| "Saving All My Love For You" | 93 | — | SBS K팝 스타 Top 6 (Digital Single) | ||||||||||
| "Run Devil Run" | 55 | 97 | SBS K팝 스타 Top 5 (Digital Single) | ||||||||||
| "보고싶다 (I Miss You)" | 23 | 37 | SBS K팝 스타 Top 4 (Digital Single) | ||||||||||
| "Ma Boy 2" (feat. Lee Seunghoon) | 50 | 67 | SBS K팝 스타 SPECIAL No.3 (Digital Single) | ||||||||||
| "잘못했어 (I Was Wrong)" | — | — | SBS K팝 스타 Top 3 (Digital Single) | ||||||||||
| "머물러요 (Stay)" | 37 | 47 | I'm Baek | ||||||||||
| "Love, Love, Love." | 44 | 65 | |||||||||||
| "Always" (feat. Jun.K of 2PM) | 55 | — | |||||||||||
| "니가 떠나간다 (You're Leaving)" | 59 | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Collaborations
| Year | Song Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Taecyeon & Chansung (2PM) - "Please Come Back (돌아와줘)" | Go Grazy! (Grand Edition) |
| 2015 | Sleepy - "Kibuntat(기분탓)" | TBA |
Original soundtrack
| Year | Song Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Daddy Long Legs" | Cheongdam-dong Alice OST |
| 2013 | "Introduction to Love" | When a Man Falls in Love OST |
| "Tears Are Also Love" | Goddess of Fire OST | |
| 2014 | "The Three Things I Have Left" | Angel Eyes OST |
| "Morning of Canon" | Fated to Love You OST | |
| 2015 | "So We Are" | Yong-Pal OST |
Tours
JYP Nation
- 2014 JYP Nation ONE MIC in Seoul
- 2014 JYP Nation ONE MIC in Hong Kong
- 2014 JYP Nation ONE MIC in Tokyo
- 2014 JYP Nation ONE MIC in Bangkok
Filmography
Television Show
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | K-pop Star Season 1 | Herself | SBS | |
| 2012 | Strong Heart | Herself | Ep 129 & 130 (2012.05.08, 2012.05.15) | |
| 2013 | Golden Family | Herself | 2013.09.18 | |
| 2014 | Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | Herself | KBS | Girl Group Wrestling Special (2014.12.21) |
| Healing Camp | Guest with Bernard Park and Jimin | SBS | Ep 164 (2014.12.29) | |
| 2015 | Hello Counselor | Guest with Lee Jun Jin and Hong Jimin | KBS | Ep 242 (2015.09.28) |
Music video appearance
| Year | Song title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sad Song | Herself | Herself |
| 2013 | Somebody | 15& | Herself |
| A Good Boy | Herself | Herself |
Stage musicals
| Year | Title | Role | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cinderella | Cinderella | September 12, 2015 – November 8, 2015 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | |
Best New Artists | N/A | Nominated |
| 2015 | Top 10 Artists | N/A | Nominated | |
| Best Ballad Song | Shouldn't Have (feat. Young K of DAY6) | Won | ||
| Song Of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best Vocal Performance - Female | Nominated | |||
| UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Bonsang Award[15] | Nominated | |||
| Popularity Award | N/A | Nominated | ||
| Hallyu Special Award | N/A | Nominated | ||
| Digital Bonsang | Shouldn't Have (feat. Young K of DAY6) | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award (Korea) | Nominated | |||
| Global Popularity Award | Nominated |
Music Programs
Music Bank
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | June 26 | Shouldn't Have (feat. Young K of DAY6) |
References
- ↑ "K-Pop Star’s Baek A Yeon received numerous love calls from agencies". allkpop. 2012-05-18.
- ↑ "‘K-Pop Star’ winner Park Ji Min signs with JYP Entertainment". allkpop. 2012-05-21.
- ↑ "'K-Pop Star finalist Baek A Yeon and Park Jae Hyung sign with JYP Entertainment". 2012-05-21.
- ↑ "‘K-Pop Star’ finalist Baek A Yeon to make her debut this month". allkpop. September 2, 2012.
- ↑ "2PM’s Junsu gifts Baek Ah Yeon with a self-composed track". allkpop. 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Baek Ah Yeon releases video teaser for "Sad Song"". allkpop. September 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Baek Ah Yeon releases debut album ‘I’m Baek’ + MV for "Sad Song"". allkpop. 2012-09-09.
- ↑ "Baek Ah Yeon releases ‘classic version’ of "Sad Song" with pianist Lee Jin Wook". allkpop. 2012-09-13.
- ↑ "Suzy & Jia star in video teaser for Baek A Yeon's comeback with "A Good Boy"". allkpop. June 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Baek Ah Yeon releases teaser images for 'A Good Girl' album". allkpop. 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Baek Ah Yeon gets ready for her return as 'A Good Girl' with MV teaser". allkpop. 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "Baek Ah Yeon teases for a new release!". allkpop. 2015-05-14.
- 1 2 "Gaon Monthly Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Seoul Music Awards Global (scroll to K-POP STAR 2015 [LIVE VOTE] and click "Main and Popular (Overseas)" to reveal the nominees)". Seoul Music Awards. SportsSeoul. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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