Park Ji-yeon

Park Ji-yeon

Park in February 2014
Native name 박지연
Born Park Ji-yeon
(1993-06-07) June 7, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2009–present
Labels MBK Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 박지연
Hanja 朴芝妍[1]
Revised Romanization Bak Ji-yeon
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chiyŏn

Park Ji-yeon (born June 7, 1993), better known by the mononym Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group T-ara and its sub-group, T-ara N4.

Early life and education

Ji-yeon was born in Seoul, South Korea, on June 7, 1993,[2] from a Korean family.[3][4] She briefly attended Hyehwa Girls' High School and graduated from Lila Art High School in 2012.[5]

Career

2008–2009: 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.[6][7]

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.[8] 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 her as "Little Kim Tae-hee" due to her close resemblance to Kim.[9]

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

2010–2013: Acting debut and breakthrough

In 2010, Park starred in Master of Study, a Korean screen adaptation of Japanese manga Dragon Zakura.[10] The same year, she played the leading role in horror film Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp and starred in the youth drama Jungle Fish 2.

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

In 2011, Park teamed up with MBLAQ's Lee Joon to voice the animated film, Gnomeo and Juliet.[11]

In 2012, she was cast in the teen drama Dream High 2.[12]

2014–2016: Never Ever and return to acting

Park made her solo debut in May 2014, releasing the single "Never Ever" (also known as "1 Minute 1 Second").[13] The music video ranked number one on China's biggest music video site YinYueTai for two weeks straight.[14]

In June, Ji-yeon was cast in MBC series Triangle, starring as the potential wife for Yim Si-wan's character.[15] The same month, she began hosting SBS MTV's The Show alongside Lee Hye-ri.[16]

In May 2015, Ji-yeon was cast in the Korean-Chinese film Encounter alongside actor Lee Dong-gun.[17] In July 2015, she collaborated with 2BIC's Jun-hyung on the song "Summer Love".

In 2016, Park was cast in the web drama My Runaway alongside Kang Dong-ho. The drama was released on Netflix in December 2016.[18]

2017: Comeback

In February 2017, it was announced that Park would be making her solo comeback after three years with a new album.[19] However, album preparations were later put on hold.[20]

Personal life

In August 2011, 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 would continue to attend T-ara's tours, although she needed considerable assistance for each trip due to her injuries. [21]

In February 2017, Ji-yeon and actor Lee Dong-gun were reported to have ended their 2-year relationship. Ji-yeon and Lee have met through the film Encounter, and were confirmed to be dating as of July 2015.[22]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Title Album details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[23]		 TWN
[24]		 TWN East Asian
[25]
Never Ever 3 11 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
 KOR
Billboard
 CHN
Billboard V Chart
2010 "ttoleuleu" (또르르) 8[27] - -
  • KOR (DL):
 Master of Study OST
2013 "My Sea" - - -
  • KOR (DL):
Bunny Style!
2014 "1 Minute 1 Second (Never Ever)" 17 6 1[28]
  • KOR (DL): 322,949+[29]
 Never Ever
2016 "Summer Love"
(With Junhyung of 2BiC featuring Yoon Yo)		 - - -
  • KOR (DL):
Summer Love
"—" 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
2010 Master of Study OST "Rolling" 4:01 Solo
Jungle Fish 2 OST "Little By Little" 4:10 Solo
2012 Dream High 2 OST "Superstar" 3:42 With Hyorin and Ailee
"Together" 4:19 With JB
"Day after Day" 3:43 Solo
2013 Bunny Style! "Dangerous Love" 3:40 With Ham Eun-jung and Hyomin
2014 Triangle OST "Kiss and Cry" 3:31 With Cho Seunghee (F-ve Dolls) and Shorry J (Mighty Mouth)

Other charted songs

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

Music videos

Year Music video Director
2014 "1 Minute 1 Second (Never Ever)" Hong Se Hyun

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2010 Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp Lee Se-hee
2011 Gnomeo & Juliet Juliet
Gisaeng Ghost Cameo
2017 Encounter

Drama

Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Hello! Miss KBS2 Cameo
Lobbyist Deaf daughter's friend SBS
2008 Aeja's Older Sister, Minja Maeng Na-yeon
2009 Soul Yoon Doo-na MBC
High Kick! (season 2) Lee Yu-ri
2010 Master of Study Na Hyun-jung KBS2
Jungle Fish 2 Seo Yul
2011 Miss Ripley Yu MBCCameo
2012 The Thousand Man Han Yi-seul
Dream High 2 Ri-an/Lee Ji-kyung KBS2
2014 Triangle Seong Yoo-jin MBC
2015 Sweet Temptation Ji-ho Web drama
2016My Runway Han Seo-yeon Netflix

Musical

Year Title Role
2012 Our Youth, Roly Poly Musical Han Joo-young

Variety show

Year Title Role Network Note
2010 Heroes Cast SBS
2010–2011 Music Core Host MBC
2015 The Show Host SBS MTV
2017 Living Together in Empty Room Cast MBC with Oh Chang-seok (Episodes 16–)[30]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2010 SBS Entertainment Award Best Teamwork Heroes Won
KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress Master of Study Nominated
Best Couple Award with Yoo Seung-ho Nominated
2014 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival Best Young Actress TriangleNominated
2015 Cable TV Broadcast Awards Popularity Award The Show Won
The 3rd Yinyuetai VChart Award Best Korea Female Singer Never Ever Won
2015 Yahoo Asia BUZZ Award Most Popular Asian İdol N/ANominated

References

  1. ↑ T-ARA Official (17 October 2014). "Ji-yeon hanjia birth name". T-ARA Official FAECBOOK.
  2. ↑ Russell, Mark (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  3. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라 지연, '악성루머'에도 '엠카'서 MC 활약 '눈길, Naver.com, 10 October 2010; accessed 14 November 2015.
  4. ↑ (in Korean) ‘엠카 MC 나선’ 티아라 지연, 음란채팅 루머에도 ‘씩씩’ " Naver News, 9 October 2010; retrieved 14 November 2015.
  5. ↑ f(x) 루나·티아라 지연·원걸 혜림, 리라高 동반졸업
  6. ↑ Lynn Kim & Jessica Kim: "T-ara to become 7-member group", 10.asiae.co.kr, 16 July 2010; retrieved 26 July 2010.
  7. ↑ (in Korean) 티아라, 은정→보람 리더 교체 왜? ("Why did T-ara change its leaders from Eunjung to Boram?"), star.mt.co.kr, 16 July 2010; retrieved 27 July 2010.
  8. ↑ (in Korean) '음중' 새 4MC 온유·민호·지연·수지, 무난한 데뷔 . Naver News, 30 October 2010; retrieved 4 November 2010.
  9. ↑ "티아라 지연, 김태희 ‘니트 머리띠’ 열풍 동참", star.mt.co.kr, 26 January 2011; retrieved 22 April 2011.
  10. ↑ "Jiyeon in TV Drama". The Korea Times. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  11. ↑ "MBLAQ’s Lee Joon & T-ara’s Ji Yeon as Gnomeo & Juliet". Soompi.
  12. ↑ ""Dream High 2" Finalizes Main Casting with Hyorin, Jinwoon, Jiyeon, and Kang So Ra". Soompi.
  13. ↑ "T-ara’s Jiyeon Makes Solo Debut in "Never Ever" Music Video". Soompi.
  14. ↑ "Jiyeon’s "Never Ever" Continues to Top MV Chart in China". Soompi.
  15. ↑ "T-ara’s Jiyeon Is Im Siwan’s Arranged Marriage Partner on MBC’s "Triangle"". Soompi.
  16. ↑ Jiyeon confirmed as new MC of The Show, allkpop.com; accessed 14 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "지연, 韓中 합작 '해후' 출연..이동건 "논의 중"". Naver.
  18. ↑ "My Runaway on Netflix".
  19. ↑ "T-ara’s Jiyeon To Return With New Solo Album". Soompi.
  20. ↑ "T-ara’s Jiyeon To Temporarily Put Solo Album Preparations On Hold". Soompi.
  21. ↑ (in Korean) "티아라 지연 무릎부상 악화로 응급실행" ("Park Ji-yeon's leg injuries forces tour to face delays"), Imaeil.com; accessed 14 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "[단독]이동건·지연, 교제 2년여만에 결별". Nate.
  23. ↑ "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  24. ↑ "G-Music Combo Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "Gaon Annual Chart - 2014". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "또르르". Gaon Korea. January 17, 2010. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  28. ↑ "周榜 - 音悦Tai - 让娱乐更美好". Vchart.yinyuetai.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  29. ↑ Cumulative sales for "1 Minute 1 Second (Never Ever)":
  30. ↑ Kim Mi-hwa (July 25, 2017). "[단독]티아라 지연, MBC '발칙한 동거' 합류..오창석과 동거". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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