Jeong So-yeon

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Jeong So-yeon
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Jeong in June 2017
Born (1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 30)
Gwangju, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres K-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
정소연
Revised Romanization Jeong So-yeon
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Soyŏn

Jeong So-yeon (Korean : 정소연; born May 5, 1994), known mononymously as Soyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2014 as the vocalist of the South Korean girl group Laboum. In 2022, she became a member of the project supergroup WSG Wannabe. [1]

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Early life and education

Jeong So-yeon was born in Gwangju on May 4, 1994. [2] She attended Gwangju Cultural Middle School. [3] In 2011, Jeong was a contestant on the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K 3 , where she appeared with her school friend and fellow K-pop idol Bae Suzy. [4]

Music career

Jeong made her debut in August 2014 as the vocalist of the South Korean girl group Laboum. [5] Aside from her group activities, she has participated in a number of soundtracks for South Korean television series since early in her career. She is an active songwriter and has composed songs for both Laboum and other artists, including the title track of Laboum's 2018 single album Between Us. [5]

In 2016, Jeong was a cast member and contestant on the South Korean television singing competition Girl Spirit . [6]

Following the resurgence of Laboum on South Korean music charts after they were featured on the reality/variety television show Hangout with Yoo , Jeong has auditioned on the show to become a member of the project supergroup WSG Wannabe. [7] [1] She successfully passed the audition and became a member of the Gaya-G sub-unit, which went on to claim a first place all-kill on South Korean music charts. [8]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
KOR
Gaon
Collaborations
"Thank you"
(DJ Hanmin, Flawless, and DizzySunn)		2017—Non-album singles
"XOXO"
(with Parc Jae-jung)		2018—
"The Prayer"
(with Kim Yu-jeong)		2021—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
KOR
Gaon
"Love is cold"2015— Sweet Home, Sweet Honey OST Part.4
"Cosmic Girl"2017— Jugglers OST Part 1
"I Feel Love"— Hospital Ship OST Part 4
"Don't Disappear" (사라지지 마)
(with Kim Yu-jeong)		2018— Come and Hug Me OST Part 2
"Is It Love" (사랑일까)
(with DinDin)		2019— My Strange Hero OST Part 6
"Let's Make Love" (사랑하자)
(with Lee Jun-young)		2020— Good Casting OST Part 3
"Think of You" (당신생각)2021— Youth of May OST Part 4
"You & I" (그대와)
(with Choi Young-jae)		— My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST Part 7
"Come to Me, Always Your Smile" (다가와 늘 네 미소가)— The All-Round Wife OST Part 1
"Starlight"2022— If You Wish Upon Me OST Part 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted. [9]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, name of the album, and songwriting credits
TitleYearArtistAlbum Lyricist Composer
"Between Us" (체온)2018 Laboum Between UsCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"XOXO"Jeong So-yeon, Parc Jae-jung Non-album singleCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"Two of Us"2019LaboumTwo of UsCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"Firework" (불꽃놀이)Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"Satellite"Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"Cheese" (치즈)2020Non-album singleCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"Love On You" (새끼손가락)2021 Blossom Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"How I Wish" (얼마나좋을까)Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
"Kiss Kiss" (얼마나좋을까)Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"Closer"La Lima (라리마) Imitation OST Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
"Diamond"Sparkling (스파클링)Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg

Videography

Music videos

TitleYearDirector(s)Ref.
"Thank You"2016Creative Khan (김광호 감독) [10]
"XOXO"2018Un­known [11]

Filmography

Television shows

YearTitleRoleRef.
2011 Superstar K 3 Contestant [4]
2016 Girl Spirit [6]
2019 King of Mask Singer [12]
2022 Hangout with Yoo Cast member [1]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards2022K-POP Singer AwardJeong So-yeonWon [13]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2022 Special Award - Variety Category [a] Hangout with Yoo Won [14]

Notes

  1. ↑ with Gaya-G Lee Bo-ram, Soyeon, Hynn and Jung Ji-so

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