Jeong So-yeon

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Jeong So-yeon
Jeong on stage in June 2017
Jeong in June 2017
Born (1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 31)
Gwangju, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
정소연
RRJeong Soyeon
MRChŏng Soyŏn

Jeong So-yeon (Korean정소연; born May 4, 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]

Early life and education

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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

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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

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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
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

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
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" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) 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

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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
Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer
"Between Us" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) 2018 Laboum Between Us Yes Yes
"XOXO" Jeong So-yeon, Parc Jae-jung Non-album single Yes Yes
"Two of Us" 2019 Laboum Two of Us Yes Yes
"Firework" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Yes No
"Satellite" Yes No
"Cheese" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) 2020 Non-album single Yes Yes
"Love On You" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) 2021 Blossom Yes Yes
"How I Wish" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Yes Yes
"Kiss Kiss" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Yes No
"Closer" La Lima (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Imitation OST Yes No
"Diamond" Sparkling (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) Yes No

Videography

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Music videos

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Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Thank You" 2016 Creative Khan (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) [10]
"XOXO" 2018 Unknown [11]

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
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

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards 2022 K-POP Singer Award Jeong So-yeon Won [13]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2022 Special Award - Variety Category[a] Hangout with Yoo Won [14]

Notes

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

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