Park So-yeon (singer)

Park So-yeon
Park So-yeon
박소연
	Soyeon in "So Good" showcase in August 2015
Born	Park In-jung; October 5, 1987; Andong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Education	Anyang High School of Arts
Occupation	Singer; actress;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	SM; MBK; Think;
Associated acts	T-ara; QBS;
Korean name
Hangul	박소연
Hanja	朴昭姸
Revised Romanization	Bak So-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Pak So-yŏn

Park So-yeon (born Park In-jung on October 5, 1987),[1] referred to as Soyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009, which went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.[2] She debuted as a solo artist in 2021.

Early life and education

Park was born Park In-jung on October 5, 1987,[1][3] in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. She has legally changed her name to Park So-yeon. In 2005, she took part and was awarded the Gold Award for the CMB Chin Chin Singing Competition.[4] Park has studied at the prestigious Anyang High School of Arts, located in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea.

Park was formerly a trainee under SM Entertainment, preparing to be a member and supposed to be the leader of girl group Girls' Generation. However, she left the company six months before their debut due to personal circumstances.[5] After debuting with T-ara, she revealed on the tvN's show Taxi that at that time she felt the opportunity came so easily and she was in two minds, not fully prepared for the debut.[6]

Career

2009–2011: Career beginnings

Park was the second new member to be added to T-ara after two former members Jiae and Jiwon left the group in mid-2009.

In 2010, she was rushed to the hospital after complaints of not feeling well while filming for her cameo role in Master of Study. She was then diagnosed with H1N1 while T-ara was still promoting the follow-up track Like The First Time off of their first full-length album, Absolute First Album.[7]

Park participated in the OSTs for the movie Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp and the SBS drama Coffee House.

In 2011, she was a fixed cast member for KBS's variety show 100 Points Out Of 100.

2012–2013: Acting roles and QBS

Park participated in the musical adaption of T-ara's hit song Roly-Poly, which opened on January 13, 2012, at the Seongnam Arts Center.[8] She has stated that it is one of her dreams to stand on stage and act on it.

She replaced Hyomin as T-ara's new leader starting on December 7, 2011, for their Lovey-Dovey promotions. She is the fourth leader of T-ara after Eunjung, Boram, and Hyomin. In July 2013, she stepped down as leader and Qri became the fifth leader.[9][10][11]

Park appeared in the KBS drama Lovers of Haeundae as Lee Gwan-soon. The drama aired on August 13, 2012.[12]

Soyeon along with Qri and Boram formed a sub-group called QBS in May 2013. The sub-group focused on the Japanese market. They released their debut single titled "Kaze no You ni" (風のように, Like the Wind) on June 26, 2013.

2017–present: Departure from MBK Entertainment

On March 6, 2017 MBK announced that T-ara would be releasing their last album as a six-member group in May, after Boram and Soyeon's contracts ended, and the other members would remain until December 31, 2017.[13] On May 7, MBK Entertainment revealed the group's plans had changed and that the new album's release had been rescheduled to June 2017, with Boram and Soyeon not participating due to the expiry of their contracts.[14] On May 8, it was announced that T-ara's last performance as a six-member group would be in Taiwan concert on May 13.[15][16]

On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Park had signed with Think Entertainment.[17]

Personal life

On January 18, 2022, Park's agency confirmed that she will marry Suwon FC soccer player Cho Yu-min in November 2022. They have been in a relationship for 3 years.[18]

Discography

As main artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	KOR Gaon [19]	KOR Billboard [20]	Album
Chinese
"Letter" (信件)	2020	—	—	Non-album singles
Korean
"Just The Same As Before" (다 그대로더라)	2021	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	Non-album singles
"Interview" (인터뷰)	2021	—[upper-alpha 2]	—	Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	KOR Gaon [19]	KOR Billboard [20]	Album
"Song For You" (널 위해 부르는 노래) (with Ahn Young-min)	2011	52	—	Ahn Young-min A-Family, Part 3
"I Know" (알아요) (with Lee Bo-ram and Yangpa)	2012	12	10	Together
"Painkiller" (진통제) (with Seong Yoo-jin, Seo Eun-kyo, Taewoon and Choi Sung-min)	2013	11	13	Tears of Mind
"Don't Forget Me" (나를 잊지 말아요) (with Hahm Eun-jung, Song Minkyung, Cho Seunghee, and Speed's Jongkook, Sejoon and Seungri)	2015	—	—	White Snow
"Tell Him To Go" (with Jung Dakyung)	2022	—	—	TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	KOR Gaon [19]	KOR Billboard [20]	Album
"Page One" (Part 2) (with Ock Joo-hyun)	2010	—	—	Coffee House OST
"What Should We Finish?" (뭐라고 끝낼까)	2010	45	14	Death Bell 2 OST Part 1
"Until The End" (with Lee Bo-ram)	2011	—	—	Gisaeng Ryung OST
"Page One" (with Ock Joo-hyun and SG Wannabe)	2011	25	30	Coffee House OST
"One Love" (하나의 사랑)	2020	—	—	Homemade Love Story OST Part.3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other albums appearances

Title	Year	Album
Title	Year	Album
"Sign" (with ex-T-ara member Areum)	2013	Bunny Style!
"Love Poem"	2013	Bunny Style!
"Sad engagement" (슬픈 언약식)	2020	Family
"Don't worry" (걱정말아요 그대) (with Ahn Seong-hoon)	2020	Kim Ho-jung's Partner
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2011	Gisaeng Ryung		Cameo
2019	I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change		Cameo

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref
2010	Giant	Bunny Girls' member	SBS	Cameo	[23]
2010	Master of Study	Bad Student	KBS2	Cameo	[24]
2012	Lovers of Haeundae	Lee Gwan-soon	KBS2	Supporting role	[12]
2015	Sweet Temptation	So-hee	Naver TV Cast	Web Drama

Variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2009	Invincible Baseball Team	KBS	Cast member
2010	M!countdown	Mnet	Special host
2013	Music Bank	KBS	Special host
2019	Shopping King	TV Chosun	Ep. 1-7	[25]
2020	King of Mask Singer	MBC	Contestant as "Diver" (Ep. 267–268)	[26]
2020	Miss Back	MBN	Herself	[27]
2022	We Are Family	MBC	Cast Member	[28]

Hosting


Year	Title	Notes
2013	Yongin Military Concert
2013	APAN Star Awards
2014	APAN Star Awards[29]	with Kim Sung Joo and Ailee
2020	Kim Ho-Joong fanmeeting	2-day fanmeeting

Musical

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2012	Our Youth, Roly Poly Musical	Oh Hyun-joo

Notes

"Just The Same As Before" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 191 on the component Download Chart.[21]
"Interview" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 104 on the component Download Chart.[22]

References

"Soyeon (소연, Korean actress, singer)". HanCinema. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
Nannar, Nina (May 9, 2017). "Ten best selling girl groups of all time". ITV News. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
(in Korean) 함은정, "티아라' 소연, "소녀시대 탈퇴? 의지가 부족했다"
함은정, "티아라 소연 "소녀시대 탈퇴 후 가장 힘들었다"(인터뷰). Starnews. April 13, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
(in Korean) 함은정, "티아라 소연 "소녀시대 탈퇴 후 가장 힘들었다"(인터뷰). Starnews. April 13, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
(in Korean) 티아라 소연 ‘공신’ 촬영 중 실신 응급실行 ‘신종플루 의심판정’. Newsen. January 28, 2010.
(in Korean) 티아라 소연, 뮤지컬 데뷔.."꿈꿔왔던 것". StarNews. January 4, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
Kim, JiYeon. "Hyo Min No Longer T-ara's Leader". Mwave. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
티아라, 효민에서 소연으로 갑적스런 리더 교체 왜. (bằng tiếng Hàn). Nate. Truy cập ngày 7 tháng 12 năm 2011.
An Bình. "T-ara thay trưởng nhóm, tung teaser 'bom tấn'" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
"Haeundae Lovers Cast (Korean Drama – 2012) – 해운대 연인들". HanCinema. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
티아라, 5월 초 완전체 컴백 확정…13번째 미니앨범(공식입장). M.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). August 29, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
"티아라 "완전체 15일 끝+4인 활동+보람·소연 응원"(공식)". Retrieved June 10, 2017.
"티아라 측 "대만 콘서트서 완전체로 무대 펼칠 예정"(공식입장)". 네이트뉴스. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
"[단독] 티아라 소연·보람, 대만 콘서트서 마지막 인사 "완전체 활동 끝"". 네이트뉴스. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
"'티아라 출신' 소연, 생각을보여주는엔터와 계약...김호중과 한솥밥". Sports Chosun (in Korean). July 11, 2020.
Park Jeong-seon (January 18, 2022). "티아라 출신 소연, 축구선수 조유민과 3년 열애 결실…11월 결혼" [Soyeon from T-ara and soccer player Jo Yumin have been dating for 3 years… november wedding] (in Korean). Dailyan. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Naver.
"Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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"Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- "Page One". October 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.
2021년 06주차 Download Chart [Week 6 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
2021년 13주차 Download Chart [Week 13 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2021.
"Giant Cast (Korean Drama – 2010) – 자이언트". HanCinema. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
"Master of Study Cast (Korean Drama – 2010) – 공부의 신". HanCinema. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
"쇼핑왕 세 번째 라이브 방송 START!_쇼핑왕 6회 예고". broadcast.tvchosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
Kim Soo-hyung (August 16, 2020). "솔로곡 '복면' 대결 티아라 소연→곽승남·치타·민우혁까지‥장미여사 방어전 '실패' [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
Kim Soo-hyung. "솔로곡 '복면' 대결 티아라 소연→곽승남·치타·민우혁까지‥장미여사 방어전 '실패' [종합]".
Baek Ji-eun (March 21, 2022). "[단독] 김호중·소연→탄 '우리는 식구당', 29일 첫 방송 확정" [[Exclusive] Kim Ho-jung, So-yeon → Tan 'We are a family', first broadcast confirmed on the 29th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Naver.
"Winners from the '2014 APAN Star Awards'!". allkpop.com.

External links

Park So-yeon at HanCinema

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[22] "Just The Same As Before" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 191 on the component Download Chart.[21]

[24] "Interview" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 104 on the component Download Chart.[22]

[:0-1] "Soyeon (소연, Korean actress, singer)". HanCinema. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[2] Nannar, Nina (May 9, 2017). "Ten best selling girl groups of all time". ITV News. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

[Russell2014-3] Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.

[4] (in Korean) 함은정, "티아라' 소연, "소녀시대 탈퇴? 의지가 부족했다"

[5] 함은정, "티아라 소연 "소녀시대 탈퇴 후 가장 힘들었다"(인터뷰). Starnews. April 13, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2011.

[6] (in Korean) 함은정, "티아라 소연 "소녀시대 탈퇴 후 가장 힘들었다"(인터뷰). Starnews. April 13, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2011.

[7] (in Korean) 티아라 소연 ‘공신’ 촬영 중 실신 응급실行 ‘신종플루 의심판정’. Newsen. January 28, 2010.

[8] (in Korean) 티아라 소연, 뮤지컬 데뷔.."꿈꿔왔던 것". StarNews. January 4, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2011.

[9] Kim, JiYeon. "Hyo Min No Longer T-ara's Leader". Mwave. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

[10] 티아라, 효민에서 소연으로 갑적스런 리더 교체 왜. (bằng tiếng Hàn). Nate. Truy cập ngày 7 tháng 12 năm 2011.

[11] An Bình. "T-ara thay trưởng nhóm, tung teaser 'bom tấn'" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

[:1-12] "Haeundae Lovers Cast (Korean Drama – 2012) – 해운대 연인들". HanCinema. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[13] 티아라, 5월 초 완전체 컴백 확정…13번째 미니앨범(공식입장). M.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). August 29, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.

[final-14] "티아라 "완전체 15일 끝+4인 활동+보람·소연 응원"(공식)". Retrieved June 10, 2017.

[15] "티아라 측 "대만 콘서트서 완전체로 무대 펼칠 예정"(공식입장)". 네이트뉴스. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

[16] "[단독] 티아라 소연·보람, 대만 콘서트서 마지막 인사 "완전체 활동 끝"". 네이트뉴스. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

[17] "'티아라 출신' 소연, 생각을보여주는엔터와 계약...김호중과 한솥밥". Sports Chosun (in Korean). July 11, 2020.

[18] Park Jeong-seon (January 18, 2022). "티아라 출신 소연, 축구선수 조유민과 3년 열애 결실…11월 결혼" [Soyeon from T-ara and soccer player Jo Yumin have been dating for 3 years… november wedding] (in Korean). Dailyan. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Naver.

[gaondigital-19] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
"Page One". September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015.

"Painkiller". June 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.

[22] "Page One". September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015.

[23] "Painkiller". June 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.

[billboardkpop-20] "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
"Page One". October 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.

[25] "Page One". October 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.

[21] 2021년 06주차 Download Chart [Week 6 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[23] 2021년 13주차 Download Chart [Week 13 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2021.

[25] "Giant Cast (Korean Drama – 2010) – 자이언트". HanCinema. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[26] "Master of Study Cast (Korean Drama – 2010) – 공부의 신". HanCinema. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[27] "쇼핑왕 세 번째 라이브 방송 START!_쇼핑왕 6회 예고". broadcast.tvchosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[28] Kim Soo-hyung (August 16, 2020). "솔로곡 '복면' 대결 티아라 소연→곽승남·치타·민우혁까지‥장미여사 방어전 '실패' [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[29] Kim Soo-hyung. "솔로곡 '복면' 대결 티아라 소연→곽승남·치타·민우혁까지‥장미여사 방어전 '실패' [종합]".

[30] Baek Ji-eun (March 21, 2022). "[단독] 김호중·소연→탄 '우리는 식구당', 29일 첫 방송 확정" [[Exclusive] Kim Ho-jung, So-yeon → Tan 'We are a family', first broadcast confirmed on the 29th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Naver.

[31] "Winners from the '2014 APAN Star Awards'!". allkpop.com.