Jiyeon/ Park Ji Yeon (T-ARA)

Jiyeon (지연) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the maknae of the girl group T-ARA and its sub-unit T-ARA N4.

She debuted as a singer in July 2009 with T-ara’s single “Lies”, and as a soloist in 2014 with “Never Ever”. As an actress, she debuted in 2009 with the crime horror drama series “Soul”.

She released songs under the name LA LIMA, the name of her character in the 2021 KBS drama Imitation.

Agency:

AnB Group (South Korea; 2022–2023)

Longzhen Culture (China; 2018–present)

Partners Park (South Korea; 2018–2021)

MBK Entertainment (South Korea; 2009–2017)

2009: Debut with T-ARA

She debuted as a member of T-ARA on July 29, 2009 with the group's first single "Lie".

2013: Debut with T-ARA N4

On May 2, 2013, she debuted as a member of the group's sub-unit T-ARA N4 with the mini album Jeon Won Diary.

2014: Solo debut

Jiyeon made her solo debut on May 20, 2014 with her first mini album Never Ever.

2018: New agencies, solo activities

On January 3, 2018, it was announced all of the remaining members of T-ARA had left MBK Entertainment. However, the group would not be disbanding.

On May 16, it was announced Jiyeon signed on with Longzhen Culture for her future Chinese promotions.

On November 22, Partners Park announced Jiyeon had signed on with the agency for her domestic activities.

2021–present: Departure from Partners Park and AnB Group

On July 12, 2021, Partners Park confirmed to OSEN that Jiyeon's contract recently expired and she had decided not to renew.

On February 18, 2022, Jiyeon signed an exclusive contract with AnB Group.

Relationship

On July 3, 2015, it was confirmed that Jiyeon and actor Lee Dong Gun were dating after meeting as co-stars on the movie Encounter.

On February 1, 2017, it was announced the couple had broken up due to drifting apart from busy schedules.

On February 10, 2022, Jiyeon announced that she will be marrying baseball player Hwang Jae-gyun in the coming winter. On November 2, it was announced that they will be getting married on December 10.

Mini albums

Never Ever (2014)

Senpass (2019)

Digital singles

"One Day" (2018)

"No Answer" (as LA LIMA) (2021)

"Closer" (as LA LIMA) (2021)

"Rolling" (2022)

Collaborations

"Summer Love" (with Jun Hyung) (2016)

"Between Us" (with Soobin Hoàng Sơn) (2018)

"Your Sign" (with SHAX, TEAPARTY and SPARKLING) (as LA LIMA) (2021)

OSTs

"Master of Study OST Part.1" ("또르르") (2010)

"Coffee House OST Part.3" (with Hyomin, Boram) (2010)

"Jungle Fish 2 OST" ("점점") (2010)

"Dream High 2 OST Part.4" ("Super Star" with Hyolyn & Ailee) (2012)

"Dream High 2 OST Part.7" ("Together" with JB) (2012)

"Dream High 2 OST Part.8" ("Day After Day") (2012)

"Triangle OST Part.6" (with Shorry) (2014)

"Queen of Mystery 2 OST Part.8" (2018)

Other releases

"My Old Story" (with Kwon Ryuk as LA LIMA) (2021)

Movies

Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2010)

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) - Korean voice dub

Gisaeng Ryung (2011) - cameo

Encounter (2015)

Television dramas

Hello! Miss (KBS2, 2007) - cameo

Lobbyist (SBS, 2007) - cameo

Aeja's Older Sister, Minja (SBS, 2008)

Soul (MBC, 2009)

High Kick! Season 2 (MBC, 2009) - cameo

Master of Study (KBS2, 2010)

Jungle Fish 2 (KBS2, 2010)

Miss Ripley (MBC, 2011) - cameo

The Thousandth Man (MBC, 2012) - cameo

Dream High 2 (KBS2, 2012)

Triangle (MBC, 2014)

I Wanna Hear Your Song (KBS2, 2019)

Imitation (KBS2, 2021)

Web dramas

Sweet Temptation (Naver TV Cast, 2015)

My Runway (Netflix, 2016)

Next Door Witch J (Viki, 2021)

Music video appearances

SG Wannabe - "I Love You" (2009)

SG Wannabe - "Crybaby" (2009)

Music shows

Show! Music Core (MBC, 2010–2011) - MC

The Show (SBS, 2014–2015) - MC

Jiyeon Facts:

– Born in Seoul, South Korea.

– Previously went to Seoul Arts High School, Hyehwa Girls High School and Lila Art High School (Because she debuted at a young age, she frequently moved from one high school to another. Which resulted in her to not have any close friends when she was at school).

– Her favourite colours are black and mint.

– Despite her fierce and cool image, she is a ‘pabo’ in real life.

– She has a carefree personality.

– She knows how to ride a skateboard and scooter.

– She doesn’t exercise to keep in shape.

– Her life role model is her mom.

– Her idols are singers Lee Hyori and G-Dragon.

– The well-known dance coach in Korea, Bae Yoonjung, once praised Jiyeon as an idol with the best dance lines.

– She loves action movies.

– She says she’s honest and speaks straightforwardly.

– She used to eat tteokbokki with friends after school.

– Her favorite dish is Seolleongtang.

– For her solo album debut, she wanted to have a boyish and manly look.

– She doesn’t care a lot about clothes and things she wears.

– Beside IU, she is also close to actress Yoo In-na. They were all cast members of the SBS’s program ‘Heroes’ (2010) alongside KARA’s Nicole, Fin.KL‘s Lee Jin and etc.

– She appeared in TVN’s On and Off, and IU made a guest appearance. Both of them attempted to recreate their tteokbokki dish 8 years ago, which they succeeded.

– Yoo Seungho was once her ideal type until his ‘cool guy’ image shattered.

– In 2008, she participated in the SMART Model Contest alongside EXO’s Chanyeol.

– When she was young, her dream was to become a Taekwondo master. She mentioned that if she didn’t become an idol, it was very likely she will teach people Taekwondo.

– Some of her favourite tv shows are “Reply 1994”, “Sherlock” and “Gossip Girl”.

– One of her favorite dramas is “My Love from the Star” (she even memorized Cheon Song-yi’s line).

– When it comes to acting, she likes to figure out the distinct personalities and attributes of the character she portrays.

– Her must-have products are Sisley Essence, Jo Malone Orange Blossom Perfume, and Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil (As of 2014).

– She didn’t have a stunt double in T-ara’s “Cry Cry” drama mv, and even though she did everything by herself, she found it fun after the filming ended.

– She became a fan of actor Cha Seung-Won after watching the drama “The Greatest Love”.

– When T-ara members were revealed, Jiyeon was noted as a “look-a-like” idol due to her resemblance to Kim Tae Hee. This resulted in many malicious comments written under her name until she starred in the drama “Master of Study” where she received positive comments for her character.

– During the filming of the movie “Death Bell 2” she was taken to the hospital.

– During T-ara‘s tour in Japan, a dancer broke Jiyeon’s nose with her elbow.

– She appeared in Korea’s Running Man in Episode 55.

– She also participated in MBC’s ‘My Celeb Roomies’ as actor Oh Changseok’s roommate. (August 2017)

– She dated actor Lee Dong-gun in 2015 and they broke up in 2016.

– In 2021 she was appointed as MC for beauty program “Beauty Time” Season 3, with Yerin (former member of GFriend) and Choa.

– She signed a contract with ANB Group on February 18, 2022.

– Ideal type: A friendly and kind person. Just being kind is enough for her. She also likes sophisticated guys. In another interview when asked about her ideal type she said ” I really like Lee Chun-Hee sunbaenim. I have already sent him 5~6 video messages expressing my feelings, but haven’t gotten any replies. I wish I could get even one reply. “

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