Baek A-yeon
{{short description|South Korean singer}}
{{family name hatnote|Baek|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Baek A-yeon
| image = Baek A-yeon in November 2021.png
| caption = Baek in November 2021
| native_name = 백아연
| birth_name = Baek A-yeon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|11}}
| birth_place = Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| spouse = Unknown ({{abbr|m.|married}} 2023)
| children = 1
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|R&B|Soul}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{hlist|JYP|Eden}}
| past_member_of = JYP Nation
| website = {{URL|edenenter.com}}
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = 백아연
| hanja = {{linktext|白|娥|娟}}
| rr = Baek A-yeon
| mr = Paek Ayŏn
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Baek A-yeon ({{Korean|hangul=백아연}}; born March 11, 1993) is a South Korean singer and songwriter signed under Eden Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1370101wpp/baek-a-yeon-announces-decision-to-join-eden-entertainment-after-leaving-jyp-entertainment|title=Baek A Yeon Announces Decision To Join Eden Entertainment After Leaving JYP Entertainment|date=6 December 2019|website=Soompi|access-date=2019-12-11}} She is best known as the second runner-up contestant of K-pop Star.
As a soloist, she has released a total of five extended plays and a total of ten singles, after her contract with JYP Entertainment expired in 2019, she subsequently joined EDEN Entertainment.
Early life and education
Baek was born on March 11, 1993, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do. During her fifth year of elementary school she underwent treatment for cancer.{{cite web|title=Park Jin Young Seems Hooked on Baek Ah Yeon|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/7485/20120416/park-jin-young-seesm-hooked-baek-ah-yeon.htm|website=KpopStarz|access-date=22 April 2016|date=2012-04-16}} She is currently studying at the Department of Practical Music at Howon University.
Career
=2011–2012: ''K-Pop Star''=
Baek participated in the first season of competition television show K-pop Star. She was one of the top three contestants, along with Park Ji-min and Lee Hi. After she was eliminated she was approached by a number of entertainment agencies seeking to sign her. Baek eventually signed with JYP Entertainment, the company of K-pop Star judge JYP.{{cite web|title='K-Pop Star' Contestants Baek Ayeon, Park Jaehyung Also Join JYP|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/6997/k-pop-star-contestants-baek-a-yeon-park-jae-hyung-also-join-jyp|url-status=dead|access-date=22 April 2016|website=Mwave Interest|archive-date=8 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508023654/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/6997/k-pop-star-contestants-baek-a-yeon-park-jae-hyung-also-join-jyp}}
=2012–2014: ''I'm Baek'', ''A Good Girl'' and original soundtrack =
Baek released her debut EP,
I'm Baek, on September 10, 2012, with a total of five tracks including the lead single "Sad Song".{{cite web|url=http://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=396&aid=0000032240 |title=백아연, 데뷔앨범... |language=ko |publisher=Naver News |access-date=2018-12-29}}{{cite web|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=014&aid=0002720708 |title=백아연 데뷔앨범 'I'm Baek', 수록곡-뮤비 '관심집중' :: 네이버 TV연예 |publisher=M.entertain.naver.com |date=2018-09-19 |access-date=2018-12-29}} On September 16, Baek made her official debut stage on the music program Inkigayo with performances of "Stay" and "Sad Song".
On December 15, Baek released her first original soundtrack "Daddy Long Legs" for the SBS drama Cheongdam-dong Alice.{{cite web|title=Baek A Yeon Profile|url=http://music.naver.com/artist/home.nhn?artistId=214206|website=Naver Music|access-date=22 April 2016}}
In April 2013, Baek recorded "Introduction to Love," for MBC's drama When a Man Falls in Love. Baek released her second EP, A Good Girl, on June 17, 2013, with the lead single "A Good Boy".{{cite web|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=014&aid=0002905620 |title=[포토] 백아연 '나는 a Good Girl~' :: 네이버 TV연예 |publisher=M.entertain.naver.com |date=2013-06-17 |access-date=2018-12-29}}{{cite web|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=047&aid=0002027201 |title=[오마이포토] 'a Good Girl' 백아연, "우리 팬이 최고" :: 네이버 TV연예 |publisher=M.entertain.naver.com |date=2013-06-17 |access-date=2018-12-29}} One months later, she recorded "Tears Are Also Love", for the MBC's drama Goddess of Fire OST.
In May 2014, Baek released track, "The Three Things I Have Left", for the SBS drama Angel Eyes. Two months later, she released another track, "Morning of Canon", for MBC's drama You Are My Destiny.
=2015–present: Breakthrough, ''Bittersweet'', ''Dear Me'', and ''Observe''=
Baek released her first single and first self-composed song, "Shouldn't Have" (featuring Day6's Young K), on May 20, 2015. The song went on to become a sleeper hit, reaching number one on several Korean music real-time charts a month after its release among fierce competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/06/baek-ah-yeons-shouldnt-have-has-staying-power-on-music-charts|title=Baek Ah Yeon's 'Shouldn't Have...' has staying power on music charts}} Following the success of the song, she began promotions for it on music programs beginning with Show! Music Core on June 13.{{cite web|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=022&aid=0002851986 |title=이럴거면 그러지말지 백아연, 발매 1달만에 음악방송 출연 이유는? :: 네이버 TV연예 |publisher=M.entertain.naver.com |date=2015-06-13 |access-date=2018-12-29}} Later in the year, she contributed her vocals to the song "So We Are" for the SBS drama Yong-pal.
In May 2016, Baek released a digital single album, consisting of the lead track "So-So", composed and written by herself, as well as side track "Something to Say".{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2016/05/23/baek-ah-yeon-makes-comeback-with-so-so-mv/|title=Baek Ah Yeon Makes Comeback With "So So" MV - Soompi|website=Soompi|date=23 May 2016 }} "So-so" followed the success of "Shouldn't Have", securing the top spot on all major Korean music charts within a day of its release.{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/859385wpp/baek-ah-yeon-sweeps-music-charts-with-so-so|title=Baek Ah Yeon Sweeps Music Charts With "So So"|date=24 May 2019|website=Soompi|access-date=2019-12-11}} Later that year, she released holiday single, "Just Because" (featuring Got7's JB), on November 30.{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/2016/11/30/watch-baek-yeon-got7s-jb-duet-goals/|title=Watch: Baek A Yeon And GOT7's JB Are A Dreamy Duet In Live MV For "Just Once" - Soompi|website=Soompi|date=30 November 2016 }}
Baek's third EP, Bittersweet, was released on May 29, 2017, leading to the media coining the name "May Queen" for her consistency in releasing music during that month. The EP contained six tracks, with the lead single "Sweet Lies" featuring vocal trio The Barberettes.{{cite web|author=김윤정 sportsqkyj@sportsq.co.kr |url=http://m.sportsq.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=239890&daum_check=&naver_check=1 |title=스포츠Q 모바일 사이트, '컴백' 백아연, '달콤한 빈말' 외 새 앨범 'Bittersweet'에 담은 노래는? |publisher=M.sportsq.co.kr |date=2017-05-29 |access-date=2018-12-29}} While Bittersweet did not have the same success chart-wise as its predecessors, the album was praised for its quality{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7809847/baek-a-yeon-bittersweet-ep|title=Baek A Yeon Drops Ecclectic [sic] 'Bittersweet' EP|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-12-11}} with Billboard including it among their top five critic's picks of the K-pop albums released that year.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2017/8070585/best-k-pop-albums-2017-top-20|title=The 20 Best K-pop Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-12-11}}
"The album as a whole, is hypnotic in its pop glory, and lives up to Baek's reputation within Korea as one of the country's most captivating young female soloists. As a whole, Bittersweet features a wide array of sounds that blend to create an otherworldly listening experience."Baek A Yeon's fourth EP, Dear Me was released on November 21, 2018, with the lead single "Sorry To Myself" along with five other songs.{{cite web|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2018/11/baek-ah-yeon-reveals-the-tracklist-for-her-4th-mini-album-dear-me|title=Baek Ah Yeon reveals the tracklist for her 4th mini album 'Dear Me'|date=November 14, 2018|website=Allkpop}} Later that year, she was confirmed to have landed a role in Korea's first virtual reality (VR) musical film, "Anna, Mari", which won Korea Creative Content Agency's 2018 "VR Frontier Content Project".{{Cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3056897|title=VR musical film starts production|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=13 December 2018 |access-date=2019-12-11}}
On September 16, 2019, it was revealed that Baek A Yeon's contract with JYP Entertainment had come to an end. She chose not to renew her contract, and left the company.{{cite web|url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15686257371490642010|title=JYP 측 "백아연, 8월 말 계약종료" [공식입장]'|date=September 16, 2019|website=TVDaily|access-date=September 16, 2019|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127181854/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15686257371490642010|url-status=dead}} On December 7, she formally announced that she had joined Eden Entertainment.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201912071406212510|title=백아연, 이든엔터에서 새 출발 "더 좋은 모습 보여줄 것"|last=Lee|first=Ha-na|date=December 7, 2019|website=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=December 7, 2019}}
On July 13, 2021, Baek A Yeon was supposed to release her fifth EP, Observe, with the lead single "0%", but it was delayed due to rising cases of COVID-19 in Korea.{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210628075935927|title=백아연, 7월 13일 컴백..3년만 미니앨범 'Observe' 발매(공식)|last=Lee|first=Min-ji|date=June 28, 2021|website=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=June 28, 2021}} It was later announced that the new release date would be September 7.{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000314665|title=백아연, 9월 7일 미니앨범 발매…컴백 스케줄러 공개[공식]|last=Jung|first=Yu-jin|date=August 18, 2021|website=SpoTV News|language=ko|access-date=August 18, 2021}}
On August 17, 2022, Baek released the track "Doctor", a track that was included in the Pokémon Exhibition Track.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000564367|last=Hwang|first=Eun-chul|title=백아연, 'Exhibition Track' 두 번째 음원 'DOCTOR' 17일 발매|trans-title=Baek A-yeon, 'Exhibition Track' 2nd song 'DOCTOR' released on the 17th|publisher=TenAsia|via=Naver|date=August 17, 2022|access-date=August 17, 2022|language=ko}}
On October 21, 2022, it was announced that Baek has renewed her contract with Eden Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000843939|last=Lee|first=Ye-ju|title=백아연, 이든엔터와 재계약[공식]|trans-title=A-Yeon Baek, renewed contract with Eden Entertainment [Official]|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=October 21, 2022|access-date=October 21, 2022|language=ko}}
Personal life
On February 28, 2023, Baek's agency confirmed that she is in a relationship with her non-celebrity boyfriend.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003617413 |last=Kim|first=Ji-hye|title=[팝업★]백아연, 열애설 건너뛰고 8월 결혼설..비연예인과 진지한 만남중(종합)|trans-title=[Pop-up★] Baek A-yeon skips dating rumors and rumors of marriage in August... She is dating a non-celebrity (comprehensive)|publisher=Herald POP|via=Naver|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023|language=ko}} On March 2, 2023, Baek announced in a handwritten letter that they will be holding their wedding ceremony.{{Cite web|last=Kang|first=Min-kyung|date=March 2, 2023 |title=[전문] 백아연, 결혼 발표 "2년 전 겨울 다가온 고마운 사람과 새로운 출발" |trans-title=[Full text] Baek A-yeon announces marriage "A new start with the person I am grateful for for the winter two years ago" |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000599105 |access-date=March 2, 2023|publisher=Ten Asia|via=Naver|language=ko}} The couple married on August 12, 2023.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Seung-hoon|date=August 12, 2023|title=백아연 결혼식 현장 공개..JYP 패밀리 총출동 [★FOCUS]|trans-title=Baek A-yeon's wedding scene revealed.. JYP family all out [★FOCUS]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=108&aid=0003174208|access-date=August 12, 2023|publisher=Starnews|via=Naver|language=ko}}
Baek announced her pregnancy on April 30, 2024.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Kyung-ho|date=April 30, 2024|title=백아연, "임신 5개월" 고백..강한나·박기량 "축하해"[종합]|trans-title=Baek A-yeon confesses, "5 months pregnant"... Kang Hanna and Park Ki-ryang "Congratulations" [Comprehensive]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003232290|access-date=April 30, 2024|publisher=Starnews|via=Naver|language=ko}} She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on September 12, 2024.{{Cite web|last=Kang|first=Ga-hee|date=September 13, 2024|title=백아연, 초보맘 됐다..12일 득녀 "태어나느라 피곤했어용"|trans-title=Baek A-yeon becomes a first-time mom.. 12th daughter born "I was tired from giving birth"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/112/0003720270|access-date=September 13, 2024|publisher=HaraldPOP|language=ko|via=Naver}}
Discography
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | EP details ! scope="col" style="width:5em;"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales |
|---|
| KOR {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T |title=Gaon Album Chart |website=Gaon Music Chart |access-date=May 24, 2016 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827134421/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T |archive-date=August 27, 2015 }} |
| scope="row" |I'm Baek
|
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |11 | |
| scope="row" |A Good Girl
|
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} |14 | |
| scope="row" |Bittersweet
|
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} | — | {{N/A}} |
| scope="row" |Dear Me
|
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} | — | {{N/A}} |
| scope="row" |Observe
|
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} | — | {{N/A}} |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales (DL) ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| KOR Gaon {{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL |title=Gaon Digital Chart |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association (KMCIA) |access-date=22 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309051712/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL |archive-date=9 March 2017}}
|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=38&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week |title=Sad Song |date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307064501/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=38&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week |archive-date=2015-03-07}}
|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=26&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week |title=A Good Boy |date=22 June 2013}}
|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=26&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week |title=Shouldn't Have |date=20 June 2015}}
|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=22&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |title=So-So |date=28 May 2016}}
|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week |title=The Little Match Girl |date=14 December 2017}}
|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=25&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week |title=Looking For Love |date=20 June 2020}}
|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=37&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week |title=0% |date=11 September 2021}} ! KOR |
| colspan="6"| As lead artist |
| scope="row"| "Sad Song" ({{lang|ko|느린노래}})
| 2012 | 2 || 11 |
| I'm Baek |
| scope="row"| "A Good Boy" ({{lang|ko|어굿보이}})
| 2013 | 12 || 26 |
| A Good Girl |
| scope="row"| "Shouldn't Have" ({{lang|ko|이럴거면 그러지말지}}) {{small|feat. Young K of DAY6}} | 2015 | 1 || — |
| rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "So-So" ({{lang|ko|쏘쏘}})
| rowspan="2"|2016 | 1 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Just Because" ({{lang|ko|그냥 한번}}) {{small|feat. JB of GOT7}} | 12 || — |
|
| scope="row"| "Sweet Lies" {{small|feat. The Barberettes}} | rowspan="2"|2017 | 5 || — |
| Bittersweet |
| scope="row"| "The Little Match Girl" ({{lang|ko|성냥팔이 소녀}}) {{small|with Wendy of Red Velvet}} | 55 || — |
|
| scope="row"| "Sorry to Myself" ({{lang|ko|마음아 미안해}})
| 2018 | —{{efn-ua|"Sorry to Myself" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 45 on the Gaon Download Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=47&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week?seq=24|title=2018년 47주차 Download Chart|publisher=Gaon Chart|date=May 27, 2019|access-date=May 25, 2019}}}} || — | rowspan="5" {{N/A}} | Dear Me |
| scope="row"| "Looking for Love" ({{lang|ko|썸 타긴 뭘 타}})
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | 47 || — | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "I Need You" ({{lang|ko|춥지 않게}})
| —{{efn-ua|"I Need You" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 134 on the Gaon Download Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020|title=2020년 52주차 Download Chart|publisher=Gaon Chart|date=December 26, 2020|access-date=December 31, 2020}}}} || — |
| scope="row"| "Fickle Person" ({{lang|ko|변덕쟁이}})
| rowspan="2"| 2021 | —{{efn-ua|"Fickle Person" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 58 on the Gaon Download Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=03&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|title=2021년 3주차 Download Chart|publisher=Gaon Chart|date=January 23, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2021}}}} || — | The Late Kim Hyun Sik's 30th Anniversary Memorial Album |
| scope="row"| "0%" ({{lang|ko|아무것도 하기 싫으면 어떡애}})
| 113 || — | Observe |
| colspan="6" |As featured artist |
| scope="row" | "Pursuit of Happiness" ({{lang|ko|행복을 찾아서}}) {{small|Yim Jae-beom feat. Baek A-yeon}} | 2012 | — || — | rowspan="2" {{N/A}} |TO… |
| scope="row" | "Please Come Back" ({{lang|ko|돌아와줘}}) {{small|Taecyeon & Chansung of 2PM feat. Baek A-yeon}} | 2014 | — || — |Go Crazy! (Grand Edition) |
| scope="row" | "Kibuntat" ({{lang|ko|기분탓}}) {{small|Sleepy feat. Baek A-yeon}} | 2015 | 39 || — |
|F/W |
| colspan="6"| Pre-debut singles |
| scope="row"| "Atlantis Princess" {{small|originally by BoA}} | rowspan="7" | 2012 | 154 || — | {{N/A}} | K-Pop Star Top 8 |
| scope="row"| "Can't Fight the Moonlight" {{small|originally by LeAnn Rimes}} | 100 || — |
|K-Pop Star Top 7 |
| scope="row"| "Saving All My Love for You" {{small|originally by Whitney Houston}} | 93 || — |
|K-Pop Star Top 6 |
| scope="row"| "Run Devil Run" {{small|originally by Girls' Generation}} | 55 || 97 |
|K-Pop Star Top 5 |
| scope="row"| "I Miss You" {{small|originally by Kim Bum-soo}} | 23 || 37 |
|K-Pop Star Top 4 |
| scope="row"| "Ma Boy 2" {{small|with Lee Seunghoon, originally by Electroboyz}} | 50 || 67 |
|K-Pop Star Special No. 3 |
| scope="row"| "I Was Wrong" {{small|originally by 2AM}} | — || — | {{N/A}} |K-Pop Star Top 3 |
| colspan="6"|"—" denotes release did not chart. |
=Other charted songs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales (DL) ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| KOR Gaon |
| scope="row"| "Stay" (머물러요)
| rowspan="4"|2012 | 37 || 47 |
| rowspan="4"|I'm Baek |
| scope="row"| "Love, Love, Love."
| 44 || 65 |
|
| scope="row"| "Always" {{small|feat. Jun. K of 2PM}} | 55 || — |
|
| scope="row"| "You're Leaving" (니가 떠나간다)
| 59 || — |
|
| scope="row"| "The First Time I Met You" (너를 처음 만난 그때) {{small|with Hwang Chi-yeul}} | 2015 | 49 || — |
| 투유 프로젝트 - 슈가맨, Pt. 4 |
| scope="row"| "Something to Say" (할말)
| 2016 | 29 || — |
| So-So (single) |
| scope="row"| "Screw You" (넘어져라)
| rowspan="4"|2017 | 81 || — |
| rowspan="4"|"Bittersweet" |
| scope="row"| "Just Friends" (연락이 없으면)
| 94 || — |
|
| scope="row"| "Jealousy" (질투가 나) {{small|feat. Park Ji-min}} | 27 || — |
|
| scope="row"| "Magic Girl" (마법소녀)
| — || — |
|
| colspan="6"|"—" denotes release did not chart. |
=Soundtrack appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:5em;"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales (DL) ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| KOR Gaon |
| scope="row"| "Daddy Long Legs"
| 2012 | 6 |
| Cheongdam-dong Alice OST |
| scope="row"| "Introduction to Love" ({{lang|ko|사랑학개론}})
| rowspan="2"| 2013 | 37 |
| When a Man Falls in Love OST |
| scope="row"| "Tears Are Also Love" ({{lang|ko|눈물도 사랑인 걸}})
| — | {{n/a}} | Goddess of Fire OST |
| scope="row"| "The Three Things I Have Left" ({{lang|ko|내게 남은 세가지}})
| rowspan="2"| 2014 | 11 |
| Angel Eyes OST |
| scope="row"| "Morning of Canon" ({{lang|ko|캐논의 아침}})
| 70 |
| You Are My Destiny OST |
| scope="row"| "So We Are" ({{lang|ko|이렇게 우리}})
| 2015 | 14 |
| Yong-pal OST |
| scope="row"| "A Lot Like Love" ({{lang|ko|사랑인 듯 아닌 듯}})
| 2016 | 25 |
|
| scope="row"| "Was it You" ({{lang|ko|너였었니}})
| rowspan="2"| 2018 | —{{efn-ua|"Was it You" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 93 on the Gaon Download Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=21&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2018년 21주차 Download Chart}}}} | rowspan="12" {{n/a}} |Wok of Love OST |
| scope="row"| "Why"
| — |Webtoon Yeonnom ({{lang|ko|웹툰 연놈}}) OST |
| scope="row"| "Always Be with You" ({{lang|ko|그대여야만 해요}})
| rowspan="4"| 2019 | 164 |Encounter OST |
| scope="row"| "Story of Us" ({{lang|ko|둘만의 이야기}})
| — |Anna, Mari OST |
| scope="row"| "Just Go"
| — |Doctor John OST |
| scope="row"| "Hello My Lover"
| — |Vagabond OST |
| scope="row"| "{{lang|ko|나는 니가 되고 싶어}}"
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | — |Anna, Mari OST |
| scope="row"| "Wherever" ({{lang|ko|어디라도}})
| — |
| scope="row"| "Sweet Home" ({{lang|ko|집에만 있었지}})
| rowspan="2"| 2021 | —{{efn-ua|"Sweet Home" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 52 on the Gaon Download Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=10&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2021년 10주차 Download Chart}}}} |Webtoon Bunny and Guys ({{lang|ko|바니와 오빠들}}) OST |
| scope="row"| "Stay with Me" ({{lang|ko|그대를 조금 더}})
| —{{efn-ua|"Stay with Me" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 130 on the Gaon Download Chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=31&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2021년 31주차 Download Chart}}}} |Monthly Magazine Home OST{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/215/0000974731 |title= 백아연, '월간 집' 일곱 번째 OST 주자…28일 '그대를 조금 더' 발매 |trans-title= Baek A-yeon, 'Monthly House' 7th OST runner... 'A Little More of You' is released |author= Yoo Byung-cheol |work= Wow TV |publisher=Naver |date= July 28, 2021|access-date= July 28, 2021|language=ko}} |
| scope="row"| "Stained" (물들이다)
| rowspan="2"| 2022 | — |Elsword OST |
| scope="row"| "There, There" (당신의 밤이 그만 불안하기를)
| — |Love All Play OST |
| colspan="6"| "—" denotes releases did not chart. |
Concerts and tours
=Headlining=
- Baek A Yeon 1st Concert "Whispering the First Story" (2015)
- Baek A Yeon 2nd Concert "Whisper, Whisper - The 2nd Story" (2016)
=Concert participation=
- 2014 JYP Nation ONE MIC (Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bangkok)
- 2016 JYP Nation Mix & Match (Seoul and Tokyo)
Filmography
=Film=
=Variety programs=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | K-pop Star season 1 | rowspan="2" | Contestant | |
| rowspan="3" |2015 | Episode 34 | ||
| 2015 Idol Star Athletics Ssireum Basketball Futsal Archery Championships | Participant | ||
| rowspan="2" | Sugar Man | Show Man with Hwang Chi-yeol | Remake a song 너를 처음 만난 그때 (The First Time I Met You) by Park Jun-ha | |
| rowspan="3" |2016 | Show Man with Sandeul B1A4 | Remake a song 선물 (Gift) by UN | |
| Duet Song Festival | Duet with Park Soon-ho | Song choice 제발 (Please) by Lee So-ra | |
| King of Mask Singer | Contestant as "I Will Back Music Box" | Episodes 83–84 |
=Music video appearance=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year ! Song title ! Artist ! Role |
| 2013
| "Somebody" | 15& | Herself |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title !scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|2015
| Cinderella | |
| scope="row"| 2021–2022
| Theatrical Boy Radio ONAIR | DJ |{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000514428|author=Kim Myung-mi|title=준케이 김진환→백아연 손동표, 극장형 보이는 라디오 '온에어' 출연|trans-title=Jun-K Kim Jin-hwan → Baek A-yeon and Son Dong-pyo to appear on 'On Air', a theater-style radio show|publisher=Newsen|via=Naver |date=November 23, 2021|access-date= November 23, 2021|language=ko}} |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| 2013
| {{center|22nd Seoul Music Awards}} | Best New Artists | {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="5"|2015
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |7th MelOn Music Awards | Top 10 Artists | {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| Best Ballad Song
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Shouldn't Have (feat. Young K of DAY6) | {{won}} |
| Song Of the Year
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|{{center|17th Mnet Asian Music Awards}}
| Best Vocal Performance – Female | {{nom}} |
| Sina Weibo Global Fan's Choice – Female
| {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="9"|2016
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |25th Seoul Music Awards | style="text-align:center;"|Shouldn't Have (feat. Young K of DAY6) | {{nom}} |
| Popularity Award
| {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| Hallyu Special Award
| {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |30th Golden Disk Awards
| Digital Bonsang | style="text-align:center;"|Shouldn't Have (feat. Young K of DAY6) | {{nom}} |
| Popularity Award (Korea)
| {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| Global Popularity Award
| {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| {{center|5th Gaon Chart Music Awards}}
| Discovery of the Year – Hot Trend | style="text-align:center;"|Shouldn't Have (feat. Young K of DAY6) | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"|{{center|18th Mnet Asian Music Awards}}
| Best Female Artist | {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| Best Vocal Performance – Female
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|So-So | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="7"|2017
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |31st Golden Disk Awards | Digital Bonsang | {{nom}} |
| Asian Choice Popularity Award
| {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |26th Seoul Music Awards
| Bonsang Award | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|So-So | {{nom}} |
| Best Ballad Award
| {{won}} |
| Popularity Award
| {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| Hallyu Special Award
| {{NA}} | {{nom}} |
| {{center|6th Gaon Chart Music Awards}}
| Song of the Year – May | style="text-align:center;"|So-So | {{nom}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070716/http://100ayeon.jype.com/ Official Website]
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