Jeong So-yeon

{{Infobox person

| name = Jeong So-yeon

| image = 170611 라붐 수원 세계문화축제 (5).jpg

| image_upright = 1.15

| alt = Jeong on stage in June 2017

| caption = Jeong in June 2017

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|05|04}}

| birth_place = Gwangju, South Korea

| occupation = Singer

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| genre = K-pop

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2014–present

| label = {{Hlist|Interpark Music Plus|Global H}}

| current_member_of = {{Hlist|Laboum|WSG Wannabe}}

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| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = 정소연

| hanja =

| rr = Jeong So-yeon

| mr = Chŏng Soyŏn

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Jeong So-yeon ({{Korean|hangul=정소연}}; 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.{{cite news |last1=Kwak |first1=Hyeon-soo |date=March 26, 2018 |title= |script-title=ko:'놀면 뭐하니?' 라붐 소연 "WSG워너비 합류하니 회사에서 극진 대접" |language=ko |trans-title='What do you do when you play?' Laboum Soyeon "Joined WSG Wannabe, the company treats me extremely" |work=Seoul Economic Daily |url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/2674L4YHWJ |accessdate=July 14, 2022}}

Early life and education

Jeong So-yeon was born in Gwangju on May 4, 1994.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Soo-jung |date=2014-11-12 |title= |script-title=ko:My Name, 라붐 (1) 소연, 해인, 유정 |trans-title=My Name, LABOUM (1) Soyeon, Haein, Yoojeong |url=https://www.hankyung.com/news/article/2014111269424 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Hankyung}} She attended Gwangju Cultural Middle School.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Yu-jin |date=2016-04-21 |title= |script-title=ko:'올드스쿨' 라붐 소연 "수지와 초·중학교 동창" |trans-title='Old School' Laboum Soyeon "Classmates with Suzy in elementary and middle school" |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?2641574 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=News1}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Hye-jin |date=2011-08-27 |title= |script-title=ko:‘슈스케3’ 수지, 정소연 응원나서…댄스팀활동까지? 과거 모습 대방출 |trans-title='Superstar 3' Suzy and Jung So-yeon cheered on... Even dance team activities? big release of the past |url=https://www.hankyung.com/life/article/201108277225k |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=Hankyung}}

Music career

Jeong made her debut in August 2014 as the vocalist of the South Korean girl group Laboum.{{Cite web |last=Ko |first=Seung-ah |date=2021-11-06 |title= |script-title=ko:라붐 소연 "자작곡 '체온' 타이틀될 줄 몰라…단연 '최애곡'" [아이 메이드]① |trans-title=LABOUM Soyeon "I don't know if my self-composed song 'The Temperature' will become the title... Definitely 'My Favorite Song'" [I Made]① |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?4483179 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Star Today}} 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.

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

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.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Soo-jung |date=2021-11-12 |title= |script-title=ko:'상상더하기 역주행' 라붐, 오늘 '유스케' 출연…데뷔 후 처음 |trans-title='Imagination Plus Reverse Run' Laboum, today's 'Hangout with Yoo' Appearance... first time since debut |url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5655891 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=No Cut News}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Se-yeon |date=2022-07-10 |title= |script-title=ko:'놀면 뭐하니?' WSG워너비, 시청률·음원차트 다 잡았다 |trans-title='What do you do when you play?' WSG Wannabe, grabs all ratings and music charts |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2022/07/604893/ |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Star Today}}

Discography

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.5em" \| KOR Gaon
colspan="4" scope="col" \| Collaborations
scope="row" \| "Thank you" {{small\|(DJ Hanmin, Flawless, and DizzySunn)}} \| 2017 \| — \| rowspan="3" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row" \| "XOXO" {{small\|(with Parc Jae-jung)}} \| 2018 \| —
scope="row" \| "The Prayer" {{small\|(with Kim Yu-jeong)}} \| 2021 \| —
colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" \| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.5em" | KOR
Gaon

colspan="4" scope="col" | Collaborations

scope="row" | "Thank you"
{{small|(DJ Hanmin, Flawless, and DizzySunn)}}

| 2017

| —

| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "XOXO"
{{small|(with Parc Jae-jung)}}

| 2018

| —

scope="row" | "The Prayer"
{{small|(with Kim Yu-jeong)}}

| 2021

| —

colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

=Soundtrack appearances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.5em" \| KOR Gaon
scope="row" \| "Love is cold" \| 2015 \| — \| Sweet Home, Sweet Honey OST Part.4
scope="row" \| "Cosmic Girl" \| rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| — \| Jugglers OST Part 1
scope="row" \| "I Feel Love" \| — \| Hospital Ship OST Part 4
scope="row" \| "Don't Disappear" ({{lang\|ko\|사라지지 마}}) {{small\|(with Kim Yu-jeong)}} \| 2018 \| — \| Come and Hug Me OST Part 2
scope="row" \| "Is It Love" ({{lang\|ko\|사랑일까}}) {{small\|(with DinDin)}} \| 2019 \| — \| My Strange Hero OST Part 6
scope="row" \| "Let's Make Love" ({{lang\|ko\|사랑하자}}) {{small\|(with Lee Jun-young)}} \| 2020 \| — \| Good Casting OST Part 3
scope="row" \| "Think of You" ({{lang\|ko\|당신생각}}) \| rowspan="3" \| 2021 \| — \| Youth of May OST Part 4
scope="row" \| "You & I" ({{lang\|ko\|그대와}}) {{small\|(with Choi Young-jae)}} \| — \| My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST Part 7
scope="row" \| "Come to Me, Always Your Smile" ({{lang\|ko\|다가와 늘 네 미소가}}) \| — \| The All-Round Wife OST Part 1
scope="row" \| "Starlight" \| 2022 \| — \| If You Wish Upon Me OST Part 2
colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" \| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.5em" | KOR
Gaon

scope="row" | "Love is cold"

| 2015

| —

| Sweet Home, Sweet Honey OST Part.4

scope="row" | "Cosmic Girl"

| rowspan="2" | 2017

| —

| Jugglers OST Part 1

scope="row" | "I Feel Love"

| —

| Hospital Ship OST Part 4

scope="row" | "Don't Disappear" ({{lang|ko|사라지지 마}})
{{small|(with Kim Yu-jeong)}}

| 2018

| —

| Come and Hug Me OST Part 2

scope="row" | "Is It Love" ({{lang|ko|사랑일까}})
{{small|(with DinDin)}}

| 2019

| —

| My Strange Hero OST Part 6

scope="row" | "Let's Make Love" ({{lang|ko|사랑하자}})
{{small|(with Lee Jun-young)}}

| 2020

| —

| Good Casting OST Part 3

scope="row" | "Think of You" ({{lang|ko|당신생각}})

| rowspan="3" | 2021

| —

| Youth of May OST Part 4

scope="row" | "You & I" ({{lang|ko|그대와}})
{{small|(with Choi Young-jae)}}

| —

| My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST Part 7

scope="row" | "Come to Me, Always Your Smile" ({{lang|ko|다가와 늘 네 미소가}})

| —

| The All-Round Wife OST Part 1

scope="row" | "Starlight"

| 2022

| —

| If You Wish Upon Me OST Part 2

colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" | "—" 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.{{cite web|title=Songs Registered Under Jeong So-yeon (10017252)|url=https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10017252|publisher=Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA)|access-date=July 14, 2022}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" \|+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, name of the album, and songwriting credits ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Artist ! scope="col" \| Album ! scope="col" \| Lyricist ! scope="col" \| Composer
scope="row" \| "Between Us" ({{lang\|ko\|체온}}) \| rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| Laboum \| Between Us \| {{Ya}} \| {{Ya}}
scope="row" \| "XOXO" \| Jeong So-yeon, Parc Jae-jung \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}} \| {{Ya}} \| {{Ya}}
scope="row" \| "Two of Us" \| rowspan="3" \| 2019 \| rowspan="7" \| Laboum \| rowspan="3" \| Two of Us \| {{Ya}} \| {{Ya}}
scope="row" \| "Firework" ({{lang\|ko\|불꽃놀이}}) \| {{Ya}} \| {{Na}}
scope="row" \| "Satellite" \| {{Ya}} \| {{Na}}
scope="row" \| "Cheese" ({{lang\|ko\|치즈}}) \| 2020 \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}} \| {{Ya}} \| {{Ya}}
scope="row" \| "Love On You" ({{lang\|ko\|새끼손가락}}) \| rowspan="5" \| 2021 \| rowspan="3" \| Blossom \| {{Ya}} \| {{Ya}}
scope="row" \| "How I Wish" ({{lang\|ko\|얼마나좋을까}}) \| {{Ya}} \| {{Ya}}
scope="row" \| "Kiss Kiss" ({{lang\|ko\|얼마나좋을까}}) \| {{Ya}} \| {{Na}}
scope="row" \| "Closer" \| La Lima ({{lang\|ko\|라리마}}) \| rowspan="2" \| Imitation OST \| {{Ya}} \| {{Na}}
scope="row" \| "Diamond" \| Sparkling ({{lang\|ko\|스파클링}}) \| {{Ya}} \| {{Na}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, name of the album, and songwriting credits

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Artist

! scope="col" | Album

! scope="col" | Lyricist

! scope="col" | Composer

scope="row" | "Between Us" ({{lang|ko|체온}})

| rowspan="2" | 2018

| Laboum

| Between Us

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "XOXO"

| Jeong So-yeon, Parc Jae-jung

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Two of Us"

| rowspan="3" | 2019

| rowspan="7" | Laboum

| rowspan="3" | Two of Us

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Firework" ({{lang|ko|불꽃놀이}})

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Satellite"

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Cheese" ({{lang|ko|치즈}})

| 2020

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Love On You" ({{lang|ko|새끼손가락}})

| rowspan="5" | 2021

| rowspan="3" | Blossom

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "How I Wish" ({{lang|ko|얼마나좋을까}})

| {{Ya}}

scope="row" | "Kiss Kiss" ({{lang|ko|얼마나좋을까}})

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Closer"

| La Lima ({{lang|ko|라리마}})

| rowspan="2" | Imitation OST

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

scope="row" | "Diamond"

| Sparkling ({{lang|ko|스파클링}})

| {{Ya}}

| {{Na}}

Videography

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Director(s) ! scope="col" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" \| "Thank You" \| 2016 \| Creative Khan ({{lang\|ko\|김광호 감독}}) \|{{cite AV media\|title=[M/V] DJ Hanmin, Flawless, DizzySunn - Thank You (Feat. Soyeon of Laboum)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBekWU98-tc\|website=YouTube\|publisher=Mirrorball Music\|language=ko\|date=October 9, 2016\|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
scope="row" \| "XOXO" \| 2018 \| {{Unknown}} \|{{cite AV media\|title=소연 X 박재정 - 'XOXO' official M/V\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAVlunomdQk\|website=YouTube\|publisher=OFFICIAL LABOUM\|language=ko\|date=January 2, 2018\|access-date=July 14, 2022}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Director(s)

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | "Thank You"

| 2016

| Creative Khan ({{lang|ko|김광호 감독}})

|{{cite AV media|title=[M/V] DJ Hanmin, Flawless, DizzySunn - Thank You (Feat. Soyeon of Laboum)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBekWU98-tc|website=YouTube|publisher=Mirrorball Music|language=ko|date=October 9, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2022}}

scope="row" | "XOXO"

| 2018

| {{Unknown}}

|{{cite AV media|title=소연 X 박재정 - 'XOXO' official M/V|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAVlunomdQk|website=YouTube|publisher=OFFICIAL LABOUM|language=ko|date=January 2, 2018|access-date=July 14, 2022}}

Filmography

= Television shows =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" \| 2011 \| Superstar K 3 \| rowspan="3" \| Contestant \| style="text-align:center" \|
scope="row" \| 2016 \| Girl Spirit \| style="text-align:center" \|{{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Junghyun \|date=2016-06-27 \|title= \|script-title=ko:[단독]피에스타부터 러블리즈까지, '걸스피릿' 12멤버 확정 \|trans-title=[Exclusive] From Fiestar to Lovelyz, 'Girl Spirit' confirmed 12 members \|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01174246612685984&mediaCodeNo=258 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627161409/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01174246612685984&mediaCodeNo=258 \|archive-date=June 27, 2021 \|access-date=2021-06-27 \|website=Edaily}}
scope="row" \| 2019 \| King of Mask Singer \| style="text-align:center" \|{{Cite web\|last=Seo\|first=Dong-woo\|date=2019-03-24\|title='복면가왕' 봄비 정체는 라붐 소연…소떡소떡 3R 진출\|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?3578894\|access-date=2022-07-14\|website=News1}}
scope="row" \| 2022 \| Hangout with Yoo \| Cast member \| style="text-align:center" \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | 2011

| Superstar K 3

| rowspan="3" | Contestant

| style="text-align:center" |

scope="row" | 2016

| Girl Spirit

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Junghyun |date=2016-06-27 |title= |script-title=ko:[단독]피에스타부터 러블리즈까지, '걸스피릿' 12멤버 확정 |trans-title=[Exclusive] From Fiestar to Lovelyz, 'Girl Spirit' confirmed 12 members |url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01174246612685984&mediaCodeNo=258 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627161409/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01174246612685984&mediaCodeNo=258 |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |access-date=2021-06-27 |website=Edaily}}

scope="row" | 2019

| King of Mask Singer

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web|last=Seo|first=Dong-woo|date=2019-03-24|title='복면가왕' 봄비 정체는 라붐 소연…소떡소떡 3R 진출|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?3578894|access-date=2022-07-14|website=News1}}

scope="row" | 2022

| Hangout with Yoo

| Cast member

| style="text-align:center" |

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination ! scope="col" \| Award ceremony ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Nominee / Work ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" \| Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards \| 2022 \| K-POP Singer Award \| Jeong So-yeon \| {{won}} \|style="text-align:center" \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.job-post.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=65220\|last=Kim\|first=Hong-il\|title=[포토] 가수 테이· WSG워너비 소연, 대한민국문화연예대상 K-POP가수상 수상\|trans-title=[Photo] Singer Tei and Soyeon of WSG Wannabe won the K-POP Singer Award at the Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards\|work=JobPost\|date=December 1, 2022\|access-date=December 1, 2022\|language=ko}}
scope="row"\| MBC Entertainment Awards \| 2022 \| Special Award - Variety Category{{efn\|with Gaya-G Lee Bo-ram, Soyeon, Hynn and Jung Ji-so}} \| Hangout with Yoo \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=417&aid=0000882305\|author=Cha Sang-yeop \|title=MBC연예대상' 전현무 대상… '나혼산' 올해의 예능프로그램(종합)\|trans-title='MBC Entertainment Awards' Jeon Hyun-moo Grand Prize... 'Nahonsan' Entertainment Program of the Year (Comprehensive)\|publisher=Money S\|via=Naver\|date=December 30, 2022\|access-date=December 30, 2022\|language=ko}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

! scope="col" | Award ceremony

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Nominee / Work

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards

| 2022

| K-POP Singer Award

| Jeong So-yeon

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|url=https://www.job-post.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=65220|last=Kim|first=Hong-il|title=[포토] 가수 테이· WSG워너비 소연, 대한민국문화연예대상 K-POP가수상 수상|trans-title=[Photo] Singer Tei and Soyeon of WSG Wannabe won the K-POP Singer Award at the Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards|work=JobPost|date=December 1, 2022|access-date=December 1, 2022|language=ko}}

scope="row"| MBC Entertainment Awards

| 2022

| Special Award - Variety Category{{efn|with Gaya-G Lee Bo-ram, Soyeon, Hynn and Jung Ji-so}}

| Hangout with Yoo

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center"|{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=417&aid=0000882305|author=Cha Sang-yeop |title=MBC연예대상' 전현무 대상… '나혼산' 올해의 예능프로그램(종합)|trans-title='MBC Entertainment Awards' Jeon Hyun-moo Grand Prize... 'Nahonsan' Entertainment Program of the Year (Comprehensive)|publisher=Money S|via=Naver|date=December 30, 2022|access-date=December 30, 2022|language=ko}}

Notes

References

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Musicians from Gwangju

Category:21st-century South Korean women singers

Category:K-pop singers

Category:South Korean women singer-songwriters

Category:21st-century South Korean singer-songwriters

Category:South Korean female idols