Jeong So-yeon (; 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.
Early life and education Jeong So-yeon was born in Gwangju on May 4, 1994. She attended Gwangju Cultural Middle School. 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.
Music career
Jeong made her debut in August 2014 as the vocalist of the South Korean girl group Laboum. 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. 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.
Discography
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORGaon Collaborations "Thank you" 2017 — rowspan="3" "XOXO" 2018 — "The Prayer" 2021 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORGaon "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" () 2018 — Come and Hug Me OST Part 2 "Is It Love" () 2019 — My Strange Hero OST Part 6 "Let's Make Love" () 2020 — Good Casting OST Part 3 "Think of You" () 2021 — Youth of May OST Part 4 "You & I" () — My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST Part 7 "Come to Me, Always Your Smile" () — 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 All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.
+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, name of the album, and songwriting credits Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer "Between Us" () 2018 Laboum Between Us "XOXO" Jeong So-yeon, Parc Jae-jung "Two of Us" 2019 Laboum Two of Us "Firework" () "Satellite" "Cheese" () 2020 "Love On You" () 2021 Blossom "How I Wish" () "Kiss Kiss" () "Closer" La Lima () Imitation OST "Diamond" Sparkling ()
Videography
Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Thank You" 2016 Creative Khan () "XOXO" 2018
Filmography
Television shows Year Title Role 2011 Superstar K 3 Contestant 2016 Girl Spirit 2019 King of Mask Singer 2022 Hangout with Yoo Cast member
Awards and nominations + 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 Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards 2022 K-POP Singer Award Jeong So-yeon MBC Entertainment Awards 2022 Special Award - Variety Category Hangout with Yoo
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