Native name 양정윤 Years active 2011–present Full Name Yang Jung-yoon | Other names Jiyul Role Singer Name Yang yoon Occupation ActressSingerModel | |
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Born July 30, 1991 (age 33) ( 1991-07-30 ) Albums Bang Bang, Have, Don't Have, Be Ambitious, Pink Rocket, B.B.B, Hit U, Bling Bling, Joker is Alive Movies and TV shows Three Summer Night, Happy Together, Dream High, Fantasy Tower, Her Story | ||
Yang Jung-yoon (born July 30, 1991), better known by her stage name Jiyul, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet.
Contents
- Early life
- 20112013 Debut with Dal Shabet and Solo activities
- 2015 Solo activities and departure from Dal Shabet
- 2016 Acting career
- Personal life
- References
Early life
Jiyul was born on July 30, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Dongduk Women's University.
2011–2013: Debut with Dal Shabet and Solo activities
Jiyul made her official debut with her fellow members of Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011. On November 3, 2011, Jiyul became a host for SBS MTV's K-Pop 20.
Jiyul made her acting debut as a cameo appearance in Papa in 2012. She played the role of Mila, a top star Park Yong-woo's character manages, who ran away to America, forcing Park's character to go after her.
Her first major acting role was in the short film Her Story, in which she was cast as the female lead.
She participated in the celebrity edition of MasterChef Korea, which premiered on February 22, 2013.
2015: Solo activities and departure from Dal Shabet
In July 2015, it was announced that Jiyul would be acting in a web drama series called 'Yotaek', along with fellow Dal Shabet member Ahyoung and Chinese group Hit5's Gao Yu.
In December 2015, Happy Face Entertainment announced that Jiyul and Gaeun had withdrawn from Dal Shabet after their contract with the agency had officially expired, allowing Jiyul to focus on an acting career.
2016: Acting career
On October 19, 2016 Jellyfish Entertainment announced that Jiyul had been signed contract with the agency. Jiyul participated in Jellyfish Entertainment's winter project, Jelly Christmas 2016, with her label mates Seo In-guk, VIXX, Gugudan, Park Yoon-ha, Park Jung-ah, Kim Gyu-sun, and Kim Ye-won. The title track, "Falling" (Hangul: 니가 내려와) was released digitally on December 13, 2016.
Personal life
In 2013, Jiyul suffered from an ankle injury, which resulted in her not being able to join her Dal Shabet co-members in performing at the WAPOP K-Dream Concert (Wow Asia Pop, Korea Dream Concert), held on October 26.