Wooyeon

Wooyeon
Wooyeon in May 2026
Born
Park Jin-kyung

(2003-02-11) February 11, 2003 (age 23)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSuhmoon Girls' High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genre
InstrumentVocals
Years active2020–present
LabelH Music
Member ofWooah
Korean name
Hangul
박진경
RRBak Jingyeong
MRPak Chin'gyŏng
Stage name
Hangul
우연
RRUyeon
MRUyŏn

Park Jin-kyung (Korean: 박진경; born February 11, 2003), better known by her stage name Wooyeon (Korean: 우연), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Wooah, formed by H Music Entertainment in 2020. As an actress, she is known for her roles in the television series Live On (2020) and the web dramas My YouTube Diary 2 (2020) and Revenge of Others (2022).

Early life

Wooyeon was born on February 11, 2003, as Park Jin-kyung in Bangbae-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea. She attended Suhmoon Girls' High School [ko]. She used to be a trainee at SM Entertainment before joining H Music Entertainment (then known as NV Entertainment).

Career

2020–present: Debut with Wooah, and solo activities

Wooyeon debuted as a member of Wooah, on May 13, 2020. The group released their debut single album, Exclamation, with “woo!ah!” serving as the album’s lead single. On October 23, 2020, Wooyeon made her acting debut in the second season of the web series My YouTube Diary playing the lead role of Sha Sha.

On June 13, 2023, Wooyeon was officially announced as a contestant for Mnet's reality survival show Queendom Puzzle. She ranked in ninth place in the final episode of Queendom Puzzle, thus failing to debut in the supergroup El7z Up. Later that year, Wooyeon took a lead role in the web-series Snap and Spark as Moon Ye-ji.[unreliable source?] She released a solo song for the drama in January 2024 titled "I'll Find You".

Wooyeon performing Contact in 2025

In March 2025, Wooyeon was chosen to be part of the cast of the musical drama Contact. Later in August of 2025, she alongside Ahn Ji-ho, Fromis_9’s Baek Ji-heon, and Moon Sung-hyun were confirmed to be in the cast of upcoming film Nerd Rhapsody.

Other ventures

Fashion and endorsements

A few months after her debut, On October 14th, 2020, Wooyeon served as a model for Aestura's new campaign "Moisturizing Faith".

In 2021, Wooyeon and her groupmate Nana appeared on the March issue of global art and fashion magazine Maps. In October, Wooyeon, alongside Nana and Minseo, walked the runway at the 2022 Spring/Summer Seoul Fashion Week at Deoksugung Palace representing the brand HolyNumber7, this marked her first public appearance at a fashion show event.

On December 10th, 2024, Wooyeon and Nana were chosen to attend the pop-up store opening of South Korean makeup brand Tirtir in Seongsu-dong, Seoul.

In September 2025, Wooyeon and Nana attended the Ulkin fashion show at the 2026 Spring/Summer Seoul Fashion Week held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, representing the brand.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
BGM
"Make U Move" (With Minseo) 2022 — Becoming Witch OST
"I'll Find You" (찾았다) 2024 153 Snap and Spark OST
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer Ref.
"WXW (Wish With W)" 2026 Wooah Non-album single Yes No

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
TBA Nerd Rhapsody † Yeom Min-ji

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Live On Do Woo-sol

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 My YouTube Diary Sha Sha Season 2
2022 Revenge of Others Hong Ah-jeong
Ongoing Loved One Bo-ram
2023 Snap and Spark [ko] Moon Ye-ji
2024 Caffeine Romance Kim Yeon-joo
2025 Peach Trap Taek Jeong-ahn

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 AVA Dream [ko] Cast member
2023 Queendom Puzzle Contestant Finished 9th
2024 The Return of Superman Special appearance
2025 A-Idol Contestant Finished 33th individually

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2021-present Yonstyle Host

Hosting

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Show Champion Special MC
2023 14th INK Concert With Golden Child's Lee Jang-jun and Xikers' Hunter

Videography

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Length Ref.
2022 "Couple" Nana 3:38

Musical theatre

Year Title Role Korean title Ref.
2025 Contact Yeong-deok 컨택트

Notes

  1. ↑ Credited under woo!ah! but the track is only sung by Wooyeon and Minseo.
  2. ↑ Released as part of the digital single WXW (Wish With W): Vol.2.
  3. ↑ As a group Wooah finished in 6th place.

References

  1. ↑ "H MUSIC엔터테인먼트". H MUSIC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kim, Hyun-jeong (February 11, 2021). "가수 비 "우연, 생일 축하해"" [Singer Rain: "Wooyeon, Happy Birthday"] (in Korean). Xportsnews. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  3. ↑ Lee, Na-rin (June 15, 2022). "woo!ah! WOOYEON Used to Train at SM Ent.; K-pop Fans Say It Is No Wonder SM Ent. Picked Her". SBS Star. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ Lee, S. (April 27, 2020). "'신예' 우아, 우연 프로필 공개로 '콘셉트 포토' 릴레이 돌입" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "[공식] 신인 걸그룹 우아! 송이, 데뷔 3달 만에 탈퇴…"개인적 사유"". Mydaily (in Korean). Naver. August 14, 2020. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Son, Bong-suk (October 19, 2020). "투니버스, 웹드라마 '조아서 구독중2' 23일 첫 방송" [Tooniverse web drama 'My YouTube Diary 2' will premiere on the April 23] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Kim, Na-yeon (June 13, 2023). "'퀸덤퍼즐' PD "'하차' 이채연·라붐 해인, 촬영분량 편집 없이 모두 공개"" ['Queendom Puzzle' PD "'Get off' Lee Chae-yeon and Laboum Hae-in, all of the filmings are released without editing"]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ Queendom Puzzle episodes 1-10
  9. ↑ Son, Ji-nah (August 16, 2023). "'엘즈업 재데뷔' 휘서·나나·유키·케이·여름·연희·예은의 새 출발 [MK★이슈]" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "woo!ah!'s Wooyeon to take on lead role in new teen-drama "Snap & Spark."". allkpop. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lee, Hae-ra (January 3, 2024). "우아! 우연, '손가락만 까딱하면' OST '찾았다' 재해석" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Jang, Woo-young (February 27, 2025). "WOOAH Wooyeon's musical debut was a hit...First musical performance sold out" (in Korean). ChosunBiz. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  13. 1 2 Kim, Ji-hye (August 13, 2025). "Ahn Ji-ho, Baek Ji-heon, Moon Sung-hyun & Wooyeon cast in youth music film Nerd Rhapsody". SBS Star. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lee, Woo-jeong (October 14, 2020). "우아! 우연, 코스메틱 브랜드 모델 발탁…'청순 매력의 광고계 블루칩'" [woo!ah! Wooyeon selected as the face of a cosmetics brand… "The advertising world's blue chip with innocent charm."] (in Korean). pickcon. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  15. ↑ Son, Jin-ah (February 23, 2021). "woo!ah!(우아!) 나나·우연, 新 화보 장인…캐주얼한 매력 가득" [woo!ah! Nana and Wooyeon, new pictorial masters… full of casual charm] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2026 – via Naver.
  16. ↑ Choi, Jung-ah (October 8, 2021). "우아(woo!ah!) 나나·민서·우연, 오늘(8일) 패션쇼 데뷔…홀리넘버세븐 입는다" [woo!ah! Nana, Minseo, and Wooyeon Make Fashion Show Debut Today (8th)... Wearing HOLYNUMBER7] (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  17. ↑ Jo, Eun-jung (December 10, 2024). "[사진]우아 나나-우연, '새하얀 미소로 함께'" (in Korean). ChosunBiz. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  18. ↑ Kim, Won-gyeom (September 8, 2025). "우아 나나·우연, '서울패션위크' 빛낸 대체 불가 트렌디 매력" [Nana and Wooyeon shine with their irreplaceable, trendy charm at Seoul Fashion Week.] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Naver.
  19. ↑ Kang, Seon-woo (September 8, 2025). ""우아 나나·우연, 패션 한가운데 선 이유"…'서울패션위크' 무대→독보적 Z세대 매력 집중" [WOOAH Nana and Wooyeon, the reason they stand at the center of fashion"... Seoul Fashion Week stage → Unrivaled Gen Z charms in focus] (in Korean). TopStar News. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  20. ↑ Peak chart positions for soundtrack appearances on Circle BGM Chart:
  21. ↑ "Songs registered under WOOYEON". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  22. ↑ ""WXW(Wish With W)" - WOOAH (우아)" (in Korean). MelOn. May 13, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  23. ↑ Lee, Jeong-beom (November 4, 2020). "woo!ah! Wooyeon has been confirmed to appear in the JTBC drama Live On" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  24. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (August 22, 2022). "woo!ah!(우아!) 우연, 드라마 '3인칭 복수' 출연 확정" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  25. ↑ "'3인칭 복수' 우아! 우연, 로몬과 무슨 관계?…비밀 많은 연습생" (in Korean). MBC News. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Ongoing Loved One". HanCinema. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  27. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (December 12, 2023). "'손가락만 까딱하면' woo!ah!(우아!) 우연 "새로운 모습X완성도 높은 연기 기대"" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  28. ↑ Sen, Suushmmita (July 3, 2024). "Caffeine Romance K-Drama: Where To Watch Online?". comingsoon.net. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  29. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (March 29, 2024). "고스트나인 이진우, '크라임씬 리턴즈'→'카페인 로맨스'까지 웹예능·드라마 접수!". 스포츠경향 (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  30. ↑ Jang, A-reum (November 7, 2025). "BL 드라마 '복숭아 꽃이 피었습니다'…글로벌 OTT 화제작 우뚝". News1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  31. ↑ Kim, Ji-won (September 27, 2022). "꿈과 희망 담은 메타버스, '아바드림' 통할까 [SQ현장]" (in Korean). SportsQ. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  32. ↑ krishkim (July 5, 2023). "woo!ah!'s Nana and Wooyeon Shine in 'Queendom Puzzle' Second Competition". ZAPZEE - Premier Korean Entertainment Magazine. ZAPZEE. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  33. ↑ Yu, Soo-yeon (June 24, 2024). "'이혼' 최민환, 삼남매 모습에 '뭉클'...안영미도 "남 일 아냐" 오열 ('슈돌')[종합]" [Choi Min-hwan, who is currently undergoing divorce, is moved by the sight of his three siblings... Ahn Young-mi also cries, "It's none of your business" ('The Return of Superman') [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Naver.
  34. ↑ Jung, Min-kyung (August 14, 2025). "AI가 현역 아이돌 평가한다…MBC 'A-IDOL', 17일 첫방" (in Korean). Xportsnews. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  35. ↑ woo!ah! (September 28, 2021). "Yonstyle🪁 a day in Wooyeon's life ; Two cats and just chilling" (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  36. ↑ "'쇼챔피언' 우아 나나·우연, 데뷔 첫 스페셜 MC 출격". MBC News. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  37. ↑ Choi Jeong-ah (September 10, 2023). "woo!ah!(우아!) 우연, 'INK 콘서트' MC 소감 "즐겁고 짜릿했다"" [woo!ah! Wooyeon, MC of 'INK Concert': "It was fun and thrilling."] (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  38. ↑ Stone Music Entertainment (September 2, 2022). [싱포레스트2 (설레임)] 나나 (NANA) - "커플 (couple)" MV. YouTube. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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