Wooyeon
South Korean singer and actress (born 2003)
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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).
February 11, 2003
- Singer
- actress
Wooyeon | |
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Wooyeon in May 2026 | |
| Born | Park Jin-kyung February 11, 2003 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Suhmoon Girls' High School |
| Occupations |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Label | H Music |
| Member of | Wooah |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박진경 |
| RR | Bak Jingyeong |
| MR | Pak Chin'gyŏng |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 우연 |
| RR | Uyeon |
| MR | Uyŏn |
Early life
Wooyeon was born on February 11, 2003,[1][2] as Park Jin-kyung in Bangbae-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea. She attended Suhmoon Girls' High School. She used to be a trainee at SM Entertainment before joining H Music Entertainment (then known as NV Entertainment).[3]
Career
2020–present: Debut with Wooah, and solo activities
Wooyeon debuted as a member of Wooah, on May 13, 2020.[4] The group released their debut single album, Exclamation, with “woo!ah!” serving as the album’s lead single.[5] 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.[6]
On June 13, 2023, Wooyeon was officially announced as a contestant for Mnet's reality survival show Queendom Puzzle.[7] She ranked in ninth place in the final episode of Queendom Puzzle, thus failing to debut in the supergroup El7z Up.[8][9] Later that year, Wooyeon took a lead role in the web-series Snap and Spark as Moon Ye-ji.[10][unreliable source?] She released a solo song for the drama in January 2024 titled "I'll Find You".[11]
In March 2025, Wooyeon was chosen to be part of the cast of the musical drama Contact.[12] 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.[13]
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".[14]
In 2021, Wooyeon and her groupmate Nana appeared on the March issue of global art and fashion magazine Maps.[15] 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.[16]
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.[17]
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.[18][19]
Discography
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR BGM [20] | |||
| "Make U Move" (With Minseo)[a] | 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.[21]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Nerd Rhapsody † | Yeom Min-ji | [13] |
Television series
Web series
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AVA Dream | Cast member | [31] | |
| 2023 | Queendom Puzzle | Contestant | Finished 9th | [7][32] |
| 2024 | The Return of Superman | Special appearance | [33] | |
| 2025 | A-Idol | Contestant | Finished 33th individually[c] | [34] |
Web shows
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-present | Yonstyle | Host | [35] |
Hosting
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Show Champion | Special MC | [36] |
| 2023 | 14th INK Concert | With Golden Child's Lee Jang-jun and Xikers' Hunter | [37] |
