Jeong So-yeon

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jeong So-yeon (Korean: 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.^[1]

Jeong So-yeon
Jeong in June 2017
Born	(1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 31) Gwangju, South Korea
Occupation	Singer
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Interpark Music Plus Global H
Member of	Laboum WSG Wannabe
Korean name
Hangul	정소연
Revised Romanization	Jeong So-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Soyŏn

Early life and education

Jeong So-yeon was born in Gwangju on May 4, 1994.^[2] She attended Gwangju Cultural Middle School.^[3] 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.^[4]

Music career

Further information: Laboum and WSG Wannabe

Jeong made her debut in August 2014 as the vocalist of the South Korean girl group Laboum.^[5] 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.^[5]

In 2016, Jeong was a cast member and contestant on the South Korean television singing competition Girl Spirit.^[6]

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.^[7][1] 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.^[8]

Discography

See also: Laboum discography and WSG Wannabe § Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR Gaon
Collaborations
"Thank you" (DJ Hanmin, Flawless, and DizzySunn)	2017	—	Non-album singles
"XOXO" (with Parc Jae-jung)	2018	—
"The Prayer" (with Kim Yu-jeong)	2021	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR Gaon
"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" (사라지지 마) (with Kim Yu-jeong)	2018	—	Come and Hug Me OST Part 2
"Is It Love" (사랑일까) (with DinDin)	2019	—	My Strange Hero OST Part 6
"Let's Make Love" (사랑하자) (with Lee Jun-young)	2020	—	Good Casting OST Part 3
"Think of You" (당신생각)	2021	—	Youth of May OST Part 4
"You & I" (그대와) (with Choi Young-jae)		—	My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST Part 7
"Come to Me, Always Your Smile" (다가와 늘 네 미소가)		—	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.^[9]

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

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Lyricist	Composer
"Between Us" (체온)	2018	Laboum	Between Us
"XOXO"		Jeong So-yeon, Parc Jae-jung	Non-album single
"Two of Us"	2019	Laboum	Two of Us
"Firework" (불꽃놀이)
"Satellite"
"Cheese" (치즈)	2020		Non-album single
"Love On You" (새끼손가락)	2021		Blossom
"How I Wish" (얼마나좋을까)
"Kiss Kiss" (얼마나좋을까)
"Closer"		La Lima (라리마)	Imitation OST
"Diamond"		Sparkling (스파클링)

Videography

For her appearances as a member of Laboum, see Laboum § Videography.

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Thank You"	2016	Creative Khan (김광호 감독)	[10]
"XOXO"	2018	Un­known	[11]

Filmography

For her appearances as a member of Laboum, see Laboum § Filmography.

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	Superstar K 3	Contestant	[4]
2016	Girl Spirit		[6]
2019	King of Mask Singer		[12]
2022	Hangout with Yoo	Cast member	[1]

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	Ref.
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards	2022	K-POP Singer Award	Jeong So-yeon	Won	[13]
MBC Entertainment Awards	2022	Special Award - Variety Category[a]	Hangout with Yoo	Won	[14]

Notes

1. with Gaya-G Lee Bo-ram, Soyeon, Hynn and Jung Ji-so