Park Ji-yoon

Park Ji-yoon (; born January 3, 1982) is a South Korean singer, actress, and model. As a teen model, she gained wide exposure after starring in a Haitai biscuit commercial in 1994, and held a minor role in the television drama ''Dinosaur Teacher'' that same year. Her debut studio album, ''Skyblue Dream'', was released in 1997. Park's early career under Taewon Entertainment saw the hit singles "Skyblue Dream", "Steal Away", "Precious Love" and "Don't Know Anything", and she was associated with a charming and fresh image.

In 2000, Park signed with JYP Entertainment and released her fourth album, ''Coming-of-Age Ceremony''. She attracted attention for her provocative transformation, and the album's lead single of the same name became a defining hit for her. She released two further albums with JYP before going on a six-year hiatus in 2003.

Career

After debuting as a commercial model at the age of 13, Park released her first studio album in 1997, titled ''Skyblue Dream''. Her hit singles "Skyblue Dream" () from her debut album, "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" () from her fourth full-length album, and "I'm a Man" () from ''Man'', received a lot of love from fans. Lee, Kyeong-ran
박지윤 "박진영과 결별 후 안됐다는 말 들을까봐…" (''Park Ji-yoon, "After Splitting from Park Jin Young, I Thought I'd Hear that I Can't Succeed..."'')
. Joins.com. May 4, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.

However, due to creative differences, Park left JYP Entertainment after her sixth studio album ''Woo~ Twenty One''; she felt that instead of showing her true self as an artist, she was being controlled by producer Park Jin-young. Lee, Kyeong-ran
가수 박지윤, 싱어송라이터로 돌아온다 (''Singer Park Ji-yoon Comes Back as Singer-Songwriter'')
. '' Joins.com''. April 22, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009. Park then took an extended break from singing and entered the film and musical fields. Lee, Mi-hyae
박지윤, 23일 6년만에 가수컴백 '여전히 아름다워' (''Park Ji-yoon Returns After 6 Years on 23rd, "As Beautiful as Always"'')
. '' IS Plus''/''Newsen''. April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.

Six years later, Park returned with her seventh studio album, ''Flower, Again for the First Time''. Leaving behind her sexy image from "Coming-of-Age Ceremony", Park attempted to put her experiences of being in her 20s into this album, writing three of the songs on it and having creative input in producing the album as well as providing her own photography for the album design. She made her comeback with the song "In My Fading Memory" () on MBC's ''Show! Music Core'', and SBS's ''Inkigayo''. The song was written and produced by Kim Yong-rin from Dear Cloud.

Park's eighth studio album, ''Tree of Life'' was released on February 16, 2012. Receiving positive reviews, Park collaborated again with Kim Yong-rin. She also worked with Mate's Jung Jun-il, and No Reply's Kwon Soon-kwan. Park wrote many tracks on this album; "At That Time" (), "Afternoon" (), "The Road to You" (), "Star" (), and "Quiet Dream". As with her previous work, Park contributed artistically through the photography on ''Tree of Life'', collaborating on the album art once again with her older sister, who is a graphic designer. The song "The Road to You" was featured on the Korean trailer for the Hollywood movie, '' My Week with Marilyn'' starring Michelle Williams.

Park joined entertainment company Mystic89, and made her comeback in late October 2013. Her first digital singles released through Mystic89 is ''Mr.'', which was produced by Primary and "Witness", which was produced by Yoon Jong-shin. Mystic89 and Park plan to release several mini albums, collaborating with top producers and writers. The music will be a varying blend of several genres. Her new album was Mystic company was commercially successful. The title song ranked No. 1 on Korean music release chart such as Naver Music and Daum Music when it was released.

After the minialbum with Mystic company, Park came back to her own "Park Ji Yoon Creative" to focus more on her career as a songwriter instead of as a dance singer. She released her ninth album "Park Ji Yoon 9" on March 2, 2017. The album contains ten songs, eight of them composed by herself. This album is more in line with her seventh and eighth album and uses classic instruments.

Personal life

Park graduated from Kyung Hee University with a BA in postmodern music in 2004. She received an MA in popular arts from Kyung Hee University in 2010.

Park married Kakao co-CEO Jo Su-yong in March 2019. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in January 2021.

Philanthropy

On September 6, 2022, Park donated to help those affected by the due to heavy rain and typhoon through The Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.

On October 26, 2022, Park donated 20 million worth of women's products through the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation and live albums

Singles

Other charted songs

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television show

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Park Ji-yoon's official website

Park Ji-yoon's profile at EPG

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1982 births
Living people
JYP Entertainment artists
K-pop singers
MAMA Award winners
Mystic Story artists
Folk-pop singers
South Korean female idols
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
21st-century South Korean singers
21st-century South Korean women singers