Park So-jin (born May 21, 1986), better known mononymously as Sojin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the leader of South Korean

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Girl's Day Girl's Day () is a South Korean girl group formed by Dream T Entertainment in 2010. The group consists of members Sojin, Minah, Yura, and Hyeri. Members Jisun and Jiin officially left the group in 2010, while Jihae left in late 2012. Aft ...

Early life and education

Park So-jin was born on May 21, 1986, in

Seo-gu Seo District (), or " Western District," is the name of a ''gu'' in several South Korean cities: * Seo District, Busan * Seo District, Daegu * Seo District, Daejeon * Seo District, Gwangju * Seo District, Incheon Seo District () is the largest d ...

Daegu Daegu (; ), formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (), is a city in southeastern South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; the fourth-largest List of provincial-level ci ...

, South Korea. She attended Lee Hyun Elementary School, Seojin Middle School and Kyungduk Girls' High School. She majored in

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at Yeungnam University.

Career

Pre-debut

Prior to her debut, Sojin worked as a vocal trainer for the K-pop boy band Ulala Session.

2010–2012: Debut, ''Flames of Desire'' OST and songwriting

On July 7, 2010, Sojin debuted as a member of

on KBS' ''

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'' with their debut single, "Tilt My Head" (). On January 9, 2011, Sojin released her first solo single for the '' Flames of Desire'' OST, "Our Love Like This". On April 19, 2012, Girl's Day made a comeback with the mini album ''Everyday II''. The album included the song "Telepathy", which was composed by Sojin. On the same year, Sojin and a male composer wrote the song "It's Snowing" for Tokyo Girl. The song was later released on December 7.

2013–2016: Collaborations and ''Family Outing'' OST

On March 14, 2013, Girl's Day released the full-length album '' Expectation''. Sojin wrote the intro song "Girl's Day World", and co-wrote the lyrics for "I Don't Mind" with her fellow members. On October 15, Girl's Day released the song "Let's Go", written and composed by Sojin. On March 2, 2014, Sojin collaborated with hip hop artist

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on a remake of Park Hye-kyung's song "Three Things I Want to Give You". On January 30, 2015, Sojin lent her voice for "Dizzy Dizzy" for Part 2 of her SBS' weekend drama '' Family Outing'' OST.

2017–present: Acting career

On June 24, 2020, So-jin has confirmed her appearance in MBC's 'The Spies Who Loved Me', which will be aired in October. On June 23, 2021, So-jin cast as the drama ''

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''. On September 15, 2021, So-jin cast as the main in '' Sh**ting Stars''. On June 17, 2022, So-jin cast as the one act-drama '' Don't Announce Your Husband's Death'' as role Yoo Young-joo.

Personal life

Relationship

On October 6, 2023, Sojin announced on her fan cafe that she will marry actor in November 2023. They married in a private ceremony on November 18 somewhere in Seoul, attended by their close acquaintances and friends of both families.

Influence

Sojin said that her biggest influence in life is

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. She describes her as a long time leader of her generation who shows abundant expressiveness and depth.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television show

Theater

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, So-jin 1986 births Living people K-pop singers Girl's Day members Actresses from Daegu Musicians from Daegu People from Seo District, Daegu South Korean female idols South Korean women pop singers South Korean television actresses South Korean television personalities South Korean dance musicians South Korean web series actresses Yeungnam University alumni 21st-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean women singers