{{Short description|South Korean singer (born 1994)}} {{Family name hatnote|Jeong|lang=Korean}} {{for|the science fiction writer|Soyeon Jeong}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Jeong So-yeon | image = 170611 라붐 수원 세계문화축제 (5).jpg | alt = Jeong on stage in June 2017 | caption = Jeong in June 2017 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|05|04}} | birth_place = [[Gwangju]], South Korea | occupation = Singer | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | genre = [[K-pop]] | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2014–present | label = {{Hlist|[[Interpark|Interpark Music Plus]]|Global H}} | current_member_of = {{Hlist|[[Laboum]]|[[WSG Wannabe]]}} }} | module2 = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent | hangul = %정소연 | hanja = }}}} '''Jeong So-yeon''' ({{Korean|hangul=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]].<ref name="Hangout with Yoo appearance">{{cite news |last1=Kwak |first1=Hyeon-soo |date=March 26, 2018 |title= |script-title=ko:'놀면 뭐하니?' 라붐 소연 "WSG워너비 합류하니 회사에서 극진 대접" |language=ko |trans-title='What do you do when you play?' Laboum Soyeon "Joined WSG Wannabe, the company treats me extremely" |work=Seoul Economic Daily |url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/2674L4YHWJ |accessdate=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Jeong So-yeon was born in [[Gwangju]] on May 4, 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Soo-jung |date=2014-11-12 |title= |script-title=ko:My Name, 라붐 (1) 소연, 해인, 유정 |trans-title=My Name, LABOUM (1) Soyeon, Haein, Yoojeong |url=https://www.hankyung.com/news/article/2014111269424 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Hankyung}}</ref> She attended Gwangju Cultural Middle School.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Yu-jin |date=2016-04-21 |title= |script-title=ko:'올드스쿨' 라붐 소연 "수지와 초·중학교 동창" |trans-title='Old School' Laboum Soyeon "Classmates with Suzy in elementary and middle school" |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?2641574 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=News1}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Superstar K3">{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Hye-jin |date=2011-08-27 |title= |script-title=ko:‘슈스케3’ 수지, 정소연 응원나서…댄스팀활동까지? 과거 모습 대방출 |trans-title='Superstar 3' Suzy and Jung So-yeon cheered on... Even dance team activities? big release of the past |url=https://www.hankyung.com/life/article/201108277225k |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=Hankyung }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
== Music career == {{further|Laboum|WSG Wannabe}} Jeong made her debut in August 2014 as the vocalist of the South Korean girl group [[Laboum]].<ref name="Debut and Composer">{{Cite web |last=Ko |first=Seung-ah |date=2021-11-06 |title= |script-title=ko:라붐 소연 "자작곡 '체온' 타이틀될 줄 몰라…단연 '최애곡'" [아이 메이드]① |trans-title=LABOUM Soyeon "I don't know if my self-composed song 'The Temperature' will become the title... Definitely 'My Favorite Song'" [I Made]① |url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?4483179 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Star Today}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Debut and Composer"/>
In 2016, Jeong was a cast member and contestant on the South Korean television singing competition ''[[Girl Spirit]]''.<ref name="Girl Spirit"/>
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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Soo-jung |date=2021-11-12 |title= |script-title=ko:'상상더하기 역주행' 라붐, 오늘 '유스케' 출연…데뷔 후 처음 |trans-title='Imagination Plus Reverse Run' Laboum, today's 'Hangout with Yoo' Appearance... first time since debut |url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5655891 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=No Cut News}}</ref><ref name="Hangout with Yoo appearance"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Se-yeon |date=2022-07-10 |title= |script-title=ko:'놀면 뭐하니?' WSG워너비, 시청률·음원차트 다 잡았다 |trans-title='What do you do when you play?' WSG Wannabe, grabs all ratings and music charts |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2022/07/604893/ |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Star Today}}</ref>
== Discography == {{See also|Laboum discography|WSG Wannabe#Discography}}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.5em" | [[Gaon Digital Chart|KOR<br>Gaon]] |- ! colspan="4" scope="col" | Collaborations |- ! scope="row" | "Thank you"<br>{{small|(DJ Hanmin, Flawless, and DizzySunn)}} | 2017 | — | rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" | "XOXO"<br>{{small|(with [[Parc Jae-jung]])}} | 2018 | — |- ! scope="row" | "The Prayer"<br>{{small|(with Kim Yu-jeong)}} | 2021 | — |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |}
===Soundtrack appearances=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.5em" | [[Gaon Digital Chart|KOR<br>Gaon]] |- ! scope="row" | "Love is cold" | 2015 | — | ''[[Sweet Home, Sweet Honey|Sweet Home, Sweet Honey OST Part.4]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Cosmic Girl" | rowspan="2" | 2017 | — | ''[[Jugglers (TV series)#Original soundtrack|Jugglers OST Part 1]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "I Feel Love" | — | ''[[Hospital Ship (TV series)#Original soundtrack|Hospital Ship OST Part 4]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Don't Disappear" ({{lang|ko|사라지지 마}})<br>{{small|(with Kim Yu-jeong)}} | 2018 | — | ''[[Come and Hug Me#Original soundtrack|Come and Hug Me OST Part 2]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Is It Love" ({{lang|ko|사랑일까}})<br>{{small|(with [[DinDin]])}} | 2019 | — | ''[[My Strange Hero#Original soundtrack|My Strange Hero OST Part 6]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Let's Make Love" ({{lang|ko|사랑하자}})<br>{{small|(with [[Lee Jun-young (entertainer)|Lee Jun-young]])}} | 2020 | — | ''[[Good Casting#Original soundtrack|Good Casting OST Part 3]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Think of You" ({{lang|ko|당신생각}}) | rowspan="3" | 2021 | — | ''[[Youth of May#Original soundtrack|Youth of May OST Part 4]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "You & I" ({{lang|ko|그대와}})<br>{{small|(with [[Choi Young-jae]])}} | — | ''[[My Roommate Is a Gumiho#Original soundtrack|My Roommate Is a Gumiho OST Part 7]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Come to Me, Always Your Smile" ({{lang|ko|다가와 늘 네 미소가}}) | — | ''[[The All-Round Wife#Original soundtrack|The All-Round Wife OST Part 1]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Starlight" | 2022 | — | ''[[If You Wish Upon Me#Original soundtrack|If You Wish Upon Me OST Part 2]]'' |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" | "—" 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Songs Registered Under Jeong So-yeon (10017252)|url=https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10017252|publisher=[[Korea Music Copyright Association]] (KOMCA)|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, name of the album, and songwriting credits ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Album ! scope="col" | [[Lyricist]] ! scope="col" | [[Composer]] |- ! scope="row" | "Between Us" ({{lang|ko|체온}}) | rowspan="2" | 2018 | [[Laboum]] | ''Between Us'' | {{Ya}} | {{Ya}} |- ! scope="row" | "XOXO" | Jeong So-yeon, [[Parc Jae-jung]] | {{N/A|Non-album single}} | {{Ya}} | {{Ya}} |- ! scope="row" | "Two of Us" | rowspan="3" | 2019 | rowspan="7" | Laboum | rowspan="3" | ''Two of Us'' | {{Ya}} | {{Ya}} |- ! scope="row" | "Firework" ({{lang|ko|불꽃놀이}}) | {{Ya}} | {{Na}} |- ! scope="row" | "Satellite" | {{Ya}} | {{Na}} |- ! scope="row" | "Cheese" ({{lang|ko|치즈}}) | 2020 | {{N/A|Non-album single}} | {{Ya}} | {{Ya}} |- ! scope="row" | "Love On You" ({{lang|ko|새끼손가락}}) | rowspan="5" | 2021 | rowspan="3" | ''[[Blossom (Laboum EP)|Blossom]]'' | {{Ya}} | {{Ya}} |- ! scope="row" | "How I Wish" ({{lang|ko|얼마나좋을까}}) | {{Ya}} | {{Ya}} |- ! scope="row" | "Kiss Kiss" ({{lang|ko|얼마나좋을까}}) | {{Ya}} | {{Na}} |- ! scope="row" | "Closer" | La Lima ({{lang|ko|라리마}}) | rowspan="2" | ''[[Imitation (TV series)#Original soundtrack|Imitation OST]]'' | {{Ya}} | {{Na}} |- ! scope="row" | "Diamond" | Sparkling ({{lang|ko|스파클링}}) | {{Ya}} | {{Na}} |}
==Videography== {{for|her appearances as a member of Laboum|Laboum#Videography}}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Director(s) ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | "Thank You" | 2016 | Creative Khan ({{lang|ko|김광호 감독}}) |<ref>{{cite AV media|title=[M/V] DJ Hanmin, Flawless, DizzySunn - Thank You (Feat. Soyeon of Laboum)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBekWU98-tc|website=YouTube|publisher=Mirrorball Music|language=ko|date=October 9, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "XOXO" | 2018 | {{Unknown}} |<ref>{{cite AV media|title=소연 X 박재정 - 'XOXO' official M/V|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAVlunomdQk|website=YouTube|publisher=OFFICIAL LABOUM|language=ko|date=January 2, 2018|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref> |}
== Filmography == {{for|her appearances as a member of Laboum|Laboum#Filmography}}
=== Television shows === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | 2011 | ''[[Superstar K 3]]'' | rowspan="3" | Contestant | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Superstar K3"/> |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | ''[[Girl Spirit]]'' | style="text-align:center" |<ref name="Girl Spirit">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Junghyun |date=2016-06-27 |title= |script-title=ko:[단독]피에스타부터 러블리즈까지, '걸스피릿' 12멤버 확정 |trans-title=[Exclusive] From Fiestar to Lovelyz, 'Girl Spirit' confirmed 12 members |url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01174246612685984&mediaCodeNo=258 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627161409/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01174246612685984&mediaCodeNo=258 |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |access-date=2021-06-27 |website=Edaily}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | ''[[King of Mask Singer]]'' | style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seo|first=Dong-woo|date=2019-03-24|title='복면가왕' 봄비 정체는 라붐 소연…소떡소떡 3R 진출|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?3578894|access-date=2022-07-14|website=News1}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''[[Hangout with Yoo]]'' | Cast member | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Hangout with Yoo appearance"/> |}
== Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination ! scope="col" | Award ceremony ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee / Work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2022 | K-POP Singer Award | Jeong So-yeon | {{won}} |style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.job-post.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=65220|last=Kim|first=Hong-il|title=[포토] 가수 테이· WSG워너비 소연, 대한민국문화연예대상 K-POP가수상 수상|trans-title=[Photo] Singer Tei and Soyeon of WSG Wannabe won the K-POP Singer Award at the Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards|work=JobPost|date=December 1, 2022|access-date=December 1, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| [[MBC Entertainment Awards]] | [[2022 MBC Entertainment Awards|2022]] | Special Award - Variety Category{{efn|with Gaya-G [[Lee Bo-ram]], Soyeon, [[Hynn]] and [[Jung Ji-so]]}} | ''[[Hangout with Yoo]]'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=417&aid=0000882305|author=Cha Sang-yeop |title=MBC연예대상' 전현무 대상… '나혼산' 올해의 예능프로그램(종합)|trans-title='MBC Entertainment Awards' Jeon Hyun-moo Grand Prize... 'Nahonsan' Entertainment Program of the Year (Comprehensive)|publisher=Money S|via=Naver|date=December 30, 2022|access-date=December 30, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> |- |}
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