Wooyeon
Birth namePark Jin-kyung
Birth dateFebruary 11, 2003 (age 23)
Birth placeSeoul, South Korea
OccupationSinger · actress
Alma materSuhmoon Girls' High School
Wooyeon
GenreK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2020–present
LabelH Music
Current member ofWooah
Wooyeon
Headercolortransparent
Hangul%박진경
Hangulstage%_우연

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).

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

Main articles: Wooah and Queendom Puzzle

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

For Wooyeon's discography with Wooah, see Wooah discography.

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Album
scope=""col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em" | KOR
BGM
[20]
"Make U Move" (With Minseo)[a]2022—Becoming Witch OST
"I'll Find You" (찾았다)2024153Snap 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]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
TitleYearArtistAlbumLyricistComposerRef.
"WXW (Wish With W)"[b]2026Wooah[22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
scope="row"Yeom Min-ji[13]

Television series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2020Live OnDo Woo-sol[23]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020My YouTube DiarySha ShaSeason 2[6]
2022Revenge of OthersHong Ah-jeong[24][25]
Ongoing Loved OneBo-ram[26]
2023Snap and SparkMoon Ye-ji[27][10]
2024Caffeine RomanceKim Yeon-joo[28][29]
2025Peach TrapTaek Jeong-ahn[30]

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022AVA DreamCast member[31]
2023Queendom PuzzleContestantFinished 9th[7][32]
2024The Return of SupermanSpecial appearance[33]
2025A-IdolContestantFinished 33th individually[c][34]

Web shows

YearTitleRoleRef.
2021-presentYonstyleHost[35]

Hosting

YearTitleRoleRef.
2022Show ChampionSpecial MC[36]
202314th INK ConcertWith Golden Child's Lee Jang-jun and Xikers' Hunter[37]

Videography

For Wooyeon's videography with Wooah, see Wooah#Videography.

Music video appearances

YearTitleArtistLengthRef.
2022"Couple"Nana3:38[38]

Musical theatre

YearTitleRoleKorean titleRef.
2025ContactYeong-deok컨택트[39][12]

Notes

  1. ^ Credited under woo!ah! but the track is only sung by Wooyeon and Minseo.
  2. ^ Released as part of the digital single WXW (Wish With W): Vol.2.
  3. ^ As a group Wooah finished in 6th place.

References

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