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.

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. Park then took an extended break from singing and entered the film and musical fields.

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, 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 Education 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.

Marriage and family 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 Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KORRIAK KORGaon Parkjiyoon 1 Released: December 1, 1997 Label: Seoul Records Format: CD, cassette — — KOR: 150,000+ Blue Angel Released: November 5, 1998 Label: Seoul Records Format: CD, cassette 13 — KOR: 230,000+ The Age Ain't Nothing But a Number Released: August 8, 1999 Label: Seoul Records Format: CD, cassette 2 — KOR: 378,025 Coming of Age Ceremony Released: July 26, 2000 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 1 — KOR: 399,143 Man Released: January 11, 2002 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 3 — KOR: 142,108 Woo~ Twenty One Released: February 27, 2003 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: CD, cassette 6 — KOR: 105,334 Flower, Again for the First Time (꽃, 다시 첫 번째) Released: April 23, 2009 Label: Parkjiyoon Creative

Label: Parkjiyoon Creative Format: CD, digital download 9 KOR: 3,719 Parkjiyoon9 Released: March 2, 2017 Label: Parkjiyoon Creative Format: CD, digital download 19 KOR: 2,195 Breathe Breathe Released: December 14, 2023 Label: Parkjiyoon Creative Format: CD, digital download —

Compilation and live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KORRIAK KORHot "Skyblue Dream" 1997 — — Skyblue Dream "Baby Baby Baby" — — "Steal Away" 1998 — —Blue Angel "Precious Love" — — "The Rain in My Eyes" — — "Go Away" 1999 — —The Age Ain't Nothing But a Number "I Don't Know Anything" — — "Coming of Age Ceremony" 2000 — —Coming of Age Ceremony "Song of Moonlight" — — "Illusion" — — "I'm a Man" 2002 — —Man "I Fell in Love" — — "Swan" — — "Can You?" 2003 — —Woo~ Twenty One "DJ" (feat. Psy) — — "11 Things Women Want from Men" — — "In My Fading Memory" 2009 — —Flower, Again for the First Time"Quiet Dream"2012 58 — KOR: 109,141 (DL) "Tree of Life" 54 — KOR: 221,957 (DL) Tree of Life"Mr. Lee" (feat. San E) 2013 2 2 KOR: 858,091 (DL) "Beep"2014 12 19 KOR: 203,727 (DL) "Yoo Hoo" 55 19 KOR: 87,134 (DL) "O"2016 — Parkjiyoon9"Winter is Coming" — "Don't Do That" — "Moonlit Night" — "Illusion" 2018 — Parkjiyoon 20th Anniversary Photo&Live Album"Journey" — "Forget" 2019 — "Spring of the Day" 2020 —

Other charted songs

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KORGaon I Do, I Do OST"How Beautiful You Are" 2013 —3 Women In Inotia OST"Stay Tuned" with Cho Hyung-woo 2014 —Pride & Prejudice OST"Fool" 2015 —King of Mask Singer: Episode 29

Filmography Film Year Title Role 1998 First Kiss Joo Yoo-won (cameo appearance) 2010 Seoul Ji-hye 2012 Grape Candy So-ra

Television series Year Title Role 1993 Dinosaur Teacher 1998 Three Guys and Three Girls Park Ji-yoon 1999 Ghost Jun-hee 2004 Human Market Oh Da-hye 2006–2008 Bicheonmoo Taruga Sulli 2011 Lie to Me Manager Park2012 Goodbye Dear Wife Oh Hyang-gi Family Woo Ji-yoon 2013 Bel Ami Myo-mi

Television show Year Title Role Notes 2022 100 Reading Show - Reading the Earth Narrator Part 3: Like Nature, Live

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work / nominee Result Golden Disc Awards 2000 Album BonsangComing of Age Ceremony 2002 Music Video Popularity Award "I'm a Man" KBS Music Awards 1999 Bonsang (Main Prize)Park Ji-yoon 2000 2002 KMTV Korean Music Awards 2000 Bonsang (Main Prize) Korean Entertainment Arts Awards 2000 Youth Artist Award Mnet Asian Music Awards 1999 Best Female Artist "I Don't Know Anything" 2000 Best Female Artist "Coming of Age Ceremony" Best Dance Performance SBS Gayo Daejeon 1998 Best New ArtistPark Ji-yoon 1999 Top Ten Singer Award 2000 Seoul Music Awards 2000 Bonsang (Main Prize) 2001