Yang Ji-won

Yang Ji-won (; born April 5, 1988) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of T-ara, Spica and Uni.T, and made her solo debut in 2020 with the single "Towards the Sun".

Initially slated to debut as a member of Five Girls and then T-ara, Yang made her debut as a member of Spica in 2012. After the group disbanded in 2017, she debuted as a member of UNI.T a year later after participating in The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project and ranking sixth in the final episode.

Early life and education Yang was born on April 5, 1988, in Seoul, South Korea. However, she grew up in Jeonju. She graduated from Poongmoon Girls' High School and subsequently from the Department of Theatre and Film at Dongguk University.

Career 2007–2011: Pre-debut, Five Girls, T-ara Yang was originally set to debut as part of the five-member group Five Girls under Good Entertainment alongside Yubin, Uee, Jun Hyo-seong, and G.NA. In 2007, they starred in an MTV reality show Diary of Five Girls.

She then trained under Mnet media and was part of the original T-ara lineup with Jiae, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon, the latter three eventually debuting with the group. Yang left alongside Jiae in June 2009, with Mnet Media citing differences in music style. She continued working as an actress and idol.

2012–2018: Spica, The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project, UNI.T

On January 10, 2012, Spica released their first digital single "Doggedly". In February, Yang formally debuted as a member of Spica with the release of the EP Russian Roulette.

In September 2014, Yang debuted as part of Spica subunit Spica.S (Spica Special).

On August 11, 2015, she took part in the kids' musical program The Fairies in My Arms with MBLAQ's Mir and GFriend's SinB.

On February 6, 2017, CJ E&M announced the group's disbandment. After the group disbanded, she earned a living by selling green juice. Starting October 28, Yang appeared in The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project. She maintained a top 9 rank throughout the show and ranked sixth in the final episode, thus making it into UNI.T.

On April 28, 2018, it was announced that UNI.T would be making their debut on May 17. However, their debut was pushed back to May 18. Yang debuted as a member of UNI.T with the EP Line and the title track "No More". On October 12, the group had their last Music Bank performance after which they held their last fanmeeting; they subsequently disbanded.

2020–present: Solo debut On May 8, 2020, Yang made her solo debut under CL& Company, with her first single "Towards the Sun". She appeared in the television series Unpredictable Family as Jeong Hye-yoon, the biological mother of Shin Ga-ram. Her contract with CL& Company ended in March 2024.

Personal life On the July 31, 2018 episode of Video Star, Yang revealed that she had a non-celebrity boyfriend.

On August 24, 2026, Yang announced on her personal Instagram account that she will marry actor Yang Joon-mo and that she is expecting their first child.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR "Might Gonna" 2012 — What's Up OST "If It Were Me" 2014 — God's Gift: 14 Days OST

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Death Bell Min Hye-young

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2011–2012 What's Up Yang Ji-eun Main 2015 Divorce Lawyer in Love Yoo Hye-rin Larva and Friends in My Arms Yo Reu-jeong 2017 Go Back Cameo 2022 Game of Witches Jin Sun-mi 2024 Unpredictable Family Jeong Hye-yoon

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2007 Diary of Five Girls Herself 2017–2018 The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Contestant Finished sixth 2018 King of Mask Singer Contestant; "Gatsby's First Love, the Great Daisy" Ep. 147 2020

Web dramas Year Title Role Notes 2018 We Break Up Every Time But We Love Again

Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2011 "Yesterday" Kim Kyu-jong "I'll Be There" Boyfriend "Bad Guy" No Gi-tae (feat. H-Eugene) 2013 "Shower of Tears" Baechigi (feat. Ailee)