Yoo Jeong-yeon

Yoo Jeong-yeon (; born 1 November 1996), known mononymously as Jeongyeon, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of Twice, a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment.

Early life Jeongyeon was born as Yoo Kyung-wan on 1 November 1996 in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. She has two older sisters, one of whom is the actress Gong Seung-yeon. Her father was a chef who worked for Kim Dae-jung, a former president of South Korea. however, the project was cancelled. In 2015, Jeongyeon participated in the television program Sixteen, a reality television competition to determine the members of Twice. In the final episode, she was chosen as one of the nine members of the group.

Debut with Twice and solo activities

In October 2015, Jeongyeon officially debuted as a member of Twice with the release of their first extended play (EP), The Story Begins and its lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh". Jeongyeon and her sister co-hosted the South Korean music program Inkigayo from July 2016 to January 2017, for which they both won the Newcomer Award at the 2016 SBS Entertainment Awards. Since Jeongyeon's debut, she has also been credited as songwriter on some of Twice's tracks.

Jeongyeon was diagnosed with spinal disc herniation in 2020, and underwent disc surgery a week before the release of More & More. She was subsequently diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome as a side effect of steroid medication taken during treatment. On 17 October 2020, JYP Entertainment announced that Jeongyeon would be taking a hiatus due to anxiety. She resumed activities on 31 January 2021 at the 30th Seoul Music Awards. On 18 August 2021, JYP Entertainment announced that Jeongyeon would be taking a second hiatus due to panic and anxiety disorder. She resumed activities as a member of the group in February 2022, beginning with the North American leg of Twice 4th World Tour "III". That same year, Jeongyeon and the rest of the members renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment.

On 1 November 2023, Jeongyeon released a cover of "O Christmas Tree" as part of Apple Music's Carols Covered playlist.

In July 2024, Jeongyeon became the host of YouTube talk show Inspector . During the show she interviewed celebrities and invited them to donate items to be auctioned off for charity. The second season concluded in July 2025, with the show donating to ChildFund Korea. That same month, it was announced that Jeongyeon would be making her acting debut in the film New Recruit: The Movie, a spin-off of the television series New Recruit. "Takedown" later reached a peak chart position of number 50 on the chart.

In August 2026, Jeongyeon announced that she had left JYP Entertainment and had signed a new contract with Varo Entertainment, the agency to which her sister Seung-yeon belongs. She stated that she would remain a member of Twice as she participates in new activities.

Discography

Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album KOR AUS CAN MLY NZ SGP TWN UK US WW "Takedown" 2025 38 28 45 23 29 22 15 24 50 30 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold KPop Demon Hunters

Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released, and album name Title Year Album "O Christmas Tree" 2023

Collaborations + List of collaboration singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Encore" 2016

Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released and name of the album Title Year Album "Like a Star" 2018 My Dream Class (Original Soundtrack)

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDown. "Fix a Drink" 2025 173 Ten: The Story Goes On

Songwriting credits All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album Title Year Artist Album Notes "Love Line" 2017 Twice Twicetagram As lyricist "Sweet Talker" 2018 What Is Love? "LaLaLa" Yes or Yes "21:29" 2019 Feel Special "Sweet Summer Day" 2020 More & More "Celebrate" 2022 Celebrate "Bloom" 2024 With You-th "Me+You" 2025 Ten: The Story Goes On

Filmography

Film

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2015 Sixteen Contestant Law of the Jungle in New Caledonia Herself 2016–2017 Inkigayo Co-host With Gong Seung-yeon and Kim Min-seok

Web shows Year Title Role Notes 2024–2025 Inspector Host YouTube talk show

Awards and nominations

+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result SBS Entertainment Awards 2016 Newcomer Award (Female) Jeongyeon Inkigayo