Ah Young

This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.
Ah Young

Ah Young performing at the Cyworld Dream Music Festival in 2011
Native name 조자영
Born Cho Ja Young
(1991-05-26) May 26, 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Other names Ah Young
Occupation

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels Happy Face Entertainment
Associated acts Dal Shabet
Korean name
Hangul 조자영
Hanja 趙慈英
Revised Romanization Jo Ja-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Cho Cha-yŏng
Stage name
Hangul 아영
Hanja 雅英
Revised Romanization A-yeong
McCune–Reischauer A-yŏng

Cho Ja Young (Hangul: 조자영; born May 26, 1991), commonly known by her stage name Ah Young (Hangul: 아영), is a South Korean singer, actress and model. She is a member of South Korean girl group Dal Shabet.

Biography

Ah Young was born on May 26, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Dongduk Women's University with a major in entertainment / film.

Music Career

Dal Shabet

Main article: Dal Shabet

Ah Young made her official debut through the release of Supa Dupa Diva with Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011.[1]

On February 28, 2011, Ah Young made a cameo, with Dal Shabet, in the hit KBS drama Dream High, as a student of Kirin High School.[2] Ah Young and Dal Shabet later appeared in the movie Wonderful Radio as the fictional girl group 'Corby Girls'.[3]

Ah Young also participated in Dal Shabet's reality shows Sweet Sweet Story and Cool Friends, as well as their YouTube series Shabet on Air.

Acting Career

It was announced on January 9, 2013, that Ah Young would be making her first solo drama appearance in KBS' Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek.[4] She played Gong Sun-hye, a secretary for the advertisement firm 'GRC'. Her character received media spotlight for her eccentric personality, as well as her unique sense of fashion.[5]

Ah Young was revealed to have joined the cast of the SBS historical drama Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love on March 14, 2013.[6] She played the recurring character Princess Myeongan, who is known for displaying a cute sense of humor throughout the palace.

On May 22, 2013, Ah Young was added to the cast of the movie No Breathing. She played the character Se-Mi, a high school student who dreamed of becoming a famous singer.[7] No Breathing marks Ah Young's first solo appearance in a big-screen film.

On September 9, 2013, Ah Young was confirmed to be joining the cast of the movie 58 – The Year of the Dog as the character Geum Hong.[8] The movie was released in 2014.

It was revealed on June 13, 2014, that Ah Young had been cast in the MBC drama The Night Watchman's Journal as the recurring character Hong Cho-hee.[9]

Other activities

Shortly following her debut with Dal Shabet, Ah Young was featured in a three-part commercial series for the Volkswagen BlueMotion, which ran for the entire year on South Korean television stations.

On March 21, 2012, Ah Young participated in a photo shoot for Maxim Korea. Her photo shoot was the featured spread of the magazine's April 2012 edition, where she was also featured on the cover.[10]

Ah Young participated in the making of Kuulkuk for the comedian duo DIS BOYZ. She is featured in both the song and music video, which were released on August 6, 2013.[11]

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role
2012 Wonderful Radio Corby Girls (Cameo)
2013 No Breathing Se-mi (Supporting)
2014 58 – The Year of the Dog Geum Hong (TBA)

Dramas

Network Year Title Role
KBS2 2011 Dream High Kirin Student (Cameo)
KBS2 2013 Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek Gong Sun-hye (Recurring)
SBS 2013 Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love Princess Myeongan (Recurring)
Naver 2013 Someday Lee Ji-eun (Main)
jTBC 2014 Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup: 12 Years Reunion Park Moo-hee (Recurring)
MBC 2014 The Night Watchman's Journal Hong Cho-hee (Recurring)
MBC Every 1 2014 Love Frequency 37.2 Jung Sun-Hee (Main)

Reality Shows

Year Title Network Role Note
2011 Sweet Sweet Story KukiTV Guest
Cool Friends SBS MTV Guest
2016 Weekly Idol MBC Every1 Guest with Dal shabet Ep. 234

Discography

Original soundtrack

Year Song Album
2013 "Your Meaning" Someday OST

Collaborations

Year Song Other performer(s)
2013 "Kuulkuk" DIS BOYZ

References

External links

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