Jiyul (singer)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yang.
Jiyul

Jiyul at Cyworld Dream Music Festival on July 23, 2011
Native name 양정윤
Born Yang Jung-yoon
(1991-07-30) July 30, 1991
Other names Jiyul
Alma mater Dongduk Women's University
Occupation
Years active 2011–present

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–2015
Labels Happy Face Entertainment (2011–2015)
Associated acts Dal Shabet
Korean name
Hangul 양정윤
Hanja 梁正允
Revised Romanization Yang Jeong-yun
McCune–Reischauer Yang Chŏng-yun
Stage name
Hangul 지율
Hanja 祉潏
Revised Romanization Ji-yul
McCune–Reischauer Chi-yul

Yang Jung-yoon (Hangul: 양정윤; born July 30, 1991), who uses the stage name Jiyul (Hangul: 지율), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group, Dal Shabet.

Early life

Jiyul was born on July 30, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Dongduk Women's University.

Music Career

Dal Shabet (2011–2015)

Main article: Dal Shabet

Jiyul made her official debut with her fellow members of Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011.[1]

In December 2015, Happy Face Entertainment announced that Jiyul, along with Dal Shabet co-member Gaeun, had withdrawn from the group, after their contract with the agency had officially expired, allowing Jiyul to focus on an acting career.[2]

Acting Career

Jiyul made her acting debut as a cameo appearance in Papa in 2012. She played the role of Mila, a top star Park Yong-woo's character manages, who ran away to America, forcing Park's character to go after her.[3][4]

Her first major acting role was in the short film Her Story, in which she was cast as the female lead.[5]

In July 2015, it was announced that Jiyul would be acting in a web drama series called 'Yotaek', along with fellow Dal Shabet member Ahyoung and Chinese group Hit5's Gao Yu.

Other activities

On November 3, 2011, Jiyul became a host for SBS MTV's K-Pop 20.[6]

She participated in the celebrity edition of MasterChef Korea, which premiered on February 22, 2013.[7]

Personal life

In 2013, Jiyul suffered from an ankle injury, which resulted in her not being able to join her Dal Shabet co-members in performing at the WAPOP K-Dream Concert (Wow Asia Pop, Korea Dream Concert), held on October 26.[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Papa Mila cameo
Her Story Hanna short film
2012 Wonderful Radio Cobi Girl cameo

Television drama

Year Title Role Network Notes
2011 Dream High Kirin student KBS2 cameo
2013 Fantasy Tower[10] Yeon-soo tvN
2015 Yotaek Lead Role (Gu-ah) Web Drama

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2011 K-Pop 20 SBS MTV Host
Happy Together KBS2 Guest with Subin (January 13)[11]
2013 MasterChef Korea O'Live Contestant

Music video

Year Song title Artist
2011 "That Man, That Woman"[12] 4Men & Mi

References

  1. Dal Shabet releases “Supa Dupa Diva” music video!. TV Report (January 3, 2011). Retrieved on September 9, 2013
  2. "Gaeun and Jiyool announces official leave from girl group Dal Shabet". Koreaboo. December 8, 2015.
  3. Choi Eun-hwa (2012-01-30). "Dal Shabet’s Jiyul Plays Pregnant Woman in ′PaPa′". MWave. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  4. "Dal Shabet’s Jiyul changes into a pregnant woman: "I love director Han Ji Seung’s work!"". Korea.com. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  5. "Dal Shabet's Jiyul cast for short film "Her Story"". Hancinema. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  6. "Dal Shabet's Jiyul becomes the MC for 'K-POP 20'". Allkpop. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  7. "Henry, Jiyul, Fei, Tony An, Son Ho Young, and others to star on celebrity edition of 'Master Chef Korea'". Allkpop. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  8. "Dal Shabet's Jiyul Injured, Broken Ankle". KpopStarz. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  9. "Dal Shabet's Jiyul belatedly revealed to have suffered an ankle injury". Allkpop. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  10. "Fantasy Tower (Drama – 2013)". Hancinema. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  11. "[News] Dalshabet Jiyul shares her lice story". Daily K-Pop News. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  12. "4Men & Mi Release Music Video for "That Man, That Woman"". Soompi. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

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