Jiyul | |
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Jiyul at Cyworld Dream Music Festival on July 23, 2011
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Native name | 양정윤 |
Born |
Yang Jung-yoon July 30, 1991 Seoul, South Korea |
Other names | Jiyul |
Alma mater | Dongduk Women's University |
Occupation | |
Years active | 2011–present |
Agent | Jellyfish Entertainment (2016–) |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Happy Face Entertainment (2011–2015) |
Associated acts | Dal Shabet |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 양정윤 |
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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), better known as Jiyul, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet.
Jiyul was born on July 30, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Dongduk Women's University.
Jiyul made her official debut with her fellow members of Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011.On November 3, 2011, Jiyul became a host for SBS MTV's K-Pop 20.
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.
Her first major acting role was in the short film Her Story, in which she was cast as the female lead.
She participated in the celebrity edition of MasterChef Korea, which premiered on February 22, 2013.
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.
In December 2015, Happy Face Entertainment announced that Jiyul and Gaeun had withdrawn from Dal Shabet after their contract with the agency had officially expired, allowing Jiyul to focus on an acting career.
On October 19, 2016 Jellyfish Entertainment announced that Jiyul had been signed contract with the agency. Jiyul participated in Jellyfish Entertainment's winter project, Jelly Christmas 2016, with her label mates Seo In-guk, VIXX, Gugudan, Park Yoon-ha, Park Jung-ah, Kim Gyu-sun, and Kim Ye-won. The title track, "Falling" (Hangul: 니가 내려와) was released digitally on December 13, 2016.