Park Jeong-hwa | |
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Jeonghwa during the Ilchi Art Hall Showcase on August 24, 2014
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Native name | 박정화 |
Born |
Park Jeong-hwa May 8, 1995 Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
Education | Global Cyber University |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | BANANA Culture |
Associated acts | EXID |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 박정화 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Jeong-hwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chŏng-hwa |
Park Jeong-hwa (born May 8, 1995), better known mononymously as Jeonghwa, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group EXID.
Park Jeong-hwa was born on May 8, 1995, in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. She graduated from Indeogwon Middle School, Baekyoung High School and later attended Global Cyber University, where she studied Broadcast and Entertainment. When she was in 3rd grade, she trained at a drama school. She was a JYP Entertainment trainee before joining Yedang Entertainment.
EXID officially debuted on February 15, 2012, with the release of their debut single, "Whoz That Girl".
She made her acting debut as a child actress in a bit part in Wives on Strike (2004). In 2005, she became a co-host of NATV's Freshful Children Congress.
In 2015, she became a cast member in the variety television show Soulmates Returns. In the same year she portrayed Yook Ah-young in the drama Webtoon Hero Toondra Show as her first major leading role. She also appeared in many music videos such as Wonder Girls' "Tell Me" (2007), Huh Gak and LE's "Whenever You Play That Song" (2011), I-Rex's "That You're My Girl" (2013), RK Kim Seong-hui's "10:10" and "You Are My Everything" (2014).