Park So-yeon (singer)

Park So-yeon
Soyeon in "So Crazy" showcase, 2015
Native name	박소연
Born	Park In-jung (1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 29) Andong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Other names	Park So-yeon
Occupation	Singer actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	MBK Entertainment
Associated acts	T-ara QBS
Website	T-ara's Website

Park So-yeon (born October 5, 1987), better known mononymously as Soyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the lead vocalist of South Korean girl group T-ara.

Soyeon was born on October 5, 1987, in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Her birth name was Park In-jung. She has officially changed her name to Park So-yeon. In 2005, she took part and was awarded the Gold Award (1st place) for the CMB Chin Chin Singing Competition. Soyeon has studied at the prestigious Anyang High School of Arts, located in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea.

Soyeon was formerly a trainee under SM Entertainment, preparing to be a member and supposed to be the leader of girl group Girls' Generation. However, she left the company six months before their debut due to personal circumstances. After debuting with T-ara she revealed on the show Taxi that at that time she felt the opportunity came so easily and she was in two minds, not fully prepared for the debut.

Soyeon was the second new member to be added to T-ara after two former members Jiae and Jiwon withdrawal from the group in mid-2009. She was featured on the sports variety show Invincible Baseball.

In 2010, Soyeon was rushed to the hospital after complaints of not feeling well while filming for her cameo role in Master of Study. She was then diagnosed with H1N1 while T-ara was still promoting the follow-up track "Like the First Time" off of their first full-length album, Absolute First Album.

Soyeon has participated in the OSTs for the movie Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp and the SBS drama Coffee House.