Jeong Ye-in
Jeong in 2019
Born (1998-06-04) June 4, 1998 (age 26)
Incheon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentSublime
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2014–present
LabelsWoollim
Member ofLovelyz
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
정예인
Revised RomanizationJeong Yein
McCune–ReischauerJŏng Yein

Jeong Ye-in (Korean정예인; born June 4, 1998), known mononymously as Yein, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Lovelyz.

Early life

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Jeong was born on June 4, 1998, in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea.[1][2]

Career

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2014–2021: Debut with Lovelyz and solo activities

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Jeong was introduced as a member of Lovelyz by Woollim Entertainment on November 3, 2014.[3] They debuted with a studio album Girls' Invasion was released on November 17, along with its lead single titled "Candy Jelly Love".[4] On August 16, 2017, Jeong made her acting debut as a young Ha Sun-woo (Moon Chae-won) in the tvN television series Criminal Minds.[1][5] On October 13, she made her first lead role in the web series The Blue Sea.[6] On January 8, 2020, Jeong was announced as one of the cast members of the SBS reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle in Palawan.[7] On November 1, 2021, Jeong decided to end her contract with Woolim Entertainment.[8]

2022–present: New agency, solo debut and return to acting

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On January 11, 2022, she signed an exclusive contract with Sublime Artist Agency and revealed that she was preparing to debut as a solo artist.[9] On January 25, Jeong released her first digital single track "Plus n Minus".[10] On November 23, Jeong was cast in omnibus melodrama web series Love Lock.[11] Later, Jeong made her second digital single track "Bus" which was released on December 2, 2023.[12]

On January 25, 2023, it was revealed that she participated in KakaoTV's virtual competition show Girls Reverse where she played the role of Junghorang, who was eliminated in the 6th episode.[13] On March 18, Jeong released the track "Slow It Down" for JTBC television series Divorce Attorney Shin.[14] Nine days later, she was cast in the TVING youth series Na Ra the Socialite Wannabe, where she plays a high school girl who is full of competitive spirit in everything except studying.[15] On July 11, she starred in an OTT series My Friend’s Graduation Ceremony alongside Kim Jong-hyeon and Park Chul-min.[16] On August 14, it was revelead that Jeong casted in her musical debut We Will Rock You as Scaramouche.[17] On September 2, Jeong released the track "Moon" for B-Play web series The Witch Store Reopening.[18]

On May 16, 2024, Jeong was featured on Ryu Su-jeong's digital single "Orange Juice".[19] On May 29, Jeong became a cast member for the musical Carmilla, playing the role as a lead in the title.[20] May 31, Jeong made her third digital single "I Will Be Your Spring" which was released on June 4.[21] On August 19, she released the track "I'll Get You" for TV Chosun television series DNA Lover.[22] On September 5, Jeong made her 5th digital single track "Dance With Me" which was released on September 11.[23] 2 days later, she released the track "Somewhere" for MBN television series Bad Memory Eraser.[24] On September 19, Jeong was cast alongside Kwon Eun-bin in the mystery thriller series Mystic.[25]

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Album
"Plus n Minus" 2022 Non-album single
"Bus"
"I Will Be Your Spring" 2024
"Dance With Me"
As featured artist
"Orange Juice"
(Ryu Su-jeong featuring Jeong Ye-in)
2024 Non-album single

Soundtrack appearances

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List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Slow It Down" 2023 Divorce Attorney Shin OST Part 3
"Moon" The Witch Store Reopening OST Part 1
"I'll Get You" 2024 DNA Lover OST Part 1
"Somewhere" Bad Memory Eraser OST Part 5

Composition credits

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All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[26]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, name of the album, and credited roles
Title Year Artist Album Composer Lyricist
"Flying" 2019 Jeon Sang-keun Miss Lee OST Part 3    
"I Will Be Your Spring" 2024 Herself Non-album single    

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop High school girl Cameo (episode 29) [27]
2017 Criminal Minds Ha Sun-woo (young) [5]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 The Blue Sea Jo Hae-ji [6]
2022 Love Lock Yoo-yeon Episode 1: Our First Story,
When We Were Clumsy in Love and Breakups
[28]
2023 Na Ra the Socialite Wannabe Lee Na-ra [15]
2024 My Friend’s Graduation Ceremony Lee Yeo-wool [29]
TBA Mystic Kang So-hee Episode 1: Mosquito's Mouth [25]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Princess Thumb" [30]
2020 Law of the Jungle in Palawan Cast member Episode 411–415 [31]
2023 Girls Reverse Contestant as "Junghorang" [13]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Get It Beauty 2018 Cast member [32]

Theater

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Year Title Role Ref.
2023 We Will Rock You Scaramouche [17]
2024 Carmilla Carmilla [20]

References

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  2. ^ Maeng, Seong-eun (June 4, 2016). "러블리즈, 오늘(4일) 예인 생일 "유재석, 크리스탈에게 축하 받고파"" [Lovelyz, Today (4th) is Yein's birthday "I want to receive congratulations from Yoo Jae Suk and Krystal"]. Korea Daily (in Korean).
  3. ^ "걸그룹 러블리즈, 베일 벗었다…풋풋한 새내기 콘셉트" [Girl group Lovelyz, unveiled… Fresh rookie concept]. News 1 Sports (in Korean). Online News Team. November 3, 2014.
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  6. ^ a b "웹드라마 '더블루씨', 오산대 배경 촬영 완료" [Web drama 'The Blue Sea', Osan University background filming completed]. Yonhap News (in Korean). October 13, 2017.
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  14. ^ "[MV] 정예인(Yein) - Slow it down 《신성한, 이혼》 OST Part.3 ♪". March 18, 2023 – via YouTube.
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  16. ^ Jeong, Hee-yeon (July 11, 2023). "뉴이스트 출신 김종현→러블리즈 출신 정예인, '내 친구의 졸업식' 캐스팅 [공식]" [Kim Jong-hyun from NU'EST → Jung Ye-in from Lovelyz, Cast in 'My Friend's Graduation' [Official]]. Donga.com (in Korean) – via Naver.
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  18. ^ "정예인 (YEIN) - Moon MV 웹드라마 '마녀상점 리오픈 (The Witch Store Reopens)' OST Part.1". September 2, 2023 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ Kim, Chae-yeon (May 16, 2024). "류수정, 'Orange Juice'로 썸머퀸 노린다..더 발랄하고 힙하게 [공식]" [Ryu Su-jeong, Aiming for Summer Queen with 'Orange Juice'... More Lively and Hip [Official]]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). OSEN.
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  29. ^ Kang, Ju-il (November 6, 2024). "'내 친구의 졸업식' 세대초월 브로맨스 통했다" ['My Friend's Graduation' Transcendental Bromance Works]. Sports Khan (in Korean).
  30. ^ Han, Eun-soo (May 9, 2020). "'복면가왕' 엄지공주는 러블리즈 정예인…대결상대 '낭랑18세'는 소찬휘?" ['King of Mask Singer' Thumb Princess is Lovelyz's Yein... opponent 'Nangrang 18-year-old' is So Chan-whee?]. Etoday (in Korean).
  31. ^ Kim, Ji-soo (May 9, 2020). "'정글의 법칙' 흥 담당 김재환, 정글 생활 포부 "분위기 메이커"…정예인 합류" ['Law of the Jungle' Kim Jae-hwan in charge of excitement, jungle life ambition "mood maker"... Jeong Ye-in joins]. SBS News (in Korean).
  32. ^ Hong, Young-jun (May 3, 2018). "[초점Q]'겟잇뷰티 2018' 러블리즈 정예인, 'GO다쿠-혼밥스타그램' 넘어 신예 MC로 정착 가능?" [[Focus Q] 'Get It Beauty 2018' Lovelyz's Jung Ye-in, can she establish herself as a new MC beyond 'GO Daku - Solo Eating Instagram'?]. Sports Q (in Korean).