Jiyul (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

Jiyul
양정윤
Yang in July 2011
Born	Yang Jung-yoon (1991-07-30) July 30, 1991 (age 33) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Dongduk Women's University
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	2012–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Happy Face
Formerly of	Dal Shabet

Korean name
Hangul	양정윤
Hanja	梁正允
Revised Romanization	Yang Jeong-yun
McCune–Reischauer	Yang Chŏngyun
Stage name
Hangul	민지율
Hanja	閔祉潏
Revised Romanization	Min Ji-yul
McCune–Reischauer	Min Chiyul

Yang Jung-yoon (born July 30, 1991), better known by her stage name Jiyul or Min Ji-yul, is a South Korean singer and actress. As a singer she is best known 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.

Career

2011–2013: Debut with Dal Shabet and solo activities

Main article: Dal Shabet

Jiyul made her official debut with her fellow members of Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011.[1] On November 3, 2011, Jiyul became a host for SBS MTV's K-Pop 20.[2]

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]

She participated in MasterChef Korea Celebrity which premiered on February 22, 2013.[6]

2015: Solo activities and departure from Dal Shabet

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In December 2015, Happy Face Entertainment announced that Jiyul and Gaeun had withdrawn from Dal Shabet after their contract with the agency had officially expired, she decided to focus on her acting career.[7]

2016: Acting and solo work

On October 19, 2016 Jellyfish Entertainment announced that Jiyul had been signed contract with the agency.[8] 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" (Korean: 니가 내려와) was released digitally on December 13, 2016.[9][10][11][12][13]

Personal life

Health

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.[14][15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Papa	Mila	cameo
	Her Story	Hanna	short film
	Wonderful Radio	Cobi Girl	cameo
2015	Three Summer Night	Herself
2019	Homme Fatale	Ae Ok

Television drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2011	Dream High	Kirin student	KBS2	cameo
2013	Fantasy Tower[16]	Yeon-soo	tvN
2015	Yotaek	Lead Role (Gu-ah)		Web Drama
2017	Wednesday 3:30 PM	Jiyul	SBS Plus
2017	Bravo My Life	Kim Seohyun	SBS	Supporting role

Variety show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2011	K-Pop 20	SBS MTV	Host
	Happy Together	KBS2	Guest with Subin (January 13)[17]
2013	MasterChef Korea Celebrity	O'live	Contestant

Discography

For Jiyul's works with Dal Shabet, see Dal Shabet discography.

As collaborating artist

Year	Title	Peak position	Other artist(s)	Album
		KOR Gaon [18]
2016	"Falling" (니가 내려와)	34	Seo In-guk, VIXX, Gugudan, Park Yoon-ha, Park Jung-ah, Kim Gyu-sun, Kim Ye-won	Jelly Christmas 2016

References

1. Dal Shabet releases "Supa Dupa Diva" music video! Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. TV Report (January 3, 2011). Retrieved on September 9, 2013
2. "Dal Shabet's Jiyul becomes the MC for 'K-POP 20'". Allkpop. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
3. Choi Eun-hwa (2012-01-30). "Dal Shabet's Jiyul Plays Pregnant Woman in ′PaPa′". MWave. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. 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. Archived from the original on 15 March 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. "Henry, Jiyul, Fei, Tony An, Son Ho Young, and others to star on celebrity edition of 'Master Chef Korea'". Allkpop. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
7. "Gaeun and Jiyool announces official leave from girl group Dal Shabet". Koreaboo. December 8, 2015.
8. "Former Dal Shabet member signs on with Jellyfish Entertainment!".
9. "서인국부터 구구단까지..'젤리 크리스마스' 막강 라인업". Naver. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
10. "서인국·빅스·구구단..젤리 캐롤 '니가 내려와' 발매". Naver. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
11. "Update:Jellyfish Entertainment Announces Lineup For Upcoming "Jelly Christmas" Single". 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
12. "Update:Jellyfish Entertainment releases teaser image and lineup for its Christmas album!". Retrieved 2016-12-09.
13. "서인국X빅스, '니가 내려와'로 뭉친 여심 스틸러". Retrieved 2016-12-10.
14. "Dal Shabet's Jiyul Injured, Broken Ankle". KpopStarz. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
15. "Dal Shabet's Jiyul belatedly revealed to have suffered an ankle injury". Allkpop. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
16. "Fantasy Tower (Drama – 2013)". Hancinema. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
17. "[News] Dalshabet Jiyul shares her lice story". Daily K-Pop News. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
18. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.

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