Wooyeon

Biography

Park Jin-kyung (Korean: 박진경; born February 11, 2003), better known by her stage name Wooyeon (Korean: 우연), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Wooah, formed by H Music Entertainment in 2020. As an actress, she is known for her roles in the television series Live On (2020) and the web dramas My YouTube Diary 2 (2020) and Revenge of Others (2022).

Early life

Wooyeon was born on February 11, 2003, as Park Jin-kyung in Bangbae-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea. She attended Suhmoon Girls' High School. She used to be a trainee at SM Entertainment before joining H Music Entertainment (then known as NV Entertainment).

2020–present: Debut with Wooah, and solo activities

Wooyeon debuted as a member of Wooah, on May 13, 2020. The group released their debut single album, Exclamation, with “woo!ah!” serving as the album’s lead single. On October 23, 2020, Wooyeon made her acting debut in the second season of the web series My YouTube Diary playing the lead role of Sha Sha.
On June 13, 2023, Wooyeon was officially announced as a contestant for Mnet's reality survival show Queendom Puzzle. She ranked in ninth place in the final episode of Queendom Puzzle, thus failing to debut in the supergroup El7z Up. Later that year, Wooyeon took a lead role in the web-series Snap and Spark as Moon Ye-ji. She released a solo song for the drama in January 2024 titled "I'll Find You".

In March 2025, Wooyeon was chosen to be part of the cast of the musical drama Contact. Later in August of 2025, she alongside Ahn Ji-ho, Fromis_9’s Baek Ji-heon, and Moon Sung-hyun were confirmed to be in the cast of upcoming film Nerd Rhapsody.

Fashion and endorsements

A few months after her debut, On October 14th, 2020, Wooyeon served as a model for Aestura's new campaign "Moisturizing Faith".
In 2021, Wooyeon and her groupmate Nana appeared on the March issue of global art and fashion magazine Maps. In October, Wooyeon, alongside Nana and Minseo, walked the runway at the 2022 Spring/Summer Seoul Fashion Week at Deoksugung Palace representing the brand HolyNumber7, this marked her first public appearance at a fashion show event.
On December 10th, 2024, Wooyeon and Nana were chosen to attend the pop-up store opening of South Korean makeup brand Tirtir in Seongsu-dong, Seoul.
In September 2025, Wooyeon and Nana attended the Ulkin fashion show at the 2026 Spring/Summer Seoul Fashion Week held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, representing the brand.

Songwriting credits

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