The girl group T-ARA once created a “retro craze” in Korea with their mega hit “Roly-Poly”. Among the members, Jiyeon, the youngest, is a famous entertainer who has been active in various fields across her career, from acting to singing.
Recently, the idol-actress has announced her upcoming wedding with baseball player Hwang Jae Kyun, drawing a lot of attention.
Some netizens even brought up past photos of Jiyeon smiling as she threw the first pitch, joking that this was when her love for baseball started.
Jiyeon is a veteran entertainer who entered the industry 14 years ago at an extremely young age.
While she officially debuted with T-ARA in 2009, she has already starred in various commercials and dramas prior to that, including projects such as “Hello! Miss”, “Lobbyist”, and “Aeja’s Older Sister, Minja”.
She made a name for herself as part of the famous “See-Da-Ji” (SeeYa, Davichi, Jiyeon) and released the digital single “Women’s Generation”, where she received a lot of attention and was dubbed “the second Kim Tae Hee”.
At the beginning of her career, Jiyeon appeared on air with a cute image, and captured the hearts of many male students by creating the buzzword “Western~” in the KBS2 drama “God of Study”, as well as with her sweet chemistry with best friend IU in the SBS variety show “Heroes”.
At the time, Jiyeon also filmed a mobile phone advertisement with Yoon Si Yoon, making a deep mark in the minds of many audiences.
With such a feminine and cute image, however, the idol-actress also has an unexpected side. She is actually skilled in Taekwondo, and originally dreamed of becoming a 3rd Dan Taekwondo athlete.
Alongside her gorgeous visuals, Jiyeon also proved her acting ability, having starred in 15 projects, and showed off her singing abilities through various OST tracks and solo songs.
The female idol’s dancing skills are also impressive, to the point that famous choreographer Bae Yoon Jung selected Jiyeon’s dance line as her favorite.
Jiyeon caused a major surprise when she announced her marriage to baseball player Hwang Jae Gyun at the end of 2022. The couple received numerous blessings from fans and friends in the entertainment industry. However, their marriage only lasted two years.
According to a report from JTBC, the popular couple filed a divorce mediation application to the Seoul Family Court last month and are currently undergoing divorce proceedings.
Source: naver