Park Jeong-hwa

Park Jeong-hwa (born May 8, 1995), also known mononymously as Jeonghwa, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of EXID.

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Jeong-hwa
박정화
Park in June 2018
Born
Park Jeong-hwa

(1995-05-08) May 8, 1995
Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentJ-Wide Company
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsBanana Culture
Member ofEXID
Korean name
Hangul
박정화
Hanja
朴正花
Revised RomanizationBak Jeong-hwa
McCune–ReischauerPak Chŏng-hwa
Signature

Biography

Park Jeong-hwa was born on May 8, 1995, in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. She was a JYP Entertainment trainee before joining Yedang Entertainment.[1]

EXID
Main article: EXID

Park made her musical debut as a member of EXID on February 15, 2012, with the release of their debut single, "Whoz That Girl".[2]

As actress

Park made her acting debut as a child actress in a bit part in Wives on Strike (2004).[3] In 2005, she became a co-host of NATV's Freshful Children Congress.[4]

In 2015, she became a cast member in the variety television show Soulmates Returns.[5][6][7][8] In the same year, she portrayed Yook Ah-young in the drama Webtoon Hero Toondra Show as her first major leading role.[9][10][11] She also appeared in several music videos such as Wonder Girls' "Tell Me" (2007), Huh Gak and LE's "Whenever You Play That Song" (2011), I-Rex's "That You're My Girl" (2013), RK Kim Seong-hui's "10:10" and "You Are My Everything" (2014).[12][13][14][15][16]

On October 9, 2018, it was confirmed that Park would be cast in web drama Member of Society, and it is set to air in 2019.[17]

On October 11, 2019, it was confirmed that Park signed on with J-Wide Company to pursue her acting career.[18] In 2021, she appeared in an SBS hit drama One the Woman. She portrayed Park So-yi, a news anchor who is also mistress of Kang Mina's (portrayed by Lee Hanee) husband.

Discography
For Park's works with EXID, see EXID discography.
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
 US
World
"Home" 2019 — — — Our Baseball Society OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated.

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Notes
2004Wives on Strike
2021One the WomanPark So-yi[19][20]

Web dramas
Year Title Role Notes
2015Webtoon Hero Toondra ShowYook Ah-youngLead role
2017MaskLee Chae-ri/AnitaLead role
2018If Love Was Not TimelessWing-szeLead role
2019Member of SocietySung Shi EunLead role

Variety shows
Year Title Notes
2005–06Freshful Children CongressHost
2015Soulmates ReturnsCast
EXID's ShowtimeCast
2017 The Show MC
2018King of Mask SingerContestant as "Cruise of Endorphins" (Episodes 151)

References
  1. Park, Hyun-min; Lee, Ju-ahn (March 20, 2012). "[Interview] Will EXID Become the Next Big Thing?". CJ E&M enewsworld. Mwave. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. "EXID reveals debut MV, "Whoz That Girl"". AllKpop. February 15, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  3. "'러브게임' EXID 출연, 라디오서도 '위아래' 역주행 댄스". 10asia (in Korean). December 9, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. "싱싱 꿈나무국회". National Assembly Television. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  5. Park Ji Ryun (March 4, 2015). "EXID's Hani, Nicole, Seo Kang Jun and More Join 'Soulmates Returns'". Newsen. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  6. Danbi Hong, Grace (March 16, 2015). "SUJU-M Henry Coaches ′Soulmates Returns′ Female Contestants on How to Text Men". Mwave. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  7. Sora, Ghim (March 3, 2015). "Who Is The Girl That Captivated Four Men?". bntnews. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  8. Woorim, Ahn (March 10, 2015). "'Soulmates Returns' Holds Its Press Conference". bntnews. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  9. "BTOB's Ilhoon to make his acting debut as lead in 'Tundra Show'!". allkpop. June 24, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  10. "EXID's Jeonghwa to star in webtoon drama 'Tundra Show'". allkpop. June 16, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  11. "EXID's Jeonghwa grades herself on her first acting through 'Tundra Show'". allkpop. June 24, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  12. 신사동 호랭이의 EXID "우리는 주입식 걸그룹 아니다" (인터뷰) [Shinsadong Tiger's EXID says, "We are not another cheesy girl group" (Interview)]. Xports News (in Korean). February 28, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  13. 유승호 '그 노래를 틀 때마다' 뮤비, 박정화와 연인포스 3단콤보 '누나 질투유발'. TV Daily (in Korean). December 8, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  14. "신예 남성 5인조 아이렉스(I.REX) "니가 내 여자란 걸" 티저 공개" (in Korean). polinews. October 18, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  15. RK Kim Seong-hui (June 25, 2014). RK金承熙_You are my everything_官方完整版MV(Official Full MV) (video). YouTube. Event occurs at 4:24. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  16. RK Kim Seong-hui (May 19, 2014). RK金承熙_10:10_Official MV_緯來「來自星星的你」台灣唯一指定片頭曲 (video). YouTube. Event occurs at 4:08. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  17. "[단독] EXID 정화, 야구 소재 웹드라마 '사회인' 주연 발탁" (in Korean). NAVER. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  18. "EXID's Hani in talks to sign with Sublime Artist Agency as a singer/actress". October 10, 2019.
  19. Oh Ji-won (June 14, 2021). "[단독] EXID 출신 정화, '원 더 우먼' 출연…첫 지상파 드라마". YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  20. Lee Min-ji (June 23, 2021). "원더우먼' EXID 출신 박정화 캐스팅, 아나운서 변신(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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