Jang Won-young

Jang Won-young (Korean: 장원영; born August 31, 2004), also known mononymously as Wonyoung, is a South Korean singer and model. She is a member of Ive under Starship Entertainment and former member of project girl group Iz*One, having finished first in Mnet's girl group survival reality television show Produce 48 in 2018.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.

Jang Won-young
Jang posing for the camera at Music Bank fan meeting in September 2022
Jang in September 2022
Born (2004-08-31) August 31, 2004
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • model
  • television host
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Member ofIve
Formerly ofIz*One
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Won-yeong
McCune–ReischauerChang Wŏnyŏng
Signature

Early life and education

Jang Won-young was born in Seoul on August 31, 2004.[2] She has an older sister who is also an artist under Starship Entertainment.[3]

After debuting with Iz*One, the group's label Off the Record announced Jang's intentions complete education via home-schooling in April 2019. She subsequently left Yonggang Middle School and took the qualification exam,[4] passing with perfect scores in Korean, English, and mathematics.[5] Jang graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul on February 9, 2023.[6]

Career

2018–present: Produce 48, Iz*One and Ive
Main articles: Produce 48 and Iz*One
Jang in October 2018

From June 15 to August 31, 2018, Jang represented Starship Entertainment alongside An Yu-jin and Cho Ka-hyeon on the girl group survival reality television show Produce 48. She eventually placed first and debuted with Iz*One.[7]

Iz*One's Korean debut extended play (EP) Color*Iz was released on October 29, 2018, under the label Off the Record, with "La Vie en Rose" serving as lead single.[8] Both the EP and its lead single received immediate commercial success, leading the group to win the New Artist of the Year award at several shows, including Golden Disc Awards and Seoul Music Awards.[9]

The group's Japanese debut single, "Suki to Iwasetai", was released on February 6, 2019, under UMG's EMI Records subsidiary.[10] Along with the group's Japanese debut promotion, Jang was selected alongside the Japanese member Sakura Miyawaki tot center a collaborative performance between Nogizaka46, Keyakizaka46 and AKB48 at the FNS Music Festival.[11] In September 2019, Jang made her runway debut at the 29th Tokyo Girls Collection's 2019 Autumn/Winter fashion festival at Saitama Super Arena.[12] She also appeared at the Kitakyushu edition of the festival later that year.[13]

After Iz*One's disbandment on April 29, 2021, Jang returned to Starship Entertainment as a trainee along with group mate and labelmate An Yu-jin. In September 2021, Jang was announced as the new host of the program Music Bank with Enhypen's Sunghoon.[14] Her contract as the host of Music Bank was extended in September 2022.[15] On November 4, 2021, Starship Entertainment revealed Jang as one of the six members in their new girl group Ive.[16][17]

On December 1, 2021, Jang officially debuted as a member of Ive with the release of their single album Eleven, led by the single of the same name.[18] She was chosen to host the 2021 Asia Artist Awards on December 2, along with Leeteuk.[19] On July 15, 2022, Jang was once again selected to host the 2022 Asia Artist Awards held in Japan on December 13 with Leeteuk.[20] She also hosted the 2022 KBS Song Festival on December 16 with Na In-woo and Kim Shin-young.[21] In September 2022, Jang attended the 2022 Paris Fashion Week as an ambassador for luxury fashion brands Miu Miu and Fred Joaillier.[22][23]

Endorsements
Jang promoting Fred Joaillier in a video for Marie Claire Korea, September 2022

As a trainee at Starship Entertainment in early 2018, Jang was chosen as a model in a music video sponsored by Pepsi Korea called "Love It Love It", along with YDPP and Park Sun.[24]

Alongside her activities in Iz*One, Jang appeared on numerous magazine covers (including Beauty Plus, Vogue Korea, and Elle Korea), as well as for various beauty brands in South Korea (such as Dior, Miu Miu, and Laura Mercier).[25][26][27] She also appeared in GQ Korea's July 2020 issue,[28] and listed among the K-icons for Miu Miu during the Autumn/Winter 2021 Fashion Week.[29] In 2021, Jang was one of the Iz*One members chosen to model in the music video "Zero:Attitude" for. the Pepsi 2021 K-Pop Campaign. The campaign was revealed Starship Entertainment as a collaboration between Iz*One and Soyou, featuring rapper pH-1.[30][31]

After Iz*One's disbandment, Jang appeared in several fashion films, namely for Chaumet's Joséphine Collection and Miu Miu's Maritime.[32][33] On July 27, 2021, Amorepacific Corporation announced that Jang was chosen as global ambassador for its natural cosmetics brand Innisfree.[34][35][36] In October 2021, Jang was officially announced as Kirsh's new muse.[37] She represented the brand for its 2021 Winter and 2022 Spring/Summer collections.[38][39] In the Harper's Bazaar Korea December 2021 issue, for which she was the cover girl, Jang was officially announced as Miu Miu's brand ambassador.[40][41][42] Following the announcement, she appeared in Y Magazine's April 2022 issue to represent the Miu Miu Spring 2022 ready-to-wear collection and Bvlgari's Divas' Dream collection.[43]

Following Jang's debut as a member of Ive, she continued endorsing various fashion and lifestyle brands. On May 20, 2022, Jang was officially announced as the newest model for SK Telecom.[44] In June 2022, she was chosen as a model, along with group mate Leeseo, for the Pepsi 2022 K-Pop Campaign. This time, the campaign was revealed by Starship Entertainment as a collaboration between Ive, Cravity, and Oh My Girl for the promotional music video "Blue & Black".[45] On July 18, 2022, Jang was selected as the ambassador for the golf wear brand GOSPHERES.[46] She represented the brand in a pictorial for the August 2022 issue of Elle Korea.[47] On July 21, 2022, she was officially unveiled as a global ambassador and new muse for the color contact lens brand Hapa Kristin.[48] On August 16, 2022, she was officially selected as a model for the French outdoor fashion brand Eider.[49] On August 19, 2022, Jang was announced as the first Korean ambassador for the French jewelry and watch brand Fred Joaillier.[50] She represented the brand in a pictorial for the September 2022 issue of Marie Claire Korea.[51] In September 2022, Jang served as the muse for Suecomma Bonnie, a South Korean shoe brand under Kolon Industries.[52] In February 2023, Jang became the new muse for South Korean casual fashion brand SJSJ.[53]

Discography
See also: Iz*One discography and Ive (group) § Discography

Promotional singles
List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak positions Album
KOR
Down.
[54]
"Blue & Black"[lower-alpha 2]
(with Leeseo, Hyojung, Arin, Serim & Jungmo)		 2022 35 Non-album single

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[55]

List of songs, showing year released,
artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Notes
"Dreamlike" 2020 Iz*One Bloom*Iz As lyricist
"With*One" Oneiric Diary
"Mine" 2023 Ive I've Ive
"Shine with Me"

Filmography
See also: Iz*One filmography

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Contestant Finished in 1st place [7]

Hosting
Year Title Notes Ref.
2021–2023 Music Bank with Sunghoon and Lee Chae-min [14]
2021 2021 Asia Artist Awards with Leeteuk [56]
2021 KBS Song Festival with Arin, Soobin, and Sunghoon [57]
2022 7th Asia Artist Awards with Leeteuk [20]
2022 KBS Song Festival with Kim Shin-young and Na In-woo [58]

Music videos
Title Year Director(s) Length Ref.
Promotional singles
"Blue & Black"
(with Leeseo, Hyojung, Arin, Serim & Jungmo)		 2022 Choi Young-ji
(PinkLabel Visual)		 3:37 [59]

Music videos appearances
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2018 "Love It Live It" YDPP [24]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
KBS Entertainment Awards 2021 Best Couple Award (with Park Sung-hoon) Music Bank Won [60]
Rookie Award in Show/Variety Category Nominated [61]
Korea Youth Hope Awards 2022 Korea Youth Hope Award (Entertainment) Jang Won-young Won [62]

Notes
  1. As a member of Iz*One only.
  2. "Blue & Black" was released as a promotional single in collaboration with Pepsi.

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