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Park Ji-yoon (; born January 3, 1982) is a South Korean singer, actress, and model. As a teen model, she gained wide exposure after starring in a Haitai biscuit commercial in 1994, and held a minor role in the television drama Dinosaur Teacher that same year. Her debut studio album, Skyblue Dream, was released in 1997. Park's early career under Taewon Entertainment saw the hit singles "Skyblue Dream", "Steal Away", "Precious Love" and "Don't Know Anything", and she was associated with a charming and fresh image.
In 2000, Park signed with JYP Entertainment and released her fourth album, Coming-of-Age Ceremony. She attracted attention for her provocative transformation, and the album's lead single of the same name became a defining hit for her. She released two further albums with JYP before going on a six-year hiatus in 2003.
However, due to creative differences, Park left JYP Entertainment after her sixth studio album Woo~ Twenty One; she felt that instead of showing her true self as an artist, she was being controlled by producer Park Jin-young. Lee, Kyeong-ran. 가수 박지윤, 싱어송라이터로 돌아온다 ( Singer Park Ji-yoon Comes Back as Singer-Songwriter) . JoongAng Ilbo. April 22, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009. Park then took an extended break from singing and entered the film and musical fields. Lee, Mi-hyae. 박지윤, 23일 6년만에 가수컴백 '여전히 아름다워' ( Park Ji-yoon Returns After 6 Years on 23rd, "As Beautiful as Always") . JoongAng Ilbo/ Newsen. April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
Six years later, Park returned with her seventh studio album, Flower, Again for the First Time. Leaving behind her sexy image from "Coming-of-Age Ceremony", Park attempted to put her experiences of being in her 20s into this album, writing three of the songs on it and having creative input in producing the album as well as providing her own photography for the album design. Kim, Sang-ho. 박지윤, 7집 컴백 앞두고 커피 서빙했다? ( Park Ji-Yoon, Serving Coffee Before 7th Album Comeback?) . SportsSeoul. May 4, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009. She made her comeback with the song "In My Fading Memory" () on MBC's Show! Music Core, and SBS's Inkigayo.Jeong, Myeong-hwa. '컴백' 박지윤, 성숙하고 자연스러운 매력 '눈길' ( "Comeback" Park Ji-Yoon, Mature and Natural Charms "Gaze"). JoyNews. May 2, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009. The song was written and produced by Kim Yong-rin from Dear Cloud. Hwang, Yoon-jeong. 가수 박지윤, '음악중심' 컴백 화제 '화려하게~'( Singer Park Ji-yoon, Music Core Comeback Response "Brilliant") . JK News. May 2, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
Park's eighth studio album, Tree of Life was released on February 16, 2012. Receiving positive reviews, Park collaborated again with Kim Yong-rin. She also worked with Mate's Jung Jun-il, and No Reply's Kwon Soon-kwan. Park wrote many tracks on this album; "At That Time" (), "Afternoon" (), "The Road to You" (), "Star" (), and "Quiet Dream". As with her previous work, Park contributed artistically through the photography on Tree of Life, collaborating on the album art once again with her older sister, who is a graphic designer. The song "The Road to You" was featured on the Korean trailer for the Hollywood movie, My Week with Marilyn starring Michelle Williams. Park joined entertainment company Mystic89, and made her comeback in late October 2013. Her first digital singles released through Mystic89 is Mr., which was produced by Primary and "Witness", which was produced by Yoon Jong-shin. Union Press Mystic89 and Park plan to release several , collaborating with top producers and writers. The music will be a varying blend of several genres. Her new album was Mystic company was commercially successful. The title song ranked No. 1 on Korean music release chart such as Naver Music and Daum Music when it was released.
After the minialbum with Mystic company, Park came back to her own "Park Ji Yoon Creative" to focus more on her career as a songwriter instead of as a dance singer. She released her ninth album "Park Ji Yoon 9" on March 2, 2017. The album contains ten songs, eight of them composed by herself. This album is more in line with her seventh and eighth album and uses classic instruments.
Park married Kakao co-CEO Jo Su-yong in March 2019. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in January 2021.
On October 26, 2022, Park donated 20 million worth of women's products through the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.
| Joo Yoo-won (cameo appearance) |
| Ji-hye |
| So-ra |
| 1993 | Dinosaur Teacher | |
| 1998 | Three Guys and Three Girls | Park Ji-yoon |
| 1999 | Ghost | Jun-hee |
| 2004 | Human Market | Oh Da-hye |
| 2006–2008 | Bicheonmoo | Taruga Sulli |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Manager Park |
| 2012 | Goodbye Dear Wife | Oh Hyang-gi |
| Family | Woo Ji-yoon | |
| 2013 | Bel Ami | Myo-mi |
| 2002 | Music Video Popularity Award | "I'm a Man" | ||
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| 2000 | Best Female Artist | "Coming of Age Ceremony" | "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014. | |
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| 1999 | Top Ten Singer Award | |||
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