Bak Yeon-ah (; born October 8, 1994), better known as Yoyomi (), is a South Korean trot singer-songwriter and actress.
Early life
Park was born on October 8, 1994, in Cheongju, South Korea. She is a graduate of Cheongju Girls' High School.
As a child, she became interested in trot music from her father, who is a trot singer, and from hearing veteran singer Hyeeunyee on the radio. In 2005, Park won the grand prize in the KBS Open Children's Song World competition.
Career
Park released her first single, "Sorry Sorry," on July 23, 2013, using the stage name Yun-A, but the song was not successful.
She made her debut as Yoyomi on February 23, 2018, with the single album First Story (), featuring the title track "Who's That Guy" ().
In February 2019, she competed in the reality TV series Miss Trot. She made her acting debut in September 2019 in the TV show Seasoning () playing the character Jeong-soon, an aspiring singer.
In January 2020, Yoyomi performed on the TV show Golden Oldies as a "rising star" of trot music. That March, she competed on King of Mask Singer, where she was eliminated in the second round match. In November, she competed on ', beating out other singers to win a trot-themed episode of the TV show.
On February 16, 2021, Yoyomi released the single "Corny Love Song" (). The song was written by music producer Park Jin-young and given to Yoyomi after she won an open audition to collaborate with Park. The song debuted and peaked at number 34 on the Circle Download Chart.
Discography
Studio albums
Single albums and EPs
Singles
Soundtrack appearances
Awards
- 2005. KBS ãÂÂOpen Children's Song Worldã Grand Prize
- 2017. ãÂÂThe 14th Chupungryeong Song Festivalã Encouragement Award
- 2018. ãÂÂAll Together Asia Awardsã Good deed Prize
- 2018. ãÂÂ2018 Green Earth Music Show Awardsã Best Trot Award â Women's Category
- 2019. ãÂÂ2019 World Star Awardsã Trot Category â Popularity Award
- 2019. ãÂÂ27th Korean Cultural Entertainment Awardsã Trot Category â Rookie Award
- 2019. ãÂÂThe 11th Seoul Success Grand Prizeã Culture Category â Rookie Singer Grand Prize
- 2020. ãÂÂKorean Traditional Music Awardsã Popularity Award
- 2020. ãÂÂ2020 Korea Creator Grand Prizeã Singer Category
- 2020. KBS 2TV ãÂÂã EP.482, 'Trot National Festival special feature' Part 1, Final Win
- 2020. Youtube ãÂÂGoStarBuStarã 'Park Jin-young's <Corny Love Song> Finding the Owner Project', Final Win
- 2021. ãÂÂ7th Korea Culture & Art Star Grand Prize Awardsã Popularity Award
- 2021. ãÂÂ27th Korea Entertainment Arts Awardsã Trot Category - Rookie Award
- 2022. ãÂÂ2022 Global Beauty & Culture Awardsã Music Category - Grand Prize
- 2022. ãÂÂThe 8 Korea Art And Culture Star Awardsã Trot Popularity Award
- 2022. ãÂÂ28th Korea Entertainment Arts Awardsã Netizen Award
- 2023. ãÂÂThe 9 Korea Art And Culture Star Awardsã Star Trot Popularity Award
- 2023. ãÂÂ2023 6th Gayo TV Music Awardsã Trot Category - Grand Prize
Other activities
- 2018. News Portal ãÂÂ1004 Club Sharing Communityã Ambassador
- 2018. ãÂÂGreen Ribbon Environmentã Ambassador
- 2019. ãÂÂSuncheonã Honorary Ambassador
- 2020. ãÂÂKumyoung Entertainmentã Ambassador
- 2020. ãÂÂEnhancing Digital Capabilitiesã Ambassador
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