1. Jang Won-young, known mononymously as Wonyoung, is a South Korean singer.
28 Facts About Jang Won-young
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Jang Won-young is a member of the South Korean girl group 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.
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Jang Won-young was born in Ichon-dong of Seoul, South Korea, on August 31,2004.
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Jang Won-young has an older sister, actress Jang Da-ah, who is an artist under King Kong by Starship.
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Jang Won-young subsequently left Yonggang Middle School and took the qualification exam, passing with perfect scores in Korean, English, and Mathematics.
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Jang Won-young graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul on February 9,2023.
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From June 15 to August 31,2018, Jang Won-young represented Starship Entertainment alongside An Yu-jin and Cho Ka-hyeon on the girl group survival reality television show Produce 48.
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Jang Won-young appeared at the Kitakyushu edition of the festival later that year.
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In September 2021, Jang Won-young was announced as the new host of the program Music Bank with Enhypen's Sunghoon.
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On December 1,2021, Jang Won-young officially debuted as a member of Ive with the release of their single album Eleven, led by the single of the same name.
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In September 2022, Jang Won-young attended the 2022 Paris Fashion Week as an ambassador for luxury fashion brands Miu Miu and Fred Joaillier.
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On December 13, Jang Won-young hosted the 2022 Asia Artist Awards with Leeteuk.
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In January 2023, Jang Won-young stepped down as Music Bank host after sixteen months in the role.
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Ive released their first studio album, I've Ive, in April 2023, on which Jang Won-young wrote two tracks, "Mine" and "Shine with Me".
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Jang Won-young was named by influencer marketing platform Lefty as the 13th top influencer of Paris Fashion Week, with her appearance generating an estimated media value of $3 million for Miu Miu.
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On November 26, it was announced that Jang Won-young would be hosting the 2023 KBS Music Bank Global Festival alongside Rowoon on December 15.
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In September 2024, Jang Won-young was announced to be the host for 9th Asia Artist Awards, which would be held in December of the same year, with co-host Sung Han-bin.
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Alongside her activities in Iz*One, Jang Won-young appeared on numerous magazine covers, as well as for various beauty brands in South Korea.
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In 2021, Jang Won-young was one of the Iz*One members chosen to model in the music video "Zero:Attitude" for the Pepsi 2021 K-Pop Campaign.
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On July 27,2021, Amorepacific Corporation announced that Jang Won-young was chosen as global ambassador for its natural cosmetics brand Innisfree.
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In October 2021, Jang Won-young was officially announced as Kirsh's new muse.
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On May 20,2022, Jang Won-young was officially announced as the newest model for SK Telecom.
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On July 18,2022, Jang Won-young was selected as the ambassador for the golfwear brand Gospheres.
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Jang Won-young represented the brand in a pictorial for the August 2022 issue of Elle Korea.
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Three days later, Jang Won-young was announced as the first Korean ambassador for the French jewelry brand Fred Joaillier.
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Jang Won-young has since represented the brand in various magazines, including Marie Claire Korea, W Korea, and Cosmopolitan.
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In February 2023, Jang Won-young became the new muse for South Korean casual fashion brand SJSJ.
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In February 2024, Jang Won-young was selected as the new model for clothing brand Rolarola.