Park So-jin

Park So-jin
Park at "Like a French Film" VIP Premiere in January 2016
Native name 박소진
Born Park So-jin
(1986-05-21) May 21, 1986
Daegu, South Korea
Education Yeungnam University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels Dream Tea Entertainment
Associated acts Girl's Day
Korean name
Hangul 박소진
Hanja 朴素珍[1]
Revised Romanization Bak So-jin
McCune–Reischauer Pak Sojin

Park So-jin (born May 21, 1986),[2] better known by the mononym Sojin, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She is the leader of South Korean girl group Girl's Day.

Early life and education

Park So-jin was born on May 21, 1986, in Daegu, South Korea. She attended Lee Hyun Elementary School, Seojin Middle School and Kyungduk Girls' High School. She majored in Mechanical Engineering at Yeungnam University.[3]

Career

Pre-debut

Prior to her debut, Sojin worked as a vocal trainer for the K-pop boy band Ulala Session.

2010–2012: Debut, Flames of Desire OST and songwriting

On July 7, 2010, Sojin debuted as a member of Girl's Day on KBS' Music Bank with their debut single, "Tilt My Head" (갸우뚱).[4]

On January 9, 2011, Sojin released her first solo single for the Flames of Desire OST, "Our Love Like This".

On April 19, 2012, Girl's Day made a comeback with the mini album Everyday II. The album included the song "Telepathy", which was composed by Sojin. On the same year, Sojin and a male composer wrote the song "It's Snowing" for Tokyo Girl. The song was later released on December 7.

2013–2016: Collaborations and Family Outing OST

On March 14, 2013, Girl's Day released the full-length album Expectation. Sojin wrote the intro song "Girl's Day World", and co-wrote the lyrics for "I Don't Mind" with her fellow members. On October 15, Girl's Day released the song "Let's Go", written and composed by Sojin.

On March 2, 2014, Sojin collaborated with hip hop artist Crucial Star on a remake of Park Hye-kyung's song "Three Things I Want to Give You".

On January 30, 2015, Sojin lent her voice for "Dizzy Dizzy" for Part 2 of her SBS' weekend drama Family Outing OST.

Influences

Sojin said that her biggest influence in life is Uhm Jung-hwa. She describes her as a long time leader of her generation who shows abundant expressiveness and depth.[5]

Filmography

TV series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2011I Trusted HimMBCCameo
2014The Greatest MarriageLee Yoo-riTV Chosun
2015The Family Is ComingChoi Dong-jooSBS
2018 Essence of Happiness Jung-soo JTBC [6]

Variety show

YearTitleNetworkNote
2015King of Mask SingerContestant"Faux-naif Red Fox" (Episode 7)
2017Living Together in Empty RoomMBCCast member with Kim Min-jong and Girl's Day's Yura (Episodes 19–present)[7]
2017-18My Daughter's Men (S 2, 3)E ChannelMC

Discography

Year Song Title Artist From Album Duration
2011"Our Love Like This"SojinFlames of Desire OST3:57
"Bum Bum Bum"Sojin feat. Song Ho-bumKwak Tae-hoon Project Album 4th3:21
2013"In the Summer"Sojin feat. ZizoDeux 20th Anniversary Tribute Album4:21
"I Want to Turn Back Time"SojinPassionate Love OST4:02
2014"Three Things I Want to Give You"Crucial Star feat. SojinSingle4:00
"Finale"Sojin & Dok2Single3:51
2015"On Rainy Days"Kim Taebum (Party Street) and SojinSingle3:37
"Ajjil Ajjil"SojinFamily Outing OST3:27
"I Am Korea"Various ArtistsI Am Korea Theme Song3:40
"It Hurts"Sojin & ZicoMask OST3:47
"Everyday With You"SojinReply 1988 OST3:16

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "소진 프로필" (in Korean).
  3. ↑ "Idol of the Week: Girl's Day". Weekly Idol. MBC Every1. HLKV-TV, Seoul, South Korea, 19 Nov. 2011. Television.
  4. ↑ "Girls Day Debuts with 'Tilt My head' on Today Music Core"
  5. ↑ Girl's Day Park Sojin Profile
  6. ↑ "JTBC 드라마페스타 '행복의 진수' 공명X박소진 전격 캐스팅". JTBC (in Korean). 31 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Lee Eun-jin (August 24, 2017). "'발칙한 동거' 김민종X소진, 유라 집에서 다시 동거 시작… '반가운 재회'". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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