Yoyomi


Bak Yeon-ah, 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 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, 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 《Open Children's Song World》 Grand Prize
  • 2017. 《The 14th Chupungryeong Song Festival》 Encouragement Award
  • 2018. 《All Together Asia Awards》 Good deed Prize
  • 2018. 《2018 Green Earth Music Show Awards》 Best Trot Award – Women's Category
  • 2019. 《2019 World Star Awards》 Trot Category – Popularity Award
  • 2019. 《27th Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards》 Trot Category – Rookie Award
  • 2019. 《The 11th Seoul Success Grand Prize》 Culture Category – Rookie Singer Grand Prize
  • 2020. 《Korean Traditional Music Awards》 Popularity Award
  • 2020. 《2020 Korea Creator Grand Prize》 Singer Category
  • 2020. KBS 2TV 《Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend》 EP.482, 'Trot National Festival special feature' Part 1, Final Win
  • 2020. Youtube 《GoStarBuStar》 'Park Jin-young's Finding the Owner Project', Final Win
  • 2021. 《7th Korea Culture & Art Star Grand Prize Awards》 Popularity Award
  • 2021. 《27th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards》 Trot Category - Rookie Award
  • 2022. 《2022 Global Beauty & Culture Awards》 Music Category - Grand Prize
  • 2022. 《The 8 Korea Art And Culture Star Awards》 Trot Popularity Award
  • 2022. 《28th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards》 Netizen Award
  • 2023. 《The 9 Korea Art And Culture Star Awards》 Star Trot Popularity Award
  • 2023. 《2023 6th Gayo TV Music Awards》 Trot Category - Grand Prize

    Other activities

  • 2018. News Portal 《1004 Club Sharing Community》 Ambassador
  • 2018. 《Green Ribbon Environment》 Ambassador
  • 2019. 《Suncheon》 Honorary Ambassador
  • 2020. 《Kumyoung Entertainment》 Ambassador
  • 2020. 《Enhancing Digital Capabilities》 Ambassador