Jang Wonyoung

Jang Won-young (Korean language|Korean: 장원영; born August 31, 2004), better known Mononymous person|mononymously as Wonyoung, is a South Korean singer. She finished first in Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet's girl group survival reality television show Produce 48 and debuted with Iz*One in 2018 as the center of the group. She is currently a trainee under Starship Entertainment following Iz*One's disbandment on April 29, 2021.
== Early life and education ==
Jang was born on August 31, 2004 in Ichon-dong, Yongsan District|Yongsangu, Seoul. Her family consists of her mother, father and an older sister. As a child, she attended flute, piano, violin and Swimming (sport)|swimming academies, including mathematics and English tutoring. She was casted on the streets by Starship Entertainment after attending her sister's middle school graduation ceremony. She started training with Starship Entertainment for 1 year and 2 months before joining Produce 48. 
After starting Iz*One's activities, Off the Record announced Jang and her parents' intention to home-school in April 2019, dropped out of Yonggang Middle School, and took the qualification exam. She passed with a perfect score in Korean, English, and mathematics. In 2020, she entered School of Performing Arts Seoul|School of Performing Arts with a major in practical music. 
== Career ==
=== 2018–2021: Produce 48, Iz*One, solo activities ===
From June 15 to August 31, 2018, Jang represented Starship Entertainment alongside An Yu-jin and Cho Ka-hyeon on the girl group survival reality television show Produce 48. She eventually placed first and debuted with Iz*One as the center of the group. 
The group's Korean debut extended play (EP) Color*Iz was released on October 29, 2018 under Off the Record label, with "La Vie en Rose (Iz*One song)|La Vie en Rose" serving as its lead single. Both the EP and its lead single received immediate commercial success, allowing the group to receive the New Artist of the Year award at several awards ceremonies, including Golden Disc Awards and Seoul Music Awards. The group's Japanese debut a Single (music)|single, "Suki to Iwasetai", was released on February 6, 2019 under Universal Music Group|UMG's EMI Records Japan|EMI Records label. Along with the group's Japanese debut promotion, Jang was chosen alongside the Japanese member Sakura Miyawaki to center a collaboration stage between Nogizaka46, Sakurazaka46|Keyakizaka46 and AKB48 on FNS Music Festival. 
Jang was chosen to walk the runway on 29th Tokyo Girls Collection 2019 Autumn/Winter held at Saitama Super Arena, marking her runway debut. She reappeared, in the same year, on the runway for 29th Tokyo Girls Collection 2019 Autumn/Winter held in Kitakyushu. During her activities with Iz*One, Jang appeared as a promotional model for many magazine covers, including Beauty Plus, Vogue (magazine)|Vogue Korea, and Elle (magazine)|Elle Korea for various brand name beauty products in South Korea such as Dior, Miu Miu, and Laura Mercier. She also appeared in GQ|GQ Korea magazine July 2020 Issue. 
After Iz*One's disbandment, Jang went back to be a trainee under Starship Entertainment. She officially opened an Instagram account on May 24, 2021.
== Endorsements ==
During her trainee period at Starship Entertainment, Jang was chosen as a model on a music video sponsored by Pepsi KOREA that named "LOVE IT LIVE IT", along with YDPP and Park Sun. Jang appeared as a model for Miu Miu Pre Spring 2021 collection with Kim Min-ju|Im Yoon-ah on Elle (magazine)|Elle Korea February 2021 Issue. She was listed as the K-icons for Miu Miu along with Im Yoon-ah during the Autumn/Winter 2021 Fashion Week. In 2021, Jang was chosen as a model on a music video named “ZERO:ATTITUDE”, which was sponsored by Pepsi under the name of Iz*One for Pepsi 2021 K-Pop Campaign. The campaign was revealed by her parent agency Starship Entertainment as a collaboration between Iz*One and Soyou, featuring PH-1 (rapper)|pH-1. 
== Discography ==
=== Production credits ===
Year	Artist	Song 	Album 	Lyricist	Composer	Arranger
2020	Iz*One	Dreamlike	Bloom*Iz 	✓ 	✘ 	✘
2020	Iz*One	With*One 	Oneiric Diary	✓ 	✘ 	✘
== Filmography ==
=== Television shows ===
Year	Title 	Network 	Role 	Notes 	Ref.
2018	Produce 48 	Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet	Contestant 	Finished in 1st 	
2019	Happy Together (talk show)|Happy Together	KBS2 	Special host	Appeared with Kim Min-ju	
=== Music videos ===
Year	Title 	Artist 	Ref.
2018	LOVE IT LIVE IT 	YDPP, Park Sun 	
2021	Zero:Attitude|ZERO:ATTITUDE	Soyou, PH-1 (rapper)|pH-1	
Category:2004 births
Category:South Korean female idols
Category:South Korean female pop singers
Category:21st-century South Korean women singers