YooJung

**"Lee Tae-Yeob"** (Hangul: 이태엽); also known by his stage name **"YooJung"** (Hangul: 유정) is a South Korean singer and dancer under 8D Entertainment. He debuted as a member of OnlyOneOf in 2019, and is the main dancer of the group.

## History

### Early Life (1997-2018)

YooJung was born May 29, 1997 in Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea. He has one older brother. He attended Cheomdan Elementary School and Cheongok Middle School in Gwangju, South Korea.

While attending both elementary and middle school, his parents encouraged him to participate in dancesport, a competitive variant of ballroom dancing. Initially, he was hesitant due to feeling shy about having to dance with a friend of the opposite sex - though quickly fell in love with it after the first day of practice. As the only boy at his academy, he received a lot of attention, furthered by him winning first place in a competition at the time.

He became interested in street dance after attending a taekwondo academy with a friend, at which it was recommended to him. After seeing seniors from the School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA) perform, he learned that he could study dance at school, and so became determined to achieve this - beginning to train at a dance academy in 2011.

The next year, in 2012, YooJung featured as a backup dancer for the Wonder Girls during their 'Like This' promotions, appearing in both the music video and music show stages. In 2013, he featured in Season 2 of SEVENTEEN's 'SEVENTEEN TV', being one of 10 fans who were chosen to star in the 'Music Friends' segment and train alongside the members of SEVENTEEN. YooJung was placed into 'Jackson 7', one of two performance groups, which included SEVENTEEN members Hoshi, Vernon and Dino. As part of this show, YooJung's group performed 'I Get It In' by Omarion feat. Gucci Mane.

Following these various appearances, YooJung chose to pursue a career in dance, leading him to apply for a high school that would allow him to continue this. Despite being nervous following his entrance exam, he was accepted into Hanlim Multi Arts High School and moved to Seoul, South Korea as a result.

In February 2016, YooJung graduated from Hanlim Multi Arts High School, having studied in Practical Dance. During his time there, he majored in street dance, finding an interest in it due to the colourful style of footwork it involves. He was known as one of the '5 Flower Boys' of Hanlim, alongside AB6IX's Woong, GOT7's Yugyeom, PENTAGON's Kino, and X1's Seungyoun (WOODZ). At some point during this year, YooJung auditioned for BlockBerryCreative, and began preparing for his debut as part of 8x8x8. At some point following this, he moved to 8D Entertainment.

### 2019: Debut with OnlyOneOf

On May 28, 2019, YooJung debuted as a member of OnlyOneOf with the release of their first mini album "dot point jump".

### 2021: produced by [myself]

With the release of the self-produced album produced by [myself]  on July 15, 2021, YooJung received his first credit as a lyricist on the track night flight, which came in 3rd place.

## Trivia

1. YooJung’s role in the group is being the weakling and cleaning.
2. His hobby is watching performances.
3. His specialty: animal impressions and girl group performances.
4. YooJung’s Motto: My life began with dancing and will end with dancing.
5. Things he likes: communicating with fans, winding down, and untying a bunch of knots.
6. Things he dislikes: spicy foods.
7. The first thing YooJung does when he wakes up is getting washed up.
8. His goal after debuting is winning 1st place.
9. His sleeping habits are raising his arms and talking in his sleep.
10. When he has time to rest he becomes a sloth.
11. He is the happiest: right now (debut day)
12. He’s the saddest when he becomes overwhelmed.
13. If he could speak to his future self he would tell him to always be kind and thankful.
14. Debut final words: Finally I have made my debut as “YooJung”. In the future I will show you “YooJung” who has a variety of charms. In the future I will show you love and happiness. I love you, bye!
15. YooJung is an alias. I’m delicate in character and dancing, so there is a soft side in me. I think that’s why I’m YooJung. (idol chart rank interview)
16. He can imitate animals such as giraffes and ostriches.
17. YooJung sleeps with a stuffed dog.(Fan Cafe)
18. He loves Harry Potter, he has memorized every spell; his favorite being Petrificus Totalus. (Fan cafe)

## See Also

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