Gong Seung-yeon
Gong Seung-yeon (born Yoo Seung-yeon, February 27, 1993) is a South Korean actress. Biography. Gong is the older sister of Twice's Yoo Jeong-yeon. Their father, Yoo Chang-joon, was a private chef for former president Kim Dae-jung, as well as a head chef of the Seoul Plaza Hotel for over 20 years, specializing in Korean cuisine. Career. 2012–2014: Beginnings. Gong first trained as a singer under SM Entertainment for seven years after winning the "Best Looks" portion of the SM Youth Best Contest in 2005. She left in 2012, after losing interest  in singing. Shortly after making her entertainment debut in a commercial for feminine hygiene product White (Yuhan-Kimberly) in 2012, Gong began appearing in small roles in television dramas. 2015–present: Rising popularity. In 2015, the relative newcomer drew mainstream notice when she joined the fourth season of the Korean reality show "We Got Married", where she was paired with singer-actor Lee Jong-hyun. Gong started to gain attention as an actress with her role in the historical drama "Six Flying Dragons" (2015–2016). She won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards. She was then cast in  her first leading role in youth sageuk "My Only Love Song", which co-stars her "We Got Married" partner Lee Jong-hyun. The drama premiered on Netflix in 2017. In 2017, Gong starred in tvN's romantic comedy "Introvert Boss". The same year, she took on a lead role in science fiction mystery series "Circle". In 2018, she starred in KBS' science fiction romance drama "Are You Human?" with Seo Kang-joon. She also starred in the short film "My Dream Class", and sang the theme song for the movie. In 2019, Gong was cast in the historical romance drama