Park So-jin (born May 21, 1986), better known
mononymously as Sojin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the leader of South Korean
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
Girl's Day.
Early life and education
Park So-jin was born on May 21, 1986, in
Daegu
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, South Korea. She attended Lee Hyun Elementary School, Seojin Middle School and Kyungduk Girls' High School. She majored in
mechanical engineering at
Yeungnam University.
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).
On January 9, 2011, Sojin released her first solo single for the ''
Flames of Desire
''Flames of Desire'' (; lit. ''Flames of Ambition'') is a South Korean television series starring Shin Eun-kyung, Seo Woo, Yoo Seung-ho, Jo Min-ki, and Lee Soon-jae. It aired on MBC from October 2, 2010 to March 27, 2011 on Saturdays and Sunda ...
'' 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
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Music
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''. 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.
2017–present: Acting career
On June 24, 2020, So-jin has confirmed her appearance in MBC's 'The Spies Who Loved Me', which will be aired in October.
On June 23, 2021, So-jin cast as the drama
Alchemy of Souls.
On September 15, 2021, So-jin cast as the main in ''
Sh**ting Stars''.
On June 17, 2022, So-jin cast as the one act-drama ''
Don't Announce Your Husband's Death'' as role Yoo Young-joo.
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.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television show
Theater
Discography
Singles
Soundtrack appearances
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
K-pop singers
South Korean female idols
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean television actresses
21st-century South Korean actresses
South Korean television personalities
South Korean dance musicians
South Korean web series actresses
Girl's Day members