Park Yun-a (; born October 8, 1994), better known as Yoyomi (), is a South Korean

trot The trot is a ten-beat diagonal horse gait where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat. It has a wide variation in possible speeds, but averages about . A very slow trot is someti ...

singer-songwriter and actress.

Early life

Park was born on October 8, 1994 in

Cheongju Cheongju () is the capital and largest List of cities in South Korea, city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. History Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju Mountains, specifically in the ...

North Chungcheong Province North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the s ...

, 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

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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'' ( ko, 첫번째 이야기), featuring the title track "Who's That Guy" (). She is said to be'Happy-Virus, Singing Fairy, Yomi yomi Yoyomi'. Her main genre is

, but she sings various genres of songs such as ballad, dance, R&B, Rock, and POP. Her nickname is referred to as 'Little

( ko, 리틀 혜은이)', ' IU of highway( ko, 고속도로 아이유)', 'Joong-Tong-Lyeong(The president of the Middle Ages)( ko, 중통령)'. She is also a

(PopTrot) singer-songwriter and wrote/composed her own songs < If You Love Me> < I Wanna Know Your Feeling>. Since 2018, She is active in various fields such as broadcasting various show programs, entertainment programs, advertising models, commercials, dramas, movies, MCs, and Internet real-time broadcasting. She became a new star in the entertainment field through her YouTube channel. She is dedicated to the operation of the YouTube channel
– YOYOMI
, and is posting various genres such as dance, ballad, R&B, POP, as well as

as cover songs. Participated in TV Chosun '

Miss Trot ''Miss Trot'' () is a South Korean reality television show. It was aired on TV Chosun every Thursday starting from February 28 and ended on June 1, 2019. The show had a male version spin-off, Mr Trot, premiered on January 2, 2020. The seco ...

Tomorrow'( ko, 내일은 미스트롯). She also appeared on the KBS 1TV '

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( ko, 가요무대)' as an invited singer.

Entertainment activities

* In 2018, she started posting her own song on YouTube at the recommendation of the agency's representative (Ahn Jeong-mo). On December 31, 2018, Yoyomi's favorite singer

'( ko, 혜은이)s was followed by a cover of

( ko, 혜은이)'s songs one by one, and then rapidly spread through social media. In fact, Yoyomi sang

( ko, 혜은이)'s song well before uploading

( ko, 혜은이)'s song as a cover song. She made a pledge to release a new song every month, and in fact, after the release of his single album 《Second Story》 in October of the same year (2018), he releases the music every month. At the beginning of her debut, she took a drum lesson from'resurrection' drummer Chae Je-min. She emerged like a morning star and became a hot topic in a short period of time through YouTube collaboration with the KBS Cheongju General Bureau. * She is devoted to the activities of the YouTube channel '요요미 – YOYOMI'. Not only

, but also dance,

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, R&B, POP, and other genres are uploaded as cover songs. The cover song video is mainly produced when the schedule is free, and it is said to be produced in just a few hours. * On August 8, 2018, he appeared on KBS 1TV's 《Morning Ground》( ko, 아침마당) national story contest < Dream Stage>. For the 32nd year (at the time of 2018), he sang < Sweet Night> to free the hans of his father Park Si-won (Park Hae-gwan), an unknown singer. * '

Tomorrow'( ko, 내일은 미스트롯) appearance: She participated in the TV

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audition program '

Tomorrow', which started in February 2019. * On May 17, 2019, SBI Savings Bank CF sang < Wage Flows>( ko, 월급은 흘러갑니다), < Eternal Savings>( ko, 저축합시다) on October 25, < I Love Banking on Saturday>( ko, 토요일은 뱅킹 좋아), and < You Will Collect>( ko, 당신은 모으실꺼야) on November 1. After that, the popularity rose. * On June 3, 2019, at the '

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Ilbo TV Invitational'( ko, 인천일보TV), she said,'I read all the comments on YouTube in detail.' Among them, he introduced comments saying '1980s beautiful woman', 'a child who seems to have traveled in time from the past', and 'it is wonderful to digest 7080 songs'. The host asked, 'The secret to seeing you can afford to sing a cover song'. She replied,'I sing the interpretation of the song as the main character in a movie and show the movie to the audience.' * It often appears on KBS 1TV '

'( ko, 가요무대).A famous song of traditional songs from 1985! Sing the songs and

s that have passed. A music program aimed at the middle-aged, reminiscent of nostalgia and memories. On July 8, 2019, Yun Si-nae's < I am 19 years old> was sung. * On August 14, 2019, she appeared as a guest with her father, singer Park Si-won( ko, 박시원), on the Happy Morning of the Channel A liberal arts program. * On August 23, 2019, she received a YouTube silver button. * Appeared on KNN's'Golden Microphone'( ko, 골든마이크) in 2019. * From September 30, 2019, she made her first appearance as an actor in FTV's fishing drama'Seasoning'( ko, 낚시), along with Kim Ha-young( ko, 김하영). * On November 19, 2019, while recording Kim Jung-ho( ko, 김정호)'s ( ko, 하얀나비) at KBS Anchi Music( ko, 안치뮤직) in Cheongju( ko, 청주), she was sneaked into a ghost camera. At the third sound of the ghost, she threw her headphones and fell on the floor and cried. * Appeared on MBC 'Gayo Best'( ko, 가요베스트) on November 28, 2019. As a side note, 'Yoosanseul'( ko, 유산슬) appeared in this episode together. The filming location is in Suncheon City, where Yoyomi is active as an ambassador. * On December 29, 2019, and January 5, 2020 (the content continues on the 5th), he appeared as a guest on SBS 'Running Man'( ko, 런닝맨). * On March 8 and 15, 2020 MBC Mystery Music Show 'The Masked Singer'( ko, 복면가왕) 1st~3rd contest,'Singer King is enough to beat you in 3 minutes!'. She appeared as 'Cup Ramyun'( ko, 컵라면) and went up to the second round. Although she was eliminated in the second round, she sang all three songs prepared at the request of the MC and the judges. For reference, the song she was going to sing in the third round was Cho Yong-pil( ko, 조용필)'s ( ko, 창밖의 여자). Song Ga-in, who came out as a judge on this day, has already identified her identity from the first round. For reference, Song Ga-in and Yoyomi appeared on the audition program '

tomorrow', even in Group A in the same active duty, and the MC was also Kim Sung-joo. Song Ga-in said, ``There is no such voice in the

world. It's like a precious treasure.' 'Public Weakling' Lee Yun-seok, who heard , jumped up and cheered as if he had received an ordination prayer. * From April 28, 2020, OBS's own name is in the'What Songs of Yoyomi'( ko, 요요미의 어떤가요) ('This Songs of Yoyomi'( ko, 요요미의 이런가요) in 'Unique Entertainment News') Introducing the stories of the singers and singing the representative song as a cover song. Ends October 20. * On October 8, 2020, she uploaded the cover song for 'Brother Tes'( ko, 테스형)(

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, 470~399 B.C.) by

Na Hoon-a Na Huna (), born Choe Honggi (, February 11, 1951), is a South Korean trot singer who debuted in 1966. Introduction Na Huna is often referred to as the "Emperor of Trot" due to his charismatic personality and powerful voice. He was one of th ...

( ko, 나훈아) of "Emperor of

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"( ko, 가황) on her YouTube channel. It exceeded ten million views in 10 days. She sang in a distinctive, elegant and sad tone. The public said,"Brother Tes with a completely different feeling" and "I have to call me Brother Tes", and MBN 《News Fighter》 (2020.10.15.) also paid attention to the 'Brother Tes' with another feeling sung by a delicate female singer. * On October 31, 2020, she appeared in Group B No.27 in MBN's 《Lottery Singer》( ko, 로또싱어) in the 5th episode, and sang ( ko, 비련) of 'Singer King'( ko, 가왕)

Cho Yong-pil Cho Yong-pil (; born March 21, 1950) is a South Korean singer who is considered one of the most influential figures in Korean popular music. He debuted as a member of the rock band Atkins in 1968 and made his solo debut with the hit single "Co ...

( ko, 조용필). On the stage that began with the sound of a bell and a magnificent Gregorian-style chorus, she poured out her sorrow as if she was roaring with her own pure and tender voice. The beauty in a white dress that reveals the atmosphere like a goddess also drew attention. Jo Jang-hyuk( ko, 조장혁) praised her as "breathing 7, making 3 sounds." Yoyomi said, "I wanted to show the charm of eight colors." She sang

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's and

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's in Group B's re-challenge on November 7. In , she boasted a fresh and bewitching sensuality, and in , she showed strong charisma. Park Seong-gwang( ko, 박성광) praised her, saying, "I love the bright and positive energy. I made good use of the song.". Park So-hyun( ko, 박소현) said, "The show-like elements and overwhelming expressions would have shook the hearts of many people. Michael Jackson and Madonna's selections are likely to receive many people's picks." She was ranked 8th out of 15 in Group B, with outstanding talents. * Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend() - On November 21, 2020, she selected () by

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in the first special episode of KBS 'Trot National Festival'() and took the stage as the last runner. She pledged to present a happy stage, and started with a soft voice at the beginning and sang a song that felt lovely and happy. After the middle, the tempo was a little faster, and students of the Department of Practical Music and a children's choir participated together. She showed a stage like an exciting festival. Hwang Chi-yeol(singer, ) said, "She is so cute and small, but she has a lot of great energy on the stage."

Song Ga-in Jo Eun-sim (; born December 26, 1986), better known by her stage name, Song Ga-in (), is a South Korean female trot singer. She is the winner of the 2019 reality television show ''Miss Trot.'' She often appears on KBS's '' Golden Oldies''. ...

() of 'The Goddess of Trot'() said, "She is so cute and her voice is like a jade ball on a silver tray. She has a charm that makes people feel good." The director

(Legendary singer, ) said, "It was like a musical. I really wanted to jump to the stage." Announcer Oh Eon-jong() said, "Yoyomi's merits were the most prominent stage. It was like a revival meeting. I naturally raised my hands." She defeated Shin Yu() of 'Self-luminous emotion-craftsman' who won 3 wins, and finally won. * On December 4, 2020, a soulful 1.9m singer Kim Tae-woo() appeared on the YouTube broadcast of the mobility music sho
《GoStarBuStar》
). This is a project to find the owner of

Park Jin-young Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show ju ...

()'s self-composed song

).” Ten professional and amateur singers invited by JYP(

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) participated. Yoyomi said, "I wanted to meet

, so I participated. In the first year of high school, I passed the first audition for

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, but my father did not allow me to go for the second one. As soon as I heard the song, I felt like talking about me." She interpreted with her own unique voice, and perfectly expressed sad sensibility, contrary to the usual bright image.

praised her as "Impeccable! I was impressed by your vocalization and sensibility. You didn't mimic any other singers." Yoyomi was the final owner of the . * On February 10, 2020, on-line music file and music video of were released at 6 pm. It was written, composed, and arranged by

() PD. This project is a song by a singer who does not belong to JYP Entertainment. is the album released as its first song. Trot new singer Yoyomi was selected as a singer after an open audition and was honored as the first guest member. This song was named by Park Jin-young as the genre of 'Con-trot' that combines American country music and Korean trot music. It contains the melody and lyrics of a pure and lyrical sensibility, which is the common point of the two. The accompaniment was recorded only with basic band instruments, and all of the sound equipment completely reproduced the analog sensibility using vacuum tube microphones and preamps used in the 1970s. The music video features Park Jin-young, who transformed into a bandmaster, guitarist and composer, and Yoyomi, an exclusive singer who has a sad love story in 7080's music room . The visual beauty of a friendly and cozy atmosphere gives us a special memory trip. This M/V stimulates both fun and sensitivity to the composition of old youth films. Park Jin-young's petty acting and Yoyomi's sensibility through songs are in harmony. Park Jinyoung completed the content by producing well connected music, visual concept, and M/V story.

Albums

Single, EP

List of albums: * 2018.02.23. Single 《First Story》 �

ko, 이 오빠 뭐야)(Genre:Semi-trot),

ko, 하트 뿅뿅)(Genre:Semi-trot),

ko, 자석 같은 남자)(Genre:Dance-trot) * 2018.10.16. Single 《Second Story》 �

ko, 사랑의 알람)(Genre:Semi-trot) * 2018.11.29. Single 《Third Story》 �

ko, 일인가봐)(Genre:Ballad) * 2018.12.26. Single 《Fourth Story》 �

ko, 에스 러브)(Genre:R&B/Soul) * 2019.01.23. Single 《Fifth Story》 �

ko, 찌개)(Genre:Semi-trot) * 2019.02.25. 6th Single �
《Please Don't stop》
ko, 멈추지 말아요)(Genre:Indie Rock) * 2019.03.23. 7th Single �
《Please hold me tight》
ko, 나를 꼭 안아주세요)(Genre:Semi-trot) * 2019.04.27. 8th Single –
《surely》
ko, 꼭꼭꼭)(Genre:Dance-trot) * 2019.05.30. 9th Single �
《A road in my dream》
ko, 꿈길)(Genre:Semi-trot) * 2019.06.24. 10th Single �
《How much more should I cry》
ko, 얼마나 더 울어야 하니)(Genre:Ballad-trot) * 2019.07.29. 11th Single �
《Attracted》
ko, 끌려요)(Genre:Dance-trot) * 2019.08.29. 12th Single �
《Hong Kong Express》
ko, 홍콩 익스프레스)(Genre:Dance-trot) * 2019.10.31. 13th Single �
《Worried Our Love Will Have Pain》
ko, 우리사랑 아파할까 봐)(Genre:Ballad-trot) * 2019.11.28. 14th Single �
《Vitamin C》
ko, 비타민씨)(Genre:Dance) * 2019.12.30. 15th Single �
《If You Love Me》
ko, 니가 날 사랑해주면)(Genre:Dance) * 2020.01.27. 16th Single �
《I Wanna Know Your Feeling》
ko, 알고싶어 니 마음을)(Genre:Dance) * 2020.02.27. 17th Single �
《Woo Zu Zu》
ko, 우쭈쭈)(Genre:Semi-trot) * 2020.03.30. 18th Single �
《How About Leaving On A UFO》
ko, UFO를 타고 떠나는 건 어때)(Genre:Dance) * 2020.04.30. 19th Single �
《Come Back》
ko, 돌아와요)(Genre:Semi-trot) * 2020.05.25. 20th Single �
《Moving On》
ko, 무빙 온)(Genre:Dance) * 2020.06.29. 21st Single �
《do or don't》
ko, 있기없기)(Genre:Semi-trot) * 2020.07.30. 22nd Single �
《I always hope you are》
ko, 늘 너이길 바래)(Genre:Dance) * 2020.08.31. 23rd Single �
《Come see me》
ko, 날 보러 와요)(Genre:Dance-trot) * 2020.09.28. 24th Single �
《Pop! Burst》
ko, 빵터졌어)(Genre:Dance) * 2020.10.26. 25th Single �
《Just what if》
ko, 만약 혹시나 만약에)(Genre:Semi-trot) * 2020.11.30. 26th Single �
《Featured Players》
ko, 주연배우)(Genre:Ballad-trot) * 2020.12.31. 27th Single �
《A little secretly》
ko, 스리슬쩍)(Genre:Dance-trot) * 2021.02.10. Park Jin-young PD's Single �
《Corny Love Song(By Yoyomi)》
ko, 촌스러운 사랑노래)(Genre: Cuntry-trot, Lyrics/Composition:

) * 2021.11.15. 28th Single �
《Let's go》
ko, 가자)(Genre:Dance-trot, Lyrics:Yoyomi, Composition:Yoyomi/Yeongho Choi) * 2022.05.09. 29th EP – 《Cheers�
〈Cheers(Dream Like Mix)〉〈Cheers(Rock Mix)〉
ko, 위하여)(Genre:Trot, Lyrics: YOYOMI / Yun Noh, Composition:Yun Noh) * 2022.08.08. 30th Single �
《Come On Wolf》
ko, 오너라 이리)(Genre:Dance-trot, Lyrics/Composition:Jiyu Hong) * 2022.10.03. 31st Single – 《Foolish Man》( ko, 바보같은 사람)(Genre:Trot, Lyrics/Composition:Bumryong Kim)

Original Soundtrack

* 2019.09.23. FTV Drama 《FTV Seasoning OST Part.1》 - ( ko, 살맛나게) * 2019.10.16. FTV Drama 《FTV Seasoning OST Part.3》 - ( ko, 해피바이러스) * 2019.12.16. Film 《Right Now This Moment O.S.T》 ( ko, 지금 이 순간 O.S.T) * 2021.03.28. TV Chosun Drama 《Somehow Family OST Part.7》 - ( ko, 사는게 다)

Compilation

* 2020.05.09. 《 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend - Family Special》 - < I like you> with father ( ko, 나는 너 좋아) * 2020.06.27. 《 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend - Little Star Special》 - ( ko, 새벽비) * 2020.08.22. 《 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend - Kim Jong-kook X TURBO Part.1》 - ( ko, 사랑스러워) * 2020.11.21. 《 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend - Trot National Festival Special Part.1》 - ( ko, 짝사랑)

Advertising

* 2019. Single 《Let's save》 - ( ko, 월급은 흘러갑니다) * 2019. Single 《Let's save - 2th》 - ( ko, 영원한 저축) * 2019. Single 《Let's save - 3rd》 - ( ko, 당신은 모으실꺼야) * 2020. Single 《CATCH ON 2020》 - ( ko, 캐치온 송)

CM & Logo Songs

* 2019. 《Green Ribbon Environmental Campaign》- ( ko, 그린리본환경캠페인 그린송) * 2019. KNN LoveFM 《Kim Sang-hyuk Dindin's brother's Radio》 Logo song( ko, 김상혁, 딘딘의 오빠네 라디오) * 2019. 《Right Oljeub》 CM song( ko, 올바른올즙) * 2019. TBS 《Lee Ga-hee's Love Letter》 Logo song( ko, 이가희의 러브레터) * 2019. Suncheon City PR Song ( ko, 순천으로 가자) * 2020. 《Broth Story》 CM song( ko, 죽이야기) * 2020. Korea Statistics Office 《2020 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries General Survey》 Campaign Song ( ko, 그대만이 정답이야) * 2020. South Jeolla Province PR Song 《The best province》( ko, 으뜸남도여~)

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

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 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

《 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend》 EP.482, 'Trot National Festival special feature' Part 1, Final Win * 2020. Youtube 《GoStarBuStar》 '

'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. 《8th Korea Culture & Art Star Grand Prize Awards》 Trot Popularity Award * 2022. 《28th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards》 Netizen Award

Other activities

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

External links

Official Homepage

YOYOMI Youtube

YOYOMI POP Youtube

References

{{Reflist 1994 births Living people People from Cheongju 21st-century South Korean women singers Trot singers Korean singers South Korean women singer-songwriters