Seoyeon

Background information

Birth name : Woo Seungyeon
Also known as : Seoyeon
Born : June 7, 1993 (age 20) Seoul, South Korea
Genres : Pop, dance
Occupations : Idol, Actress, Singer, Rapper
Years active : 2003–present
Labels : TS Entertainment
Associated acts : Crayon
Website : Twitter (@wsy1234)

Seoyeon (birthname Woo Seungyeon; born June 7, 1993) is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress and member of K-pop girl group Crayon.
 

Biography

Seoyeon was born in Seoul, South Korea. She was raised in Seoul; life was pretty good and her family always managed to get by. Seoyeon’s dream had always been to become an idol, she begged to auditioned when she was 11 so she could debut as soon as possible, a natural talented vocalist/ rapper, she got accepted. She debuted as a member of the group Vanilla under Coii Entertainment in 2004 when she was 12. The band released their debut album titled ‘We Are Vanilla’ with the title track 'Our Sun'. Everything was perfect, at least until the group was disbanded in late 2004 due to cyber bullying and anti-fan cafes against the group. Seungyeon graduated from Seoul Arts High School in 2012. She briefly attended Lila Arts Middle High School and Seoul Arts High School. Eventually, she gave up a normal high school life although misses being a high school girl sometimes and forsook attending university due to her busy trainee schedule and career.

Music career

2004: Vanilla

2014-present: Crayon

Acting career

2003-2005: Career beginnings

2003: She acted in 'Jewel' in the Palace' as cameo

2004: She acted in 'Jang Gil San' and 'Lovers in Paris' as cameo

2005: She acted in 'Sweet Buns' as cameo

2012: She starred in Teen Top's music video "Going Crazy" where she played the role of L.Joe's love interest.

2013: She played the lead in the movie 'Hwanggu', in which she plays a spirited young college student who supports her boyfriend as struggles to win the national taekwondo title and also the prejudices of a multi-ethnical family he experiences, having a Korean mother and Filipino father.