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[[Image:Ji Young.jpg|right|frame|Ji Young]]Ji Young is currently the maknae of the korean girl group [[KARA]] of [[DSP Entertainment]]. She is one of the 2 members that joined after member [[Kim Sung Hee]] left.
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[[File:Jiyoung Move again promo.jpg|thumb|400px|Jiyoung promoting ''[[Move Again]]'' (2022)]]
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'''Ji Young''' (지영) is a South Korean singer, actress, and model currently under [[ELRIS Entertainment]]. She is a former member of the [[K-Pop|Korean pop]] girl group [[KARA]]. In 2014, she returned to show business in Japan under her name in kanji (知英) and under the agency Sweet Power and made her Japanese debut as a singer in March 2016 under the name '''JY'''. She rejoined KARA in 2022 for their 15th Anniversary promotions.  
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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* '''Stage Name:''' Ji Young (지영, ジヨン), (知英), JY
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* '''Birth Name:''' Kang Jiyoung  (강지영)
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* '''Nickname:''' Jing, Kang Jara (turtle), Kang Ah Ji (puppy), Rice-Cake
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* '''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1994|01|18|mf=yes}}
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* '''Birthplace:''' [[wikipedia:Paju|Paju]], [[wikipedia:Gyeonggi-do|Gyeonggi-do]], South Korea
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* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' O
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* '''Height:''' 168cm
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* '''Weight:''' 45kg
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* '''Languages:''' Japanese, English
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* '''Hobbies:''' Reading, Listening to music
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* '''Favorite Artist:''' [[BIGBANG]]
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* '''Education:'''
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** Kwanghee Middle School
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** Gwanghui Junior High School
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* '''Labels:'''
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**[[DSP Entertainment]] <small>(2008&ndash;2014)</small>
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**[[Sweet Power]] <small>(2014&ndash;2021) (Japan)</small>
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**[[KEYEAST]] <small>(2019&ndash;2022)</small>
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**[[ELRIS Entertainment]] <small>(2022&ndash;)</small>
  
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* '''Name:''' Kang Ji Young (강지영)
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==Information==
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* '''Date of Bith:''' January 18, 1994
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===Childhood===
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* '''Postion:''' Sub Voacalist and Maknae
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Kang Ji Young was born on January 18, 1994, in Paju, South Korea. She debuted at the age of 15 as a third grade middle school student.  She sang [[Girls' Generation|Girls' Generation's]] song [[Kissing You|Kissing you]] for her audition. She attended Bongilcheon Middle School, Muhak Women's High School. She eventually graduated in February 2012. Her cousin is Korean pop singer [[NS Yoon-G]].
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* '''Education:''' Gwanghui Junior High School
 
  
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==Biography==
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===[[KARA]] (2008 - 2014)===
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: ''For more information: [[KARA]]''
  
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Ji Young of [[KARA]] was born on January 18,1994. She joined [[KARA]] while she was still in middle school and she sang [[So Nyuh Shi Dae]]'s "Kissing U" for her [[KARA]] audition. In April 2009, Ji Young collaborated with [[JUMPER]] for the song 눈이부셔 (Sparkling Eyes).
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She was one of the 2 members alongside [[Hara]] that joined, after member [[Kim Sung Hee]] left. At the time of her admission, she was only 14 years old making her the youngest member of the group which was previously [[Nicole]]. Her first song with the group was [[Rock U (KARA)|Rock U]] [[1st Mini Album (KARA)|from their 1st Mini Album]] in 2008. After their Japanese debut, Ji Young was the only Korean female singer to be featured on [[Wikipedia:Count Down TV|CDTV Japan's]] Favorite Female Artist Ranking for 2011, where she was ranked at #21. While promoting in Japan, she made her Japanese drama debut in ''[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/maison/ Koisuru Maison ~Rainbow Rose~]'' opposite [[Geonil]] of [[Supernova (group)|Supernova]].
  
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Kang was also a member of the one-time unit [[Mystic WHITE]], created for the annual end of the year music and award TV show [[Wikipedia:MBC Gayo Daejejeon|2012 MBC Gayo Daejejeon]]. She performed with the group for the last time at [[Wikipedia:MBC Gayo Daejejeon|the 2013 MBC Gayo Daejejeon]] on December 31, 2013.
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[[Image:JY - Saigo no Sayonara promo.jpg|thumb|250px|Ji Young promoting "[[Saigo no Sayonara]]" (2016)]]
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Following [[Nicole]]'s departure on January 13,2014, Ji Young also stated she would would leave the group once her contract expired, which ended in April 5, 2014 to focus on her studies with acting and language skills in London.
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===Solo Career===
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After leaving KARA, she signed with the agency [[Sweet Power]] to resume her activities in Japan as an actress, using her name in hanja. She made her first appearance in the 19th Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show in Saitama Super Arena on September 6. She became an exclusive model for ''[[wikipedia:Non-no|non-no]]'' up until her departure from the magazine in May 2016.
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Ji Young's first work in Japan was the live-action of ''[[Wikipedia:Hell Teacher Nūbē|Jingoku Sensei Nube]]'', with her role as the heroine, ''Yukime''. She later appeared in the dramas ''[[Higanbana ~ Onnatachi no Hanzai File]]'' and ''[[Secret Love (drama)|Secret Love]]''.
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[[File:JY - Secret Crush promo.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ji Young promoting "[[Secret Crush ~Koi Yamerarenai~ / My ID|Secret Crush ~Koi Yamerarenai~ / MY ID]]" (2017)]]
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In 2015, she appeared in the live-action adaptation of ''[[Wikipedia:Assassination Classroom|Ansatsu Kyoushitsu]]'' as the heroine Irina Jelavić and ''Murano Erika'' in the drama [[Tamiou]]. Later the same year she appeared in the web-series "How is the sky over there?" for Nestlé Japan as well as in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Case Closed|Mentaitei Conan: Gouka no Himawari]]'' as a voice-actress. On December 2015, [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Japan]] had already announced that Ji Young would debut as a singer under the name of JY with the single "[[Saigo no Sayonara]]", which was used as the theme for the drama ''[[Higanbana ~Keishichou Sousa Nanaka~]]''. The single reached #7 on the [[Oricon]] charts and charted for 6 weeks.
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[[File:JY - Hoshi ga Furu Mae ni promo2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ji Young promoting ''[[Hoshi ga Furu Mae ni]]'' (2018)]]
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In 2016, she reprised her role as Irina Jelavić in [[Wikipedia:Assassination Classroom: Graduation|Assassination Classroom: Graduation]] and appeared in another web-series for Nestlé Japan, called  "Life is...".
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On March 18, 2016 JY drop her first digital single titled [[Radio (JY)|RADIO]], consisting of three tracks. Out of the three, two music videos have been produced and have been released on her official Vevo and YouTube channels. "[[Radio (JY)|RADIO]]" was composed by London-based songwriter and producer MNEK while Darren Craig directed the music video. The single reached the number 2 spot on the iTunes Pop Top Song Chart beating many popular western acts. "[[Radio (JY)|RADIO]]" will be marketed not only in Korea and Japan, but also in the US and Asia.
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Her second single "[[Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto]]" was released on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. The title track was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama [http://www.fujitv.co.jp/sukinahitogairukoto/ of the same name]. The single reached #6 on the [[Oricon]] charts and has been very popular via internet downloads. The song reached #1 on the Recochoku charts, placed #2 on the iTunes charts and was certified [http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w150717.html Gold] for over 100,000 downloads by the RIAJ.
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Her third and fourth single "[[Fake (JY)|FAKE]]" and "[[Koi wo Shiteita Koto]]" were released on Wednesday, December 07, 2016, followed by her first studio album ''[[Many Faces ~Tamensei~]]'' in May 2017.
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==Japanese Discography==
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===Studio Albums===
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* [2017.05.10] [[Many Faces ~Tamensei~]] (多面性)
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===Mini-Albums===
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* [2018.03.28] [[Hoshi ga Furu Mae ni]] (星が降る前に; ''Before the Stars Fall'')
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===Singles===
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* [2016.03.16] [[Saigo no Sayonara]] (最後のサヨナラ, ''The Last Goodbye'')
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* [2016.08.31] [[Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto]] (好きな人がいること, ''The One I Love is Here'')
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* [2016.12.07] [[Fake (JY)|Fake]] (フェイク)
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* [2016.12.07] [[Koi wo Shiteita Koto]] (恋をしていたこと; ''I Was in Love'')
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* [2017.12.20] [[Secret Crush ~Koi Yamerarenai~ / My ID|Secret Crush ~Koi Yamerarenai~ / MY ID]] (Secret Crush ～恋やめられない～; ''Can't Stop Loving'')
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===Digital Downloads===
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* [2016.02.03] [[Saigo no Sayonara|Saigo no Sayonara (Drama edit)]] (最後のサヨナラ（ドラマedit）)
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* [2016.02.17] [[Radio (JY)|RADIO]]
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* [2016.08.15] [[Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto]]
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* [2016.11.15] [[Koi wo Shiteita Koto]] (恋をしていたこと)
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* [2017.08.09] [[Goldmine]]
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* [2017.08.16] [[Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto|Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto -Seiho Remix-]] (好きな人がいること)
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* [2017.12.13] [[My ID|MY ID]]
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* [2018.07.14] [[Namida no Riyuu]] (涙の理由)
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===Video Releases===
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* [2017.09.27] [[JY 1st Live Tour "Many Faces 2017"|JY 1st LIVE TOUR "Many Faces 2017"]]
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==Korean Discography==
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===Digital Singles===
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* [2010.12.16] [[Merry Love|MERRY LOVE]] <small>([[Sungje]] & '''Ji Young''')</small>
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* [2010.12.16] [[Dae Mul OST Part.7]] (대물) <small>([[Gyuri]] & '''Ji Young''')</small>
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* [2012.09.19] [[Rainbow Rose OST Part.1]] (레인보우 로즈)
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* [2012.12.26] [[2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Color of K-Pop - Mystic White|2012 SBS Gayo Daejun The Color of K-Pop - Mystic WHITE]] ''(#1 Mermaid Princess)'' <small>('''JiYoung''' [[KARA]], '''Bora''' [[SISTAR]], '''Gayoon''' [[4Minute]], '''Lizzy''' [[After School]] & '''Sunhwa''' [[Secret]])</small>
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* [2022.07.07] [[Lucid Dream (Kang Ji Young)|LUCID DREAM]]
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===Collaborations===
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* [2009.04.02] [[Jumper]] - [[Nunibusyeo]] ''(#1 Nunibusyeo (feat. KARA '''Ji Young'''))''
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* [2010.01.10] [[MBC Music Travel LaLaLa Live Vol. 7]] - ''(#2 "Gil" ("Road") )'' <small>('''JiYoung''' & [[KARA |KARA]])</small>
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* [2011.12.24] [[Immortal Song 2: Christmas Special]] ''(#1 White Winter)'' <small>('''Ji Young''', '''SeungYeon''' & '''Nicole''')</small>
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==Filmography==
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===Movies===
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* [2015] [[Wikipedia:Assassination Classroom|Assassination Classroom]]
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* [2016] [[Wikipedia:Assassination Classroom: Graduation|Assassination Classroom: Graduation]]
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* [2016] Kataomoi Spiral
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===Dramas===
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* [2008] The Person Is Coming
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* [2011] [[Wikipedia:Urakara|URAKARA]]
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* [2012] [[Rainbow Rose|Koisuru Maison ~Rainbow Rose~ / Rainbow Rose]] ''(Korea-Japan joint project)''
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* [2013] KARA The Animation
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* [2014] [[Secret Love (Drama)|Secret Love]]
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* [2014] [[Wikipedia:Hell Teacher Nūbē|Jingoku Sensei Nube]]
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* [2014] [[Higanbana ~ Onnatachi no Hanzai File]]
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* [2015] [[Tamiou]]
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* [2016] [[Tamiou ~ Aratanaru Inbou]]
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* [2016] [[Higanbana ~Keishichou Sousa Nanaka~]]
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* [2016] [[A Girl & Three Sweethearts]]
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* [2016] [[Doctor X 4]]
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* [2016] [[Mission Commander Gouma Ayaka]]
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* [2017] [[Osaka Kanjousen Part 2]]
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* [2017] [[Wikipedia:Orphan Black#Japanese remake|Orphan Black ~Nanatsu no Idenshi~]] <small>(as Aoyama Sara)</small>
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===Animation===
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* [2015] [[Meitantei Conan|Detective Conan]]: [[Meitantei Conan Gouka no Himawari|Sunflowers of Inferno]]
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===Web-Series===
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* [2015] Nestlé Japan: How is the sky over there?
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* [2016] Nestlé Japan: Life is...
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===Musical-Theatre===
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* [2016] [[Wikipedia:Sweet Charity (film)|Sweet Charity]]
  
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[[http://www.dspenter.com/ KARA Official Website]]
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==Trivia==
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* She has two older sisters. Singer [[NS Yoon-G]] is her cousin.
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* She is Christian.
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* She has four puppies (Jisukie, Myungsoo, Hongsoonie, and Bokshirie), two cats (Leon and NiNi), and two turtles (J and Y).
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* Her favorite color is blue.
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://jiyoung.jp/ Official Japanese Website]
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* [http://www.jy-official.com/ Official Sony Music Website]
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* [http://sweetpower.jp/sweetpower/jiyoung/index.html Agency Profile]
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* [http://jiyoung-fc.com/ Official Fanclub]
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* [https://instagram.com/kkangjji_ Official Instagram]
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* [https://twitter.com/JYofficialxxx Official Japanese Twitter]
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* [https://itunes.apple.com/jp/artist/jy/id1081243091 iTunes Japan] | [http://recochoku.jp/artist/2000556134/ Recochoku] | [http://mora.jp/artist/652640/ mora]
  
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 5 January 2023

Jiyoung promoting Move Again (2022)

Ji Young (지영) is a South Korean singer, actress, and model currently under ELRIS Entertainment. She is a former member of the Korean pop girl group KARA. In 2014, she returned to show business in Japan under her name in kanji (知英) and under the agency Sweet Power and made her Japanese debut as a singer in March 2016 under the name JY. She rejoined KARA in 2022 for their 15th Anniversary promotions.

Profile

  • Stage Name: Ji Young (지영, ジヨン), (知英), JY
  • Birth Name: Kang Jiyoung (강지영)
  • Nickname: Jing, Kang Jara (turtle), Kang Ah Ji (puppy), Rice-Cake
  • Birthdate: January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18) (age 30)
  • Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
  • Blood Type: O
  • Height: 168cm
  • Weight: 45kg
  • Languages: Japanese, English
  • Hobbies: Reading, Listening to music
  • Favorite Artist: BIGBANG
  • Education:
    • Kwanghee Middle School
    • Gwanghui Junior High School
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Information

Childhood

Kang Ji Young was born on January 18, 1994, in Paju, South Korea. She debuted at the age of 15 as a third grade middle school student. She sang Girls' Generation's song Kissing you for her audition. She attended Bongilcheon Middle School, Muhak Women's High School. She eventually graduated in February 2012. Her cousin is Korean pop singer NS Yoon-G.

KARA (2008 - 2014)

For more information: KARA

She was one of the 2 members alongside Hara that joined, after member Kim Sung Hee left. At the time of her admission, she was only 14 years old making her the youngest member of the group which was previously Nicole. Her first song with the group was Rock U from their 1st Mini Album in 2008. After their Japanese debut, Ji Young was the only Korean female singer to be featured on CDTV Japan's Favorite Female Artist Ranking for 2011, where she was ranked at #21. While promoting in Japan, she made her Japanese drama debut in Koisuru Maison ~Rainbow Rose~ opposite Geonil of Supernova.

Kang was also a member of the one-time unit Mystic WHITE, created for the annual end of the year music and award TV show 2012 MBC Gayo Daejejeon. She performed with the group for the last time at the 2013 MBC Gayo Daejejeon on December 31, 2013.

Ji Young promoting "Saigo no Sayonara" (2016)

Following Nicole's departure on January 13,2014, Ji Young also stated she would would leave the group once her contract expired, which ended in April 5, 2014 to focus on her studies with acting and language skills in London.

Solo Career

After leaving KARA, she signed with the agency Sweet Power to resume her activities in Japan as an actress, using her name in hanja. She made her first appearance in the 19th Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show in Saitama Super Arena on September 6. She became an exclusive model for non-no up until her departure from the magazine in May 2016.

Ji Young's first work in Japan was the live-action of Jingoku Sensei Nube, with her role as the heroine, Yukime. She later appeared in the dramas Higanbana ~ Onnatachi no Hanzai File and Secret Love.

Ji Young promoting "Secret Crush ~Koi Yamerarenai~ / MY ID" (2017)

In 2015, she appeared in the live-action adaptation of Ansatsu Kyoushitsu as the heroine Irina Jelavić and Murano Erika in the drama Tamiou. Later the same year she appeared in the web-series "How is the sky over there?" for Nestlé Japan as well as in the movie Mentaitei Conan: Gouka no Himawari as a voice-actress. On December 2015, Sony Music Japan had already announced that Ji Young would debut as a singer under the name of JY with the single "Saigo no Sayonara", which was used as the theme for the drama Higanbana ~Keishichou Sousa Nanaka~. The single reached #7 on the Oricon charts and charted for 6 weeks.

Ji Young promoting Hoshi ga Furu Mae ni (2018)

In 2016, she reprised her role as Irina Jelavić in Assassination Classroom: Graduation and appeared in another web-series for Nestlé Japan, called "Life is...". On March 18, 2016 JY drop her first digital single titled RADIO, consisting of three tracks. Out of the three, two music videos have been produced and have been released on her official Vevo and YouTube channels. "RADIO" was composed by London-based songwriter and producer MNEK while Darren Craig directed the music video. The single reached the number 2 spot on the iTunes Pop Top Song Chart beating many popular western acts. "RADIO" will be marketed not only in Korea and Japan, but also in the US and Asia.

Her second single "Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto" was released on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. The title track was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama of the same name. The single reached #6 on the Oricon charts and has been very popular via internet downloads. The song reached #1 on the Recochoku charts, placed #2 on the iTunes charts and was certified Gold for over 100,000 downloads by the RIAJ.

Her third and fourth single "FAKE" and "Koi wo Shiteita Koto" were released on Wednesday, December 07, 2016, followed by her first studio album Many Faces ~Tamensei~ in May 2017.

Japanese Discography

Studio Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Digital Downloads

Video Releases

Korean Discography

Digital Singles

Collaborations

Filmography

Movies

Dramas

Animation

Web-Series

  • [2015] Nestlé Japan: How is the sky over there?
  • [2016] Nestlé Japan: Life is...

Musical-Theatre

Trivia

  • She has two older sisters. Singer NS Yoon-G is her cousin.
  • She is Christian.
  • She has four puppies (Jisukie, Myungsoo, Hongsoonie, and Bokshirie), two cats (Leon and NiNi), and two turtles (J and Y).
  • Her favorite color is blue.

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