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2022 팬미팅

Yoyomi

요요미

  • Solo · Female
  • Trot
  • Dance
  • Debuted 2018
  • Active

2022 팬미팅 — Photo: Gomzii · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
201802.23
Birthday
10.081994
Genre
Trot · Dance

Basic info

Yoyomi is a trot singer who made her name with YouTube cover videos. Her signature songs include 〈이 오빠 뭐야〉 and 〈촌스러운 사랑노래〉.

Debut
February 23, 2018 · Debut song 이 오빠 뭐야
Debut agency
School Music
Birthday
October 8, 1994
Years active
2013–
Meaning of the Name
The name combines the Sino-Korean word 'yoyo (姚姚)', meaning 'very pretty', with 'mi (美)', meaning beautiful.
Genre
Trot · Dance
Real name
박연아
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

She was born in 1994 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, and her father is also a trot singer. In 2005 she won the top prize at a KBS children's song contest.

She released her first single in 2013 under the name 'Yeon-a'. In 2017 she signed with School Music and officially debuted in February 2018 with 〈이 오빠 뭐야〉.

She made her name with YouTube videos covering songs by Hye Eun-yi and others. From October 2018 she released a new single almost every month.

She won the trot special of KBS's 〈Immortal Songs〉 in 2020. In February 2021 she released 〈촌스러운 사랑노래〉, composed by J.Y. Park, and in 2022 the EP 《위하여》.

Signature songs

  1. 이 오빠 뭐야 2018 YouTube Spotify
  2. 꿈길 2019 YouTube Spotify
  3. 홍콩 익스프레스 2019 YouTube Spotify
  4. 돌아와요 2020 YouTube Spotify
  5. 촌스러운 사랑노래 2021 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2018.02 첫번째 이야기SingleDebut song '이 오빠 뭐야'
  2. 2019.05 꿈길Single
  3. 2019.08 홍콩 익스프레스Single
  4. 2020.04 돌아와요Single
  5. 2020.05 요플레Full-length album
  6. 2021.02 촌스러운 사랑노래 (By 요요미)SingleWritten and composed by J.Y. Park
  7. 2022.05 위하여EP

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Major awards

  • 2005 KBS 'Yeollyeora Dongyo Sesang' Top Prize
  • 2017 Chupungnyeong Song Festival Encouragement Award
  • 2019 Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards, Adult Contemporary Rookie Award
  • 2020 KBS Immortal Songs Trot Special Winner

Key records and stories

  • She officially debuted in February 2018 with the single 《첫번째 이야기》 and 〈이 오빠 뭐야〉.
  • She once released her first single in 2013 under the name 'Yeon-a'.
  • In 2021 she was selected through a project to choose the singer of 〈촌스러운 사랑노래〉, written by J.Y. Park, and sang it.
  • She won the Adult Contemporary Rookie Award at the 2019 Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards.
  • As a child she listened to Hye Eun-yi's songs on the radio and dreamed of becoming a trot singer.
  • She competed on TV Chosun's 《Miss Trot》 in 2019.

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