Kim Yoo-yeon (singer)

South Korean singer (born 2001)

In this Korean name, the family name is  Kim.

Kim Yoo-yeon

김유연

Kim in May 2024

Born|  (2001-02-09) February 9, 2001 (age 24)

Seoul, South Korea

Education| Sehwa Girls' High School
Ewha Womans University
Occupations|

* Singer
* actress

Musical career
Genres|

* K-pop

Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2021–present
Labels|

* Modhaus

Member of|

* tripleS
* Acid Angel from Asia
* Acid Eyes
* EVOLution
* Visionary Vision
* Hatchi

Musical artist

Korean name
Hangul|

김유연

Hanja|

金琉然

RR| Gim Yuyeon
MR| Kim Yuyŏn

Kim Yoo-yeon (Korean: 김유연; born February 9, 2001), known mononymously as Yooyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the girl group TripleS and its sub-units Acid Angel from Asia, Acid Eyes, EVOLution, Visionary Vision, and Hatchi. She first garnered attention through her participation in the survival competition show My Teenage Girl.

## Early life

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Kim Yoo-yeon was born on February 9, 2001,[1] in Banpo-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea. When she was young, she studied abroad in New Zealand and the United States to learn English.[2] She attended Sehwa Girls' High School and attends Ewha Womans University majoring in Science Education as of 2024, but is on a leave of absence to pursue her dream of being a celebrity. She took the college entrance exam three times and passed the exam every time.[3] She previously was a student of Dongguk University in the department of Engineering but dropped out after the urging from her parents.[4] As she was growing up, her parents wanted her to pursue a career in the medical field due to her mother being a pharmacist and her father being a doctor. However, when attending university she wasn't sure if she was happy pursuing the university major that she chose and wanted to be a celebrity instead.[5] Initially, her parents were against her being a celebrity and expressed their disappointment in the idea.[6][7]

## Career

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### 2021–2022: My Teenage Girl

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Main article: My Teenage Girl

On September 8, 2021, Kim appeared in a trailer for My Teenage Girl, confirming her participation. At the beginning of the show, she was eliminated due to not having enough points to advance to the next round.[8][9] However, one of the show's mentors Jeon So-yeon revived her back into the show. Jeon stated, "when searching the term My Teenage Girl online, Kim shows up first on the searches. This shows that she is someone who can catch the eyes as a celebrity, and it is a charm that can be helpful to an idol group."[10] Kim consistently ranked within the top three as the show progressed, and unfortunately finished in eighth place in the final episode due to lack of benefit points, therefore being unable to debut in the final group.[11]

### 2022-present: Debut with tripleS

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On July 11, 2022, Kim was announced to be a member of TripleS as the fifth member.[12] Kim stated that her 'heart had hurt' after seeing her fans continuously wait for her to make her debut, so she gave the idol life a second chance as she found herself to be the happiest when she is on stage.[13] Kim was personally offered to join TripleS by Jaden Jeong, the CEO of Modhaus, as he watched My Teenage Girl. She is typically known as an idol who had zero days of idol training.[7] On September 16, 2022, TripleS announced they would be debuting their first two sub-units, with the members of the sub-units being voted by fans.[14] Kim was announced to be a member and the leader of the sub-unit Acid Angel from Asia on September 25, 2022, and the sub-unit officially debuted on October 27, 2022, with the debut extended play (EP) Access and "Generation" serving as the lead track.[15] Kim officially debuted in TripleS as 10 members on February 13, 2023, with the extended play Assemble.[16] On April 20, TripleS announced that they would be debuting their next sub-units.[17] On June 2, Kim became a member of the collaborative sub-unit, Acid Eyes, a collaboration of the two TripleS sub-units, Acid Angel from Asia and Krystal Eyes.[18] Kim was then announced as the first member and the leader of the sub-unit EVOLution on April 22 the same year.[19] The sub-unit debuted on October 11, 2023. In 2023, TripleS won several Rookie of the Year awards including MAMA Awards and Hanteo Music Awards. Kim made her acting debut on April 7, 2024, as the leading role in the web series "What's Up?".[20] On June 18, Kim was announced to be placed into the sub-unit "Visionary Vision".[21]

## Endorsements

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In September 2022, Kim appeared as an actress in a GS25 commercial alongside fellow TripleS member Kim Chae-yeon.[22][23] In May 2023, she became the brand promoter for 'CODINGON X SeSAC'. She appeared as an actress in various commercials for CODINGON in 2023.[24][25] [26] [27][28][29] In June 2023, Kim became a product packaging model for the Korean brand GRN+, for their product line 'Triple Festa'. [30][31]

## Public image and influence

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### In the media

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Since her participation in My Teenage Girl, Kim is often described as the 'Goddess of Ewha Womans University',[32] 'Goddess of My Teenage Girl',[33] 'Eternal Goddess',[32] 'Visual Center',[34] and 'The Next Generation Ending Fairy'.[35] She was named one of the top five visual contestants of My Teenage Girl, along with fellow TripleS member Lee Ji-woo, as well as Classy members Myung Hyung-seo and Kim Ri-won, and Rescene's Minami.[32] She is often said to resemble DIA's Jung Chae-yeon and is said to share similar visuals, such as immaculate skin, delicate features, and an innocent image; netizens believed that their features look so much alike that they could be sisters.[36] Due to her ending fairy on My Teenage Girl, viewers said it gave a similar feel to Jung Chae-yeon's ending fairy during Produce 101.[35] At the time, she was also continuously ranked high in the most searched hot topic among non-drama television show topics.[37][38][39]

Since her debut in TripleS, Kim has been named as a "true growth character" as her singing and dancing skills were different and improved from before.[40] In June 2024, Kim entered the Girl group individual brand reputation results for the first time, resulting in 51st place.[41]

### Influence

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Shortly after her reveal as a TripleS member, she gained attention online for her confident response to netizens concerns about her decision of taking absence from a prestigious university to become a K-pop idol.[42] When asked "isn't it a waste?", she confidently responded that she doesn't have any regrets, even if she dropped out she is confident enough that she can pass the CSAT again. She gained praise from netizens for her optimistic response.[43]

Park So-hyun, a member of TripleS and the producer of its sub-unit +(KR)ystal Eyes debut b-side track "Deja-vu" stated the lyric "니 꿈 속 안을 유영해" was written because she was thinking of Yoo-yeon. [a][44]

On June 28, 2024, Kim was chosen by Forbes Korea 'Idol Pick' for 'Which model student celebrity would have been the student council president?' Due to this, she had a special article written in Forbes Korea July 2024 issue and was stated to be a role model to teenage fans.[45]

## Discography

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For Kim's works with TripleS and Acid Angel from Asia, see TripleS § Discography, and Acid Angel from Asia § Discography.

### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Album

|
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"Access"
(Sung by YooYeon and NaKyoung) | 2022  | Access

### Soundtrack appearances

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List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, chart positions, and album name  Title  | Year  | Album

|
|

"Dreaming"[citation needed]
(Sung by YooYeon, ShiOn, DaHyun, YuBin) | 2024  | Shooting Stars OST

### Participation singles

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Title  | Year  | Album

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"Dreaming"[46]
(With My Teenage Girl contestants) | 2022  | My Teenage Girl Final
"Sonic Boom"[47]
(With My Teenage Girl contestants)

## Filmography

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For Kim's works with TripleS, see TripleS § Filmography.

### Web series

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Ref.

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2024  | What's Up | Lee Yu-jin  | [48]

### Web shows

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2024  | Hwipoja | Cast member  | Season 2  | [49]
2025  | Lady and Gentlemen |  | [50]
What Should I Do? |  | [51]

### Television shows

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2021  | Hesistation Before Going to School | Trainee  | Pre-equal show to My Teenage Girl | [52]
My Teenage Girl | Contestant  | Finished 8th  | [11]

### Radio

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2024  | Idol Radio | Special DJ  | October 28  | [53]

## Notes

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1. ^ The Korean word 유영해 (Yooyeong-hae; to swim) and 유연 (Yoo-yeon) sound similar in Korean

## References

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2. ^ "I had pride in Natural Science" Current idol group member who entered EWHA Univ. through regular. YouTube. April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
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18. ^ "AAA와 크리스탈 아이즈가 만났다! 애시드 아이즈 'Cherry Gene'" [AAA and +(KR)ystal Eyes met! Acid Eyes 'Cherry Gene'] (in Korean). FNNEWS. 29 April 2023.
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22. ^ 대-충 써도 대단하고 충분한 혜택, GS Pay. YouTube (in Korean). September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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33. ^ '방과후 설렘' 이대 여신 김유연, 걸그룹 트리플에스 합류 ['After School Excitement' Goddess Kim Yoo-yeon joins girl group Triple S] (in Korean). TV Daily. 12 July 2022.
34. ^ "트리플에스 김유연, 여유로운 센터여신 [포토엔HD]" [Triple S Kim Yoo-yeon, a relaxed center goddess [Photo N HD]] (in Korean). Newsen.
35. ^ a b "'방과후 설렘' 이대 여신 김유연, 다이아 정채연 닮은꼴 화제" ['After School Excitement' Goddess Kim Yoo-yeon and DIA's Jung Chae-yeon look-a-like topic] (in Korean). TV Daily. 28 December 2021.
36. ^ "'이대 여신' 김유연, 다이아 정채연 닮은꼴 인증(방과후 설렘)" ['Goddess of Ewha' Kim Yoo-yeon and DIA's Chae-yeon look-a-like certified] (in Korean). Newsen.
37. ^ '방과후 설렘' 비드라마 화제성 전체 1위…김유연 여전한 인기 ['After School Excitement' ranked #1 in non-drama topicality overall... Kim Yoo-yeon remains popular] (in Korean). Xports News. January 18, 2022.
38. ^ "'방과후 설렘' 비드라마 화제성 1위, 김유연→윤채원도 순위권 진입" ['After School Excitement' No. 1 in non-drama topicality, Kim Yoo-yeon → Yoon Chae-won also entered the rankings] (in Korean). TV Daily. February 4, 2022.
39. ^ 방과후 설렘 비드라마 화제성 1위로 종영, 김유연 10위 [After School Excitement ended in first place, in non drama topicality, Kim Yoo-yeon in 10th place] (in Korean). TV Daily. March 3, 2022.
40. ^ 오디션 탈락 후 더 빛난다…전소연부터 류진‧허윤진까지[초점S] [After School Excitement ended in first place, in non drama topicality, Kim Yoo-yeon in 10th place] (in Korean). Spo TV. April 24, 2023.
41. ^ 걸그룹 개인 브랜드평판 6월 분석결과 1위 아이브 장원영, 2위 안유진, 3위 에스파 카리나 [Girl group individual brand reputation analysis results for June 1st place: Ive's Jang Won-young, 2nd place: An Yu-jin, 3rd place: Aespa Karina] (in Korean). GP Korea. June 16, 2024.
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Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Korea

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

* v
* t
* e

TripleS

* Kim Yoo-yeon
* Mayu
* Xinyu
* Kim Na-kyoung
* Park So-hyun
* Seo Da-hyun
* Nien
* Yoon Seo-yeon
* JiYeon
* Kotone
* Kim Chaeyeon
* Gong Yu-bin
* Lee Ji-woo
* Kaede
* Park Shi-on
* Lynn
* Sullin
* Jeong Hye-rin
* Kim Chae-won
* Jeong Ha-yeon
* Kim Soo-min
* Kwak Yeon-ji
* Joobin
* Seo-ah

Sub-units|

* Acid Angel from Asia
* Krystal Eyes

Studio albums|

* Assemble24
* Assemble25

| Visionary Vision|

* Performante

|

Extended plays|

* Access
* Assemble
* Aesthetic
* Muhan
* Mujuk

Singles|

* "Generation"
* "Girls Never Die"

Related topics|

* My Teenage Girl
* Girls Planet 999
* Queendom Puzzle
* Universe Ticket
* Busters

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* Videography

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