Park Jeong-hwa

Park Jeong-hwa
Jeonghwa on August 24, 2014
Born	Park Jeong-hwa May 8, 1995 Anyang, South Korea
Occupation	Singer actress
Years active	2004–present
Website	Park Jeong-hwa on Instagram
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Dance
Labels	Banana Culture
Associated acts	EXID
Korean name
Hangul	박정화
Hanja	朴正花
Revised Romanization	Bak Jeong-hwa
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Chŏng-hwa
Signature

Park Jeong-hwa (hangul: 박정화; hanja: 朴正花; born May 8, 1995^[1]), better known by her stage name Jeonghwa, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known as a member of the South Korean girl group EXID under Banana Culture. She is best known for her roles in Webtoon Hero Toondra Show (2015).

Early life

She was born on May 8, 1995, in Anyang, South Korea. She graduated from Indeogwon Middle School and Baekyoung High School. She attended Global Cyber University, where she studied broadcast and entertainment. When she was in 3rd grade, she trained at a drama school. She trained at JYP Entertainment before joining Yedang Entertainment and becoming a member of the girl group EXID.^[2]

Career

EXID

EXID officially debuted on February 15, 2012, with the release of their debut single, "Whoz That Girl".^[3]

Solo activities

She made her acting debut as a child actress in a bit part in Wives on Strike (2004).^[4] In 2005, she became a co-host of NATV's Freshful Children Congress.^[5]

In 2015, she became a cast member in the variety television show Soulmates Returns.^[6][7][8][9] In the same year she portrayed Yook Ah-young in the drama Webtoon Hero Toondra Show as her first major leading role.^[10][11][12] She also appeared in many music videos such as Wonder Girls' "Tell Me" (2007), Huh Gak and LE's "Whenever You Play That Song" (2011), I-Rex's "That You're My Girl" (2013), RK Kim Seong-hui's "10:10" and "You Are My Everything" (2014).^{[13][14][15][16][17]}

Discography

EXID

Filmography

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2004	Wives on Strike		SBS
2015	Webtoon Hero Toondra Show	Yook Ah-young	MBC every1	Lead role
2016	Mask	Lee Chae Ri, Enita	Web	Lead role

Variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2005–06	Freshful Children Congress	NATV	main host
2015	Soulmates Returns	MBC every1	main cast
	EXID's Showtime	MBC every1	main cast
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Guest, Ep. 226 with EXID members
2016	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Guest, Ep. 254 with EXID members

Music videos

Year	Song	Artist(s)
2007	Tell Me	Wonder Girls
2011	Whenever You Play That Song	Huh Gak, LE
2013	That You're My Girl	I-Rex
	With the Wind	Led Apple
2014	10:10	RK Kim Seong-hui
	You Are My Everything	RK Kim Seong-hui

References

1. "Jeonghwa (EXID) artist profile". Melon (in Korean). LOEN Entertainment. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
2. Park, Hyun-min; Lee, Ju-ahn (March 20, 2012). "[Interview] Will EXID Become the Next Big Thing?". CJ E&M enewsworld. Mwave. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
3. "EXID reveals debut MV, "Whoz That Girl"". AllKpop. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
4. "'러브게임' EXID 출연, 라디오서도 '위아래' 역주행 댄스". 10asia (in Korean). December 9, 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
5. "싱싱 꿈나무국회". National Assembly Television. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
6. Park Ji Ryun (March 4, 2015). "EXID's Hani, Nicole, Seo Kang Jun and More Join 'Soulmates Returns'". Newsen. CJ E&M. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
7. Danbi Hong, Grace (16 March 2015). "SUJU-M Henry Coaches ′Soulmates Returns′ Female Contestants on How to Text Men". Mwave. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
8. Sora, Ghim (3 March 2015). "Who Is The Girl That Captivated Four Men?". bntnews. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
9. Woorim, Ahn (10 March 2015). "'Soulmates Returns' Holds Its Press Conference". bntnews. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
10. "BTOB's Ilhoon to make his acting debut as lead in 'Tundra Show'!". allkpop. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
11. "EXID's Jeonghwa to star in webtoon drama 'Tundra Show'". allkpop. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
12. "EXID's Jeonghwa grades herself on her first acting through 'Tundra Show'". allkpop. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
13. 신사동 호랭이의 EXID "우리는 주입식 걸그룹 아니다" (인터뷰) [Shinsadong Tiger's EXID says, "We are not another cheesy girl group" (Interview)]. Xports News (in Korean). February 28, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
14. "유승호 '그 노래를 틀 때마다' 뮤비, 박정화와 연인포스 3단콤보 '누나 질투유발'". TV Daily (in Korean). December 8, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
15. "신예 남성 5인조 아이렉스(I.REX) "니가 내 여자란 걸" 티저 공개" (in Korean). polinews. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
16. RK Kim Seong-hui (June 25, 2014). RK金承熙_You are my everything_官方完整版MV(Official Full MV) (video). YouTube. Event occurs at 4:24. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
17. RK Kim Seong-hui (May 19, 2014). RK金承熙_10:10_Official MV_緯來「來自星星的你」台灣唯一指定片頭曲 (video). YouTube. Event occurs at 4:08. Retrieved 2015-08-15.

External links

• Park Jeong-hwa on Instagram
  
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