Yoojung started her career path as an entertainer when she became a trainee for Fantagio several years ago.
After some years doing a lot of hard works, she then was trusted by the agency to be one of the Fantagio representatives for a survival show called Produce 101 in 2016.
Because of her dazzling performances, she raised her popularity as soon she joined the show.
She then ended up by placing the 3rd position in the final episode that made her becoming IOI’s member.
In the same year, she also made some appearances for a show called Golden Tambourine.
One year later, IOI disbanded and Yoojung came back to Fantagio. She then debuted with a new girl group called Weki Meki by releasing EP Weme on August 8, 2017.
In 2018, she was trusted to be a part of WJMK, a collaboration team between WJSN and Weki Meki and eventually made a release of Strong single on 1st June.
Profile
- Real Name: Choi Yoo Jung (최유정)
- Stage Name: Yoojung (유정)
- Nickname: Wink Fairy, Yoodaeng
- Birthday: November 12, 1999
- Birthplace: Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
- Nationality: South Korean
- Position: Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist, Face of the Group (Weki Meki)
- Height: 157 cm (5’2″)
- Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs)
- Blood Type: O
- Religion: –
- Profession: Singer, Dancer, Rapper
- Education: Seoul School of Performing Arts
- Hobbies: Painting, Photography, Dancing
- Parents: –
- Sibling: –
- Boyfriend: –
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- Instagram: @dbeoddl__
- TikTok: @wm_choiyoojung
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Facts
- In her family, Yoojung is the only child.
- Before she attended SOPA, she already became a student for Seoul Music High School.
- She is really good at singing to some acoustic genre songs.
- She is also very good at doing animal sound imitation.
- She once made an appearance of an MV called Breathless by ASTRO.
- Rihanna is her favorite role model.
- She said that she idolizes BTS and 2NE1 and chooses them as her most favorite K-Pop groups.
- She once made a performance for KBS Festival Song 2016 alongside Seulgi from Red Velvet, SinB from GFRIEND, Momo from TWICE, and Chunga. In that event, Yoojung sang to INFINITE’s Be Mine.
- Sunflower is the most often emoji that she uses.
- Similar to Elly, she also made a cameo appearance for To Be Continued web drama in 2015.
- Yoojung also acted in a web drama own by Fantagio called Idol Fever in 2017.
- She is one of the mood makers in Weki Meki.
- She became a trainee for approximately four years seven months.
- The agency announced her as the first Weki Meki member.
- She made a good friendship with OH MY GIRL’s Arin.
- She once made an appearance for The Future Diary series alongside Yerin from GFRIEND.
- Yoojung once became a contestant for Produce 101 and got 3rd place.
- She was a IOI’s member.
- Yoojung takes a participation in WJMK, collaboration team between Weki Meki and WJSN.
- She made an appearance for Golden Tambourine.
- She once took a hiatus from October 2019 until February 2020 because she got some health problems.
- She is a best friend for Yuri and Chaeyeon from IZ*ONE and also Jiwon from Fromis_9.
- She is a very cheerful and sociable person.
- Yoojung often shows up her smile.
- She always can sleep wherever she is.
- She is hard to open with strangers.
- She can make a grandmother typical voice.
- She becomes a friend for Castle J from MCND.
- Yoojng said that all she cares about her ideal type is feelings, not genders and she chooses Park Hae Jin and also Yoon Dojoon from Highlight to be her most ideal type.
Pics of Yoojung
1. Yoojung is undeniably cool
2. What a perfect beauty
3. Yoojung slays the photoshoot
4. A cutie that never disappoints us
5. She looks like a real high school student
Yoojung is really a versatile, vibrant, and popular idol. Who doesn’t love her, anyway?