KARAVocalist
Jiyoung
지영Kang Ji-young (강지영)
Jiyoung is a member of KARA, the South Korean group that debuted in 2007.
- Age
- 32
- Jan 18, 1994
- Height
- 167 cm
- 5′6″
- MBTI
- ENTP
- self-reported
- Debut
- 2008
- with KARA
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Jiyoung (지영)
- Birth name
- Kang Ji-young (강지영)
- Position
- Vocalist
- Birthday
- January 18, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac sign
- Capricorn
- Chinese zodiac
- Dog
- Height
- 167 cm (5′6″)
- Blood type
- O
- MBTI
- ENTP
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Birthplace
- Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Joined
- July 24, 2008
8 facts
About Jiyoung
Jiyoung joined KARA with Hara in 2008. After leaving in 2014, she pursued acting in Japan and released solo music as JY. She returned to KARA for Move Again in 2022.
- 01
She auditioned for DSP Media with Girls’ Generation’s “Kissing You.”
- 02
She was fourteen when she joined KARA.
- 03
Singer and actress Kim Yoon-ji is her cousin.
- 04
She participated in the project group Mystic White.
- 05
Her solo song “Wanna Do” appears on KARA Solo Collection.
- 06
She starred in the Korean-Japanese drama Rainbow Rose.
- 07
She made her Japanese solo debut as JY with “Saigo no Sayonara” in 2016.
- 08
She contributed to the songwriting of “When I Move.”
2 tracks
Solo & unit tracks
Songs on KARA releases that feature Jiyoung as a solo artist or in a unit.
- Special single
“Wanna Do”
Solo track by Jiyoung · KARA Solo Collection
- Special single
“Wanna Do”
Solo track by Jiyoung · KARA Collection
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