Jeongyeon (TWICE) - Had to change her real name and a past story she never wanted to talk about

Jeongyeon is known for being in Twice's vocal lines, famous for her stable voice and excellent choreography. However, the story behind the name Jeongyeon is full of sad memories.

Maybe fans all know Jeongyeon - Twice's talented and elegant vocalist. In 2016, Jeongyeon first told the story on an online exchange with fans and leader Jihyo, whose birth name was Jisoo and also had to change her name. When Jeongyeon was born on November 1, 1996, her parents gave her a very different name: Yoo Kyung Wan.

Based on the Hanja characters used on Jeongyeon's birthday, the original meaning of Kyung Wan can be read as 'subtle and graceful' or 'talented and beautiful'. But even though the meaning of the name Kyung Wan suits Jeongyeon's elegance, beauty, and flawless abilities, it's still the reason she gets bullied.

"That name [Kyung Wan] was a big problem for me. I was stressed because of the name," Jeongyeon shared.

Jeongyeon explained that she used the name Kyung Wan until the age of 9, but she 'had too many naming problems'. Sadly, while Kyung Wan is technically a name that doesn't discriminate between boys and girls, it's often used for girls.

There are two Korean male baseball players with this name: Lim Kyung Wan (sometimes spelled Lim Gyoung Wan) and Park Kyung Wan (sometimes Park Kyung Oan).

Many K-Drama series also named male characters as Kyung Wan, including Stranger, City Hunter and The Promise. During an online exchange, Jihyo jokingly called Jeongyeon "Kyung Wan-oppa", emphasizing the masculinity of the name to many Koreans.

Jeongyeon revealed that even her friends make fun of her, saying her name Kyung Wan sounds like a boy's name. In the end, the stress that bullying causes makes Jeongyeon unbearable. At that time, her mother decided to do something quite strong to stop all the teasing: change the name of her child's Kyung Wan to "beautiful person" - Jeongyeon.

The name Jeongyeon was chosen because it sounds like Jeongyeon's older sisters, actress Gong Seung Yeon, and non-entertainment sister Seo Yeon.

The Hanja character of the name Jeongyeon can be roughly translated as "chang an". But at the same time, its meaning is also less feminine than the old name of the idol group TWICE, but this name is said to be very feminine.

After her mother changed her birth name, Jeongyeon said she was very happy. She liked the new name so much that she wrote it over and over on paper.

It's not clear what the public thinks about the name Kyung Wan, but Jeongyeon definitely overcame her bullies in her childhood so that when she grows up, she becomes the beloved idol she is today.

All Kyung Wan in the world, we love you. - Jihyo

Recently, after about 3 months of stopping all activities due to psychological illness and anxiety disorder, Jeongyeon returned to the Twice lineup on the stage of the Seoul Music Awards ceremony taking place on the evening of January 31.

Previously, JYP announced that Jeong Yeon would be absent from Twice's upcoming promotional activities from October 17 due to health reasons. The company said:

"Jeong Yeon is experiencing anxiety about continuing with her schedule. After discussing with Jeong Yeon and the other Twice members, we decided that Jeong Yeon needs to get enough rest and balance. absolutely equal to professional treatment".

JYP affirmed that they value the physical and mental health of their artists above all else. Jeong Yeon will not be able to participate in promotional activities for Twice's second album for the time being. Future schedules will be announced if there are any changes.

In August 2019, member Mina also had to suspend activities due to anxiety disorder and stage fright. Currently, the female idol has returned to normal activities after a period of rest and psychological treatment.

After Mina and Jeong Yeon respectively had to temporarily stop working due to mental illness, many fans expressed concern about the state of all 9 Twice girls. The JYP girl group is known as a girl group who works hard for comebacks, always actively running shows, releasing new products and interacting with fans. Fans hope that the group will be given enough rest and better care by the company to ensure their health.

Although the fact that Jeongyeon needs absolute rest is something that fans fully support, they are extremely angry at JYP Entertainment. Many people have tried to call for JYP to reduce Twice's schedule, but things have not changed, and ended up coming to Jeongyeon with health problems.

Netizens were even more angry when in the announcement, JYP said "We value the mental and physical health of our artists more than anything" but in real life forced the girls to run with the wheel. heavy schedule. This has caused fans and even Knet to criticize JYP for its lies, saying that they value the health of the family but just want to "exploit" them to make as much money as possible.

Knet's comment on Theqoo about Jeongyeon's hiatus:

- I hope Jeongyeon will recover both physically and mentally soon and come back healthy. Always support her!

- JYP, please take good care of your artists!

- Jeongyeon ah, I hope you get enough rest and come back healthy.

- Don't get sick...

-I hope none of the members get sick anymore...

- Twice always has to release albums, go on tours, run overseas schedules... Their schedules are really heavy, I hope the girls get enough rest.

- JYP really doesn't treat Twice well!

- JYP don't lie anymore!

- JYP let them get sick and then let them rest with words like 'We value our artist's health more than anything'. Well, why do you keep making Twice comeback, acting like a machine all the time?

- JYP only pretended to care about the girls' health, while the Twice members weren't even allowed to rest at all.

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