- For other people known as 'Hyewon', see Hyewon.
Zoa (Korean: 조아; Japanese: ゾア) is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is the maknae of the girl group Weeekly.
Career[]
2020: Debut with Weeekly[]
On May 11, her profile photo for Weeekly was revealed.[1] The group debuted on June 30 with the mini album We Are.
2021: Acting debut[]
On December 13, the group's Official Twitter announced that Zoa made her acting debut on web movie 3.5th Period.[2]
2023: Queendom Puzzle[]
On May 26, 2023, Zoa was revealed as a contestant on the Mnet reality survival show Queendom Puzzle.[3] The show's first episode premiered on June 13.
On August 8, it was announced that Zoa, along with 6 other contestants, had been eliminated from the show during semifinals.[4] She finished at 14th place overall.
2025: Departure from IST Entertainment[]
On February 26, 2025, IST Entertainment announced that all Weeekly members have terminated their contract with them. The future activities of the group remain undecided as of now.[5]
Discography[]
OSTs[]
- "3.5th Period OST Part.3" ("First Love" with Bumkey) (2022)
Participation releases[]
- "Queendom Puzzle Team Battle 2" ("Charismatic" as part of DROP The Beat) (2023)
- "Queendom Puzzle Rise Up" ("Rise Up" with contestants of Queendom Puzzle) (2023)
- Queendom Puzzle All-Rounder Battle 2 ("Web" as part of Puzzle Team) (2023)
- Queendom Puzzle Semi Final ("I Do" with semi-finalists of Queendom Puzzle) (2023)
Filmography[]
Web movies[]
- 3.5th Period (TVING, 2021) - main role
Television shows[]
- Queendom Puzzle (Mnet, 2023) - contestant
Trivia[]
- Zoa became a trainee in April 2019; she had the shortest training time of the members.[6]
- One of the songs she used at her audition was Red Velvet's "Russian Roulette".[7]
- Pre-debut, she gained attention from netizens for her physical beauty despite her young age.[8]
- In the group, her representative day is Friday while her representative planet is Venus.[9]
- In the group's dorm, she shares a room with Soojin and Soeun.[10]
- She won the grand prize for an English speech contest in middle school.[11]
- Her favorite color is red.[7]
- One of her nicknames is ZoBaby.[12]
- Her favorite season is spring since her birthday is during that time.[7]
- Zoa doesn't wake up to an alarm clock. Instead, she wakes up to other peoples' voices.[10]
- Her motto is "Sincerity is the shortcut to growth".[11]
- Zoa is best friends with tripleS' JiWoo.[13]
- If she wasn't an idol singer, Zoa would be either an announcer or a writer.[7]
- Her favorite movies are the Harry Potter and Avengers series.[7]
- She wants to perform Girls' Generation's "Gee".[7]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Zoa/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ @_Weeekly on Twitter (May 11, 2020)
- ↑ @_Weeekly on Twitter (December 13, 2021)
- ↑ Soompi: “Queendom Puzzle” Unveils 2nd Lineup With Individual Teasers (May 26, 2023)
- ↑ Soompi: “Queendom Puzzle” Eliminates 7 Contestants + Announces Current Top 7 After Semifinals (August 9, 2023)
- ↑ Soompi: All Members Of Weeekly Part Ways With IST Entertainment
- ↑ Hanryu Pia:【Weeekly】チゲの食べ方がすごい⁉ Apinkの妹グループに直撃インタビュー＜後編＞
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Weeekly (위클리) TMI 작성 현장 & 'Zig Zag' MV 촬영 현장
- ↑ Allkpop: Netizens in awe over the beauty of the Play M trainee
- ↑ Ray: The first interview with the new girl group Weeekly, which is attracting attention in Korea! Approaching its charm♥
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Twitter Blueroom Live Q&A with Weeekly (July 2, 2020)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 GQ Korea October 2020 Issue
- ↑ YouTube: (Weeekly) 1-month-old K-pop group UNFILTERED l Question Parade
- ↑ YouTube: Queendom Puzzle EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW | 6/13(화) 밤 10시 첫 방송
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