The Twice member said the move marks a new acting chapter while stressing that her group activities and fans remain her top priority.<\/p>\n
\n Twice’s Jeongyeon poses for photos during an event for tea brand Teazen’s Kombucha held in Jongno District, central Seoul, on June 18.
\n YONHAP\n <\/p>\n
Twice\u2019s Jeongyeon is to pursue her acting career with Varo Entertainment, the same agency as her sister, actor Gong Seung-yeon.<\/p>\n
Jeongyeon signed an exclusive contract with Varo Entertainment, home to actors Byeon Woo-seok and Gong, the agency said Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are truly delighted to begin this meaningful partnership with Yu Jeong-yeon, who possesses a wide range of charms and boundless potential,\u201d Varo Entertainment said in a press release. Yu Jeong-yeon is Jeongyeon’s full name. \u201cWe were deeply moved by her sincerity and genuine commitment to acting.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBuilding on the global presence Yu Jeong-yeon has established over the years as a singer, we will be a reliable partner who fully supports her in every way as she takes on new challenges as an actor while continuing her group activities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeongyeon also posted a handwritten letter on Instagram the same day. <\/p>\n
“JYP has been my second home since my teenage years; a place where I\u2019ve spent so much time and created so many cherished memories,” she wrote. “I am now preparing to start a new chapter in a new place.”<\/p>\n
“Leaving a place that feels so familiar to me was daunting at first, I was able to find the courage thanks to my members and our Once who have always believed in me.”<\/p>\n
Once is the official name for Twice\u2019s fans.<\/p>\n
She stressed that Twice will always remain at the heart of who she is.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one thing I truly want to tell Once is that even though I am moving on to a new chapter to take on new challenges, Twice, the center of my life, will remain unchanged, just as it is now,\u201d she said. \u201cStanding before Once as a member of Twice will always be my very first priority.\u201d<\/p>\n
“I will prepare step by step with all my heart \u2013 both for my journey as Twice\u2019s Jeongyeon, whom you have loved so much, and for the new challenges ahead as Yu Jeong-yeon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeongyeon debuted as a member of Twice under JYP Entertainment in 2015. \u00a0The group is known for “Cheer Up” (2016), “TT” (2016), “What is Love?” (2018), “Yes or Yes” (2018), and “Feel Special” (2019).<\/p>\n
Varo Entertainment is home to actors Byeon, Gong, as well as “Squid Game” actor (2021-25) Lee You-mi, “Bon App\u00e9tit, Your Majesty” (2025) actor Lee Chae-min, and “Descendants of the Sun” (2016) actor Jin Goo.<\/p>\n
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BY KIM JI-YE [kim.jiye@joongang.co.kr]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Twice member said the move marks a new acting chapter while stressing that her group activities and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":["post-588749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}