Jang Wonyoung

Wonyoung was born on August 31, 2004, in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea, making her a Virgo with a Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey — and the youngest member of IVE. Source: Kpop Profiles

She was street-cast by Starship Entertainment in April 2017 when a casting agent spotted her at her older sister's graduation ceremony and was immediately struck by her tall height and adorable face. Source: Kpop Wiki Fandom

In the Produce 48 finale on August 31, 2018 — her 14th birthday — she took first place overall with 338,366 votes, becoming the center and face of IZONE, the multinational project group that debuted with ColorIZ and its title track La Vie en Rose. Source: Grokipedia / IZ*ONE Wiki Fandom

Before aspiring to be an idol, Wonyoung wanted to become an announcer or a lawyer — it was Lee Hyori's U-Go Girl that first made her fall in love with K-pop performance. Source: Kpop Singers / IVE Wiki Fandom

She trained under Starship for just one year and two months before going on Produce 48, making her one of the least-experienced contestants — and still the one who finished first. Source: IVE Wiki Fandom / IMDB

Wonyoung has co-written lyrics for multiple songs, including IZ*ONE's Dreamlike and WithOne, demonstrating her songwriting instincts long before IVE's debut. Source: K-pop Members

In November 2021, just before IVE's debut, she became the youngest-ever cover model of Harper's Bazaar Korea — a record that underscored her arrival as a full-fledged fashion force at just 17. Source: IVE Wiki Fandom

Wonyoung is the tallest member of IVE at 173 cm (5'8"), and was also the tallest member of IZ*ONE — her height has been a defining part of her visual identity since she was first scouted. Source: IVE Wiki Fandom

She serves as brand ambassador for luxury houses including Miu Miu Beauty, Bvlgari, and FRED, and has also collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger's Tommy Jeans, Dr. Althea, Samsung, and Pepsi — making her one of K-pop's most commercially in-demand fourth-gen idols. Source: Beauty Scene / Grokipedia

A HapaKristin contact lens collaboration tied to Wonyoung sold out across its Korean, Japanese, and Southeast Asian websites during a three-day presale, faster than the brand anticipated — and a KIRSH pajama set she wore sold out the same day she wore it. Source: EnVi Media

In January 2024, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in Wonyoung's favor in her defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Sojang, awarding her ₩100 million KRW (approx. $74,000 USD) in damages — a case Wonyoung and Starship had pursued aggressively, including filing through a US law firm to identify the creator's real identity. Source: Sportskeeda / IVE Members Profile

She has her own private room in IVE's dorm — the only member with that arrangement — and has expressed a dream of one day creating her own fashion line. Source: IVE Wiki Fandom

Wonyoung is the only IVE member whose English name (Vicky) was given to her in kindergarten, where she first learned the language — she has been fluent in English ever since. Source: IVE Wiki Fandom / omgidol

She is good at math and won three prizes at her elementary school math competition, and was once elected president of her school's student council — a reminder that "born for the stage" and academically sharp are not mutually exclusive. Source: Kpop Singers

Wonyoung is afraid of the dark, insects, and scary movies, and is the only IVE member who doesn't have dimples — a detail her fans know and love to bring up. Source: IVE Wiki Fandom

Her father works as a music teacher and her older sister Jang Da-a is a professional actress under King Kong Entertainment, making Wonyoung arguably the most inevitable idol in K-pop history. Source: omgidol / Kpop Singers

She prefers Pepsi over Coca-Cola, fruit tarts over cake, and reduced-fat milk so much that she has a personal non-measuring cup just for drinking it — her manager reportedly knows her order by look alone. Source: IVE Wiki Fandom / Trivia