Jeon Ji-yoon

I came to know Jeon Ji-yoon through 4Minute, where she was the sharp-edged rapper anchoring a group that always leaned harder and fiercer than its peers. When the group disbanded, she didn't fade quietly. She relaunched as a solo act under the name Jenyer with I Do in late 2016, and the songwriter credit tells me she wanted creative ownership, not just a microphone. To me that pivot is the interesting part. Going solo after a popular group is a gamble, and choosing a fresh stage name signals she wanted a clean identity. I respect artists who insist on reinventing themselves.

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Name (English)

Jeon Ji-yoon

Name (Japanese)

チョン・ジユン

Reading

ちょん・じゆん

Born

October 15, 1990 (age 36)

Origin

Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Occupation

singer / rapper / dancer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

High school

Byeongjeom High School

University

Kyung Hee University

• Official sitehttps://4min.co.kr/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jenyerjiyoon/
• Xhttps://x.com/4M_jiyoonitt
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeon%20Ji-yoon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A6%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491612

Tags

• singer
• rapper
• dancer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.