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Jang Won-young

Jang Won-young, South Korean singer and model

Born
August 31, 2004
Age in 2026
22
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
2004

About Jang Won-young

Jang Won-young (Korean: 장원영; born August 31, 2004) is a South Korean singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Ive under Starship Entertainment and former member of project girl group Iz*One, having finished first in Mnet's girl group survival reality television show Produce 48 in 2018. == Early life and education == Jang Won-young was born in Ichon-dong of Seoul, South Korea, on August 31, 2004. She has an older sister, actress Jang Da-ah (birth name: Jang Jin-young), who is an artist under King Kong by Starship. After debuting with Iz*One, the group's label Off the Record announced Jang's intentions to complete education via home-schooling in April 2019. She subsequently left Yonggang Middle School and took the qualification exam, passing with perfect scores in Korean, English, and mathematics, which attributes to her being bilingual, speaking Korean and English fluently. Jang graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul on February 9, 2023. == Career == === 2018–2020: Produce 48 and Iz*One === From June 15 to August 31, 2018, Jang represented Starship Entertainment alongside An Yu-jin and Cho Ka-hyeon on the girl group survival reality television show Produce 48. She eventually placed first and debuted with Iz*One. Iz*One's Korean debut extended play (EP) Color*Iz was released on October 29, 2018, under the label Off the Record, with "La Vie en Rose" serving as lead single.

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Career and life highlights

Jang Won-young timeline

  1. Jang Won-young (Korean: 장원영; born August 31, 2004), also known mononymously as Wonyoung, is a South Korean singer.
  2. After debuting with Iz*One, the group's label Off the Record announced Jang's intentions to complete education via home-schooling in April 2019.

The world when Jang Won-young was born

Jang Won-young was born in 2004. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2004

  • #1 song"Yeah!" – Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris
  • Top movieMillion Dollar Baby
  • Top TV showAmerican Idol
  • Best-selling bookThe Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBoston Red Sox end the Curse of the Bambino with a World Series title
  • Top headlineIndian Ocean tsunami devastates Southeast Asia
  • Technology milestoneFacebook founded
  • Defining fadFacebook
  • Notable inventionFacebook (launched at Harvard)
  • World population6.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championBoston Red Sox (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population292.8M

2004 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jang Won-young's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20042026
Gas$1.88$3.45/gal
Average home$185,200$435,000
Average income$54,061$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$6.21$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population292.8M341 million

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