Yoo Jeong-yeon is a member of the South Korean girl band, TWICE. She is profoundly known by her stage name Jeongyeon. She debuted officially as a member of TWICE with their first extended play, The Story Begins in October 2015.
Jeongyeon has taken a break from her activities and singing a couple of times as she is suffering from panic and anxiety disorder. She announced her first break on 17 October 2020 and second break on 18 August 2021.
She posted it on her social media handles and also the girl group’s official fan page posted about it and TWICE’s official Twitter account shared the same news. They reported, “Jeongyeon is currently experiencing panic and psychological anxiety. Although Jeongyeon was moving forward with her schedule by simultaneously taking action for recovery, we value our artists’ health as the most important issue. Therefore, after deep discussions internally accompanied by professional medical measures, we have decided that it is needed for Jeongyeon to have sufficient time to focus on her recovery and rest,” the company wrote. “After discussions with Jeongyeon herself and other TWICE members, we inform you that Jeongyeon will be unable to attend TWICE’s activity for a while in the future schedule. As the artist label, we will provide the best procedures for Jeongyeon to recover with sufficient time. We kindly ask for your love and support for Jeongyeon’s full recovery.”
Source: Teen Vogue
