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South Korean singer (born 2003) In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Swan
Swan in 2023
BornPark Su-jin
(2003-07-11) July 11, 2003 (age 21)
Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2020–present
LabelsRBW
Member of
Korean name
Hangul박수진
Hanja朴秀珍
Revised RomanizationBak Sujin
McCune–ReischauerPak Suchin
Stage name
Hangul수안
Revised RomanizationSu An
McCune–ReischauerSu An
Musical artist

Park Su-jin (Korean: 박수진; born July 11, 2003), better known by her stage name Swan (Korean: 수안), is a South Korean singer. She is a member of South Korean girl group Purple Kiss. She made her solo debut with her debut single album Twenty, which was produced by Jung Key, on July 2, 2023.

Career

Pre-debut

Swan did the guide version of Chungha's "Snapping" and participated in the chorus of the official release as the background vocals.

She has been an RBW trainee since 2017.

2020–present: Debut with Purple Kiss

On July 23, 2020, Swan was confirmed to be a member of Purple Kiss with the release of her debut trailer on the group's YouTube channel. In September, she had a temporary hiatus for health reasons, making her unable to participate on the group's first pre-debut release, "My Heart Skip a Beat". RBW stated her return to the group on December 23.

2022–present: Solo activities and solo debut with Twenty

On July 3, 2022, Swan was revealed as "Old Twisted Bread" on the second part of MBC singing competition program King of Mask Singer's 180th Generation Mask King episode when she lost at the third round, a round right before the final round. On September 17, she joined KBS music producer competition show Listen-Up as a mission singer for producer Jung Key. She lent her voice on a rearrangement of "Oh! What a Shiny Night", which was originally released by South Korean punk band Crying Nut in 2001. A day before, Swan, along with other 47 contestants, was revealed by Mnet as the lineup for its music survival show Artistock Game. She participated on the show until the eighth episode where she was eliminated, right before the semifinal round.

In the first quarter of 2023, Swan participated on KakaoTV virtual survival show Girls Reverse as Ruby, where her identity was revealed later when she got eliminated on the final episode and ended on the eighth place, failed to debut with the final group, Fe:verse. On June 20, RBW confirmed that Swan would make her debut as a solo artist in July with Jung Key, which had previously worked with her, as the producer of the release. Three days later, the format of her debut was revealed to be a single album with the title Twenty. On July 2, as the planned date, Swan officially debuted as a solo artist with the release of the single album and its music video of the lead single of the same name. She had her first music show performance on Mnet's M Countdown on July 6.

Discography

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Twenty Track listing
  1. "Twenty" (Prod. Jung Key)
  2. "Be My Everything" (나를 비추면)
  3. "Twenty (English ver.)"
  4. "Be My Everything (English ver.)"
 50
  • KOR: 2,637

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, chart positions, and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Down.
"Twenty"
(Prod. Jung Key) 		2023 136 Twenty

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and album name
Title Year Album
"Absently" (멍하니) 2021 School 2021 OST
"Burning" 2023 Divorce Attorney Shin OST

Compilation appearances

List of compilation appearances, showing year released, and album name
Title Year Album
"Oh! What a Shiny Night" (밤이 깊었네) 2022 Listen-Up Ep. 7
"Bling Bling" (블링블링) 2023 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Kim Yon-ja)

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist(s) Album Lyricist Composer
"Ponzona" 2021 Purple Kiss Into Violet Yes Yes
"Period" (퍼펙트) Yes Yes
"2am" (새벽2시) Hide & Seek Yes No
"Twenty" 2023 Herself Twenty Yes No
"Be My Everything" (나를비추면) Yes No
"BBB" 2024 Purple Kiss BXX Yes No
"On My Bike" Headway Yes No
"Light the Way" Yes No

Filmography

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 King of Mask Singer Contestant As "Old Twisted Bread" (Episode 361–362)
Listen-Up Mission singer Performed Jung Key's arrangement of "Oh! What a Shiny Night"
Artistock Game Contestant Eliminated at the eight episode
2023 Girls Reverse Finished at the eighth place at the final episode
Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Performed "Bling Bling" by Kim Yon-ja (Episodes 589)

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