Hyoyeon (효연) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, and DJ under SM Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group Girls' Generation, its second sub-unit Girls' Generation-Oh!GG and the female unit GOT the beat.
As a DJ, she goes by the name HYO.
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
Hyoyeon's formal dance training began in elementary school; she learned hip hop, jazz, and Latin dance at her neighborhood's hip-hop school.[1]
She auditioned for SM Entertainment at the age of 11 through SM's 2000 Casting System.[2] In 2004, she, alongside SUPER JUNIOR's Siwon, were sent to Beijing to study Chinese.[citation needed]
Before debuting with Girls' Generation, she worked with Janet Jackson and was BoA's silhouette dancer during a performance at Mnet Km Music Video Festival 2005.[3]
2007: Debut with Girls' Generation[]
Hyoyeon debuted as a member of Girls' Generation on August 5, 2007 with the group's first single "Into the New World".
2012: Dancing with the Stars[]
In April 2012, she became a contestant on the dance competition show Dancing with the Stars. She and her partner, Kim Hyun-suk, finished the show in 2nd place.[4]
2016: Solo debut[]
She made her solo debut on December 2, 2016 with the digital single "Mystery".
2018: DJ debut, Oh!GG[]
On April 4, 2018, SM Entertainment announced Hyoyeon would be making her debut as a DJ using the stage name HYO.[5] Her first single as a DJ, "Sober", was released on April 18.
On September 5, she debuted as a member of Girls' Generation's second sub-unit Girls' Generation-Oh!GG with the release of their single "Lil' Touch".
2022: Deep[]
On May 2, 2022, a teaser image was posted which revealed that she will be releasing her first mini album, Deep, on May 16.[6]
2023: "Picture"[]
On August 2, 2023, E Daily reported that Hyoyeon will be having a comeback in August.[7] Later in the day, SM confirmed the reports.[8] On August 16, a teaser image was posted which revealed that she will be releasing her seventh digital single, "Picture", on August 22.[9]
2024: "Retro Romance"[]
On February 8, 2024, SM Entertaiment revealed that Hyoyeon will be releasing a single in the second half of the year.[10] On May 8, SM Entertainment announced that the single will be released in the third quarter of the year.[11] On August 23, a teaser image was posted which revealed that she will be releasing her first English digital single, "Retro Romance", on September 26.[12]
Personal life[]
Relationship[]
In December 2012, Hyoyeon began dating businessman Kim Jun-hyung. The couple broke up in 2014 after dating for nearly two years.[13]
Discography[]
Korean[]
Mini albums[]
Digital singles[]
Remix singles[]
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Collaborations[]
Features[]
OSTs[]
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English[]
Digital singles[]
- "Retro Romance" (2024)
Remix singles[]
- "Punk Right Now (Remixes)" (2019)
Collaborations[]
- "Retro Romance (House Remix)" (with Czaer) (2024)
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[14]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||
| Herself | "Sober" "Sober (English ver.)" |
Deep | Composing Arranging |
| Herself and 3LAU | "Punk Right Now" "Punk Right Now (English ver.)" | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Herself and 3LAU | "Punk Right Now (Raiden Remix)" | "Punk Right Now (Remixes)" | Composing |
| "Punk Right Now (Madeaux Remix)" | |||
| "Punk Right Now (KUURO Remix)" | |||
| Herself | "Badster" "Badster (English ver.)" |
Deep | Composing Arranging |
| 2020 | |||
| Herself feat. Loopy, Soyeon | "Dessert" | Deep | Composing |
| 2021 | |||
| Lil Cherry feat. HYO | "G! Remix" | Writing | |
Concerts[]
North America tours[]
- DJ HYO Tour 2023 in North America (2023)[15]
USA tours[]
- Hyo USA Summer Tour 2024 (2024)[16]
Concert participation[]
- SMTOWN Live 2018 in Osaka (2018)
- SMTOWN Live 2019 in Tokyo (2019)
- SMTOWN Live 2022 : SMCU Express@Kwangya (2022)
- SMTOWN Live 2022 : SMCU Express@Tokyo (2022)
- Grand Wave KPOP Music Festival 2022 (2022)[17]
- SMTOWN Live 2023 : SMCU Palace@Kwangya (2023)
- MIK Festival Paris 2023 (2023)[18]
- SMTOWN Live 2024 : SMCU Palace@Tokyo (2024)
- SMTOWN Live 2025 in Seoul (2025)
Filmography[]
Films[]
- Unstoppable Marriage (2007)
- I Am. (2012)
- SMTOWN The Stage (2015)
Dramas[]
- Oh! My Lady (SBS, 2010) - cameo
Competition shows[]
- Dancing with the Stars (MBC, 2012) - contestant
Reality shows[]
- Hit The Stage (Mnet, 2016) - contestant
- Good Girl (Mnet, 2020) - contestant
- Universe Ticket (SBS, 2023) - judge[19]
Variety shows[]
- Hyoyeon's One Million Likes (On Style, 2015)
- Hyoyeon's 10 Million Likes (On Style, 2016)
- Attraction TV: Season 2 (On Style, 2017) - regular member
- My English Puberty (tvN, 2017-2018) - regular member
- Unnies Beauty Carpool (Naver TV Cast, 2021)
- The Game Caterers 2 (tvN, 2024) - guest[20]
Music videos appearances[]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Hyoyeon/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ Newsen: 소녀시대 댄스퀸 효연 “초등학교 때 힙합스쿨 다녀”
- ↑ Champagne (KBS2, March 14, 2009)
- ↑ Hello Kpop: 9 astonishing dance performances of Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon
- ↑ Dancing with the Stars (Season 2): Episodes 1-12
- ↑ Soompi: Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon Confirmed To Make Solo Comeback As DJ Hyo
- ↑ @GirlsGeneration on Twitter (May 2, 2022)
- ↑ (KR) Daum: '소녀시대 댄싱 퀸' 효연, 솔로곡으로 여름 대전 합류
- ↑ Soompi: Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon Confirmed To Make August Comeback
- ↑ @GirlsGeneration on Twitter (August 16, 2023)
- ↑ Soompi: SM Entertainment Reveals Comeback Plans And Concerts For 2024
- ↑ Soompi: SM Entertainment Announces Comeback Plans For 2nd And 3rd Quarter Of 2024
- ↑ @GirlsGeneration on Twitter (August 23, 2024)
- ↑ Soompi: Hyoyeon’s Ex-Boyfriend Kim Jun Hyung Opens Up about Recent Incident and Their Relationship
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10018497 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ @GirlsGeneration on Twitter (September 23, 2023)
- ↑ @GirlsGeneration on Twitter (June 26, 2023)
- ↑ @grandwavemy on Twitter (October 13, 2022)
- ↑ @mikfestival on Twitter (December 21, 2022)
- ↑ Soompi: Kim Sejeong, ITZY’s Yeji And Chaeryeong, Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon, And More To Mentor On “Universe Ticket”
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: SM Artists Get Rowdy In Preview For PD Na Young Suk's "The Game Caterers 2"
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