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]
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.[7]
Discography
Mini albums
- Deep (2022)
Digital singles
Collaborations
- "Born to be Wild" (with Min & Jo Kwon) (2016)
- "Punk Right Now" (with 3LAU) (2018)
- "Think About Me" (with Raiden) (2020)
Features
- Taeyeon - "Up & Down" (2016)
- Hitchhiker - "Time" (with Sunny & Taeyong) (2018)
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
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)
Music videos appearances
Producing and writing credits
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[8]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||
| Herself | "Sober" | "Sober" | Writing Composing |
| "Punk Right Now" | "Punk Right Now" | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Herself | "Badster" | "Badster" | Writing Composing |
| 2020 | |||
| Herself | "Dessert" | "Dessert" | Composing |
Concerts
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)
Gallery
- Main article: Hyoyeon/Gallery
References
Official links
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