Hyun Jyu-ni

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Hyun Jyu-ni
Born (1985-08-01) August 1, 1985 (age 38)
Gacheon-ri, Samnam-myeon, Ulju County, Ulsan, South Korea
Other names
  • Juni
  • Ju-an
EducationSeoul Art College – Applied Music
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • musical actress
Years active2008–present
AgentBH Entertainment
Spouse
Unknown
(m. 2012)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
현쥬니
Revised Romanization Hyeon Jyu-ni
McCune–Reischauer Hyŏn Chyuni
Musical career
Formerly of M.M.D

Hyun Jyu-ni (born August 1, 1985), previously known under the stage names Juni or Ju-an, [1] is a South Korean singer, actress, and musical actress.

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Career

Hyun Jyu-ni debuted as the frontman of the four-member girl rock band BellaMafia, which released the album Overstep in 2008. TV director Lee Jae-kyoo spotted her in the musical Bandits and cast her as a flutist in his television series Beethoven Virus . Hyun had played the flute from a young age, and was previously a member of the Seoul Youth Chamber Orchestra. Since then she has transitioned to an acting career, appearing in supporting roles as a pregnant young girl from Yanbian in Take Off , a hacker in IRIS , a firefighter in Love 911 , as well as a starring role as a rock-band vocalist in Sky and Ocean. One of her most high-profile roles was as a young single mother who joins the Comeback Madonna Band in I Am Legend . [2]

In 2020, Hyun became the female lead actress for the first time in her career in the 120-episode SBS morning drama Mom Has an Affair . [3] In 2021, she became one of the cast members for TVN's MAMADOL. On December 10, 2021, the first episode of Mama The Idol was aired on tvN. The show marked the return of legendary idols who are currently mothers.[1]On the January 14th, 2022, broadcast of Mama The Idol, the members competed for the position of main vocalist. In the end, Sunye had earned the main vocalist position.[2]On January 28, Mamadol then released their debut digital single "Mama The Idol"

Personal life

Hyun married an entrepreneur on December 13, 2012 in a private ceremony held in Guam. [4] [5] [6] She gave birth to their first child, a son, on July 30, 2013. [7]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleHangulRoleNetwork
2008 Beethoven Virus 베토벤 바이러스Ha Yi-deun MBC
2009 IRIS 아이리스Yang Mi-jung KBS2
2010Juni & Ah-min's Single Life쥬니와 아민의 독립생활백서Herself O'live
I Am Legend 나는 전설이다Yang Ah-reum SBS
2012 Ohlala Couple 울랄라 부부Go Il-ran KBS2
2014 Angel Eyes 엔젤 아이즈Cha Min-soo SBS
Mama 마마 – 세상 무서울 게 없는Rachel MBC
2016 Descendants of the Sun 태양의 후예Pyo Ji-soo KBS2
2017 Bravo My Life 브라보 마이 라이프Jung Sung-ah SBS
2019 Legal High 리갈 하이Sophia JTBC
2020 Mom Has an Affair 엄마가 바람났다Oh Pil-jung SBS
2022 It's Beautiful Now 현재는 아름다워 [8] Lee So-ra KBS2

Variety show

YearTitleNotes
2021 Mama The Idol Contestant

Film

YearTitleHangulRole
2009 Take Off 국가대표Wang Soon-deok
Sky and Ocean하늘과 바다Bada
2011 Perfect Game 퍼펙트 게임Min-kyung
2012 Love 911 반창꼬Hyun-kyung
2015 You Call It Passion 열정 같은 소리 하고 있네Reporter Hyun (cameo)

Music video

YearSong titleHangulArtist
2010"Half of Half"반의 반 Lee Seung-hwan

Musical theatre

YearTitleHangulRoleRef.
2008Bandits밴디트 – 또 다른시작
2023My Mother친정엄마Mi-young [9]

Discography

Album informationTrack listing
Overstep
  • Album
  • Artist: BellaMafia
  • Released: February 4, 2008
  • Label: Sound Holic/M.Net Media
Track listing
  1. BellaMafia
  2. 꺼져버려
  3. 소리없이
  4. 널 기도해
  5. 소리없이 (Piano Ver)
Happy Ending
Track listing
02. Happy Ending – Juni
Empty
Track listing
05. Empty – Juni
I Am Legend OST
Track listing

01. 컴백마돈나 (Comeback Madonna)
02. 백만송이장미 (A Million Roses)
04. Killing Me Softly
06. 사랑사랑사랑 (Love Love Love)
07. 기분 좋은 날 (A Fine Day)

09. 황홀한 고백 (A Blissful Confession)

Awards

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