Ryu Hyo-young (born April 22,1993),better known by the mononym Hyoyoung or Jung Woo-yeon,is a South Korean actress,model,and rapper. She was a member of the South Korean co-ed group Coed School and the girl group F-ve Dolls.
Ryu was born on 22 April 1993 in Gwangju,South Korea.[1] She has an identical twin sister,Ryu Hwa-young,who is a former member of the girl group T-ara. Hyoyoung is the older of the two.
Ryu was scouted after she and her sister made an appearance on SBS' variety show Star King by Core Contents Media. Ryu and her sister were both originally slated to debut in T-ara,however,Ryu was cut from the group's line-up before their debut. A year later,she debuted with Coed School.
In that same year,Ryu was cast in KBS' teen drama Jungle Fish 2.[2] She also took part in the 80th Miss Chunhyang pageant and subsequently won it.[citation needed]
In 2011,Ryu joined Coed School's female unit,F-ve Dolls. The unit made their debut on February 17. The unit later became an independent group after her agency decided not to reform Coed School. The same year,she starred in MBC's romantic comedy drama The Greatest Love playing a popular singer.[3]
On March 10,2015 MBK Entertainment confirmed that F-ve Dolls had decided to disband.[7] In August 2015,following F-ve Dolls' disbandment,it was reported that Ryu had requested to terminate her contract with MBK Entertainment.[8]
2016–present:Acting activities and label change
In March 2016,it was confirmed that her request to terminate her contract with MBK Entertainment was accepted.[9] Ryu later signed an exclusive contract with Y Team Company in August 2017.[10] The same year,she was cast as the lead role in MBC's daily drama Golden Pouch.[11]
In 2018,Ryu was cast in the historical TV series Grand Prince.[12] The series achieved a rating of 5.6% for its finale,becoming the highest rated TV Chosun series since the network's establishment in 2011.[13][14]
She was cast as female lead in weekend series Be Meal under the new stage name Jung Woo-yeon.[15]
As of 2020,she was signed to Big Picture Entertainment.
Personal life
Bullying controversy
In 2017,a former T-ara staff member stated that Ryu and her sister were the bullies in the scandal that plagued T-ara in 2012.[16][17][unreliable source?][18] The reports featured a picture of an alleged text conversation between Ryu and Areum,T-ara's member at the time,in which Ryu threatened Areum with comments such as "I'll scratch up your face so you can't be on TV" and "Stupid bitch. Show up in front of me,we'll see what happens."[19] Following this,viewers demanded that Ryu step down from her TV series Golden Pouch.[20]
↑ Kim, Hyun-jeong (April 10, 2023). '하늘의 인연' 여정미 작가 "강치환 역은 처음부터 김유석[Heavenly Destiny' writer Yoo Yeo-mi "The role of Kang Chi-hwan was Kim Yoo-seok from the beginning] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved April 18, 2023– via Naver.
↑ Lee Mi-ji (October 5, 2022). 송하윤X동해X이민재X정우연, '오! 영심이' 캐스팅..만화의 실사화(공식)[Song Ha-yoon X Dong-hae X Lee Min-jae X Jung Woo-yeon, 'Oh! 'Youngshim' Casting..Real-action Manga (Official)] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Naver.
↑ Jang, Woo-young (December 30, 2017). "[MBC연기대상]김선호·김정현·서주현·이선빈, 신인상 수상 영광"[[MBC Acting Awards] Kim Seon-ho, Kim Jung-hyun, Seo Joo-hyun, Lee Seon-bin, Glory of Rookie of the Year Award] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved September 26, 2022– via Naver.
↑ Lee Seung-rok (December 30, 2021). 두번째 남편' 차서원·엄현경, 일일극 최우수상 [MBC연기대상]['Second Husband' Cha Seo-won and Eom Hyun-kyung, Best Daily Drama [MBC Acting Awards]] (in Korean). MyDaily. Retrieved December 30, 2021– via Naver.
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