Woo Hye-lim

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Woo Hye-rim
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Hyelim at a fanmeet in July 2016
Native name
우혜림
Born
Woo Hye-rim

(1992-09-01) September 1, 1992 (age 26)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesChristina Woo
Lim
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization U Hye-rim
McCune–Reischauer U Hye-rim

Woo Hye-rim (born September 1, 1992), referred to as Hyerim (also spelled as Hyelim), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She was a member of the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls.

Wonder Girls South Korean girl group

Wonder Girls (Hangul: 원더걸스) was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" and five members: Sunye, Yeeun, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added into the group prior to the release of their debut studio album, The Wonder Years (2007). The album spawned the hit single "Tell Me", which topped various South Korea's on and offline music charts.

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Early life

Woo Hye-rim was born on September 1, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. She has been a Hong Kong resident for 14 years. She can speak Korean, English, Cantonese and Mandarin fluently. Her father is a grandmaster and promoter of Taekwondo, with the highest 9th-degree black belt in the discipline.

Seoul Special City in Seoul Capital Area, South Korea

Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. With surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, Seoul forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area. Seoul is ranked as the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world and is larger than London and Paris.

Hong Kong East Asian city

Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and commonly abbreviated as HK, is a special administrative region on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China. With over 7.4 million people of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the world's fourth most densely populated region.

Taekwondo martial art from Korea

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art, characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.

Career

Pre-debut

Originally, Lim was a part of 5-member group in training in 2009. While still in training, the group flew to China where they appeared in numerous variety shows performing dance routines and songs to showcase their talent to the Chinese audience. As the group had no official name they were widely known to the Chinese audiences as "JYP Sisters" or simply as "Sisters". They were also dubbed by JYPE as the "Chinese Wonder Girls". However, before the group could officially debut, two of their members withdrew leaving only three which included Lim herself as well as Jia and Fei, who both went onto become members of Miss A. [1] [2]

China State in East Asia

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

JYP Entertainment Music label in South Korea

JYP Entertainment Corporation is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea. It was established by J. Y. Park in 1997. It operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. Notable artists include 2PM, JJ Project, 15&, Got7, Day6, Twice, Stray Kids, and Itzy. It has also handled Rain, G.O.D, Wonder Girls, 2AM, and Miss A. Founder Park continues to be involved with the music production scene.

Miss A Chinese-Korean girl group

Miss A was a South Korean girl group, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2010, consisting of Fei, Jia, Min, and Suzy. Jia and Min left the group in May 2016 and November 2017, respectively, before the group officially disbanded on December 27, 2017.

Wonder Girls and other activities

On January 22, 2010, she was announced to be joining the Wonder Girls, after member Sunmi put her musical career on hiatus to focus on studies. [3] [4] [5] Her official debut stage with the group was on February 5, 2010, in a performance in Shanghai. [6]

Sunmi South Korean singer

Lee Sun-mi, known mononymously as Sunmi, is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2007 as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls and left the group in January 2010 to pursue an academic career.

Shanghai Municipality in Peoples Republic of China

Shanghai is one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of the central government of the People's Republic of China, the largest city in China by population, and the second most populous city proper in the world, with a population of 24.18 million as of 2017. It is a global financial centre and transport hub, with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta, it sits on the south edge of the estuary of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the East China coast. The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north, south and west, and is bounded to the east by the East China Sea.

In 2013, she became a co-host for EBS radio broadcast English Go Go!. [7] From August 20, 2013 to March 10, 2014, she also served as the host of Arirang TV's Pops in Seoul . [7] [8]

Pops in Seoul, airing since 1998, has presented Korean pop music for the past nine years as Arirang TV's most popular music program. The show’s VJ presents current music plus news about K-pop culture in the process supporting our domestic musicians' activities abroad and providing overseas viewers with the latest Korean pop music and information. The former host Daniel from DMTN who was caught up in a drug scandal dropped out as the MC on March 13, 2013 and was officially replaced by BTOB's Peniel. On August 18, 2013, Wonder Girls member Lim debuted as the show's newest host. On March 10, 2014, Lim officially stepped down from her MCing duties and was succeeded by five new hosts.

On June 24, 2015 it was announced that Wonder Girls would be making comeback after two-year hiatus, as a four-member band. [9] On the band's August 2015 release REBOOT , Woo contributed to the writing and production of three songs.

<i>Reboot</i> (Wonder Girls album) 2015 studio album by Wonder Girls

Reboot is the third and final studio album by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was released on August 3, 2015 through JYP Entertainment. The Wonder Girls were more involved in the composition of this album, with each member having some writing and/or production credits on each song. This is the first album in years to feature member Sunmi and the first since the departure of members Sunye and Sohee.

Hyerim released a collaboration single with Bernard Park titled "With You" on April 3, 2016, as a part of JYP Entertainment's JYP Duet Match project. On July of the same year, Lim contributed to the composition of two songs on Wonder Girls' single EP Why So Lonely .

On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Wonder Girls were to disband after unsuccessful contract renewal negotiation with some of its members. Hyerim was one of the members who renewed her contract with JYP Entertainment. The group released their final single "Draw Me" on February 10; it also serves as a celebration for their 10th anniversary since debut. [10]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Sales
(DL)		Album
KOR
Gaon
As lead artist
"Act Cool" (feat. San E)2011—N/A Wonder World
Collaborations
"With You" (with Bernard Park)2016—N/ANon album-singles
As featured artist
"Cry of Love" (3rd Wave Music feat. Hyerim)2013—N/ASoldiers of Light
"Iron Girl" (HA:TFELT feat. Hyerim)2014—N/A Me?
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting and Composing credits

YearAlbumArtistSongLyricsMusic
CreditedWithCreditedWith
2011 Wonder World Wonder Girls "Act Cool"YesSan EYesSan E
2014 Me? HA:TFELT "Iron Girl"YesPark Ye-eun and Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"YesPark Ye-eun and Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"
2015 Reboot Wonder Girls"Candle"YesFrants and PaloaltoYesFrants
"Back"YesKim Yu-bin and Lee Sun-miYesKim Yu-bin and Lee Sun-mi
"Oppa" (오빠)YesFrantsYesFrants
2016JYP Duet Match Project Bernard Park x Hyerim"With You"Yes-Yes-
Why So Lonely
Wonder Girls"Why So Lonely"YesWoo Hye-rim, Kim Yu-bin and Hong Ji-sangYesWoo Hye-rim, Kim Yu-bin and Hong Ji-sang

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 The Last Godfather Wonder GirlsCameo
2012The Wonder GirlsHerself
2014 Bad Sister Park Jae-hee [11]

Television shows

YearTitleNetworkRolesNote
2013–2014 Pops in Seoul Arirang TV Host
2017K-RUSH KBS World Host
2018Hello, Stranger! TVN Asia Lead

Awards and nominations

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  2. ↑ "Chinese Wonder Girls - Boom Boom Pow Routine". vietgurlhelen's YouTube Channel. 22 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wonder Girls Mimi postpones her career, trainee Lim will join! - allkpop.com".
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