Kim Hyo-yeon | |
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Born | Incheon, South Korea | September 22, 1989
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2007–present |
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Website | Official website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김효연 |
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Revised Romanization | Gim Hyo-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyoyŏn |
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Hangul | 효연 |
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Revised Romanization | Hyo-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyoyŏn |
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Kim Hyo-yeon (born September 22,1989),referred to as Hyoyeon or DJ Hyo, [1] is a South Korean singer,dancer,DJ,and television personality. [2] She debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007,which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of the most popular K-pop groups worldwide. She has since participated in other SM Entertainment projects,including Girls' Generation-Oh!GG and Got the Beat. Hyoyeon also released solo singles:"Mystery" (2016),"Wannabe" (2017) prior made her solo debut as HYO with the single "Sober" in 2018.
In South Korean television,Kim was a part of the main cast of the variety show Invincible Youth 2 (2011–2012),Attraction TV:Season 2 (2017),My English Puberty (2017–2018), Where Is Mr. Kim Season 2 (2018),Secret Unnie (2018),as the contestant of several competition show Dancing with the Stars:Season 2 (2012), Hit the Stage (2016), Good Girl (2020). Kim later had her own reality-show Hyoyeon's 10 Million Likes (2015) and Hyoyeon's 10 Million Likes (2016).
Hyoyeon was born in Incheon,South Korea on September 22,1989. [3] She grew up with her parents and her younger brother,Kim Min-gu. Hyoyeon's formal dance training started in elementary school. At her neighborhood's small hip-hop school, [4] she learned hip hop,jazz and Latin dance. [5] In 1999,she enrolled in Winners Dance School, [6] a famous dance school in South Korea specializing in popping,locking,animation and various other hip-hop styles. At the school she met Miss A's Min,with whom she formed the dance team Little Winners (리틀위너스). The duo performed at various showcases and was spotlighted by HipHoper.com in 2004. [7]
Hyoyeon auditioned for SM Entertainment at the age of 11 through the SM 2000 Casting System. Hyoyeon said she auditioned because her mother brought her to the offices of S.M. Entertainment in the hopes of meeting H.O.T. [8] Hyoyeon then danced in an audition show. [9] In 2004,along with Super Junior's Siwon,she was sent to study Chinese in Beijing. She received dance instruction from the Electric Boogaloos [10] and top choreographers such as Kim Hye-rang, [11] Poppin Seen, [12] Kwang Hoo (aka Crazy Monkey), [13] Poppin DS, [14] Kwon Seok-jin (aka Locking Khan) [15] and Black Beat's Shim Jae-won. [4] She also worked with one of Justin Timberlake's choreographers and a few foreign teachers. [4]
Before debuting with Girls' Generation,she worked with a choreographer for Janet Jackson [16] and was BoA's silhouette dancer during a performance at M.net KM Music Festival 2005. [17] In 2007,she teamed up with Jae Won for a dance collaboration to "Anonymous". [18] Hyoyeon was also picked as Korea's No. 1 idol dancer on Star News.[ citation needed ]
Hyoyeon officially debuted as a member of Girls' Generation,a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment,in August 2007. [19] In July 2007,before the official debut Girls' Generation had their first stage performance on Mnet's School of Rock,where the group performed their first single,"Into the New World" (다시만난세계;Dasi mannan segye). [20] On August 5,2007,the group officially made their debut on SBS's Inkigayo ,where they performed the same song. [21] Girls' Generation subsequently released their self-titled debut studio album in November 2007,which was preceded by the singles "Girls' Generation" (소녀시대;Sonyeo sidae). [22]
On January 7,2009,the group released their extended play (EP) Gee ,its title track claimed the number-one position on KBS's Music Bank for a record-breaking nine consecutive weeks,becoming the longest-running number-one song on Music Bank until 2012,when Psy's "Gangnam Style" claimed the top spot for ten consecutive weeks. [23] [24] Girls' Generation's second studio album, Oh! ,was released in January 2010. [25] In September 2010,Girls' Generation released the Japanese version of "Genie" as their debut single in Japan. [26] After releasing three singles in Japan,their debut eponymous Japanese studio album was released in June 2011. [27] The album was met with tremendous success in Japan,peaking atop the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart and becoming the first album by a foreign girl group to top the Oricon chart. [28] Girls' Generation's third Korean studio album, The Boys ,was released in October 2011. [29] The album was released in the United States by Interscope Records,marking Girls' Generation's debut album in the country. [30]
On May 17,2022,SM Entertainment announced that Girls' Generation will have a full-group comeback for their fifteenth anniversary in August,ending their five-year hiatus,which will include Hyoyeon. [31] [32]
Later in June 2016,Hyoyeon was featured in the song "Up &Down" from fellow Girls' Generation member Taeyeon's second mini-album Why . [33] In December 2016,Hyoyeon released her first solo song since debut titled "Mystery" as another single for SM Station. [34] To accompany her solo release,she performed the song on various Korean music shows. In June 2017,Hyoyeon released her second single "Wannabe",a pop dance song featuring rapper San E. [35]
On April 12,2018,SM Entertainment announced that Hyoyeon would return with a new single titled "Sober" on April 18,with new stage name Hyo (stylized in all uppercase),under SM's electronic dance music label Scream Records. [36] The new single is a tropical-future house song characterized by electric guitar riffs and hook. [37] It was also revealed that she would also be promoting actively as a DJ in domestic club tours and EDM festivals under her new stage name. [38]
In August 2018,Hyoyeon was announced to be part of Girls' Generation's second sub-unit,Oh!GG,which consists of the five members of the group who remained under SM Entertainment. [39] The group released their debut single,"Lil' Touch",in September. [39] On November 7,2018,SM Entertainment revealed teaser images with the announcement that Hyoyeon would be releasing her second official track as DJ Hyo with a new single titled "Punk Right Now",which features American DJ 3LAU,on November 13. [40]
On July 20,2019,Hyoyeon released a new single,"Badster",which is a psychedelic trance song she co-produced and co-wrote;an animated music video was released on the same day. [41] It has Korean and English versions. On July 22,2020,Hyoyeon released a new single,"Dessert",alongside rappers Loopy and Soyeon. [42] It marked her return to music shows after debuting as a DJ.
On August 9,2021,Hyoyeon released the single "Second",featuring BIBI. [43] The song debuted at position 17 on Billboard World Digital Songs in the chart issue dated August 21,2021.
On May 2,2022,SM Entertainment announced that Hyoyeon would be releasing her first extended play titled Deep on May 16. [44] It includes the lead single of the same name,an original B-side,and several previous singles,in a total of seven tracks.
On March 7,2010,Hyoyeon and fellow Girls' Generation members Jessica and Sooyoung played cameo roles in episode 7 of the SBS television mini-series Oh! My Lady ,starring Chae Rim and labelmate Choi Siwon. [45] In November 2011,Hyoyeon and fellow Girls' Generation member Sunny became cast members for the second season of Invincible Youth ,a South Korean reality television show. [46]
In April 2012,Hyoyeon became a contestant in the second season of Dancing with the Stars ,a competitive ballroom dancing television show. [47] Hyoyeon and her partner,Kim Hyung-seok,ended up winning second place. [47]
In January 2013,Hyoyeon made a guest appearance on the television show Blind Test Show 180 Degrees,where she took on the challenge of dancing to various types of club music. [48] In June 2013,Hyoyeon and fellow Girls' Generation member Yuri became coaches for the contestants on Dancing 9 ,a competitive dancing television show. [49] [50]
On March 14,2015,Hyoyeon was featured as the rapper in a performance by boyband S on Immortal Songs 2 ,with which they won with 423 points. [51] In May 2015,she became a cast member of the Korean-Chinese reality television show Star Advent. The show followed 12 Korean and Chinese celebrities tasked with working as office workers in foreign countries and premiered on July 9. [52] In June 2015,Hyoyeon began hosting her own reality television show,Hyoyeon's One Million Likes,broadcast on OnStyle. [53] Before the show was officially announced,an Instagram account was created where Hyoyeon posted pictures and videos with the goal of receiving one million likes from fans. [54] In September 2015,Hyoyeon became a contestant alongside Seo In Young,Mir and Hyejeong,among others,in a television show titled Mash Up,where they competed in DJing. [55]
On February 3,2016,Hyoyeon was a special MC on the OnStyle television show Get It Beauty. [56] In June 2016,she became a contestant alongside Taemin,Bora and Hoya,among others,in the Mnet television show Hit The Stage, [57] where they collaborate with professional dancers to compete in different genres of dancing under a given theme. [58] In May 2020,Hyoyeon joined the competitive reality show Good Girl. [59]
In October 2012,Hyoyeon participated in S.M. Entertainment's special dance group Younique. The group released a single titled "Maxstep" as part of the collaboration between S.M. and Hyundai. [60]
In May 2013,Hyoyeon was chosen as an Asian ambassador for the Hong Kong branch of Topshop. [61] On February 12,2015,Hyoyeon was featured in labelmate Amber's "Shake That Brass" music video,in which she plays a trumpet. On July 1,Hyoyeon became the first Girls' Generation member to publish a book with Hyo Style,in which she shares tips on beauty,fashion and lifestyle. The book contains 142 pages and comes with a DVD. [62] On September 11,2015,Hyoyeon was featured in rapper Vasco's "Whoa Ha!" music video,where guest stars lip-sync along to the song. [63]
In August 2016,she collaborated with Min and Jo Kwon to form a special group named Triple T and release a single titled "Born to Be Wild",featuring Park Jin-young,as part of S.M. Entertainment's Station music project. [64]
On December 27,2021,Hyoyeon was revealed as a member of supergroup Got the Beat,alongside Girls' Generation groupmate Taeyeon and other labelmates. The group debuted on January 3,2022,with single "Step Back". [65]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [66] | |||
Deep |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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KOR | US World [68] | |||||
Circle [69] | Hot [70] | |||||
As lead artist | ||||||
"Mystery" | 2016 | — | — | 12 | — | SM Station Season 1 |
"Wannabe" (featuring San E) | 2017 | — | 8 | Non-album single | ||
"Sober" (featuring Ummet Ozcan) | 2018 | — | — | 15 | Deep | |
"Punk Right Now" (featuring 3LAU) | — | — | 16 | |||
"Badster" | 2019 | — | — | — | ||
"Dessert" (featuring Loopy and Soyeon) | 2020 | — [upper-alpha 1] | 96 | 16 | ||
"Think About Me" (with Raiden featuring Coogie) | — | — | — | SM Station Season 4 | ||
"Second" (featuring Bibi) | 2021 | 176 | 89 | 17 | Deep | |
"Deep" | 2022 | — [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | ||
"Picture" | 2023 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
As featured artist | ||||||
"Up &Down" (Taeyeon featuring Hyoyeon) | 2016 | 84 | — | — |
| Why |
"G! (Remix)" (Lil Cherry featuring Hyo) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Party" (Pimrypie featuring Hyo) | 2023 | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR Gaon [74] | US World [75] | ||||
"Maxstep" (as part of Younique Unit) | 2012 | 228 | — |
| PYL Younique Volume 1 |
"Born to be Wild" (as part of Triple T featuring J. Y. Park) | 2016 | 164 | 11 | — | SM Station Season 1 |
"Turl" (털어) (with Cheetah) | 2020 | — | — | Good Girl Episode 1 | |
"Witch" (마녀사냥) (with Yeeun,Jeon Ji-woo,Jamie and Cheetah) | — | — | Good Girl Episode 3 | ||
"GG" (with Ailee,Jeon Ji-woo) | — | — | Good Girl Episode 4 | ||
"I Do What I Want" (with Lee Young-ji) | — | — | Good Girl Final | ||
"Jet" (with Eunhyuk,Taeyong,Jaemin,Sungchan,Giselle and Winter) | 2022 | — | — | 2022 Winter SM Town:SMCU Palace | |
"Good to Be Alive" (with Key,Chen,Johnny,Ningning,Ginjo,Raiden,IMLAY,and Mar Vista | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | I AM. | Herself | Biographical film of SM Town | [77] |
2015 | SMTown The Stage | Herself | Documentary film of SM Town | [78] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Unstoppable Marriage | Bulgwang-dong's Seven Princesses Gang | Cameo (Ep.64) |
2010 | Oh! My Lady | Herself | Cameo (Ep.7) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Cutie Honey,Mini Musical | A bully | with Yuri &Jessica | |
2011–2012 | Invincible Youth 2 | Main cast | with Sunny | |
2012 | Dancing with the Stars:Season 2 | Main cast | Hyoyeon &Kim Hyung-suk won 2nd place | |
2013 | Blind Test Show 180 Degrees | Herself | ||
Dancing 9:Season 1 | Coach | with Yuri | ||
2015 | Hyoyeon's One Million Likes | Herself | ||
Mash Up | Contestant | |||
2016 | Star Advent | Main cast | ||
Hyoyeon's 10 Million Likes | Herself | China-Korea variety show | ||
Hit the Stage | Contestant | |||
2017 | Attraction TV:Season 2 | Regular member | ||
2017–2018 | My English Puberty | Main cast | ||
2018 | Where is Mr.Kim:Season 2 | |||
Secret Unnie | Regular member | Ep. 2–6,8–9,13-19 | ||
Human Intelligence –The Most Perfect A.I. | ||||
2020 | Good Girl | Contestant | ||
2023 | Universe Ticket | Mentor | [79] | |
2024 | No Way Home | Main host | with Sunny | [80] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Unnie's Beauty Carpool | Main cast | with Bora | |
Today's Celebrity - Filial Master | Host | [81] |
Title | Year |
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As lead artist | |
"Mystery" | 2016 |
"Wannabe" (featuring San E) | 2017 |
"Sober" (featuring Ummet Ozcan) | 2018 |
"Punk Right Now" (featuring 3LAU) | |
"Badster" | 2019 |
"Dessert" (featuring Loopy and Soyeon) | 2020 |
"Think About Me" (with Raiden featuring Coogie) | |
"Second" (featuring Bibi) | 2021 |
"Deep" | 2022 |
"Picture" | 2023 |
As featured artist | |
"G! (Remix)" (Lil Cherry featuring Hyo) | 2021 |
"Party" (Pimrypie featuring Hyo) | 2023 |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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MBC Entertainment Awards | 2012 | Female Newcomer Show Variety | Dancing With The Stars:Season 2 | Nominated | [ citation needed ] |
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