Kim Hyo-yeon

Kim Hyo-yeon
Hyoyeon in April 2017
Native name 김효연
Born (1989-09-22) September 22, 1989
Incheon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • DJ
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels SM Entertainment
Associated acts
Website hyoyeon.smtown.com
Korean name
Hangul 김효연
Hanja 金孝淵
Revised Romanization Gim Hyo-yeon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Hyoyŏn

Kim Hyo-yeon (born September 22, 1989), referred to as Hyoyeon, is a South Korean singer, DJ and television personality. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to be one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide.

Early life

Hyoyeon was born in Incheon, South Korea on September 22, 1989.[1] 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,[2] she learned hip hop, jazz and Latin dance.[3] In 1999, she enrolled in Winners Dance School,[4] 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.[5]

Hyoyeon auditioned for SM Entertainment at the age of 11 through 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.[6] Hyoyeon then danced in an audition show.[7] In 2004, along with Super Junior's Siwon, she was sent to study Chinese in Beijing. She received dance instruction from the Electric Boogaloos[8] and top choreographers such as Kim Hye-rang,[9] Poppin Seen,[10] Kwang Hoo (aka Crazy Monkey),[11] Poppin DS,[12] Kwon Seok-jin (aka Locking Khan)[13] and Black Beat's Shim Jae-won.[2] She also worked with one of Justin Timberlake's choreographers and a few foreign teachers.[2]

Before debuting with Girls' Generation, she worked with Janet Jackson[14] and was BoA's silhouette dancer during a performance at M.net KM Music Festival 2005.[15] In 2007, she teamed up with Jae Won for a dance collaboration to "Anonymous".[16] Hyoyeon was also picked as Korea's No. 1 idol dancer on Star News.

Career

2007–14: Career beginnings

In September 2012

Hyoyeon officially debuted as a member of Girls' Generation, a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment, in August 2007.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19]

In April 2012, Hyoyeon became a contestant in the second season of Dancing with the Stars, a competitive ballroom dancing television show.[20] Hyoyeon and her partner, Kim Hyung-seok, ended up winning second place. 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.[21]

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.[22] In May 2013, Hyoyeon was chosen as an Asian ambassador for the Hong Kong branch of Topshop.[23] In June 2013, Hyoyeon and fellow Girls' Generation member Yuri became coaches for the contestants on Dancing 9, a competitive dancing television show.[24][25]

2015–2017: Television roles and solo music

In September 2015

On February 12, 2015, Hyoyeon was featured in labelmate Amber's "Shake That Brass" music video, in which she plays a trumpet. 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.[26] In June 2015, Hyoyeon began hosting her own reality television show, Hyoyeon's One Million Likes, broadcast on OnStyle.[27] 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.[28] On July 1, 2015, 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.[29] In September 2015, Hyoyeon became a contestant alongside Seo In Young, MBLAQ member Mir and AOA member Hyejeong, among others, in a television show titled Mash Up, where they competed in DJ-ing.[30] On September 11, 2015, Hyoyeon was featured in rapper Vasco's "Whoa Ha!" music video, where guest stars lip-sync along to the song.[31]

On February 3, 2016, Hyoyeon was a special MC on the OnStyle television show Get It Beauty.[32] 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.[33] In June 2016, she became a contestant alongside Shinee member Taemin, Sistar member Bora and Infinite member Hoya, among others, in the Mnet television show Hit The Stage,[34] where they collaborate with professional dancers to compete in different genres of dancing under a given theme.[35]

Later in June 2016, Hyoyeon was featured in the song "Up & Down" from fellow Girls' Generation member Taeyeon's second mini-album Why.[36] In August 2016, she collaborated with miss A member Min and 2AM member 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.[37] In December 2016, Hyoyeon released her first solo song since debut titled "Mystery" as another single for SM Station.[38] To accompany her solo release, she performed the song on various Korean music shows and starred in her reality show, Hyoyeon's 10 Million Likes 2.

In June 2017, Hyoyeon released her second single "Wannabe", a pop dance song featuring rapper San E.[39]

2018–present: Sober and DJ career

On April 12, S.M. Entertainment announced that Hyoyeon would return as DJ Hyo with a new single titled "Sober" on April 18.[40] The new single is a tropical-future house song characterized by electric guitar riffs and hook.[41] 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.[42]

Discography

Songs

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
KOR
[43]		 CHN
Alibaba
[44]		 US
World
[45]
As lead artist
"Mystery" 2016 —1912 N/A SM Station Season 1
"Wannabe"
(feat. San E)		 2017 —358 Non-album release
"Sober"
(feat. Ummet Ozcan)		 2018 ——15
Collaborations
"Up & Down"
(Taeyeon feat. Hyoyeon)		 2016 84—— Why
Other appearances
"Maxstep"
(as part of Younique Unit)		 2012 228—— PYL Younique Volume 1
"Born to be Wild"
(as part of Triple T, feat. Park Jin-young)		 2016 1645911 N/A SM Station Season 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 I AM. Herself Biographical film of SM Town [48]
2015 SMTown The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town [49]

Television drama

Year Title Network Role Notes
2008 Unstoppable Marriage KBS Bulgwang-dong's Seven Princesses Gang Cameo
2010 Oh! My Lady SBS Herself

Variety shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2007 Cutie Honey, Mini Musical KBS2 A bully with Yuri & Jessica
2011–2012 Invincible Youth 2 KBS Main cast with Sunny
2011 Dalgona SBS Herself with Yuri & Sooyoung
2012 Dancing with the Stars 2 MBC Main cast Hyoyeon & Kim Hyung-suk won 2nd place
2013 Blind Test Show 180 Degrees Herself
Dancing 9 Mnet Coach with Yuri
2014 Jessica & Krystal OnStyle Herself with Tiffany & Shindong
2015 Hyoyeon's One Million Likes OnStyle Herself
Channel Girls' Generation With the other members of Girls Generation
Mash Up SBS MTV Contestant
2016 Get It Beauty OnStyle Herself
Star Advent Shandong TV Main cast
Hyoyeon's 10 Million Likes OnStyle Herself
Hit The Stage Mnet Contestant
2017–2018 My English Puberty tvN Main cast

Music videos

Year Title Director
2016 "Mystery" Unknown
2017 "Wannabe" Unknown
2018 "Sober" Unknown
"Sober (English Ver.)" Unknown

Awards

Year Awards Notes Result
2012 MBC Entertainment Awards Female Newcomer Show Variety for Dancing With The Stars 2 Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. 1 2 3 (in Korean) Girls' Generation UCC Story, July 19, 2007.
  3. ↑ (in Korean) 소녀시대 댄스퀸 효연 "초등학교 때 힙합스쿨 다녀", 뉴스엔, August 1, 2007.
  4. ↑ (in Korean) 민과 소녀시대 효연 데뷔전부터 친분사진 눈길 Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine., JESNews.co.kr, February 3, 2008.
  5. ↑ (in Korean) 귀여운 팝퍼, 리틀위너스 Archived 2007-05-24 at the Wayback Machine., 힙합퍼, January 27, 2004.
  6. ↑ (in Korean) As seen on KBS 2TV Champagne (신동엽신봉선의 샴페인), March 14, 2009.
  7. ↑ (in Korean) As seen on MBCevery1 Flower Boys Generation (지금은 꽃미남시대), April 8, 2009.
  8. ↑ (in Korean) 효연, '댄스 DNA'를 타고난 춤꾼", 조엔 CHOEN, February 13, 2009. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.
  9. ↑ (in Korean) 세계 제패한 이효리춤선생 스타킹 깜짝출연 "최고의 댄서 교수 되고싶다", 뉴스엔, December 14, 2008.
  10. ↑ (in Korean) As seen on MTV Girls' Generation, Episode 8, October 25, 2007.
  11. ↑ (in Korean) 데프 댄스스쿨 강남점 소울 왁킹반 영진샘 프리스타일 영상, 데프댄스스쿨, May 8, 2010.
  12. ↑ (in Korean) Poppin DS Official website Archived 2010-09-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ (in Korean) Locking Khan Official website
  14. ↑ Girls' Generation. HMI Magazine. 2010-12-15. p. 09. Dancing queen of the next generation, Hyoyeon had received many dancing training from stars like Justin, Janet Jackson.
  15. ↑ (in Korean) 소녀시대 효연..."데뷔 전 연습생 시절 보아 선배 대역", 이데일리 SPN, August 7, 2007.
  16. ↑ (in Korean) 음악의 색깔, 멤버와 그룹의 이미지가 조화되는 것이 좋은 안무 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine., 10 아시아, February 5, 2009.
  17. ↑ SM Entertainment Girls' Generation Profile SMTown.com. Retrieved on January 30, 2013.
  18. ↑ (in Korean) 소녀시대, 최시원과 의리 지키며 '오 마이 레이디'서 카메오 출연, 아시아경제, March 7, 2010. Retrieved on April 9, 2010.
  19. ↑ "SNSD's Sunny and Hyoyeon confirmed for 'Invincible Youth 2'! - allkpop.com".
  20. ↑ "Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon and Tony An to join the cast of 'Dancing with the Stars 2' - allkpop.com".
  21. ↑ pkdance (2012-10-30). "Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon wins gold medal in skiing competitionGirls' Generation's Hyoyeon poses for '0/1 Creative Book'". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  22. ↑ "Hyoyeon shows off her 'club dance' on 'Blind Test Show 180 Degrees' - allkpop.com".
  23. ↑ "Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon chosen as a new Asian ambassador for Topshop Hong Kong". hellokpop. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  24. ↑ Hyoyeon and Yuri will soon appear on "Dancing 9"
  25. ↑ Min-woo, Yu-ri, Hyo-yeon join Mnet’s ‘Dancing 9’ as K-POP dance masters Star.naver.com (June 17, 2013). Retrieved on December 11, 2014.
  26. ↑ "S (Kangta, Lee Ji Hoon) bring out Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon for a collaboration on 'Immortal Song' - allkpop.com".
  27. ↑ (in Korean) [단독]소시 효연, 단독 버라이어티 도전…'효연의 백만 라이크'
  28. ↑ "OnStyle to Air 'Hyoyeon's One Million Likes'".
  29. ↑ "Buy SNSD HyoYeon's book 'Hyo Style'".
  30. ↑ "Pop and EDM to collide with Hyoyeon, Mir, Hyejeong, Seo In Young, and Sleepy confirmed for upcoming show 'Mash Up'! - allkpop.com".
  31. ↑ "Vasco gathers up his celebrity friends in new MV 'Whoa Ha !' - allkpop.com".
  32. ↑ "당신을 바꿔줄 뷰티 습관 '겟잇뷰티 2016' 첫방송" (in Korean). newsfact.kr. February 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Girls' Generation's Sunny and Hyoyeon to team up on Chinese-Korean variety show 'Star Advent'". Allkpop. May 3, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Hyoyeon, Bora, Hoya, Momo, And More Confirmed For "Hit The Stage"". Soompi. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Mnet's new dance survival show 'Hit The Stage' confirms full lineup of idol competitors". Allkpop. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Which Girls' Generation member is featuring in Taeyeon's upcoming album?". Allkpop. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  37. ↑ "S.M. and JYP join forces for epic collaboration". The Jakarta Post. August 25, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  38. ↑ Lee Da-hye (December 1, 2016). "효연, 첫 솔로곡 '미스터리' 베일 벗었다". Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Girls' Generations' Hyoyeon to put out new solo track". The Korea Herald. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  40. ↑ "[공식] 효연, DJ HYO로 변신..18일 데뷔곡 'Sober' 공개". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Daum. April 12, 2018.
  41. ↑ "[공식입장] '뮤직큐' 측, "강타·써니·서은광·송민호 게스트 출연 확정"". SE Daily (in Korean). Naver. April 12, 2018.
  42. ↑ "소녀시대 효연, DJ로 변신…18일 데뷔싱글 '소버' 발매". MBC News (in Korean). Naver. April 12, 2018.
  43. ↑ Peak positions on the Gaon Digital Chart:
    • "Maxstep - 2012년 45주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
    • "Up & Down - 2016년 27주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  44. ↑ Alibaba Music Chart
    • ALIBABA PLANET. "Born to be Wild - Alibaba Music Chart (2016年8月21日 - 2016年8月28日)". xiami.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
    • ALIBABA PLANET. "Mystery - Alibaba Music Chart (2016年11月27日 - 2016年12月4日)". xiami.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
    • ALIBABA PLANET. "Wannabe - Alibaba Music Chart (2017年5月28日 - 2017年6月4日)". xiami.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  45. ↑ Peak positions on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart:
    • "Born to be Wild - World Digital Songs (September 17, 2016)". Billboard Charts.
    • "Mystery - Billboard World Digital (December 24, 2016)". Billboard chart.
    • "Wannabe - Billboard World Digital (June 24, 2017)". Billboard chart.
    • "Sober - Billboard World Digital (April 28, 2018)". Billboard chart.
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  47. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - Week 45, 2012 (see #188)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  48. ↑ "Documentary Shows Top K-Pop Singers Behind the Scenes". Chosun Ilbo. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  49. ↑ (in Korean) 'SM타운' 공연실황 다큐, 8월13일 국내개봉 확정
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