Dahyun

Kim Da-hyun (Korean: 김다현; Hanja: 金多賢; born May 28, 1998), known mononymously as Dahyun (Korean: 다현), is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice formed by JYP Entertainment.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Dahyun
김다현
Dahyun at KBS Music Bank 2019
Background information
Birth nameKim Da-hyun
Born (1998-05-28) May 28, 1998
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Da-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Tahyŏn

Biography
Main articles: Sixteen (TV series) and Twice (group)

Dahyun was born in Seongnam, Gyeonggi province, on May 28, 1998.[1][2][3] Dahyun grew up with her parents and older brother.[3] At a young age, she started singing with her Christian church choir.[3] Dahyun first attracted attention as a sixth grader in elementary school with a dance at church named the "eagle dance" which was posted on YouTube.[2][4][5][6] Dahyun was recruited to become a trainee for JYP Entertainment after a talent scout saw her performance at a dance festival, and she subsequently trained with them for over three years.[1] In 2015 Dahyun competed in Sixteen, a reality television show created to select the members of JYP Entertainment's new girl group.[6][7] Dahyun was subsequently selected to join Twice, as one of the nine successful participants in the competition.[6] In October 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first mini-album, The Story Begins and the lead track "Like Ooh-Ahh".[8] In addition to regular singing, Dahyun serves as one of Twice's rappers, along with fellow group member Chaeyoung.[1][2][6] In Gallup Korea's annual music poll for 2017, Dahyun was voted as the seventeenth most popular idol in South Korea.[9][10]

In November 2018, right-wing Japanese lawmaker Masaru Onodera criticized Dahyun for wearing a T-shirt made by Marymond, an organization that raises funds for helping comfort women, victims of sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.[11] In the aftermath, The Korea Times criticized J. Y. Park, the founder of JYP Entertainment, for failing to speak up in her defense.[12]

Discography
Main article: Twice discography
Songwriting credits
Year Song Album Artist Notes Ref.
2017 "Missing U" Twicetagram Twice With Earattack and Chaeyoung [1][13][14]
2019 "Trick it" Feel Special With JQ [1][13][15][16]
"21:29" All Twice Members [13][15][16][17]

Filmography

Television programs
Year Title Role Network Note
2015 Sixteen Contestant Mnet Survival show which determined Twice members
2016 Weekly Idol Fixed panelist MBC Every 1 "Idols are the Best" corner (Episode 249–283)[18]
Real Man Cast MBC Female edition 4 (7 episodes)[19]
2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships Announcer MBC [20]
2020 Idol Star Athletics Championships Host MBC

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Twice

References
  1. Lau, Jack (April 19, 2020). "Dahyun of Twice: lead rapper and vocalist puts success down to her mental strength and fortitude". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. Mendez, Michele (October 12, 2019). "Who Is TWICE'S Dahyun? Prepare To Fall for All Her Charms". Elite Daily. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. "Dahyun de TWICE: la historia de la idol multifacética". La República (in Spanish). May 27, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. Sunio, Patti (May 27, 2020). "5 things about Twice's Dahyun, K-pop star and South Korea's most quirky darling". South China Morning Post. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. Kim, Yu-jin (December 10, 2015). "Twice's Dahyun mentions her 'eagle dance'". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  6. Moon, Kat (September 20, 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. Won, Ho-jung. "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  8. Kim, Yu-jin (October 20, 2015). "TWICE unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  9. "2017년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 - 최근 11년간 추이, 아이돌 선호도 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. December 19, 2017.
  10. Peterson, Jacques (December 20, 2017). "IU dominated Gallup Korea's yearly music poll". SBS. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  11. "Japanese right-wing lawmaker takes issues with TWICE member's T-shirt". Yonhap News Agency. November 16, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  12. Oh, Young-jin (May 3, 2019). "JYP is so uncool: losing identity and loyalty". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  13. "KOMCA – 10023081". KOMCA. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  14. "twicetagram". TWICE JYPE. October 30, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  15. Frances, Lai. "Asia's Top-Selling Girl Group Twice Reflect On Their Bond, Fourth Anniversary". PopCrush. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  16. "TWICE THE 8TH MINI ALBUM Feel Special Track List". TWICE JYPE. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  17. Herman, Tamar. "Twice 'Feel Special' On Inspiring New Single and EP: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  18. "'주간아이돌' 잭슨·다현·신비·주헌, '아이돌is뭔들' 합류". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). April 6, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  19. "'진짜사나이' 다현, '변비'라는 최대 난관에 봉착하다". news.joins.com (in Korean). March 13, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  20. "의도치 않게 '아육대'에서 남돌들 조련한 다현.gif". dispatch.co.kr (in Korean). February 7, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.

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