Heyoon Jeong

Jeong He-yoon (Korean: 정혜윤; born October 1, 1996) known as Heyoon Jeong, is a South Korean dancer, singer, rapper and choreographer. She represents South Korea in the global pop group Now United. Before joining Now United, she was known for her choreography videos on YouTube.[1][2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.
Heyoon Jeong
정혜윤
Jeong in 2018
Born
Jeong He-yoon

(1996-10-01) October 1, 1996
Daejeon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • choreographer
  • dancer
  • rapper
Years active2015–present
AgentXIX Entertainment (2017–present)
Height5 ft 1 in (1.54 cm)
Musical career
Genres
  • Pop
  • R&B
  • K-pop
  • rap
  • soul
Instrumentspiano
Years active2017–present
LabelsXIX Entertainment
Associated acts

Biography

Heyoon was born in Daejeon, South Korea on October 1, 1996. At the age of three, Heyoon started practicing ballet. A few years later, she decided that she wanted to become a musician. In 2015, she moved to Seoul to pursue a professional career in the music industry.[3]

Career

2015–present: Early career and Now United

Before joining the group, Heyoon, was a dance instructor at 1MILLION Dance Studio in South Korea.

On November 15, 2017, Heyoon was revealed as part of the final lineup for global pop group Now United.[4] In December of the same year, the group released their first single, "Summer in the City".[5]

In August 2020, the single "Nobody Fools Me Twice" was released. Heyoon states the release of the single to being one of her biggest highlights as a member of the group, as the song is entirely in Korean.[6][7] On September 18, 2020, the music video for "The Weekend's Here" was released. The track features Heyoon along with Sofya, Sina, and Savannah. She served as the co-director for the music video, along with Dima Kovalchuk.[8][9] On September 30, 2020, Now United released the music video for a song called "Somebody", where one of the clip's directors is Heyoon again.[10]

Discography
For Heyoon's work with Now United, see Now United discography.

Filmography

Music videos
Music videos directed by Heyoon Jeong
Year Music video With Artist Ref.
2020 "Nobody Fools Me Twice" Hayley Costey, Dima Kovalchuk Now United [11]
"The Weekend's Here" Dima Kovalchuk [12]
"Somebody" [10]

References
  1. "Meet HEYOON, the Korean Member Of Upcoming Global Group NOW UNITED". Koreaboo. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. "Simon Fuller's Now United Sign Global Sponsorship Deal With Pepsi: Exclusive". www.billboard.com. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  3. "Heyoon Jeong: 15 curiosidades sobre a coreana do Now United". Letras.mus.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. 인천국제공항공사∙사랑의열매 (2018-02-19). "춤밖에 모르던 명문고 소녀, '글로벌 아이돌'로 뜨다". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. Ago, Nicksongarciain #nowunited • 3 Years (2017-12-14). "Summer in The City (NOW UNITED First Performance | 24 Hours of Reality) by Philip Seven". Steemit. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. "Global Pop group Now United releases their first Korean Single "Nobody Fools Me Twice"". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  7. songwoo01 (2020-08-09). "Globalna grupa POP "Now United" wydaje swój pierwszy koreański singiel "Nobody Fools Me Twice"". K-POP LIVE POLSKA (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  8. "Now United lança seu novo single "The Weekend's Here"". Palco Pop (in Portuguese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  9. "Heyoon, Savannah, Sina e Sofya servem muito talento e beleza em clipe de 'The Weekend's Here' do Now United - Febre Teen" (in Portuguese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  10. "Now United revela teaser de 'Somebody', single exclusivo das mulheres". Diário 24 Horas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  11. "'Nobody Fools Me Twice': Now United libera clipe da música comandada por Heyoon Jeong". TodaTeen (in Portuguese). 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  12. "Com direção de Heyoon Jeong, garotas se divertem pelas ruas de Dubai no clipe de 'The Weekend's Here' do Now United". POPline (in Portuguese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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