Hyomin

Park Sun-young (born May 30, 1989),[1] known professionally as Hyomin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group T-ara. Apart from her group's activities, Hyomin has also starred in various television dramas such as My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010), Gye Baek (2011), The Thousandth Man (2012), and in various films such as Gisaeng Ryung (2011) and Jinx!!! (2013). She debuted as a solo artist with her debut EP, Make Up, on June 30, 2014.

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Hyomin
Hyomin in 2018
Born
Park Sun-young

(1989-05-30) May 30, 1989
Busan, South Korea
EducationSungkyunkwan University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
AgentSublime Artist Agency
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsMBK
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
박선영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Seon-yeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Sŏnyŏng
Stage name
Hangul
효민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHyo-min
McCune–ReischauerHyomin

Career

1989–2011: Early life and career beginnings

Hyomin was born Park Sun-young on May 30, 1989, in Busan, South Korea, and is the only child in her family. In 1997, Hyomin's path to stardom started early when she won the MiMi Princess modeling contest at the age of 8. She was a famous internet ulzzang and even modeled for online shopping malls before debuting with T-ara.[2] She was a trainee under JYP Entertainment and was considered to be a replacement for Hyuna, who was a member of the Wonder Girls in 2007.[3] Before being cast by Core Contents Media, she started appearing in music videos, such as SS501's "Unlock", SG Wannabe's "Smooth Break-Up" and FT Island's "Heaven".

She was chosen by Core Contents Media to be featured in some of her labelmates' songs prior to her debut. This included Hwang Jung-eum, the Colour Pink project with Seeya, Davichi and Black Pearl. She has also performed on a music show with Seeya during their promotions for the song "Hot Girl".

Hyomin debuted in 2009 as a member of T-ara. The group made their debut stage on July 30 on the music program M Countdown with their single "Lie".

Hyomin was a fixed cast member of KBS' variety show, Invincible Youth from October 23, 2009 to December 24, 2010.[4]

In November 2009, Hyomin was cast in the musical production of I Really Really Like You,[5] an adaption of the hit drama Love Truly. Fellow member Jeon Bo-ram was cast in the same musical in December 2010 alongside her father Jeon Young-rok.[6]

In 2010, Hyomin was in the Wonder Women project group with label mates Seeya and Davichi, along with fellow member Hahm Eun-jung. She was featured on the soundtrack for SBS's drama Coffee House in 2010 and also collaborated with Brave Brothers for their digital single "Beautiful Girl" in 2011.

She starred in the drama My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox as Ban Sun-nyeo from August 11 to September 30, 2010.[7]

On June 14, 2011, Core Contents Media announced that Hyomin would take over leadership as T-ara's third leader for their comeback album, John Travolta Wannabe, and Japanese promotions. She later passed on her leadership to fellow member, Park So-yeon.[8]

Hyomin made her big screen debut in the horror film Gisaeng Ryung, which was released on August 4, 2011.[9]

2012–2013: Acting career and T-ara N4

In 2012, Hyomin was cast in the musical "Our Youth Roly-Poly" along with group members Park Ji-yeon and Park So-yeon. Hyomin was also cast in the Chinese version of We Got Married, in which her partner is Fu Xinbo, a Chinese idol. On June 14, 2012 it was confirmed that Hyomin was cast in a supporting role in the MBC's fantasy sitcom The Thousandth Man.[10]

On February 10, 2013, Hyomin was cast in a lead role in the Japanese film Jinx!!!, starring Kento Yamazaki and Kurumi Shimizu.[11]

In April 2013, Hyomin along with T-ara member Hahm Eun-jung, Park Ji-yeon and former member Areum formed a subgroup called T-ara N4,[12] releasing their first mini-album titled Jeon Won Diary.

2014–present: Solo debut and label changes

On June 30, 2014, Hyomin released her first solo extended play Make Up with lead single "Nice Body". She made her official debuted stage on July 3 on Mnet's M! Countdown. Hyomin released another single titled "Fake It" on July 20.

On March 14, 2016, Hyomin pre-released single Still. Her second extended play Sketch with double title tracks "Sketch" and "Gold" was released on March 17, 2016.[13]

In January 2018, Hyomin left MBK Entertainment after her contract ended.[14] Her intention is to continue promoting with T-ara in the future.[15]

In May 2018, Hyomin joined Sublime Artist Agency to pursue her solo career in South Korea and China.[16][17][18]

On August 7, 2018, it was reported that Hyomin was aiming for a mid-September solo comeback with R&B Pop, working with producers from EXO's Ko Ko Bop, Twice's Dance The Night Away and more.[19] On September 12, 2018, Hyomin released a digital single titled "Mango", followed by a showcase.[20]

On January 20, 2019, Hyomin released her second digital single titled "U Um U Um" ahead of her 3rd mini album expected to be released in mid-February.[21]

On February 20, 2019, Hyomin released her third mini album Allure. The album's title track is also called "Allure (입꼬리)".[22]

Other work

Fashion design

During T-ara's "Roly-Poly" promotions in June 2011, Hyomin designed her own stage costume, which flaunted a retro pattern and short shorts that were popular during the period.[23]

Hyomin launched an exclusive clothing collection, in collaboration with celebrity stylist Kim Sung-il, for G-Market on June 4, 2012.[24] Hyomin has come up with a total of 150 products for the collection, and has been actively involved with the planning, designing, and product launch preparations for the shop.

In 2016, Hyomin also became the face of Brave Brothers's brand new makeup brand, "Brave i" and filmed a commercial film.

Cosmetic design

In 2019, Hyomin has collaborated with VT Cosmetics and KODI to launch a new cosmetic brand named "MINITT" on February 25, 2019. Hyomin directly participated in the planning, designing and development process.

The brand's name "MINITT" is a combination of Hyomin's "MIN" and "MINUTE", which means "fall into the charms of MINITT at the moment". The brand's slogan is "Draw your color, Draw your MINITT".

Discography
See also: T-ara discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak positions Sales
KOR
[25]		 TWN
[26]
Make Up 6 15
Sketch 31
Allure
  • Released: February 20, 2019
  • Label: Sublime Artist Agency
  • Format: CD, digital download
 11—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[30]		 KOR
Billboard
[31]		 CHN
V Chart
[32]
"Nice Body" 2014 13 18 2 Make Up
"Sketch" 2016 120 N/A 1 Sketch
"Gold" — — N/A
"Mango" 2018 — — 3 Allure
"U Um U Um" 2019 — — 3
"Allure" — — 2
"Cabinet" (with JustaTee) — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances
Year Album Song Notes
2008 Colour Pink "Blue Moon" with Seeya, Davichi and Black Pearl
2009 N-Time "N-Time" with Hwang Jung-eum
2010 Wonder Woman "Wonder Woman" with Eunjung, Seeya and Davichi
Coffee House OST Part 3 "Coffee Over Milk" with Soyeon and Lee Bo-ram
2011 Beautiful Girl "Beautiful Girl" with Brave Brothers and Electroboyz
2017 Mix And The City Part 2 "Vision" album from DJ H.ONE
Mix And The City Part 4 "Just one more" (produced by CashCash) with Jessi, DJ H.ONE, Tritops, Jimin and Xie
2018 King of Mask Singer Episode 162 "I Love You" cover of Shin Hyo-beom

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 Gisaeng Ryung Yu-rin Main role [9][35]
2013 Jinx!!! Yoon Ji-ho Lead role [11]

Television series
Year Network Title Role Notes Ref
2010 SBS My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox Ban Sun-nyeo Supporting role [7][36]
2011 MBC Gye Baek Cho-young [37]
2012 The Thousandth Man Gu Mi-mo [38]
2015 Naver TV Cast Sweet Temptation Hyo-jin Web drama [39]
2020 HyomStore Herself [40]

Variety shows
Year Title Network Role Ref
2009–10Invincible YouthKBSCast member
2012 We Got Married (Chinese version)MBC / SMG
2016 Master of Driving Straight E Channel Main cast [41]
2017 Mix And The City JTBC Main cast [42]
It's Okay To Go A Little Crazy SBS Main cast [43]
2018 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant
Cart Show 2 MBN Cast member [44]
My Friend's Blind Date Host [45]
2019 Must Go To Know SBS funE Cast member [46]
Sisters JTBC2 Cast member [47]
Let's Eat Dinner Together JTBC Cast member [48]
Beauty Room JTBC4 Host [49]
Beauty Time Lifetime Korea Host
2020 Beauty Time Lifetime Korea Host [50]
세나탬 Cosmopolitan Korea Cast [51]

Musical
Year Title Role Ref
2009I Really Really Like You MusicalHong Jung-hwa
2012Our Youth, Roly Poly MusicalHan Joo-young

Awards
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref
2011MBC Drama AwardsBest New ActressGyebaekWon [52]
2017 Yinyuetai V-chart Awards Best Korean Female Artist Sketch Won [53]
2020 V Live Awards V Heartbeat Stage of K-pop N/A Won [54]

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