Kim Hyo-yeon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Hyo-yeon

In June 2016
Native name 김효연
Born Kim Hyo-yeon
(1989-09-22) September 22, 1989
Incheon, South Korea
Occupation

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Years active 2007–present
Labels S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 김효연
Hanja 金孝淵
Revised Romanization Gim Hyo-yeon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Hyo-yŏn

Kim Hyo-yeon (born September 22, 1989), better known mononymously as Hyoyeon, is a South Korean singer and television personality. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, who would later go 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 S.M. 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 S.M. 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–present: Television roles

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] On December 1, Hyoyeon released her first solo song since debut titled "Mystery" as another single for Station.[38]

Personal life

Hyoyeon started dating writer Kim Jun Hyung in 2012, but broke up in April 2014, following a police investigation that involved a misunderstanding where she was thought to have assaulted him.[39]

Hyoyeon is close with bandmate Seohyun, labelmate f(x)'s Amber and Miss A's Min. Shinhwa's Min Woo dubbed her as the next BoA and labelmate Super Junior's Eunhyuk also acknowledged her dancing skills.[40]

Discography

Songs

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[41]
As lead artist
"Mystery" 2016 TBA SM Station
Collaborations
"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 164 N/A SM Station
As featured artist
"Up & Down"
(Taeyeon feat. Hyoyeon)		 2016 84
  • KOR (DL): 34,300+[43]
 Why
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 I AM. Herself Biographical film of SM Town[44]
2015 SMTown The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town[45]

Television drama

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

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 MBC Herself
Dancing 9 Mnet Coach with Yuri
2014 Jessica & Krystal OnStyle Herself with Tiffany & Shindong
2015 Immortal Song 2 KBS2 Contestant
Hyoyeon's One Million Likes OnStyle Herself
Channel Girls' Generation OnStyle Herself With the other members of Girls Generation
Mash Up SBS MTV Contestant
2016 Get It Beauty OnStyle Herself
Star Advent Shandong TV Main Cast
Hit The Stage Mnet Contestant

Music videoss

Title Year Director
"Mystery" 2016 Unknown
Guest appearances
"Shake that Brass" (Amber) 2015 Unknown
"Whoa Ha!" (VASCO) Unknown

Awards

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

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 (Korean) Girls' Generation UCC Story, July 19, 2007.
  3. ↑ (Korean) 소녀시대 댄스퀸 효연 "초등학교 때 힙합스쿨 다녀", 뉴스엔, August 1, 2007.
  4. ↑ (Korean) 민과 소녀시대 효연 데뷔전부터 친분사진 눈길, JESNews.co.kr, February 3, 2008.
  5. ↑ (Korean) 귀여운 팝퍼, 리틀위너스, 힙합퍼, January 27, 2004.
  6. ↑ (Korean) As seen on KBS 2TV Champagne (신동엽신봉선의 샴페인), March 14, 2009.
  7. ↑ (Korean) As seen on MBCevery1 Flower Boys Generation (지금은 꽃미남시대), April 8, 2009.
  8. ↑ (Korean) 효연, '댄스 DNA'를 타고난 춤꾼", 조엔 CHOEN, February 13, 2009. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.
  9. ↑ (Korean) 세계 제패한 이효리춤선생 스타킹 깜짝출연 "최고의 댄서 교수 되고싶다", 뉴스엔, December 14, 2008.
  10. ↑ (Korean) As seen on MTV Girls' Generation, Episode 8, October 25, 2007.
  11. ↑ (Korean) 데프 댄스스쿨 강남점 소울 왁킹반 영진샘 프리스타일 영상, 데프댄스스쿨, May 8, 2010.
  12. ↑ (Korean) Poppin DS Official website
  13. ↑ (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. ↑ (Korean) 소녀시대 효연..."데뷔 전 연습생 시절 보아 선배 대역", 이데일리 SPN, August 7, 2007.
  16. ↑ (Korean) 음악의 색깔, 멤버와 그룹의 이미지가 조화되는 것이 좋은 안무, 10 아시아, February 5, 2009.
  17. ↑ SM Entertainment Girls' Generation Profile SMTown.com. Retrieved on January 30, 2013.
  18. ↑ (Korean) 소녀시대, 최시원과 의리 지키며 '오 마이 레이디'서 카메오 출연, 아시아경제, March 7, 2010. Retrieved on April 9, 2010.
  19. ↑ SNSD's Hyoyeon and Sunny confirmed for Invincible Youth 2 allkpop.com
  20. ↑ Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon to join the cast of 'Dancing with the Stars 2'
  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 show off her dance on 'Blind Test Show 180 degrees' allkpop
  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. ↑ (Korean) [단독]소시 효연, 단독 버라이어티 도전…'효연의 백만 라이크'
  28. ↑ 'article of Hyoyeon's one million likes on soshified'
  29. ↑ SNSD's Hyoyeon's book 'Hyo Style' to release this July
  30. ↑ Hyoyeon, MBLAQ's Mir, AOA's Hyejeong, Seo In Young and Sleepy confirmed for upcoming show 'Mash Up' allkpop.com
  31. ↑ Vasco gathers up his celebrity friends in his new MV 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. ↑ "Man responsible for reporting Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon to the police turns out to be now-ex-boyfriend". allkpop. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  40. ↑ Shinhwa's Minwoo dubbed SNSD's Hyoyeon as the next BoA allkpop.com
  41. ↑ Gaon Digital Chart
  42. ↑ "2012년 45주차 Download Chart (see #188)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  43. ↑ "2016년 27주차 Download Chart (see #42)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  44. ↑ "Documentary Shows Top K-Pop Singers Behind the Scenes". Chosun Ilbo. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  45. ↑ (Korean) 'SM타운' 공연실황 다큐, 8월13일 국내개봉 확정

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