Hyolyn | |
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Hyolyn in 2016
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Native name | 김효정 |
Born |
Kim Hyo-jung January 11, 1991 Incheon, South Korea |
Other names | Hyorin |
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Starship Entertainment |
Associated acts |
Hyolyn | |
Hangul | 효린 |
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Hanja | 孝琳 |
Revised Romanization | Hyorin |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyorin |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김효정 |
Hanja | 金孝静 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Hyo-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyojŏng |
Kim Hyo-jung (born January 11, 1991), better known by her stage name Hyolyn, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of South Korean girl group Sistar and their sub-unit Sistar19.
Kim Hyo-jung was born on January 11, 1991, in Incheon, South Korea.
Hyolyn auditioned for JYPE two times and was finally accepted on her second try after placing 1st place at the audition. She was set to debut in a project group with Secret's Jieun, EXID's Hani, and Bestie's Uji, but plans for the debut were cancelled. Hyolyn then left JYPE and joined Starship Entertainment, auditioning with a cover of Christina Aguilera's Hurt.
In June 2010, Hyolyn made her debut as a member of Sistar on KBS Music Bank (TV series) with their debut single, "Push Push". Sistar had released 2 studio albums and 5 EPs in total.
In early 2011, Hyolyn and group member Bora formed a sub-group Sistar19 with their debut single "Ma Boy". On October 17, she released the single "Ma Boy 2", featuring Electroboyz.
In 2012, Hyolyn starred in the KBS drama Dream High Season 2 as Nana, a famous idol from the fictional girl group HershE. She was teamed up with Ailee and T-ara's Jiyeon for the song "Superstar" for the drama.