Heo Ga-yoon
Heo Ga-yoon | |
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허가윤 | |
Born | Heo Ga-yoon May 18, 1990 Seoul, South Korea |
Alma mater | Dongguk University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Agent | BS Company |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2009–2016 |
Labels | Cube Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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Revised Romanization | Heo Ga-yoon |
McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Kayun |
Heo Ga-yoon (born May 18, 1990), better known by the mononym Gayoon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of South Korean girl group 4Minute and its sub-group 2Yoon.
Biography
Early life and education
Heo was born on May 18, 1990,[1] in Seoul. She received second place at SM's 9th "Best Singer Contest" in 2005.[2] She graduated from Dongduk Girl's High School. In 2008, Heo appeared in Mario's "I'm Yours" music video, with Seulong from 2AM.
In 2011, she enrolled into Dongguk University where she majored in film and theater.[3] On September 17, 2014, Heo, along other stars, were appointed as ambassadors of Dongguk University.[4] She graduated in 2016.[5]
2009–12: Debut and solo activities
Heo was chosen as a member of 4Minute in 2009. The five-member girl group official debuted on June 18, 2009, performing their debut single, "Hot Issue", on Mnet's M! Countdown.[6]
On February 11, 2010, Heo was featured on the soundtrack for The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, singing a duet with Han Ye-ji in the song "One Two Three".[7] On September 3, 2010, Ga-yoon was a featured artist in Sunny Side's album, "Bad Guy Good Girl" with the song "Bad Guy Good Girl".[8] In October 2010, Heo Ga-yoon was one of twenty idols from different South Korean groups that recorded the song, "Let's Go", for the purpose of increasing public participation in the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. She provided vocals along with labelmates Yong Jun-hyung and G.NA.[9]
Heo recorded "Wind Blow" for the soundtrack of MBC's My Princess; the song was released on January 5, 2011.[10] She also recorded "Shameless Lie" for the soundtrack of SBS' Lie to Me, which was composed by Jadu and E-Tribe. The song was released on May 17, 2011.[11] Heo made her acting debut on I'm a Flower Too with a cameo appearance as a high school student.[12] On October 24, 2011 she released her OST song "I Think It Was a Dream" for KBS's Poseidon. Ga-yoon was also featured on Mario's song "Message" and promoted alongside him for that song.
In 2012, Ga-yoon played Hyun Kyung in MBC's drama Light and Shadow. In May 2012, Ga-yoon made an appearance along with group mate Hyuna on Top Gear Korea.[13] Ga-yoon released a solo single on November 16, 2012. The song is called "My Love By My Side" and is a duet with BtoB's Ilhoon.[14] On the October 21 episode of the live music show Inkigayo, Ga-yoon performed a new song for the SBS Gayo Daejeon music spectacular. As part of Mystic White, Ga-yoon released the charity song "Mermaid Princess" on December 26, 2012.[15] The group would go on to perform the song in a one off performance during the year end SBS Gayo Daejeon show.
2013–2016: 2Yoon and disband
In 2014, HyunA, Ga-yoon, and Sohyun released the song "Only Gained Weight" for Brave Brothers' tenth anniversary album in January.[16] In September, Gayoon became an MC for the third season of OnStyle's fashion program Style Log, together with Beast's Lee Gi-kwang and Do Sang Woo. The season premiered on September 12.[17]
In 2015, Gayoon released an OST for SBS's Yong-pal called "Nightmare" together with Yong Jun-hyung on August 18.[18] In November, it was revealed that Gayoon will make her big screen debut with the movie Father, Daughter. Gayoon, Jung So-min and Min Do-hee will be acting as daughters.[19]
On June 13, 2016, Cube Entertainment announced that 4Minute decided to disband and the members still discussion to renew their contracts.[20][21] On June 15, 2016 Cube Entertainment officially announced that Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon and Soohyun contract had expired on June 14 and they decided not to renew their contract.[22][23]
2016–present: Acting career
On October 14, it was announced that Gayoon would be joining BS Company as an actor. BS Company said, “After signing an exclusive contract, Heo Gayoon has joined our family. She is an artist with many talents and capable of maturity. She is beginning a new stage of her career as an actor, so please look forward to her efforts.”
Discography
Solo songs
Year | Album | Song |
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2011 | MBC My Princess | "Wind Blow" |
SBS Lie To Me | "Shameless Lie" | |
KBS Poseidon | "I Think It Was a Dream" |
Collaboration
Year | Album | Song | Artist |
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2009 | What I Want To Do Once I Have A Lover | "What I Want To Do Once I Have A Lover" | Duet with Yoseob |
Heart Damage | "Heart Damage" | Duet with Yong Jun-hyung | |
2010 | MBC The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry | "One Two Three" | Duet with Han Ye Ji |
Bad Guy Good Girl | "Bad Guy Good Girl" | Duet with Sunny Side | |
2012 | Road For Hope | "Be Alright" | with Yoseob, G.NA and Lee Changseob |
My Love By My Side Musical | "My Love By My Side" | Duet with Jung Ilhoon | |
Text Message | "Text Message" | Duet with Mario | |
Mermaid Princess | "Mermaid Princess" | with Mystic White | |
2014 | Brave Brothers’ Anniversary Album | "Only Gained Weight" | Duet with Hyuna and Sohyun |
Ryu-Cube Donation Project | "Small Moon" | Duet with Yoseob, Eunkwang, Shin Ji-hoon & Ryu Hyunjin | |
MBC The Night Watchman's Journal | "Wish" | Duet with Yoseob | |
2015 | SBS Yong-pal | "Nightmare" | Duet with Yong Jun-hyung |
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Father, Daughter | Kyung Mi | Supporting role |
2017 | Drug King | Jong Soon | Supporting role |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2011 | Me Too, Flower! | High School Student | MBC | Cameo |
2012 | Light and Shadow | Hyun Kyung | MBC | Minor role |
2013 | My Friend Is Still Alive | Herself | KBS | Cameo |
2015 | Let's Eat 2 | Hong Min-a | tvN | Cameo |
TV shows
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2014 | Off to School | JTBC | Series regular |
Style Log | OnStyle | MC |
References
- ^ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
- ^ http://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=213&aid=0000842008
- ^ http://www.soompi.com/2014/09/17/yoona-seohyun-naeun-gayoon-and-more-stars-appointed-ambassadors-of-dongguk-university/
- ^ http://www.koreaboo.com/news/gayoon-makes-first-public-appearance-college-graduation-since-4minutes-disbandment/
- ^ 김형우 (Gimhyeongwoo) (2009-06-17). 데뷔하루 앞둔 포미닛 "라이브 걱정없어, 실력으로 승부하겠다". Newsen (in Korean).
- ^ 4minute’s Ga-yoon & Han Ye Ji release One Two Three
- ^ 4minute’s Ga-yoon jumped at the chance to feature for Sunny Side
- ^ "20 idol singers unite to sing the G20 Seoul Summit theme song". allkpop.com. September 30, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ 4Minute’s Ga-yoon released her track, “Wind Blow,” for the drama “My Princess"
- ^ 4Minute’s Ga-yoon sings for “Lie to Me” soundtrack
- ^ 4minute’s Ga-yoon to make acting debut through ‘I’m a Flower Too’ cameo
- ^ Go, Jae-wan (15 May 2012). 포미닛 현아 가윤 '탑기코' 최초 걸그룹 도전 '눈길'. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 6 July 2013. Translated into English at "4minute's HyunA and Ga-yoon to appear on 'Top Gear Korea'". Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip. allkpop. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ 4Minute’s Ga-yoon sings for musical "My Love By My Side"
- ^ Mystic White (Jiyoung, Bora, Sunhwa, Gayoon, Lizzy) release “Mermaid Princess” track
- ^ 4Minute Featured in Brave Brothers’ Anniversary Album with “Only Gained Weight”
- ^ Kikwang, Ga-yoon, and Do Sang Woo are a stylish trio for '1st Look'
- ^ B2ST's Junhyung and 4minute's Gayoon chase away your 'Nightmare' with their 'Yong Pal' OST!
- ^ {ko icon} 도희, 영화 '아빠는 딸' 캐스팅…배우 자리매김
- ^ http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201606131737570410
- ^ http://www.soompi.com/2016/06/13/cube-entertainment-reps-say-4minute-members-have-decided-to-disband/
- ^ http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=018&aid=0003566150
- ^ http://www.soompi.com/2016/06/15/4minute-members-jihyun-jiyoon-gayoon-sohyun-say-goodbye-cube-entertainment/