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Heyoon Jeong

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jeong Hye-yoon (Korean: 정혜윤; born October 1, 1996) known as Heyoon Jeong, is a South Korean dancer, singer, rapper and choreographer. She represented South Korea in the global pop group Now United . Heyoon announced her departure from the pop group on March 3, 2023. Before joining Now United, she was known for her choreography videos on YouTube.[1][2]

Heyoon Jeong
정혜윤
Jeong in 2018
Born
Jeong Hye-yoon

(1996-10-01) October 1, 1996 (age 28)
Daejeon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • choreographer
  • dancer
  • rapper
Years active2017–present
AgentXIX Entertainment (2017–2023)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals,piano
Years active2017–present
Labels
Formerly ofNow United

Biography

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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

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2015–present: Early career and Now United

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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

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

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, with selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peaks Album
KOR
"Pivot"[11]
(featuring Armani White) 		2024 — TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

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Music videos

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Music videos directed by Heyoon Jeong
Year Music video With Artist Ref.
2020 "Nobody Fools Me Twice" Hayley Costey, Dima Kovalchuk Now United [12]
"The Weekend's Here" Dima Kovalchuk [13]
"Somebody" [10]

References

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  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 Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-06-18. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Now United lança seu novo single "The Weekend's Here"". Palco Pop (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  9. ^ "Heyoon, Savannah, Sina and Sofya servem muito talento e beleza em clipe de 'The Weekend's Here' do Now United - Febre Teen" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  10. ^ a b "Now United revela teaser de 'Somebody', single exclusivo das mulheres". Diário 24 Horas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  11. ^ "Pivot (feat. Armani White) - Single by HEYOON". Apple Music. 2024-11-13.
  12. ^ "'Nobody Fools Me Twice': Now United libera clipe da música comandada por Heyoon Jeong". TodaTeen (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-08-08. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  13. ^ "Com direção de Heyoon Jeong, garotas se divertem pelas ruas de Dubai no clipe de 'The Weekend's Here' do Now United". POPline (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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