Choi Hyo-jung (Korean: 최효정; born on July 28, 1994),[1] better known mononymously as Hyojung is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group Oh My Girl.[2][3]
Hyojung | |
|---|---|
 Hyojung in June 2022 | |
| Born | Choi Hyo-jung July 28, 1994 Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | WM |
| Member of | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최효정 |
| Hanja | 崔效定 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Hyo-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Hyojŏng |
Early life
editHyojung was born on July 28, 1994, in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[4][unreliable source?]
Career
edit2015–2018: Debut with Oh My Girl & other activities
editOn April 20, 2015, Hyojung made her debut as a member of Oh My Girl with their first extended play, Oh My Girl.[5]
In February 2017, she competed on King of Mask Singer under the name "Moon," appearing in episode 98.[6]
In April 2018, alongside Arin and Binnie, she debuted in Oh My Girl's first sub-unit, Oh My Girl Banhana.[7]
2019–present: Solo activities
editIn August 2019, it was confirmed that Hyojung would be taking part in Queendom.[8] She also started running her YouTube channel "JJung2eonni" since May 28 of the same year.[9][unreliable source?]
In January 2020, she became a DJ for Naver Now's "Avenger Girls".[10]
In September 2020, she was announced to be a host for OnStyle's Get It Beauty.[11]
Hyojung participated in the OST for SBS' Hyena with "Today, Just Like Yesterday (오늘도 어제처럼)", released on March 21, 2020.[12]
On February 22, 2021, Hyojung was chosen by Walt Disney Company Korea to sing the Korean version of "Lead The Way" for Disney's animated film, Raya and the Last Dragon.[13][14]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon | ||||
| "Suddenly Autumn (느새 가을) (feat. Crucial Star) |
2016 | — | Fantastic OST Part 3 | |
| "SARR" (사르르) | 2018 | — | Queen of Mystery 2 OST Part 1 | |
| "I'm Loving You" (사랑하고 있습니다) | — | My Only One OST Part 5 | ||
| "SNS" (with Park Myung-soo) |
— | Non-album single | ||
| "Mr. Wonder" (feat. Binnie) |
2019 | — | Legal High OST Part 5 | |
| "Today, Just Like Yesterday" (오늘도 어제처럼) | 2020 | — | Hyena OST Part 8 | |
| "Lead the Way" (Korean ver.) | 2021 | — | Raya and the Last Dragon | |
| "Dear, Beloved"[15] | 2022 | — | Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me OST | |
| "Christmas Night Train" | 2024 | TBA | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Composition credits
editAll song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[16]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "SNS" | 2018 | Choi Hyo-jung, Park Myung-soo | Non-album single | As lyricist and composer |
| "굿모닝 FM CM 로고송" | Choi Hyo-jung | |||
| "내꼬해(CM VER.)" | ||||
| "Star Night Logo Song" (별밤로고송) | Oh My Girl | |||
| "Yum yum song" (얌얌송) | 2020 | Choi Hyo-jung | ||
| "Ottoke Song" (오또케송) |
Filmography
editTelevision shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | King of Masked Singer | Contestant as "Moon" | Episode 98 | [6] |
| I Can See Your Voice | Detective | |||
| 2019 | Queendom | Herself | [8] | |
| 2020 | Mr. Trot | Master | [17] | |
| Oh! My Part, You | Panelist | [18] | ||
| 2020–present | Landman Village | Cast member | [19] | |
| 2021 | Get It Beauty 2021 | Main host | With Sunmi | [11] |
| Tomorrow's National Singer | Judge | [20] | ||
| 2022 | One Tree Table | Cast Member | [21] | |
| Round Table | Contestant | Chuseok Special | [22] | |
| Kilimanjaro | Cast Member | with Yoon Eun-hye, Uee, and Son Ho-jun | [23] |
Web shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Avengirls | Monday Host | [10] | |
| 2023 | Fill in the next blank | Main Cast | Documentary 4episode | [24] |
Radio shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dream | Special DJ | February 21 to March 6 | [25] |
References
edit- ^ "Oh My Girl - Profile & Gallery" (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "WM Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Park, Soo-jung (October 14, 2015). "[My Name ] 오마이걸 (1) 효정, 진이, 미미, 유아" [[My Name] Oh My Girl (1) Hyojung, JinE, Mimi, YooA] (in Korean). TenAsia Hankyung. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ 오마이걸효정 [Hyo-jung (Choi Hyo-jung, Hyo-jung) Singer] (in Korean). Naver People Search. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "B1A4 여동생 그룹, 티저 공개에 서버 다운...'인형 아냐?'". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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- ^ a b Kim, Young-rok. "[SC현장]"진짜 1위는 누구?"...'퀸덤' 마마무→박봄, 걸그룹 챔피언 가린다(종합)". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Watch: Oh My Girl's Hyojung Launches Own YouTube Channel + Shares Self-Composed Song". Soompi. May 28, 2019. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Kim, Soo-kyung. "은하·효정·나은·다영·지애, '어벤걸스'로 뭉쳤다" (in Korean). TenAsia. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Kim, Ye-rang (September 10, 2020). "'스튜디오 겟잇뷰티' 선미 MC 확정...오마이걸 효정도 합류". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "오마이걸 효정, '오늘도 어제처럼'으로 '하이에나' 지원사격". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). March 21, 2020. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Ji-eun (February 22, 2021). "오마이걸 효정, '라야와 마지막 드래곤' OST 참여". Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Seung-mi (February 23, 2021). "디즈니 '라야와 마지막 드래곤', 韓 엔딩크레딧 오마이걸 효정 MV 티저 공개". Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Lee Seung-rok (July 29, 2022). "오마이걸 효정, '나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게' 메인 테마 불렀다" [OH MY GIRL Hyojung sang the main theme of 'To the X who doesn't love me] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under CHOI HYO-JUNG (10020004)". Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Jung, Anji (December 4, 2019). "'내일은 미스터트롯' 더 날카로워졌다...장윤정→김준수, '마스터 군단' 공개". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Ham, Nayan (June 6, 2020). "비투비 서은광·오마이걸 효정, '오! 나의 파트, 너' 추리단 합류". Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Yoon, Doo-jun (October 16, 2020). "'땅만 빌리지' 윤두준→오마이걸 효정, 힐링 가득 공식 포스터 공개". Top Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Yeon Hwi-seon (August 30, 2021). "내일은 국민가수' 측 "김범수·백지영·케이윌·이석훈·김준수, 마스터 출연" [공식]" [Tomorrow's National Singer' side "Kim Beom-soo, Baek Ji-young, K.will, Lee Seok-hoon, Kim Jun-su, Master appearance" [Official]]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong, Hye-yeon (January 8, 2022). "외나무식탁' 강호동→김준현, 무명의 요리사 소개..먹방 장외 대결" ['One-wood table' Kang Ho-dong → Kim Jun-hyeon introduces an unknown chef.. Food show off-site confrontation] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Ahn Tae-hyun (September 5, 2022). "강호동, 추석특집 '라운드 테이블' MC 낙점...6년만에 KBS 귀환" [Kang Ho-dong, Chuseok special 'Round Table' MC selected... Return to KBS after 6 years] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Chang-gyu (September 1, 2022). "tvN 측 "윤은혜→손호준, '킬리만자로' 출연...방영 시기 미정" [공식입장]" [tvN side "Yoon Eun-hye → Son Ho-jun to appear in 'Kilimanjaro'... Airing time undecided" [Official position]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Naver.
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- ^ Kim Ji-soo (February 7, 2022). "폴킴·오마이걸 효정, '꿈꾸는 라디오' 새 스페셜 DJ" [Paul Kim, Oh My Girl Hyojung, new special DJ for 'Dreaming Radio'] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Naver.