Summary
Heo Ga-yoon (born May 18, 1990), better known by the mononym Gayoon, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of South Korean girl group 4Minute and its sub-group 2Yoon.
Heo Ga-yoon | |
|---|---|
| 허가윤 | |
 Heo in September 2012 | |
| Born | Heo Ga-yoon May 18, 1990 Goyang, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Dongguk University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Agent | BS Company |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–2016 |
| Labels | Cube |
| Formerly of | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 허가윤 |
| Hanja | 許嘉允 |
| Revised Romanization | Heo Ga-yoon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Kayun |
Biography edit
Early life and education edit
Heo was born on May 18, 1990,[1] in Goyang. 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]
2009–2012: 4Minute and solo activities edit
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: Disbandment of 4Minute edit
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 were still in discussions on renewing their contracts.[20][21] On June 15, 2016 Cube Entertainment officially announced that Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon and Sohyun's contracts expired on June 14 and none of them had decided to renew with the company.[22][23]
2016–present: Acting career edit
On October 14, it was announced that Gayoon would be joining BS Company as an actress.
Discography edit
Solo songs edit
| Year | Album | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MBC My Princess | "Wind Blow" |
| SBS Lie To Me | "Shameless Lie" | |
| KBS Poseidon | "I Think It Was a Dream" |
Collaboration edit
| Year | Album | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Daddy You, Daughter Me | Kyung Mi | Supporting role |
| 2018 | The Drug King | Jong-soon | Supporting role |
| 2020 | Search Out | Noo-ri | Main role |
| 2022 | Singer Song | Son Hye | [24] |
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Me Too, Flower! | High School Student | Cameo |
| 2012 | Light and Shadow | Hyun Kyung | Minor role |
| 2013 | My Friend Is Still Alive | Herself | Cameo |
| 2015 | Let's Eat 2 | Hong Min-a | Cameo |
Television show edit
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Off to School | Series regular |
| Style Log | MC |
References edit
- ^ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
- ^ "'컬투쇼' 포미닛 허가윤 "계절학기 듣는 중…올해 졸업 목표"".
- ^ "YoonA, Seohyun, Son Naeun, Gayoon, and More Stars Appointed Ambassadors of Dongguk University". 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Gayoon makes first public appearance at college graduation since 4minute's disbandment". 2016-08-25.
- ^ 김형우 (Gimhyeongwoo) (2009-06-17). 데뷔하루 앞둔 포미닛 "라이브 걱정없어, 실력으로 승부하겠다". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ "4minute's Gayoon & Han Ye Ji release One Two Three". Allkpop.
- ^ "4minute's Gayoon jumped at the chance to feature for Sunny Side". Allkpop.
- ^ "20 idol singers unite to sing the G20 Seoul Summit theme song". Allkpop. September 30, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ 4Minute's Ga-yoon released her track, “Wind Blow,” for the drama “My Princess" Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "4Minute's Gayoon sings for "Lie to Me" soundtrack". Allkpop.
- ^ "4minute's Gayoon to make acting debut through 'I'm a Flower Too' cameo". Allkpop.
- ^ 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". Allkpop.
- ^ "4Minute Featured in Brave Brothers' Anniversary Album with "Only Gained Weight"". Soompi. January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Kikwang, Gayoon, and Do Sang Woo are a stylish trio for '1st Look'". Allkpop.
- ^ "B2ST's Junhyung and 4minute's Gayoon chase away your 'Nightmare' with their 'Yong Pal' OST!". Allkpop.
- ^ Jo, Woo-young (2015-11-17). "[단독] 도희, 영화 '아빠는 딸' 캐스팅…배우 자리매김". Nate News (in Korean).
- ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (2016-06-13). "큐브 측 "포미닛 사실상 해체, 팀 존속 어려워"". Newsen (in Korean).
- ^ "Cube Entertainment Reps Say 4Minute Members Have Decided to Disband". Soompi. 13 June 2016.
- ^ Kim, Yun-ji (2016-06-16). "포미닛 해체 확정…"현아 외 4인, 재계약 없다"(공식입장)". E-Daily Starin (in Korean).
- ^ "Remaining 4Minute Members Say Goodbye to Cube Entertainment". Soompi. 16 June 2016.
- ^ Jo Ji-young (January 4, 2022). "[공식] '포미닛 출신' 허가윤 주연 영화 '싱어송', 1월 개봉 확정" [[Official] 'Singer Song', a movie starring Heo Ga-yoon from '4minute', to be released in January] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Naver.
External links edit
- Heo Ga-yoon on Instagram
