Jun Hyoseong

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Hyoseong at the Independence Day Festival Seoul, South Korea om July 4, 2010.

Hyoseong performing Magic.
Background information
Birth name Jun Hyoseong
Born (1989-10-13) October 13, 1989
Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
Genres R&B, pop, hip hop
Occupations Singer, dancer, emcee
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels TS Entertainment
Associated acts Secret, Jung Hana, Song Jieun, Han Sunhwa, Five Girls, B.A.P
Korean name
Hangul 전효성
Hanja 全烋星[1]
Revised Romanization Jun Hyoseong
McCune–Reischauer Chŏn Hyoseŏng

Jun Hyoseong[2] (Hangul:전효성; Hanja: 全烋星;[1] born October 13, 1989) often simply known as Hyoseong, is a South Korean idol singer and dancer. She is best known as being the leader, main dancer and lead vocalist of a popular South Korean girl group, Secret.

In 2005 she became a finalist on Mnet's "Battle Shinhwa" which led to her signing a recording contract with Good Entertainment. In 2007 she was to debut in the group 'Five Girls' along with G.NA, Wonder Girls's Yubin, After School's UEE and a former T-ara member and current Spica member Yang Jiwon. However, the group disbanded before they were able to debut due to the company's financial problems. Hyoseong was later discovered by TS Entertainment through a show that was aired on SBS MTV, called "Diary of Five Girls" and spent two years in the company as a trainee. In 2009 she debuted in a four member girl group called Secret along with Song Jieun, Han Sunhwa and Jung Hana.

Life and career

1989–2004:Early life and childhood

Jun Hyoseong was born in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea on October 13, 1989.[3] Hyoseong's name was derived from the word 유성 which is Korean for meteor, due to her father and maternal grandmother seeing a shooting star on the day of her birth. Because Hyoseong's family struggled financially, she and her family earned extra money by delivering newspapers every morning since she was in 3rd grade.[3] Ever since she was young, she was known amongst her friends for her singing and dancing skills. However, she never had thoughts about actually becoming a singer until she was in 6th grade.[4] She admitted, "I liked performing for others since I was little. I danced things to songs like Fin.K.L and S.E.S. at my friends' birthday parties. In 6th grade, I decided that I really wanted to become a singer, and all of my friends helped me try to make that dream come true."[4] In middle school, she was the leader of her school's dance club and worked part-time jobs to earn the money to travel Seoul for auditions.[4] Her parents were against her choice at first but later supported her decision when they saw how dedicated she was towards her goal.[4][5]

2005–2008: Career beginnings, Five Girls and personal struggles

In 2005, Hyoseong began to audition for several talent shows hosted in Cheongju and Seoul but was met with failure.[4] The same management company that Hyoseong had auditioned for at Cheongju held another audition in May 2005. This time Hyoseong had made it through to the final round. Hyoseong danced BoA's Valenti at her final audition because, "although many people danced to BoA, no one had done the Valenti dance". Thanks to her song choice, the management company took notice of Hyoseong and she went on to win that talent show.[4] She was then advised by an agent of Good Entertainment to audition for Mnet's "Battle Shinhwa". However, she initially hesitated because she was not sure if she was ready to come out on TV, and was worried about her school attendance.[4][5]

Hyoseong managed to make it to the final 12, out of which only 3 were girls.[6] She expressed, "I changed a lot during 'Battle Shinhwa.' I could never let myself relax. Why? Because I had to survive. I didn't have time to relax. All my friends told me I was being so intense."[6] She went on to add, "It was so hard both physically and mentally because I had to do it while attending school. I left school early often during those 6 months. But my teacher really helped me a lot. I felt so bad for my teacher and my friends, but I didn't want to give up either school or Battle Shinhwa. But honestly, I did pretty well during that time in school."[5][6]

"I had about $30 for a month during my dorm life. But it didn't matter, because I could walk to school, so I only needed the money for bus fare to get to lessons. The company fed us, so that was no problem." However, when she got to 12th grade without any progress, she said, "I realized I couldn't just waste my time, so I started to prepare for college and started working at a part time job. A lot of people asked me when I was going to debut, but it wasn't as if I could do anything about it. I was happy that Yoobin debuted as a Wonder Girls member, but it made me wonder what I was doing." —Hyoseong, on her struggles after the disbandment of Five Girls[5][7]

She was picked as the final 6 and later went on to sign a recording contract with Good Entertainment.[6] She signed officially in 2006 and started to live in the dorms with Yoobin and Uee as a trainee and began to school in Seoul.[6][7] Good Entertainment had initially intended for Hyoseong to debut in a three member group, along with Yoobin and Uee, but ended up adding G.NA and Jiwon.[8] They were set to debut as a five member group called "Five Girls".[7] In 2007, before their official debut, the group starred in a reality show on MTV called "Diary of Five Girls".[7] Unfortunately Five Girls never got to debut due to their company's financial issues.[5][7]

In 2008, after the disbandment, she started working at a part-time job and managed to earn enough money to attend college at Inha University.[7] But her college life was short lived.[7] "Only Uee and I were left in the company. I thought I really had to work hard, so I decided to leave school and focus on lessons."[7] However, she was faced with a larger obstacle in her way. During 11th grade, her father had been diagnosed with lung cancer, but had recovered after treatment.[9] Her father was still weak when he decided to go back to work to support his family, and unfortunately the cancer came back, this time much more aggressive. The doctors told Hyoseong's family to "be ready". Her father died of lung cancer in 2008.[9] At this point Hyoseong was no longer a trainee in Good Entertainment and decided to start attending college again. However, her plans changed when a TS Entertainment agent contacted her.[5][9]

2009–present: Secret and rising popularity

Main article: Secret (South Korean band)

In 2008, a TS Entertainment agent had seen Hyoseong in "Diary of Five Girls" and contacted her to audition for their company. Hyoseong passed the audition and began living as a trainee in TS Entertainment. TS Entertainment announced that they will be debuting a four member girl group in October 2009. Hyoseong, along with Han Sunhwa, Song Jieun and Jung Hana, debuted as the group, Secret. Prior to their debut, the group was on a documentary show called "Secret Story" which chronicled their debut process.[10] They released their debut single "I Want You Back" in October 2009.[11]

Secret in Mnet 20's Choice Awards, 2010

In April 2010, Secret released their first mini album entitled Secret Time which spawned them the hit single "Magic" and served as their breakthrough song in South Korea.[11][12] In August 2010, they released their second mini album entitled "Madonna" and the title track continued their success as it topped the Gaon Single Charts.[11][13]

In January 2011, the group deviated from their "sexy" and "sassy" image and released Shy Boy, a "cutesy" and retro inspired song.[11] Although they were worried with the 180 degrees transformation, the single exceeded their expectations as the song was a huge success. Shy Boy charted strongly in digital charts and Secret won their first trophy on music shows with the song. They won a total of 5 trophies in various music shows with Shy Boy. In March 2011, Hyoseong was chosen as a regular cast on KBS's Oh! My School. Secret continued their success with the release of their second CD single entitled "Starlight Moonlight".[11] The title track became another hit for Secret as the song reached number one on the Gaon Monthly Singles Charts and won them another trophy in SBS's Inkigayo.[14]

The same year, Secret began a foray of Japanese activities with the release of Madonna and Shy Boy (EP).[11] The Japanese remake of "Madonna" debuted at number nine in the Oricon singles charts. Secret was one of the first three Korean girl groups to debut on the Oricon chart in the top 10, the others being Kara and Girls Generation being the first and second respectively. In October 2011, released their first studio album entitled "Moving in Secret" and spawned them another hit with the lead single "Love is Move.[11] Secret released their first mini album in Japan entitled Shy Boy (EP).[11] The mini album debuted also at number nine on the Oricon album charts.

Secret in February 2011

On November 23, 2011 Hyoseong was injured falling down the stairs while leaving the dorm. The accident ruptured the cartilage in her left knee and fractured the top of her right foot which halted her promotions with Secret at that time.[15]

In February 2012, she played Soo Yeon in the sitcom Salamander Guru and The Shadows aired on SBS.[16]

On the October 21, 2012 episode of Inkigayo, the live music show revealed a teaser video hinting that twenty of the most-wanted K-pop stars would transform into four new project groups in the yearly event. Hyoseong will be part of the girl group Dazzling Red with Sistar's Hyolyn, 4minute's Hyuna, After School's Nana and KARA's Nicole. Brave Brothers is set to produce the group's new title song. Slated to air on December 29, the group will perform the tunes only one time on stage and the profits from online streaming and downloading of the songs would be donated to people in need.[17] The song "This Person" was released on December 27, 2012.[18]

Personal life

Hyoseong is the middle child out of three sisters.[3] According to Hyoseong, her two sisters were born at home but she was born at a hospital. Since they were young, their family struggled financially and they worked together making newspaper deliveries. Her father was a construction worker.[3]

Artistry and influences

Hyoseong has said from childhood that she has been influenced by pop and R&B groups such as Fin.K.L and S.E.S.[5] She was also influenced by South Korean ballad singers such as Kim Bum-soo, Sung Si-kyung and Kim Yeon-woo.[19] Hyoseong said that she was influenced by the American singer Beyoncé particularly when it came to dancing. She also stated that Beyoncé is one of her music idols. TS Entertainment uploaded a video of Hyoseong performing a cover of Beyoncé's Naughty Girl and Crazy in Love in Secret's 1st Japan Tour in March 2012. Because of her work with Secret, she portrays a mix of cute and sexy image through their songs such as "Shy Boy" and "Madonna".

Endorsements and other activities

Along with Secret, Hyoseong has been featured as a model for various endorsement deal such as Grand Mer (Online Fishing Game),[20][21] Nike,[22][23] Nene Chicken,[24][25] Good Day Soju[26] and Parkga[27] among others. Along with Han Sunhwa, Kim Himchan and Bang Yong Guk, Hyoseong was chosen as a model for KELLAN sportswear 11/12 Winter Collection in September 2011.[28] In December 2010, Secret and the Korean Non-Life Insurance Association (KNIA) teamed up to film a Commercial Film in a Kangnam studio to share their message of concern against drunk driving.[29][30] With Secret, they were also appointed as ambassadors in campaigns and events such as The Seoul Competition Movie Content 'Streamed Seoul 2009' Goodwill Ambassador(2009), The 18th National Women's Soccer Tournament ambassador(2010), The Eco-Project environmental campaign 'URBAN FARM'(2010), The 8th International Paralympic Skills Competition(2010) and others. In December 2011, Secret were appointed as PR ambassadors for the ‘Korea Consumers Forum’.[31][32]

Discography

Secret

For Hyoseong's works with Secret, see Secret discography.

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Network Title Role Notes
2012 SBS Salamander Guru Soo Yeon Episode 4[16]

Television series

Year Network Title Role Notes
2005 Mnet Battle Shinhwa Herself Finalist, Top 6[5]
2007 SBS MTV Diary of Five Girls Herself With Five Girls[5]
2009 Mnet Secret Story Herself Regular cast
2010 MBC Boquet Herself Regular cast
KBS Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 Herself Episode 18, 53
2011 SBS MTV MTV Special :Big Pleasure Guam Herself With Secret
KBS Oh! My School Herself Regular cast
MBC Weekly Idol Herself with Secret (11-11-27)
SBS MTV Let Me Show Herself With Secret
2012 SBS Qualifications of Men Herself Episode 369 with Jieun
2013 MBC Story Show Widow's Cruse" Herself

Music shows

Year Network Title Role Notes
2009 Mnet Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekso MC [33]
2009 GomTV Gom TV Music Chart (GMC) MC [34]
2011 MTV The Show MC

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Role
2011 "Never Give Up" Bang&Zelo (B.A.P) Zelo's love interest[35]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sony Music Taiwan KPOP - 正名為全烋星,宋枝恩,韓善伙 Facebook" [Hyoseong's Hanja name from her label sony music facebook in Taiwan]. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-11-09. 
  2. ↑ ":: TS Entertainment :: 아티스트 Secret Profile "Jun Hyo Seong"" [Hyoseong's correct name in English According to Secret's Official website]. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2013-11-09. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (Korean)Bak, Geok-Uk (2011-02-21). "(라이징스타①)시크릿 효성 "'지하돌', 이제는 꽤 유명해졌죠?"". Asiae. Asian Economies. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 (Korean)Bak, Geok-Uk (2011-02-22). "(라이징스타)시크릿 효성② "넉넉치 못한 형편, 부모님 반대 심해"". Asiae. Asian Economies. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 "Secret's Hyosung talks about her life". Koreaboo. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 (Korean)Bak, Geok-Uk (2011-02-23). "(라이징스타) 시크릿 효성③ '배틀신화'의 시작, 꿈이 현실로". Asiae. Asian Economies. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 (Korean)Bak, Geok-Uk (2011-02-24). "(라이징스타) 시크릿 효성④ "오소녀 해체, 만만치 않던 가수의 길"". Asiae. Asian Economies. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
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  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 "Discography of TS Entertainment". TS ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  12. ↑ "Secret's mini album Secret Time released!". 6theory Media. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  13. ↑ "Secret releases their new album Madonna". 6theory Media. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  14. ↑ "SECRET wins Inkigayo Mutizen + other performances". 6theory Media. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  15. ↑ Choi, Hyun-Hwa (2011-11-24). "Injured Secret Member Hyoseong to Halt Activities". Mnet News. CJ E&M Corp. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 (Korean)"지나, '도롱뇽도사'서 글래머 점쟁이로 변신..첫 연기도전". SK Communications. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  17. ↑ "SBS prepares project groups for year-end show". 
  18. ↑ "Dazzling Red (HyunA, Nana, Hyorin, Hyosung, Nicole) release "This Person"". 
  19. ↑ Hwang, Hyo-Jin (2011-10-26). "(Interview) Secret: We've gone from living in the basement floor to the 2nd floor". 10 Asia News. 10 Asia. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
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  21. ↑ (Korean)Yoo, Ick - Dong (2011-02-07). "'시크릿', 함께 낚시하러 가실래요?…온라인 게임 '그랑베르' 홍보 촬영 사진 공개". News Nate. SK Communications. Retrieved 2012-03-08. 
  22. ↑ "SECRET and Park Han Byul’s CFs for Nike revealed". 6theory Media. Retrieved 2012-03-08. 
  23. ↑ (Korean)Yee, Un Ey (2011-04-06). "박한별 동방신기 시크릿 기성용 총출동...뭔 일이기에?". News Nate. SK Communications. Retrieved 2012-03-08. 
  24. ↑ "Yoo Jae Suk, SECRET selected as CF models for ‘NeNe Chicken’". 6theory Media. Retrieved 2012-03-07. 
  25. ↑ (Korean)Oh, Seon-hye (2011-07-06). "유재석-시크릿, 네네치킨 광고 모델 발탁 '치킨돌' 계보 이어" [Yoo Jae Suk, SECRET selected as advertising models for ‘NeNe Chicken’]. News Nate. SK Communications. Retrieved 2012-03-07. 
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  27. ↑ (Korean)"박가부대, 철판닭갈비 출시에 맞춰 고객 커뮤니케이션 강화 나선다". News Nate. SK Communications. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2012-03-07. 
  28. ↑ Park, Anna (2011-09-12). "TS FAMILY MEMBERS POSE FOR KELLAN SPORTSWEAR!". MTV Korea. Viacom international Inc. Retrieved 2012-03-08. 
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  30. ↑ "SECRET shoots a public service CF against drunk driving". 6theory Media. 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2012-03-08. 
  31. ↑ (Korean)"시크릿, 홍보대사 위촉 "韓소비자로서 참여..영광"". Star News. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-03-08. 
  32. ↑ "SECRET appointed PR ambassadors for the ‘Korea Consumers Forum’". 6theory Media. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-03-08. 
  33. ↑ "Secret’s Jun Hyo Sung becomes the new Sonyeon Sonyeo MC". 6theory Media. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  34. ↑ "Hyosung snags MC role, Secret prepares for comeback". 6theory Media. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  35. ↑ Lee, Kyung-Nam (2011-12-02). "Jeon Hyosung Appears in Bang Yong Guk & Zelo’s MV". eNews World. CJ E&M Corp. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 

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