Heo Young-ji

This is a Korean name; the family name is Heo.
Heo Youngji

Heo Youngji at a Kara fansigning on August 30, 2014
Background information
Birth name Heo Youngji (허영지)
Born August 30, 1994
South Korea
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2012, 2014–present
Labels DSP Media (South Korea)
Universal Sigma (Japan)
Warner Music (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
Associated acts Kara, Chamsonyeo
Website kara.dspmedia.co.kr
Heo Young-ji
Hangul 허영지
Hanja 許齡智
Revised Romanization Heo Yeong-ji
McCune–Reischauer Hŏ Yŏngchi

Heo Youngji (born August 30, 1994[1] in South Korea) is a South Korean idol singer. She is known for winning the TV show Kara Project in 2014, making her the newest member of girl group Kara, formed by DSP Media in 2007.

Career

Pre-debut

Youngji was a former trainee at Core Contents Media alongside T-ara's ex-member Areum. She was about to debut in a new girl group but left before the girl group debuted. Later, she became a trainee at KeyEast before leaving again. Before joining Kara, she was a trainee at DSP Media. When fellow member Goo Hara guested on Episode 9 of Roommate, she shared that she wanted Youngji to be chosen as a member of Kara as she has charms that the existing members does not have and Kara feel more youthful with her.[2][3][4]

Kara

In May 2014, after former Kara members Nicole Jung and Kang Ji-young left the group, DSP Media launched a reality TV show called Kara Project which revolved around seven trainees competing to become the new member of the group. Even though she missed 2 live performances due to a leg injury from practice, she grabbed attention from viewers and topped the voting charts.[5] On July 1, the live voting results commenced on 6:45 pm (KST). Heo Youngji was proclaimed the winner with a total score of 49,591. [6][7] After winning the show, she gave a winning speech saying she'll work even more harder as a new member of Kara.[8]

Roommate

She is one of the new participants for the second season of the show, Roommate.[9][10][11] She is known for her muted laughter, and on the recent Christmas special of Roommate, it was shown that Youngji's family members have similar laughing styles as well.[12][13][14] In the interview as a preview for being one of the new casts for Roommate, she said that many people told her to cover her mouth while laughing, but it was very problematic and now she is more comfortable to laugh without covering her mouth.[15][16]

Discography

For Youngji's works with Kara, see Kara discography.

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

Year Song Album Duration Remarks
2014 "Moonlight Silla" (Rock Ver.) N/A 03:11 With Jieun, Jiyoon, DickPunks and Soyeon for a special stage
"Angel's Wink" N/A 03:20 Solo
2015 "Magic Words" N/A 03:34 As a member of Chamsonyeo

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Remarks
2015 Tasty 2: Happy Together[17] TBA Korean and Japanese dubbed version

Variety/Reality shows

Year Network Title Remarks
2014 MBC Music Kara Project Won the show and became a new member of KARA
SBS Utchasa Guest with Park Gyuri
Star King Guest with KARA
MBC Sebakwi
KBS A Song For You
Hello Counselor
MBC Every 1 Weekly Idol
KBS 2 I Am a Man
Happy Together Guest on the Christmas special
KBS The Lord Of The Ratings MC
2014-2015 SBS Roommate: Season 2 Fixed Cast
2015 MBC Every 1 Hitmaker Season 2 With G.NA, Lizzy (After School), Sohyun (4Minute)
Weekly Idol With G.NA, Sohyun of Chamsonyeo, and Sungjae, Hyuk, Jackson of Big Byung
MBC Idol Star Athletics Championships As one of the participating idols in the annual sports event.
jTBC A Hard Day Contestant
KBS 2 Game of Thrones
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2[18] Charity special.

Music video appearances

Year Song Artist(s) Role
2011 "Twinkle Twinkle"[19] Girl's Day Background dancer
2014 "Error"[20][21] VIXX Cyborg Girl

Radio shows

Date Name Remarks
November 4, 2014 MBC FM4U's Sunny's FM Date With Jackson (GOT7)
Date Name Remarks
November 26, 2014 DSP DSP Radio E3 speacial Djs with Goo Hara (KARA)
Date Name Remarks
December 6, 2014 MBC's Idols, True Colors / C-Radio With Hyuk (VIXX) Kwangmin (Boyfriend (band))
Date Name Remarks
March , 2015 MBC's Idols, True Colors / C-Radio With Jackson (GOT7) BamBam (GOT7)

MC

Year Channel Show Remarks
2014 KBS The Lord Of The Ratings MC with Kwanghee(ZE:A) and others [22]
Year Channel Show Remarks
2015 MBC Music Show Champion Special MC with SM Rookies' Jaehyun and Do Young[23][24][25]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 Omona Awards Best Couple With Jackson in Roommate Won

References

  1. ↑ "Kara Profile". DSP Media. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kara’s Goo Hara Brings Young Ji to Tears on ‘Roommate’". Mwave. November 28, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ 구하라 "허영지 연습생 시절부터 지켜봐…우리에겐 없는 매력 있어" (in Korean). Chosun News. November 26, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ 구하라 “허영지 연습생 시절부터 지켜봐, 잘 챙겨달라” 부탁 ‘훈훈’ (in Korean). DongAh News. November 26, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ ‘카라’ 새 멤버, 허영지 확정…다시 4인그룹으로 (in Korean). DongAh News. July 1, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Will KARA’s new member fill Jiyoung and Nicole’s empty seats?". Korea Herald. July 2, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ 카라 새 멤버, 허영지 발탁...4인 체제로 여름 컴백 (in Korean). Oh My News. July 2, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ ‘카라프로젝트’ 허영지, 카라 새 멤버 확정 “정말 열심히 하겠다” 눈물 왈칵 (in Korean). Chosun News. July 1, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "KARA’s Heo Youngji Joins the Cast of "Roommate Season 2"". Soompi. September 14, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ ‘룸메이트’ 새 멤버 보니…‘특급주량’ 배종옥부터 ‘여유 넘치는’ 카라 영지까지 (in Korean). Sports Seoul. September 15, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ 룸메이트 허영지, 데뷔 한 달 된 신인…‘물컹거리는 산낙지 쯤이야!’ (in Korean). DongAh News. September 22, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ '룸메이트' 허영지, 매력터지는 음소거 웃음…"하하하" (in Korean). SBS Entertainment. October 12, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ 허영지 친언니 공개 '음소거 웃음까지 똑같아'... 우월 자매 등장에 '미소' (in Korean). SBS Entertainment. December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ 허영지 친언니, '음소거 웃음'까지 붕어빵 자매 (in Korean). Asiae News. December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ '룸메이트' 허영지 "'음소거 웃음', 이젠 편하게 한다" (in Korean). Oh My News. October 10, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ 룸메이트 허영지, 당황스러운 '음소거 목젖 웃음' 어떻길래? (in Korean). MBN News. September 27, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ 허영지, 카라로 보낸 한 달 “앞으로 배울게 산더미다” (in Korean). TenAsia Hankyung. September 15, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  18. ↑ 카라 영지·김하은, `드림팀2` 연탄봉사특집 합류 (in Korean). Naver News. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  19. ↑ 카라 허영지, 연습생 시절… 사뭇 다른 모습에 ‘화들짝’ (in Korean). DongAh News. December 23, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  20. ↑ 카라 허영지, 빅스 ‘에러’ 뮤비 출연…사이보그 변신 화제 (in Korean). eToday News. October 15, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  21. ↑ 카라 허영지, 빅스 '에러' 뮤비서 사이보그 변신..눈길 (in Korean). Joongang Daily News. October 15, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  22. ↑ {{http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2014092411291485140&type=3|http://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2004333}}
  23. ↑ "카라 영지, ‘쇼 챔피언’ 스페셜 MC 합류…김태희, 영상으로 축하 인사" (in Korean). TenAsia Hankyung. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  24. ↑ "'쇼 챔피언' 오늘(11일) 특집 방송, 카라 영지 스페셜MC 합류" (in Korean). Asiae News. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  25. ↑ "카라 영지-SM 루키즈, '쇼챔피언' 특집 MC…신화-포미닛-빅스 출연" (in Korean). AsiaToday. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

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