Hyelim

This is a Korean name; the family name is Woo.
Hyelim
Background information
Birth name Woo Hye Lim
Born September 1, 1992[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Genres Pop, dance
Occupation(s) Singer, dancer, songwriter, rapper, Television host and radio personality
Instruments vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels JYP Entertainment (2010-present)
Associated acts Wonder Girls, Miss A, JYP Nation
Hyelim
Hangul 우혜림
Hanja 禹惠林
Revised Romanization U Hye-rim
McCune–Reischauer U Hyerim

Woo Hye Lim (Korean: 우혜림; Chinese: 禹惠林; Japanese: ウ·へリム; born September 1, 1992), commonly known as Lim, Hye-Lim, or Christina Woo, is a South Korean idol singer, model and rapper.

Biography

She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP. Lim lived in Hong Kong for 14 years. She can speak Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin and English. Originally, Lim was a part of 5-member group in training in 2009. While still in training, the group flew to China where they appeared in numerous variety shows performing dance routines and songs to showcase their talent to the Chinese audience. As the group had no official name they were widely known to the Chinese audiences as "JYP Sisters" or simply as "Sisters (시스터즈)". They were also dubbed by JYPE as the "Chinese Wonder Girls". However before the group could officially debut, two of their members withdrew leaving only three of members which included Lim herself as well as Jia and Fei.[2][3]

Then on January 22, 2010, she joined the Wonder Girls, after former member Sunmi put her musical career on hiatus. [4][5]

She still keeps in contact with her former JYP Sisters, Jia and Fei who have now officially debuted in a four-member group under the name of miss A.[6]

Career

Wonder Girls

Main article: Wonder Girls

In 2010, Lim made her debut with the Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment, with their comeback single "2 Different Tears" as a vocalist and sub-rapper of the group, after the member Sunmi ended her musical career with the Wonder Girls.[7] On 2013, the group went on hiatus.

Radio hosting

She previously co-hosted EBS radio broadcast English Go Go!.[8]

Television hosting

On August 26, 2013, Hyelim became the host of Arirang TV's Pops in Seoul.[8][9] She stepped down from her role on March 10, 2014.

Collaborations

Year Artist Song
2012 Hyelim feat.San E Act Cool
2014 HA:TFELT Iron Girl

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Last Godfather Cameo
2012 The Wonder Girls Herself
2014 Bad Sister Park Jae Hee [10]

Music Video

Year Song title Artist Role
2010 This Christmas JYP Nation Herself

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2010/01/chinese-wonder-girls-show-off-their-dance-skills
  3. ↑ "Chinese Wonder Girls - Boom Boom Pow Routine". vietgurlhelen's YouTube Channel. 22 January 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2010/01/wonder-girls-mimi-postpones-her-career
  5. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2010/01/wonder-girls-new-member-hae-lim-revealed
  6. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2010/02/the-wonder-girls-perform-in-shanghai-with-new-member-hae-lim
  7. ↑ JYP ENTERTAINMENT OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Wonder Girls Official English Site. January 22, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ha, Kyeong-Heon (6 September 2013). "[EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] Arirang TV Pops In Seoul‘s New MC Hye Lim, Congratulate KPOPPlanet".
  9. ↑ Cha, Yo-rim (20 August 2013). "Hyerim of Wonder Girls to host ‘Pops in Seoul’".
  10. ↑ http://www.soompi.fr/2014/06/20/hyelim-wonder-girls-va-faire-ses-debuts-sur-grand-ecran//

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