Heo Ga-yoon

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Ga-yoon
허가윤
Heo in September 2012
Born
Heo Ga-yoon

(1990-05-18) May 18, 1990 (age 34)
Goyang, South Korea
Alma materDongguk University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2011–present
AgentBS Company
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–2016
LabelsCube
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
허가윤
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHeo Ga-yoon
McCune–ReischauerHŏ Kayun

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.

Biography

Early life and education

Heo was born on May 18, 1990,[1] in Goyang. She received second place at SM's 9th "Best Singer Contest" in 2005.[2][unreliable source?] 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][unreliable source?]

2009–2012: 4Minute and solo activities

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]

Heo in December 2010

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][unreliable source?] 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][unreliable source?] 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][unreliable source?]

Heo recorded "Wind Blow" for the soundtrack of MBC's My Princess; the song was released on January 5, 2011.[10][unreliable source?] 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][unreliable source?] Heo made her acting debut on I'm a Flower Too with a cameo appearance as a high school student.[12][unreliable source?] 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][unreliable source?] 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][unreliable source?] 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

In 2014, HyunA, Ga-yoon, and Sohyun released the song "Only Gained Weight" for Brave Brothers' tenth anniversary album in January.[16][unreliable source?] 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][unreliable source?]

In 2015, Gayoon released an OST for SBS's Yong-pal called "Nightmare" together with Yong Jun-hyung on August 18.[18][unreliable source?] 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]

Heo at the Seoul Fashion Week in 2016

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][unreliable source?] 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][unreliable source?]

2016–present: Acting career

On October 14,[year missing] it was announced that Gayoon would be joining BS Company as an actress.[citation needed]

Discography

Main articles: 4minute discography and 2Yoon

Collaboration singles

List of collaboration singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album
Title Year Album
"What I Want to do Once I Have a Lover"
(with Yoseob) 		2009 Non-album single
"Heart Damage"
(with Yong Jun-hyung)
"Bad Guy Good Girl"
(with Sunny Side) 		2010
"Be Alright"
(with Yoseob, G.NA and Lee Changseob) 		2012 Road For Hope
"My Love By My Side"
(with Jung Il-hoon) 		Non-album single
"Text Message"
(with Mario)
"Mermaid Princess"
(with Mystic White)
"Only Gained Weight"
(with Hyuna and Sohyun) 		2014 Brave Brothers' Anniversary Album
"Small Moon"
(with Yoseob, Eunkwang, Shin Ji-hoon, and Ryu Hyunjin) 		Ryu-Cube Donation Project

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album
Title Year Album
"One Two Three"
(with Han Ye-ji) 		2010 The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry OST
"Wind Blow" 2011 My Princess OST
"Shameless Lie" Lie To Me OST
"I Think It Was a Dream" Poseidon OST
"Wish"
(with Yoseob) 		2014 The Night Watchman's Journal OST
"Nightmare"
(with Yong Jun-hyung) 		2015 Yong-pal OST

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Daddy You, Daughter Me Kyung Mi
2018 The Drug King Jong-soon
2020 Search Out Noo-ri
2022 Singer Song Son Hye [24]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Me Too, Flower! High School Student Cameo
2012 Light and Shadow Hyun Kyung
2013 My Friend is Still Alive Herself Cameo
2015 Let's Eat 2 Hong Min-a

Television show

Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Off to School Cast member
Style Log Host

References

  1. ^ Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ^ "Heo Ga-yoon Profile". Naver People. Naver Corp. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "'컬투쇼' 포미닛 허가윤 "계절학기 듣는 중...올해 졸업 목표"". Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "YoonA, Seohyun, Son Naeun, Gayoon, and More Stars Appointed Ambassadors of Dongguk University". September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Gayoon makes first public appearance at college graduation since 4minute's disbandment". August 25, 2016. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  6. ^ 김형우 (Gimhyeongwoo) (June 17, 2009). 데뷔하루 앞둔 포미닛 "라이브 걱정없어, 실력으로 승부하겠다". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "4minute's Gayoon & Han Ye Ji release One Two Three". Allkpop. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "4minute's Gayoon jumped at the chance to feature for Sunny Side". Allkpop.
  9. ^ "20 idol singers unite to sing the G20 Seoul Summit theme song". Allkpop. September 30, 2010. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  10. ^ 4Minute's Ga-yoon released her track, "Wind Blow," for the drama "My Princess" Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "4Minute's Gayoon sings for "Lie to Me" soundtrack". Allkpop. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "4minute's Gayoon to make acting debut through 'I'm a Flower Too' cameo". Allkpop. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  13. ^ Go, Jae-wan (May 15, 2012). 포미닛 현아 가윤 '탑기코' 최초 걸그룹 도전 '눈길'. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 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. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  14. ^ "4Minute's Ga-yoon sings for musical "My Love By My Side"". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  15. ^ "Mystic White (Jiyoung, Bora, Sunhwa, Gayoon, Lizzy) release "Mermaid Princess" track". Allkpop. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "4Minute Featured in Brave Brothers' Anniversary Album with "Only Gained Weight"". Soompi. January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "Kikwang, Gayoon, and Do Sang Woo are a stylish trio for '1st Look'". Allkpop.
  18. ^ "B2ST's Junhyung and 4minute's Gayoon chase away your 'Nightmare' with their 'Yong Pal' OST!". Allkpop. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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