Hyomin was born on May 30, 1989, in Busan, South Korea. She is the only child in her family. She went to Sungkyunkwan University.
Work
1997–2011
In 1997, Hyomin won the MiMi Princess modeling contest at the age of 8. She went on to modeled for online shopping malls in later years.[2] She trained for music with JYP Entertainment and was thought of as a possible member of Wonder Girls.[3] She then was in music videos, such as SS501's Unlock, SG Wannabe's Smooth Break-Up and FT Island's Heaven.
In 2009 Hyomin became as a member of T-ara. The group made their debut on July 30 with their song "Lie". In 2009 and 2010, Hyomin was in the KBS' television showInvincible Youth.[4] In November 2009, Hyomin was in the musicalI Really Really Like You.[5] Fellow T-ara member Jeon Bo-ram was in the same musical.[6]
In 2010, Hyomin sang on the soundtrack for television show Coffee House. She was also in the drama My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox.[7]
In 2011, Hyomin was in the horror filmGisaeng Ryung,.[8]
2012–2013
In 2012, Hyomin was in the musical Our Youth Roly-Poly along with other T-ara members Park Ji-yeon and Park So-yeon. Hyomin was also in the Chinese version of We Got Married. She also had a role in the MBC's show The Thousandth Man.[9]
On February 10, 2013, Hyomin was cast in a lead role in the Japanese film Jinx!!![10]
Hyomin made her first solo album in 2014. It was called Make Up and has the lead single "Nice Body". She made a single called Fake It later in the year.
In 2016, Hyomin made the single Still. She also made her second extended play album called Sketch.[12]
In early 2018, Park and her fellow T-ara members left MBK Entertainment when their contracts finished.[13] They stated they would stay together as a group.[14] However, they have not released any new music as a group since then. In May 2018, Hyomin joined Sublime Artist Agency.[15][16][17] In September 2018, Hyomin made a single called Mango.[18]
In January 2019, Hyomin made a new single called U Um U Um.[19] Then in February, 2019, Hyomin released her album Allure.[20]
Other work
Fashion design
For T-ara's performance of Roly-Poly in 2011, Hyomin designed her own clothing.[21]
In 2012, Hyomin started her own clothing line.[22]
Cosmetic design
In 2019, Hyomin started a cosmetic brand named called "MINITT".