Hyoyeon

Korean: 효연

Hometown:

Incheon

Country:

South Korea

Full name:

Kim Hyo-yeon

Native name:

김효연

Birthday:

Sep 22, 1989

Age:

35 years old

Blood type:

Height:

5'4" (161 cm)

Weight:

101.4 lbs (46 kg)

Group (2007-2017,2022-present):

Girls' Generation

Group (2018-2021):

Girls' Generation - Oh!GG

Introduction

Kim Hyoyeon is a South Korean dancer, rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and composer under SM Entertainment. She is best known as the main rapper and one of the main dancers of the girl group Girls' Generation. She is also a member of its second sub-unit, Girls' Generation-Oh!GG. As a DJ, she goes by the stage name HYO.

Hyoyeon's formal dance training began in elementary school; she learned hip hop, jazz, and Latin dance at her neighborhood's hip-hop school.

At 11 years old, she auditioned for SM Entertainment through SM's 2000 Casting System. Then, in 2004, she, alongside Super Junior's Siwon, was sent to Beijing to study Chinese.

Before debuting with Girls' Generation, she worked with Janet Jackson and was BoA's silhouette dancer during a performance at Mnet Km Music Video Festival 2005.

She eventually debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. She made her solo debut on December 2, 2016, with the digital single "Mystery."

SM Entertainment:

Aug 5, 2007-present

ScreaM Records:

Jan 1, 2018-present

Debut:

Aug 5, 2007

Debut to 1st win:

67 days

Current state:

active

Active years:

2007-present

Zodiac-sign:

Virgo

Language(s):

Korean, Japanese, English, Chinese

Training period:

7 years

Education:

Chungbuk Middle School, Beijing Normal University

kpopping rank:

278th

Fandom:

SONE

Fandom color(s):

Pastel-Rose-Pink

0 wins

1.1K pics

110 videos

16 albums

59.7K views

101 adds

Fun facts

Hyoyeon can memorize a dance routine just by watching it once or twice.

When she was studying in China for a month, she gained weight. By the time she got back in Korea, Sooyoung called her Princess Fiona. She didn’t know who Princess Fiona was, but being called a Princess made her happy. Until the time she learned who Princess Fiona was.

Yuri and Seohyun used to be scared of Hyoyeon.

Hyoyeon has 14 piercings, including in her tongue.

According to the members, Hyoyeon is the moodmaker and funniest of the group.

Hyoyeon is ambidextrous. She can use both of her hands well.

Hyoyeon is known for her quirky and blunt personality.

She’s very interested in fashion. She admires Jennifer Lopez a lot.

Hyoyeon is actively promoting as a DJ in domestic club tours and EDM concerts under the stage named “HYO”.

She has learned jazz, ballet, hip-hop, belly dancing, popping, and locking.