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Kang Hye-yeon | |
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| Born | 강혜연 December 8, 1990 Jeju City, South Korea |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | https://kang-hyeyeon.com/ |
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| Hangul | 강혜연 |
| Hanja | 姜蕙姸 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Hyeyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Hyeyŏn |
Kang Hye-yeon (Korean: 강혜연; born December 8, 1990) is a South Korean trot singer. She debuted as an original member of EXID on February 16, 2012, and has been active as a trot singer since then.
Early life
[edit]She was born in Jeju City, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, her mother's hometown, but grew up in Incheon, her hometown.[1][2] She said that she dreamed of becoming a singer after seeing singer 'Maya' sing at the Inha University festival when she was in the 6th grade of elementary school.While she was preparing for her college entrance exams, she saw an audition notice on the Internet. She recorded her voice as an MP3 and sent in a demo file. She passed, became an idol trainee, and joined the girl group EXID.[3][4]
Career
[edit]While preparing for college, she saw an audition notice on the internet, recorded an MP3 and sent a demo file, passed, and after being an idol trainee, she joined the girl group EXID[5][6] and debuted on February 16, 2012 with the single album 《HOLLA》.[7]
In 2012, 'EXID' (Exceed In Dreaming) was formed by 'Shinsadong Tiger', who is known as 'the Midas Hand of the K-Pop Industry'.[8]
They were scheduled to debut at the end of January 2012, but due to member LE's sudden leg injury, their debut was postponed to February 16th.[9] AB Entertainment, EXID's agency, revealed the faces of the six members on February 8th, and Kang Hye-Yeon was revealed under the name 'Dami' (다미).[10]
She left EXID almost two months after the release of their debut album.[11][12]
After that, she signed with YNB Entertainment along with 'Haeryung' (해령) and 'Yooji' (유지), who were active in EXID together, and worked as the lead vocalist and leader of the four-member girl group BESTie.[13][14] She terminated her contract with her agency, YNB Entertainment, on October 25, 2018, and BESTie disbanded on November 16, 2018 due to the agency's bankruptcy.[15] Kang Hye-yeon, who made her solo debut, signed an exclusive contract with STAR Entertainment, and released the single "Waddaya" (왔다야) on October 31, 2018, turning into a trot singer.[16][17]
Reason for turning into a Trot singer: Her love for Trot was so special that she even competed on Mnet's trot survival program 'Trot X' (트로트X) (2014) while she was a member of a girl group. Her current agency's CEO Choi Yang-su (최양수), who noticed her challenging the 'Trot X' stage, realized her potential for success, and she agreed to the genre change without hesitation.[18] After turning into a trot singer, she uploaded cover songs of various genres on her personal YouTube channel. In 2020, while participating in TV Chosun's 'Tomorrow's Miss Trot 2', she was given the nickname 'Trot Squirrel' and her name became known. On April 30, 2021, her first full-length album, "Sunday Hye-yeon" (선데이혜연) was released on USB and CD. It contains 9 songs in various genres such as semi-trot, traditional trot, and EDM versions. The title songs are "If say, at once" (척하면 척) and "Waddaya" (2021) (왔다야). "If say, at once" (척하면 척) was written and composed by Kang Hye-yeon's younger brother, Dewayle, and "Waddaya" (2021) is a re-release of her trot singer debut single "Waddaya" (왔다야) with a higher level of completion. Both songs have risen to the top of the trot charts and are gaining popularity.[19] Since the release of "Tomorrow's Miss Trot 2" (내일은 미스트롯2) and her full-length album, she has been actively promoting "If say, at once" and "Waddaya" (2021) on many stages such as radio, TV, and event halls. In November 2023, she once again garnered attention by participating in MBN's 'King of Singers'.
Albums
[edit]List of Albums:[20]
- 2012.02.16. EXID Single 《HOLLA》 Title song 〈Whoz that girl〉
- 2013.07.12. BESTie 《Heart-pounding》 Released
- 2013.10.17. BESTie 《Love Options》 Released
- 2013.12.17. BESTie 《The Best Christmas》 Released
- 2014.02.28. BESTie 《BESTIE Third Digital Single》 Released
- 2014.07.11. BESTie 《Like a Star》 Released
- 2014.07.28. BESTie 《Hot Baby》 Released
- 2014.08.29. BESTie 《Digital Repackage》 Release
- 2015.05.08. BESTie 《Love Emotion》 Release
- 2017.06.20. Single 《Rainy Dawn》(비 내리던 어느 새벽) Release
- 2018.10.31. EP (Mini) 《Waddaya》(왔다야) Release
- 2018.11.26. Single 《I Hate You Too Much》(니가 너무 싫다) Release
- 2020.09.21. Regular (USB 40 songs) 《Kang Hye-yeon Miss Trot Techno Medley》(강혜연 미스트롯 테크노 메들리) Released
- 2020.12.03. Single 《Mango-ddaeng》(만고땡) Released
- 2020.12.18. Compilation (omnibus) 《Tomorrow is Miss Trot 2 Preliminary Best PART1》(내일은 미스트롯2 예선전 베스트 PART1)
- 2021.01.15. Compilation (omnibus) 《Tomorrow is Miss Trot 2 Deathmatch PART1》(내일은 미스트롯2 데스매치 PART1)
- 2021.02.19. Compilation (omnibus) 《Tomorrow is Miss Trot 2 Legend Mission Best Semi-final 2》 (내일은 미스트롯2 레전드 미션 베스트 준결승2)
- 2021.03.18. Compilation (omnibus) 《Tomorrow is Miss Trot 2 Special Accompaniment MR1》(내일은 미스트롯2 스페셜 반주 MR1)
- 2021.03.18. Compilation (omnibus) 《Tomorrow is Miss Trot 2 Special Accompaniment MR2》(내일은 미스트롯2 스페셜 반주 MR2)
- 2021.03.26. Compilation (omnibus) 《Tomorrow is Miss Trot 2 Talk Concert PART2》(내일은 미스트롯2 토크 콘서트 PART2)
- 2021.04.15. Single "I'm Young Ten"(영텐입니다)
- 2021.04.30. Regular 《Sunday Hye-yeon》(선데이혜연) released
- 2022.09.21. Featuring, Nam Jin's single 《No Entry》(출입금지)
- 2023.02.24. Single 《Daehan Singer's Song》(대한가수의 노래)
- 2023.04.03. Farmers' Newspaper Digital Farmer Single 《Eheradiya》(에헤라디야)
- 2023.05.01. Single 《Comet (彗星): Broom Star》(혜성: 빗자루별) released
- 2023.10.10. Single "Yeon (姸): Goulyeon"(연: 고울연) released
Other activities
[edit]- Former member of girl group 《EXID》
- 2013.07.12 – 2018.10.25. Former member of girl group 《BESTie》
- 2023.06.15. Ministry of the Interior and Safety 《4th Island Day》(제4회 섬의 날) Public Relations Ambassadors[21]
- 2024.06.14. Ministry of the Interior and Safety 《5th Island Day》(제5회 섬의 날) Public Relations Ambassador[22]
- 2024.12.09. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province(제주특별자치도) Public Relations Ambassador[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "'제주의 딸' 트로트가수 강혜연, 제주도 홍보대사 위촉". 아시아경제. December 9, 2024.
- ^ "2년 만에 '왔다야'". 인천일보. September 24, 2020.
- ^ "'恨 품은 아이돌' EXID, '꿈을 넘어 세상과 마주하다'". 이데일리. February 9, 2012.
- ^ 2020.11.12. 여수MBC 《오 마이 싱어》 70회
- ^ 2020.11.12. Yeosu MBC 《Oh My Singer》 Episode 70
- ^ "'Idols with Hatred' EXID, 'Facing the World Beyond Dreams'". 이데일리. February 9, 2012.
- ^ "［사진］EXID 다미-LE-해령,'첫 무대 떨리네~'". OSEN. February 14, 2012.
- ^ "Shinsadong Tiger Reveals EXID Through Twitter! "I'm Raising 6 Baby Tigers!"". 스포츠조선. December 5, 2011.
- ^ "Shinsadong Tiger Girl Group EXID, Debut Postponed to February...Why?". 스타뉴스. January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Shinsadong Tiger's girl group EXID, members revealed". OSEN. February 8, 2012.
- ^ "EXID, 유지·다미·해령 탈퇴…5인조로 재편성". 마이데일리. April 30, 2012.
- ^ "EXID, 유지 다미 해령 팀 탈퇴‥왜?". 매일경제. April 30, 2012.
- ^ "신인 걸그룹 베스티 혜연-다혜 공개, '12일 전격 데뷔'". 파이낸셜뉴스. July 4, 2013.
- ^ "EXID 출신 3인방, 걸그룹 '베스티'로 새로운 도전". 스포츠동아. July 4, 2013.
- ^ "베스티 강혜연, 세븐 소속사 전속계약…팀 완전 와해". 한국경제. October 25, 2018.
- ^ "베스티 혜연→트로트 가수 강혜연, 신곡 "왔다야" 발매". KSTAR. November 1, 2018.
- ^ "베스티 강혜연, 걸그룹→트로트 가수…오늘(18일) 신곡 MV 공개". MBN. December 18, 2018.
- ^ "(Kang Il-hong's Special Interview 97-Kang Hye-yeon) 'Idol' dreaming of a 'trot rebellion'..."There is no escape!"". 더팩트. July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Melon - Artist - Kang Hye-yeon - Sunday Hye-yeon". Melon. April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Melon - Artist - Kang Hye-yeon". Melon. July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Ryu Seung-ryong, Ha Hyun-woo, Kang Hye-yeon, Lee Rang, and Jeong Bure Appointed as Public Relations Ambassadors for the '4th Island Day'". KTV국민방송. June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Kang Hye-yeon, Appointed as Boryeong City's 'Island Day' Public Relations Ambassador". 토스트스타뉴스. June 16, 2023.
- ^ "'Jeju's Daughter' Trot Singer Kang Hye-yeon Appointed as Jeju Province Public Relations Ambassador". 아시아경제. December 9, 2024.
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