HyunJin (Hangul: 현진)[3] is a South Korean singer. She is the second revealed member of LOONA and a member of its first sub-unit, LOONA 1/3. She was also a member of Loossemble and serves as the group’s leader.
She was born as Kim Hyun-jin (Hangul: 김현진) on November 15, 2000, in Dunchon-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[1]
She debuted on October 28, 2016, as a member of LOONA and subsequently released her solo single album HyunJin on November 17, 2016
History
Early life (2000–2016)
HyunJin was born in Dunchon-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, as the youngest and only daughter of three siblings.[1] Her brothers are ten and eleven years older than her.[4] One of her brothers was in a band called “Bi-o-ne,” and the other is an actor.[5] They lived together in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do.[6]
HyunJin attended Baeksa Elementary School and Baeksa Middle School in Incheon. She transferred to Shinnam Middle School and later Hansung Girls’ Middle School, both in Seoul. In seventh grade, HyunJin was ranked first in her school in Korean language.[7] She was an athletic student, participating in her school’s soccer, table tennis, basketball, tennis, and badminton clubs.[8] HyunJin also claims to have been so well-known for her looks that by eighth grade, both male and female classmates “would go stand in the halls to see [her].”[9]
In 2013, when she was thirteen years old, HyunJin appeared on the 40th episode of Three Idiots. She was introduced as a natural beauty, and demonstrated her talent in skipping rope.[10] HyunJin was scouted by Polaris Entertainment after her appearance on the show and became a trainee. She left her family home and moved in to live with her brother in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu. She had to take a subway between the practice room, located in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, and her brother’s apartment.[6]
2016: Reveal, solo debut
In most likely early 2016, HyunJin was transferred to BlockBerryCreative to take part in the LOONA Project and was eventually chosen as the second member of LOONA. HyunJin accompanied HeeJin during the latter’s trip to Paris for filming.[11][12]
On October 23, 2016, the first “Who’s Next Girl?” teaser was posted, and HyunJin was fully revealed as the next member of LOONA on October 28. She released her solo single album HyunJin on November 17, 2016, and debuted as a member of LOONA.
2017: MIXNINE, LOONA 1/3
On January 12, 2017, a collaboration with HeeJin was teased. The song was included in the single album YeoJin.[13] The song was released 4 days later, with its own music video.[14][15]
In October 2017, HyunJin, along with fellow LOONA members HeeJin and HaSeul, auditioned for the survival reality show MIXNINE. After passing the audition, she became a contestant as a representative of her agency and idol group.[16] HyunJin made it until the final episode, but was eliminated and did not make it into the final lineup.[17]
On February 14, 2017, HyunJin was revealed to be a member of LOONA’s first sub-unit, LOONA 1/3.
2018: Debut in LOONA
On August 20, 2018, HyunJin officially debuted as a member of the completed group LOONA. They released the mini album [+ +], along with title track “Hi High”.
2019: School graduation
On January 7, 2019, HyunJin graduated from Hansung Girls’ High School alongside HeeJin.
2020: King of Masked Singer
On September 27, 2020, HyunJin appeared on King of Masked Singer as Jade Bead. She sung the song “Lady in the Rainy Night”, where she ended up not succeeding.[18][19]
2022: Dating rumors
On July 11, 2022, celebrity gossip YouTube channel Sojang posted a video claiming that HyunJin is dating rapper A-FLOW, who is 23 years older than her.[20] BlockBerryCreative denied the dating rumors and said they will take a strong legal response to the malicious rumors from YouTube.[21]
2023: Legal disputes, CTDENM, debut in Loossemble, dating rumors
On February 3, 2023, HyunJin and ViVi filed lawsuits to terminate their contracts with BlockBerryCreative.[22]
On May 9, HyunJin and ViVi won their injunctions against BlockBerryCreative and terminated their exclusive contracts.[23] The next day, it was announced HyunJin would be returning to Fab on May 11, after her previous contract ended on February 11.[24] On June 12, HyunJin and ViVi officialy signed with CTDENM, a newly formed company founded by Yun Do-yeon, BlockBerryCreative’s former planning division director.[25]
On August 2, HyunJin was revealed as a member of Loossemble. On August 8, HyunJin appeared at the Kiwoom Heroes KBO baseball game against Lotte Giants and threw the ceremonial pitch.[26]
On September 15, Loossemble debuted with their self-titled mini album [Loossemble]. HyunJin participated in writing the lyrics of one of the album’s songs, “Day by day”. On August 17, HyunJin was chosen as Loossemble’s leader.[27]
On November 17, rumors spread on X that HyunJin and Wooyoung of ATEEZ are dating. An anonymous user discovered that Wooyoung’s profile picture on his alleged alternate Instagram account showed two cats, one of them much resembling Paldo — HyunJin’s cat. They also pointed out some similarities between these two such as their rings.[28] However, the next day the accusations turned out to be false because Wooyoung doesn’t even own a cat.[29]
2024: [One of a Kind], [TTYL], disbandment, <Thank You>
On April 15, 2024, Loossemble released their second mini album, titled [One of a Kind]. HyunJin participated in the writing of “Starlight”.
On September 2, Loossemble held their second comeback [TTYL]. “Confessions”’s lyrics were written by HyunJin.
On November 29, it was announced via Fancafe that Loossemble’s exclusive contract with CTDENM had been terminated.[30]
On December 2, Loossemble on their social media's announced that Hyunjin will have digital single, <Thank You>
Discography
Repackage albums
Mini albums
Single albums
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CollaborationsOther
Exclusive releases
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Filmography
TV appearances
| Year | Name | Channel | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Three Idiots (세 얼간이) | tvN | Herself |
| 2017–2018 | MIXNINE | jTBC | Herself (Contestant) |
| 2020–2021 | King of Masked Singer (미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕) | MBC | Herself (Contestant, Panelist) |
| 2022 | Catharsis/Qatarsis (카타르시스) | MBC | Herself (Panelist) |
Web dramas
| Year | Name | Channel/Platform | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Do You Remember the First Time We Met? Season 1 and 2 | YouTube | Kim Hyun-jin (main) |
Music video appearances
As main
| Year | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | “우린 왜 이별 하는 걸까? (Better than Me)” | 소정 (Sojung) |
| 2024 | “무슨 일 있었니 (Still Yours)” | 박재정 (Parc Jae Jung) |
As cameo
| Year | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | “Girl Front” | ODD EYE CIRCLE |
As minor
| Year | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | “Everyday I Love You (feat. HaSeul)” | ViVi |
Commercial films
| Year | Brand | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Innisfree (#1 (loonatheworld) (HIGH CUT) / #2 (loonatheworld) #3 / #4 (HIGH CUT)) | Cosmetic |
| The Law of Creation (#1 / #2) | Mobile Game |
Credits
Songwriting
| Year | Song | Album | Artist | Lyrics | Composition | Arrangement | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | “Day by day” | [Loossemble] | Loossemble | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| 2024 | “Starlight” | [One of a Kind] | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| “Confessions” | [TTYL] | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
Choreographing
| Year | Song[31] | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | “Rosy” | Olivia Hye | Go Won, Olivia Hye |
Endorsements
- InnisFree (with LOONA 1/3) (2017)
- Law of Creation (2017)
- Avajar (with HeeJin) (2018)
- Nature Republic (with LOONA) (2018)
- Lotte Department Store Mobile Application (with LOONA) (2018)
- Skoolooks (with LOONA) (2019)
- ABC Mart LOONA ✕ NIKE (with LOONA) (2021)
- Elite ✕ emart24 (with Loossemble) (2024)
- Elite (with Loossemble and POW) (2024)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 @gointosubbit. “[ENG] Orbit Japan Official Book Vol. 1”. Twitter. 2021.12.03
- ↑ orrery_nim. “And my height! … I’m actually 163.7cm.” translation from 220305 VLIVE. Twitter. 2022.03.05
- ↑ /çjʌ̹nˈ.t͡ɕin/, HYUHN-jeen or hee-YUHN-jeen
- ↑ loona-trans. “HyunJin’s newsAde Interview”. Translation of the original. Tumblr. 2017.03.14.
- ↑ loona-trans. “All Natural Beauty”. Translation of the original. Tumblr. 2017.03.12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 “[Interview] EDaily "Doldam" Interview with Hyunjin (231107)”. Team Subbits. 2023.11.09. Translation of the original.
- ↑ @orrery_nim. “(EN) TMI News, part 9”. Twitter. 2020.03.11
- ↑ @loonathworld. “LOONA TV #95”. YouTube. 2017.04.05
- ↑ @orrery_nim. “(EN) TMI News, part 8”. Twitter. 2020.03.11
- ↑ @tvNOfficial. “지금은 이달의 소녀 현진! 데뷔 전 모습! (LOONA HyunJin pre-debut! Three Idiots #40)”. YouTube. 2018.09.20
- ↑ @loonatheworld. “이달의소녀탐정1 #ab (LOONA TV Prequel1 #ab)”. YouTube. 2016.12.31
- ↑ @loonatheworld. “이달의소녀탐정8 #ab (LOONA TV Prequel8 #ab)”. YouTube. 2017.05.26
- ↑ Soompi:LOOΠΔ Releases Teaser For HeeJin And HyunJin’s “My Sunday”
- ↑ Soompi:LOOΠΔ’s HeeJin And HyunJin Reunite For Sweet Duet “My Sunday”
- ↑ [MV] 이달의 소녀/희진, 현진 (LOONA/HeeJin, HyunJin) “My Sunday”
- ↑ Mix Nine. Wikipedia
- ↑ @MIXNINESUBCORD. “ep 14 final”. YouTube. 2018.01.26
- ↑ Im Chae-ryeong. “[KOR] '복면가왕' 불꽃놀이VS옥구슬, 불꽃놀이 승리...옥구슬은 이달소 현진”. Naver TV. 20.09.27
- ↑ “[KOR] '복면가왕' 부뚜막 고양이 新 가왕 등극, 숨은그림찾기 정체는 김정은”. Nate News. 20.09.27
- ↑ Sophie-Ha. “Sojang alleges LOONA's Hyunjin was caught dating a 44-year-old rapper”. allkpop. 2022.07.11
- ↑ Han Jae-yoon. “[KOR] [단독] 44세 작곡가와 열애 의혹 터진 00년생 이달소 멤버 (+소속사 입장)”. Wikitree. 2022.07.13
- ↑ lucy. “[News] JTBC: Vivi & Hyunjin Also File Lawsuit to Terminate Contracts (230203)”. Translation of the original. Team Subbits. 2023.02.03
- ↑ @gointossubit. “LOONA ViVi and HyunJin to also leave Blockberry… Legal battle victory”. Translation of original. Twitter. 2023.05.09
- ↑ @Fab_tweet. “On May 11, Hyunjin's fab starts (again)”. Twitter. 2023.05.10
- ↑ “[News] JTBC News: "LOONA Vivi & Hyunjin sign exclusive contracts with CTD E&M" (230611)”. Translation of the original. Team Subbits. 2023.06.11
- ↑ @orrery_nim. “#Hyunjin will be throwing the ceremonial pitch at the Kiwoom Heroes KBO game against Lotte Giants today”. Twitter. 2023.08.08
- ↑ @Loossemble_twt. “Loossemble’s crew commander has been elected”. X. 2023.08.17
- ↑ @toooyong. “우영아
너 인스타 비계 프사 속 고양이
누구집 고양이야?”. X. 23.11.17 - ↑ @jhjbit. “i’m sorry i’ve been celebrating like it’s christmas and u mean to tell me that man doesn’t even have a fucking cat??????”. X. 23.11.18
- ↑ @orrery_nim. “We are informing you that the exclusive contract with the members of Loossemble has ended.”. X (Twitter). 2024.11.28
- ↑ HyunJin choreography credits.
- “Rosy”: @loonatheworld. “#현진 이의 데뷔 500일을 축하해요 (Congrats on #HyunJin’s 500 days since debut)”. Twitter. 2018.03.31
