Hyomin

Park Sun-young (born May 30, 1989), known professionally as Hyomin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer known for her work as a member of South Korean girl group T-ara.

Hyomin was born Park Sun-young on May 30, 1989, in Busan, South Korea, an only child.

In 1997, she won the MiMi Princess modeling contest, and became a well-known internet ulzzang before debuting with T-ara.

She was a trainee under JYP Entertainment and was considered to be a replacement for Hyuna, who was a member of the Wonder Girls in 2007.

Hyomin debuted in 2009 as a member of T-ara, which made their debut stage on July 30 on the music program M Countdown with their single "Lie".

Hyomin was a fixed cast member of KBS' variety show Invincible Youth from October 23, 2009, to December 24, 2010.

In November 2009, she was cast in the musical production of I Really Really Like You, an adaption of the hit drama Love Truly.

Apart from her group's activities, Hyomin has also starred in various television dramas such as My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010), Gyebaek (2011), The Thousandth Man (2012), and in various films such as Gisaeng Ryung (2011) and Jinx!!! (2013).

She starred in the drama My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox as Ban Sun-nyeo from August 11 to September 30, 2010.

The drama achieved nationwide and then international success ranking in Top 10 most-watched dramas during its run.

The album became Hyomin's second to reach 10,000 physical copies sold on Gaon Chart and her first to Top the Taiwanese album chart while "Allure" (Song) became her 5th Number 1 hit on the Chinese platform YinYueTai's Weekly Korean chart, the most for any Korean female artist.

In May 2021, Hyomin left Sublime Artist Agency after her contract with them had expired.

In June 2023, Hyomin signed with new agency Andmarq.

Much like her own group's career, Hyomin's discography is known most for its versatility and creativity.

She's been known to experiment with her music and album concepts while being directly involved with the overall production of her projects from songwriting to outfit and stage costume design.

Park's debut single "Nice Body" was described as a "bold choice of songs/concepts" by critics for its controversial music video which presented the perfect body measurements for females.

On June 14, 2011, Core Contents Media announced that Hyomin would take over leadership as T-ara's third leader for their comeback album, John Travolta Wannabe, and Japanese promotions.

She later passed on her leadership to fellow member, Park So-yeon.

Hyomin made her major big screen debut in the horror film Gisaeng Ryung, which was released on August 4, 2011.

In 2012, Hyomin was cast in the musical "Our Youth Roly-Poly" along with group members Park Ji-yeon and Park So-yeon, a musical adaptation of T-ara's 2011 hit song "Roly Poly".

Hyomin was also cast in the Chinese version of We Got Married, in which her partner is Fu Xinbo, a Chinese idol.

On June 14, 2012, it was confirmed that Hyomin was cast in a supporting role in MBC's fantasy sitcom The Thousandth Man.

On February 10, 2013, Hyomin was cast in a lead role in the Japanese film Jinx!!!, starring Kento Yamazaki and Kurumi Shimizu.

which earned a special nomination at Tokyo International Film Festival and marked Hyomin's first appearance at the said event.

In April 2013, Hyomin along with T-ara member Hahm Eun-jung, Park Ji-yeon and former member Areum formed a subgroup called T-ara N4, releasing their first mini-album titled Jeon Won Diary.

She debuted as a solo artist with her debut EP, Make Up, on June 30, 2014 with the lead track "Nice Body" which earned her 3 nominations at Seoul Music Awards.

On June 30, 2014, Hyomin released her first solo extended play Make Up with the lead single "Nice Body", the song was hit in and outside Korea peaking at number 1 on YinYueTai Korean Weekly Chart.

Since then, she has released 2 EPs : Sketch (2016) and Allure (2019).

The show was well-received by both fans and critics earning an appreciation plaque from the Korean Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as well as a President's commendation from Korea Rural Community Cooperation and a special award at the 16th Hongcheon WaxyCorn King Festival.

Her second extended play Sketch with double title tracks "Sketch and "Gold" was released on March 17, 2016. The album earned Hyomin's first award at the YinYueTai V-Chart Awards for Best Female Artist, Korea.

In January 2018, Hyomin left MBK Entertainment after her contract ended.

She intends to continue promoting with T-ara in the future.

In May 2018, Hyomin joined Sublime Artist Agency to pursue her solo career in South Korea and China.

In 2019, Hyomin released the digital single "Cabinet" with JustaTee, which topped Vietnam's V Heartbeat monthly chart for four consecutive months.

Hyomin is known for her direct involvement with project-making, including songwriting, production, styling and design.

KBS referred to her as "one of the leading fashionistas in girl groups".

In 2019, Hyomin launched a self-produced make-up brand named MINITT which was followed by a clothing line "Say No More" in 2021.

On January 20, 2019, Hyomin released her second digital single titled "U Um U Um" ahead of her 3rd mini album expected to be released in mid-February.

On February 20, 2019, Hyomin released her third extended play Allure.

The album's title track is also called "Allure".