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Ryu Hwayoung
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Hwayoung in 2015.
Native name 류화영
Born Ryu Hwa-young
(1993-04-22) April 22, 1993 (age 30)
Gwangju, South Korea[1]
Occupation
Years active 2010–2012 (singing)
2013–present (acting)
Agent Wellmade Yedang
Relatives Ryu Hyoyoung (twin sister)
Website Hwayoung Official Fan Site "RyuDot"
Korean name
Hangul 류화영
Hanja
Revised Romanization Ryu Hwa-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Ryu Hwa-yŏng

Ryu Hwayoung (Hangul류화영; born April 22, 1993), often performing under the mononym Hwayoung, is a South Korean rapper and actress. She is best known for being a former member of the girl group, T-ara and is now currently actress under the talent agency, Wellmade Yedang, also known as Wellmade StarM.[2]

Biography

Ryu Hwayoung was born on 22 April 1993 in Gwangju, South Korea.[1] Her older twin sister, Ryu Hyoyoung, is also a rapper and former member of the group Coed School and its sub-group F-ve Dolls.[3] In 2010, Hwayoung's sister Hyoyoung placed first in a nationwide beauty pageant, "Miss Chunhyang".[4]

Predebut

Hyoyoung and Hwayoung made a guest appearance on SBS's variety show Star King in May 2010. They were both subsequently scouted and recruited by Core Contents Media.[5]

2010–2012: T-ara

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Core Contents Media was originally slated to add Hyoyoung (Hwayoung's twin sister) into T-ara as seventh member, but she recommended her sister, Hwayoung. In July 2010, it was announced that Hwayoung would be added into T-ara as lead rapper whilst Hyoyoung would be debuting in the newly formed Coed School.[6] Hwayoung began promotions as part of T-ara in November 2010 by appearing on the third season of Hello Baby and promoting their first mini album Temptastic.[7] T-ara held their first performance with Hwayoung on December 3, through KBS's Music Bank. During her time in the group, she participated in the collaboration between Davichi and T-ara for "We Were In Love" (Hangul우리 사랑했잖아) in December 2011.[8]

On July 28, 2012, several members of T-ara posted tweets that were purportedly seen to be derisive references to Hwayoung.[9] An official announcement regarding these tweets and a "major announcement about T-ara" was made July 30, which revealed Hwayoung would no longer be a member of the group.[10] Following the announcement of her abrupt contract termination with Core Contents Media, rumors of her experiencing severe bullying by other members of T-ara surfaced throughout the web and the media, which sparked intensive public interest and controversy.[11] Some members of the public strongly believed that Hwayoung was mistreated by the others members of T-ara and her agency. Outcry by T-ara's fan community led to the scheduling of a shut down,[12] as well as the suspension of the members' activities,[13][14] resulting in a huge blow to the group's popularity.[15]

Solo activities

She also participated in the writing of the rap lyrics of "Love is All the Same" (Hangul사랑은 다 그런거래요) by fellow labelmate Yangpa.[16]

2012–present: Solo career

Despite rumours of a possible return to T-ara,[17] on September 6, 2012, Hwayoung revealed via Twitter a 51-second clip of new solo rapping content she is working on. She also announced that she would like to wait for her return to the music industry and comeback with a more mature image.[18] Hwayoung later participated in the hip hop and rap event "Open Freestyle Day 2012" on September 10, announcing that she was looking forward to studying music and eventually returning to the industry.[19][20]

In September 2013, it was reported that composer, Shinsadong Tiger set up a meeting between talent agency, Wellmade StarM, and Hwayoung when he found out that the agency was looking to produce new content[21] and it was later announced on December 15, that Hwayoung had signed a new contract with the talent agency, which is home to Lee Jong-suk and Oh Yeon-seo, to prepare as an actress.[22] Following the announcement of her joining Wellmade StarM, Hwayoung made her first public appearance on December 31, 2013 at the "2014 Miller Countdown Party" as a DJ, alongside DJ Koo, Park Myung-soo and TATA, becoming the youngest female DJ to ever participate in the event.[23]

On January 2, 2014, Hwayoung was spotted filming outside the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang,[24] and it was later revealed that she was to be the lead actress in singer, Zia's new music video for "Have You Ever Cried" (Hangul울어본 적 있나요), which was released on January 13.[25]

Discography

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Filmography

Television

Year Title Network Role Notes
2010 Star King
SBS
Herself Contestant alongside Hyoyoung. (May 29, 2010)
T-ara's Hello Baby Season 3
KBS
First reality show; appears in all episodes.
2011 T-ara's Flower Boys
SBS E!
Appears in all episodes.
2012 T-ara Star Life Theater
KBS
Last appearance with T-ara; appears in all episodes.

Dramas

Year Title Network Role Notes
2014 Mother’s Choice
SBS
Seo Hyun-ah A two-day SBS weekend mini-series
2015 Ok's Family (also known as Ok's House)
KBS
Han Ok
Ex-Girlfriend Club
tvN
Rara (Goo Geun-hyung) [26]
2016 Please Come Back, Mister
SBS
Wang Joo-yeon supporting role
based on the Japanese novel Tsubakiyama Kacho no Nanokakan by Jirō Asada
[27]
Descendants of the Sun
KBS
Dae-young's ex-gfriend Cameo

Films

Year Title Role Remarks
2015 Love Forecast[28] Hee-jin N/A

Music videos

Year Music video Artist Notes
2012 "Lovey Dovey Plus"
SPEED
with Hyoyoung.
2014 "Have You Ever Cried"
Zia
Lead actress

References

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