Occupation Singer
actress Name Heo Young-ji Siblings Heo Song-yeon Website kara.dspmedia.co.kr Music group KARA (Since 2014) | Associated acts Kara
Chamsonyeo Genres K-pop Role Singer | |
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Full Name Heo Youngji (허영지) Born August 30, 1994 (age 30) ( 1994-08-30 ) South Korea Labels DSP Media
Universal Sigma
EMI Records Japan
Warner Music Albums Girl's Story, Step It Up, Day & Night Similar People Park Gyuri, Han Seung‑yeon, Goo Hara, Jackson Wang, Kang Jiyoung Profiles | ||
Years active 2011-2012
2014–present | ||
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Heo Young-ji (born August 30, 1994), referred to as Hur Young-ji or Youngji, is a South Korean singer and television personality. She was best known as a member of girl group Kara after winning the TV show Kara Project in 2014, which made her became a newest member of the group. Heo Young-ji began a music career as soloist in 2017 with her first single, Memory Clock.
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- Pre debut
- 20142015 Debut with Kara and solo activities
- 2016present Solo career
- Filmography
- References
Pre-debut
She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul. Young-ji was a former trainee at Core Contents Media alongside T-ara's ex-member Areum. She was about to debut in a new girl group but left before the girl group debuted. Later, she became a trainee at KeyEast before leaving again. She then became a trainee in DSP Media, participating in the show Kara Project, making her the last member of Kara.
2014–2015: Debut with Kara and solo activities
In May 2014, after former Kara members Nicole Jung and Kang Ji-young left the group, DSP Media launched a reality TV show called Kara Project which revolved around seven trainees competing to become the new member of the group. Even though she missed 2 live performances due to a leg injury from practice, she grabbed attention from viewers and topped the voting charts.
On July 1, the live voting results commenced on 6:45 pm (KST). Hur Young-ji was proclaimed the winner with a total score of 49,591. After winning the show, she gave a winning speech saying she'll work even harder as a new member of Kara.
In September 2014, She was one of the new participants for the second season of the show, Roommate. She was known for her muted laughter, and on the recent Christmas special of Roommate, it was shown that Young-ji's family members have similar laughing styles as well. In the interview as a preview for being one of the new casts for Roommate, she said that many people told her to cover her mouth while laughing, but it was very problematic and now she is more comfortable to laugh without covering her mouth.
When fellow member Goo Hara guested on Episode 9 of Roommate, she shared that she wanted Young-ji to be chosen as a member of Kara as she has charms that the existing members does not have and Kara feel more youthful with her.
An MBC EVERY1 rep told MBN Star on December 18, 2014 that Young-ji will join Hitmaker season 2 as a part of a girl group along with Orange Caramel's Lizzy, G.NA, 4minute's So-hyun. The group was later named Cham So Nyeo. The group first released their debut song teaser "올해의 주문 (Magic Words)" on February 17, followed by the full song and music video 3 days later on February 20.
2016–present: Solo career
On January 15, 2016, DSP Media announced Gyuri, Seungyeon and Hara's departure from the group due to contracts expiring. The company also noted that Youngji would continue her music career as a solo artist. The company is planning to help Youngji succeed and develop for the future.
On April 13, Park Gyu-ri stated that the group did not disband and that the members hoped to release new albums in the future.
In May 2016, she was cast in a supporting role in the tvN drama, Another Oh Hae Young. She also cast in several television program, MBC's Very Private TV as cast member, SBS' War of Vocals - God's Voice as panelist and EBS' Humanity Busking as hosted.
On December 8, 2016 DSP Media revealed Youngji as the first hidden member of their new co-ed group K.A.R.D. She promoted with the group for their first project single "OHNANA", which released on December 13.
On August 2, 2017 DSP Media confirmed that Youngji in preparing for her solo debut sometimes in August. Youngji officially released her first single titled Memory Clock on August 25.