Native name 류효영 Years active 2010–present Siblings Ryu Hwa-young Occupation Singer
Rapper
Actress Record label MBK Entertainment | Education Sungeul High School Role Singer Full Name Ryu Hyo-young Name Ryu Hyo-young | |
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Born April 22, 1993 (age 30) ( 1993-04-22 ) Gwangju, South Korea Relatives Ryu Hwayoung (twin sister) Labels MBK Entertainment (2010-2015) Albums Something That Is Cheerful and Fresh, Charming Five Girls Genres K-pop, Dance-pop, Hip hop music Similar People Ryu Hwa‑young, Eunkyo, Taewoon, Sungmin, Jin Hyewon Profiles | ||
Music groups F-ve Dolls, Coed School | ||
Ryu Hyoyoung (born April 22, 1993), better known by the mononym Hyoyoung, is a South Korean actress, model, and rapper. She was a member of the South Korean co-ed group Coed School and the girl group F-ve Dolls.
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Biography
Hyoyoung was born on 22 April 1993 in Gwangju, South Korea. She has an identical twin sister, Ryu Hwayoung, who is a former member of the girl group T-ara. Hyoyoung is the older of the two.
Hyoyoung was scouted after she and her sister Ryu Hwayoung made an appearance on SBS's variety show Star King. After they made an appearance on the show, she and her sister, Ryu Hwayoung, were recruited by Core Contents Media. Hyoyoung and her sister were both originally slated to debut in T-ara, however Hyoyoung was cut from the group's line-up before their debut. A year later, Hyoyoung debuted with Coed School.
2010–15: Coed School, F-ve Dolls and Solo activities
Hyoyoung made her debut as a member of Coed School in 2010. The group officially debuted on September 30, 2010. The group was later separated into a female unit and a male unit.
In that same year, Hyoyoung was confirmed to join the KBS drama "Jungle Fish 2". She also took part in the 80th Miss Chunhyang pageant and subsequently won it.
In 2011, Hyoyoung joined Coed School's female unit, F-ve Dolls. The unit made their debut on February 17. The unit later became an independent group after her agency decided not to reform Coed School.
In October 2012, It was confirmed that Hyoyoung would be part of the cast of the KBS drama School 2013.
In late-2014, it was suspected that F-ve Dolls had disbanded due to their agency not including their profile page on their website, however their agency had not confirmed the report. On March 10, 2015 MBK Entertainment confirmed that F-ve Dolls had decided to disband. In August 2015, following F-ve Dolls' disbandment, it was reported that Hyoyoung had requested to terminate her contract with MBK Entertainment.
2016–present: Solo career
In March 2016, it was confirmed that her request to terminate her contract with MBK Entertainment was accepted.
In August 2016, Hyoyoung signed an exclusive contract with Y Team Company. On August 6, she was offered the lead role in MBC's drama Golden Pouch, which she later accepted.