Oh Ha-young (born July 19, 1996), also known by her mononym Hayoung, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink.
Life and career
1996–2011: Early life and debut with Apink
Oh Ha-young was born on July 19, 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. During her school days, she attended Seoul Yangcheon District's Shinwol Middle School where she graduated in 2012, and School of Performing Arts Seoul where she graduated in 2015.[1][2][3] During her seventh grade, she auditioned for Cube Entertainment where she later on became a trainee, and eventually became a part of Cube Entertainment's then-independent label A Cube Entertainment (now called IST Entertainment). Oh decided not to pursue college after high school to concentrate on Apink's promotions.[4]
Oh was introduced as the third member of girl group Apink on February 21, 2011.[5] She debuted with Apink on Mnet's M Countdown on April 21, 2011, performing their songs "I Don't Know" (몰라요) and "Wishlist", which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink.[6]
2013–2018: Acting career, variety shows, and individual endeavors
In 2013, Oh played the female lead in the music video for Huh Gak's song "1440".[7][8] Oh has also played the female lead in Shin Bora's single "Frozen" along with B1A4's CNU, the male lead.[9]
Aside from Apink's activities, Oh has participated in various variety and acting projects. In 2014, she began her variety appearance as MC in the variety show Weekly Idol along with Apink co-member Bomi for some episodes.[10] In July 2014, she was featured in the music video for Jiggy Dogg's single "The Best Thing I Did".[11] In August 2015, she was appointed as co-MC on Weekly Idol along with AOA's Mina and VIXX's N, starting from September 2.[12] In 2016, she was cast in the female edition of the reality show Law of the Jungle filmed in Papua New Guinea.[13] Throughout her career as a singer, besides vocal contribution to Apink's songs, Oh has ventured into songwriting: she penned the lyrics for "What a Boy Wants" (2015)[14] and co-wrote with Eunji their duet single "It's You" (2016).[15][16]
In November 2016, Oh was cast in the two-episode web drama Brother Jeongnam, which later changed title into Please Find Her[17][18] and aired on KBS2 and KBS World on March 1, 2017.[19]
In 2018, she was cast in the Naver TV Cast's six-episode sci-fi romance web drama Love, Stay in Memory (Korean: 사랑, 기억에 머물다), which was released from February 14 to 19.[20] She reprised her role of female lead Yoo Ha-ri, an aspiring actress, in the sequel Love, Stay in Time (Korean: 사랑, 시간에 머물다),[21] which was made available on Danaflix on June 25 and screened nationwide at Danaflix cinemas for four weeks starting on June 27, 2018.[22][23]
2019–present: Debut as a solo artist with Oh!
Oh made her official debut as a solo artist on August 21, 2019, with the release of the eponymousextended playOh! and its accompanying title track, "Don't Make Me Laugh".[24] The debut album peaked at number 8 on Korea's Gaon Album Chart[25] and would go on to sell 9,083 physical copies nationwide in 2019.[26] "Don't Make Me Laugh" failed to chart on the Gaon Digital Chart but did peak at number 97 on the Gaon Download Chart.[27] Oh is the second Apink member after main vocalist Jung Eunji to debut officially as a soloist.[28]
In May 2020, Oh was featured in the official soundtrack of the KBS2 drama Soul Mechanic, singing the show's leading single, "I'm Fine".[29]
On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Oh did not renew her contract with the company but will still be part of the group.[30] On the same day, Oh signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab.[31]
^소진 오하영 김지민 등 ‘정글’ 여자특집 출연..20일 출국 [Sojin, Oh Ha-young, Kim Ji-min and others will appear in Law of the Jungle female edition]. Newsen (in Korean). March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
^Park, Hye-mi (December 18, 2016). [현장리포트] 에이핑크(Apink) 오하영-정은지, "'그 봄날, 이 가을' 작사 두 시간도 안 걸렸다" [Apink Oh Ha-young and Jung Eun-ji, "It took less than two hours to write 'It's You'"]. Topstarnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^에이핑크 하영, '그녀를 찾아줘' 합류…데뷔 6년만에 첫 연기 도전 [Apink's Ha-young in "Find Her"... First acting challenge in six years from debut] (in Korean). February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
^Seon Mi-kyung (November 17, 2016). 몬스타엑스 형원, 시트콤 '정남이형' 출연 확정..지상파 첫 도전 [Monsta X's Hyeongwon's appearance in sitcom "Brother Jeongnam" confirmed... First terrestrial challenge]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2016.
^Kim, Han-gil (January 18, 2018). 에이핑크 오하영, 웹드라마 '사랑, 기억에 머물다' 대본 리딩 현장 공개 [Apink Oh Ha-young, open script reading for web drama "Love in Memory"]. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^Lee, Nam-kyung (April 28, 2023). 박초롱·윤보미·김남주·오하영 전속계약, 초이크리에이티브랩과 체결 “앞으로도 에이핑크”(전문)[공식] [Cho-rong Park, Bo-mi Yoon, Nam-joo Kim, and Ha-young Oh signed exclusive contracts with Choi Creative Lab.]. MBN Star (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^"Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
"2019년 08월 Album Chart" [August 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
"2019년 09월 Album Chart" [September 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^Kang Nae-ri (August 18, 2021). "김승우 연출작 '더 드라이버', 안재욱·이태란 등 출연…9월 첫 촬영" ['The Driver' directed by Kim Seung-woo, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, etc. first shoot in september]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^Kim Na-young (January 10, 2022). "김승우 연출 '더 드라이버' 2월 방송, 안재욱·이태란·안길강 출연" [Directed by Kim Seung-woo, ‘The Driver’ aired in February, starring Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, and Ahn Gil-kang] (in Korean). MK SPORTS. Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via Naver.
^Yoon Sung-yeol (March 14, 2022). "마마무 휘인→에이핑크 윤보미·오하영 '꿈꾸라' 스페셜 DJ [공식]" [Mamamoo's Wheein → Apink's Bomi Yoon, Hayoung Oh, 'Dream' Special DJ [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Naver.
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