Hyolyn
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Kim Hyo-jung (; born December 11, 1990), better known by her stage name Hyolyn (), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. Currently, she is under the management of Bridʒ, a production company she founded herself. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Sistar and their sub-unit Sistar19.
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Kim Hyo-jung, professionally known as HYOLYN (효린), was born on December 11, 1990, in Incheon, South Korea. She gained recognition as the leader, main vocalist, and dancer of the South Korean girl group Sistar, which debuted in 2010 under Starship Entertainment. Hyolyn also led Sistar's sub-unit Sistar19. After the disbandment of Sistar in 2017, Hyolyn left Starship and established her own label, Bridge Entertainment, to pursue her solo career. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/HYOLYN">Read more
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19 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- 1990–2009: Early life and career beginnings
- 2010–2011: Debut with Sistar and Sistar19
- 2012–2014: First acting role and solo debut with ''Love & Hate''
- 2015–2016: ''It's Me''
- 2017–2019: Collaborations, Sistar's disbandment, and formation of own label
- 2020–present: ''Say My Name'', ''QueenDom'', ''Ice'', and solo concerts
- Other ventures
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Kim Hyo-jung (; born December 11, 1990), better known by her stage name Hyolyn (), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. Currently, she is under the management of Bridʒ, a production company she founded herself. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Sistar and their sub-unit Sistar19.
==Life and career== ===1990–2009: Early life and career beginnings=== Kim Hyo-jung was born on December 11, 1990, in Incheon, South Korea. Her father is a retired Marine Corps officer. Born prematurely, Hyolyn's infancy was complicated by a serious form of biliary atresia, which led to several surgeries, intussuseption and the eventual loss of her gall bladder. She explained on the TV program Strong Heart in 2011 that she grew up a sickly child but has since regained most of her health. Hyolyn has one younger sister, Kim Hye-jung.