Choi Hyo-jung (; born on July 28, 1994), better known mononymously as Hyojung is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group

Oh My Girl Oh My Girl (, also stylized as OH MY GIRL and OMG) is a South Korean girl group formed by WM Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Yubin and Arin. Originally an eight-piece group, JinE left the g ...

Early life

Hyojung was born on July 28, 1994, in

Anyang Anyang (; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively. It had a ...

Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

, South Korea.

Career

2015–2018: Debut with Oh My Girl & other activities

On April 20, 2015, Hyojung made her debut as a member of

with their first extended play, ''

.'' In February 2017, she competed on ''

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'' under the name "Moon," appearing in episode 98. In April 2018, alongside Arin and Binnie, she debuted in Oh My Girl's first sub-unit, ''Oh My Girl Banhana.''

2019–present: Solo activities

In August 2019, it was confirmed that Hyojung would be taking part in '' Queendom''. In January 2020, she became a DJ for Naver Now's "Avenger Girls". In September 2020, she was announced to be a host for

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's ''Get It Beauty''. Hyojung participated in the OST for SBS' ''Hyena'' with "Today, Just Like Yesterday (오늘도 어제처럼)", released on March 21, 2020. On February 22, 2021, Hyojung was chosen by Walt Disney Company Korea to sing the Korean version of "''Lead The Way''" for

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's animated film, ''

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''.

Discography

Singles

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the

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's database, unless otherwise noted.

Filmography

Television shows

Web shows

Radio Shows

References

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