Kang Hye-won (; born July 5, 1999), known

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as Hyewon, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group

Iz*One Iz*One ( ; ko, 아이즈원, Aijeuwon; ja, アイズワン, Aizuwan; stylized as IZ*ONE) was a South Korean–Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show ''Produce 48''. The group was composed of twelve members: Jang ...

, formed by

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through

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's 2018 reality competition television show ''

Produce 48 ''Produce 48'' () was the third season of the South Korean reality competition series ''Produce 101''. It was a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a girl group by voting for members out of a pool of 96 contestants from South Kor ...

''.

Early life

Kang was born in

Yangsan Yangsan () is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong-gu in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nambu-dong, ...

South Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World ...

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, on July 5, 1999. She attended Bokwang High School in Yangsan, then she transferred to

Hanlim Multi Art School Hanlim Multi Art School ( ko, 한림연예예술고등학교) is an arts high school located in Songpa District in Seoul, South Korea. History Hanlim School was founded on 3 March 1962, with Lee Hyeon-man being appointed school principal. In 20 ...

Career

2018: Produce 48 & debut with Iz*One

Kang was announced to be a part of ''

'' in 2018. She finished in 8th place with 248,432 votes securing her place in

. The group made their official debut on October 29, 2018, with the song titled "

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", from their debut extended play ''

Color*Iz ''Color*Iz'' (stylized in all caps; pronounced "colorize") is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One, a project group formed through the 2018 Mnet reality competition show '' Produce 48''. The album was released ...

''.

2021–present: Solo activities, ''W'', and acting debut

After Iz*One officially concluded activities on April 29, 2021, Kang returned to being a trainee under

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. On July 21, it was announced that Kang would be making her debut as an actress in the upcoming third season of web series ''Best Mistake'', portraying character Jin Se-hee. On July 27, she made an appearance in

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's "Hobby" music video. In August, Kang was confirmed as a cast member of MBC's variety show ''How A Family is Made''. On December 8, a teaser video was revealed on her YouTube channel, announcing the upcoming release of a winter special album, ''W''. On December 22, she released the album with "Winter Poem" as the lead single. On June 9, 2022, Kang released the single "Like A Diamond", featuring

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. On July 6, PLAYLIST announced Kang as one of the casts in "Seasons of Blossom" a webdrama adaptation of webtoon of the same name. Kang will be portraying the role "Yoon Bo-mi".

Endorsements

On November 12, 2021, Kang landed her first CF deal with the camera app SODA, it was revealed through a video advertisement uploaded on SODA's official YouTube Channel. Kang starred as international face phishing criminal who pretended to be a detective and used the SODA app to altered her image. On December 24, through atstar1 magazine, the global sports brand

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announced Kang as their pictorial model for their new Backpack with the theme "MBTI Concept New Semester Backpack." On January 13, 2022, through her own YouTube channel, Kang announced collaboration with a skincare line, Uriid, where Kang is in charge of the promotional design to promote their new product, Uriid Neroli Garden Ampoule Stick. According to Uriid, after the promotional video with Kang was released on her YouTube channel, the product is selling high on social media and online store, particularly in Hyundai Home Shopping. On May 30, Kang was chosen by the British premium bag brand, Radley London, to promote their new 2022 Spring/Summer Collection, Forest Way-Smoking (medium zip-top multi-way bag espresso), and Duke Place (medium open-top multi-way bag dark blue) bags by releasing pictorial through atstar1 magazine with the theme 'Fun-Loving London' On June 8, a South Korean clothing brand, General Idea, announced Kang as their new muse and fashion brand model for their 2022 Summer Collection with the theme 'BLOOMY SUNDAY'. Kang continued working with General Idea as their muse for their "22FW Woman Part.2 Collection" by dropping new pictorials on September 13. On June 27,

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announced Kang as their advertising model for their online game,

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On July 18, Kang announced collaboration with

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to promote their three-dimensional reproduction of

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by releasing pictorial with the piece through

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Korea. On October 6, ma:nyo, a Korean cosmetic brand, announced Kang Hyewon as their new Global Brand Ambassador. On January 9, 2023, ROEM, a Korean clothing company, announced Kang as their 2023 Spring/Summer season campaign model by releasing pictorial for their "Wonder the NEW ROMANTIC" of the "2023 PRE-SPRING Collection" with Kang.

Discography

Single albums

Singles

Other charted songs

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the

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's database unless stated otherwise.

Filmography

Web series

Television shows

Web show

Music video appearances

Bibliography

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Hye-won 1999 births Living people People from Yangsan K-pop singers Iz*One members Produce 48 contestants South Korean women pop singers South Korean female idols South Korean web series actresses Hanlim Multi Art School alumni Swing Entertainment artists 21st-century South Korean women singers Reality show winners Japanese-language singers of South Korea