Oh Ha-young (born July 19, 1996), better known by the mononym Hayoung, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group

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Life and career

1996–2011: Early life and debut with Apink

Oh Ha-young was born on July 19, 1996, in

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, South Korea. During her school days, she attended Seoul Yangcheon District's Shinwol Middle School where she graduated in 2012, and

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where she graduated in 2015. During her seventh grade, she auditioned for

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where she later on became a trainee. Oh decided not to pursue college after high school to concentrate on Apink's promotions. Oh was introduced as the third member of girl group

on February 21, 2011. 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 ''

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''.

2013–2018: Acting career, variety shows, and individual endeavors

In 2013, Oh played the female lead in the music video for

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's song "1440". Oh has also played the female lead in Shin Bora's single "Frozen" along with

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's CNU, the male lead. 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. In July 2014, she was featured in the music video for Jiggy Dogg's single "The Best Thing I Did". 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. In 2016, she was cast in the female edition of the reality show ''

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'' filmed in

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. 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) and co-wrote with Eunji their duet single "It's You" (2016). In November 2016, Oh was cast in the two-episode web drama ''Brother Jeongnam'', which later changed title into ''Please Find Her'' and aired on

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and

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on March 1, 2017. In 2018, she was cast in the Naver TV Cast's six-episode sci-fi romance web drama ''Love, Stay in Memory'' ( ko, 사랑, 기억에 머물다), which was released from February 14 to 19. She reprised her role of female lead Yoo Ha-ri, an aspiring actress, in the sequel ''Love, Stay in Time'' ( ko, 사랑, 시간에 머물다), which was made available on Danaflix on June 25 and screened nationwide at Danaflix cinemas for four weeks starting on June 27, 2018.

2019–present: Debut as a solo artist with ''Oh!''

Oh made her official debut as a

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on August 21, 2019, with the release of the

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ous

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''Oh!'' and its accompanying title track, "Don't Make Me Laugh". The debut album peaked at number 8 on Korea's Gaon Album Chart and would go on to sell 9,083 physical copies nationwide in 2019. "Don't Make Me Laugh" failed to chart on the Gaon Digital Chart but did peak at number 97 on the

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. Oh is the second Apink member after main vocalist Jung Eunji to debut officially as a soloist. In May 2020, Oh was featured in the official soundtrack of the

drama ''

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'', singing the show's leading single, "I'm Fine".

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the

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's database, unless otherwise noted.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Radio shows

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oh, Ha-young 1996 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses Apink members Japanese-language singers of South Korea K-pop singers People from Seoul South Korean dance musicians South Korean women pop singers South Korean female idols South Korean singer-songwriters South Korean television actresses IST Entertainment artists Weekly Idol members School of Performing Arts Seoul alumni South Korean women singer-songwriters