Shin Hye-jeong

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.

Shin Hye-jeong (Korean: 신혜정), better known mononymously as Hyejeong, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group AOA.

Shin Hye-jeong
Shin in February 2017
Born	(1993-08-10) August 10, 1993 (age 31) Pocheon-si, South Korea
Occupations	Singer actress
Agent	TH Company
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	FNC
Member of	AOA AOA Cream
Korean name
Hangul	신혜정
Hanja	申惠晶
Revised Romanization	Sin Hye-jeong
McCune–Reischauer	Sin Hyejŏng

Early life

Hyejeong competed in a supermodel pageant until the 3rd preliminary round. There, an FNC Entertainment casting director discovered her, and she became a FNC trainee in August 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Career with AOA & AOA Cream

Main article: AOA (band)

On July 30, 2012, Hyejeong made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with their debut single, Angels' Story with the title track "Elvis".^[1] Hyejeong is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Yuna and Kim Chanmi. The sub-unit released first teaser on February 1, 2016.^[2] The music video teaser for title track I'm Jelly Baby was released on February 4, 2016.^[3] AOA Cream's title track and music video was released on February 12, 2016.^[4]

Acting career

On August 8, 2012, Hyejeong appeared in TV series A Gentleman's Dignity.^[5]

Hyejeong appeared in the music video for boy band F.T. Island's song "I Wish" from the full Korean album Five Treasure Box which was released on September 10, 2012.^[6]

In October 2012, she was cast in a supporting role in drama "Cheongdam-dong Alice".^[7][8]

On October 19, 2012, Hyejeong, together with eight other stars such as Nam Ji-hyun and Jun. K, had been confirmed for tvN's dating show "The Romantic & Idol".^[9][10]

On August 6, 2013, Hyejeong was cast for The Blade and Petal.^[11]

Hyejeong appeared in the music video for boy band Phantom's song "Seoul Lonely" which was released on May 19, 2014. She also featured for its promotion in several music shows by overtaking Gain's part in the song.^[12]

On March 4, 2015, it was revealed that Hyejeong will be part of MBC's new variety show "Soulmate Returns".^[13]

On September 10, 2015, Hyejeong was listed in the lineup for SBS MTV EDM Program 'Mashup' that will be aired on 21st at 11PM KST for the first time.^[14]

In 2016, Hyejeong was cast in her first social film Mysterious Solver together with F.T. Island's Choi Min-hwan.^[15]

In March 2017, it was confirmed that Hyejeong will join tvN's Saturday Night Live Korea for season 9. The first episode was broadcast on March 25, 2017.^[16]

In January 2018, casual denim brand Buckaroo announced Hyejeong as their new model for the 2018 S/S season.^[17]

In February 2018, it was announced that Hyejeong will have a lead role in the SBS weekend drama Nice Witch as flight attendant Joo Yebin.^[18]

In 2019, Hyejeong, along with Seo Yu-na and Kim Chanmi took part in Lifetime's reality program AOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang, where the members travelled to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure.^[19]

In February 2020, Hyejeong was cast in upcoming tvN drama 'My Unfamiliar Family'.^[20]

In March 2023, Hyejeong signed with new agency TH Company.^[21]

Discography

Main article: AOA discography

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

Year	Title	Song	Duration	Artist
2017	Girls' Generation 1979 OST	"Love Girl"	03:42	Solo
2021	Love #Hashtag OST	"Be the light (빛이 되어줘)"	03:42	Solo

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Mysterious Solver	Miss Kim
2021	Mission: Possible		Guest appearance
2022	Lovely Voice: The Beginning	Da-jeong	Music Film	[22]
2023	One-piece Dandelion	Dandelion	Independent Film	[23]
TBA	In the process of break up	Jung yeon	Short Film	[23]
	The Hotel	Hoeun		[24]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	A Gentleman's Dignity	Na Jong-seok's daughter	Cameo	[25]
	Cheongdam-dong Alice	Han Se-jin		[26][8]
2013	The Blade and Petal	Dal-ki
2018	Nice Witch	Joo Ye-bin
2019	Romance Is a Bonus Book	Cha Eun-ho's ex-girlfriend	Cameo	[27]
	Perfume	Son Mi-yu		[28]
2020	My Unfamiliar Family	Yoon Seo-Young
2021	Midnight Thriller: "Supermodel"	Kim Soo-min		[23]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	Can Love Be Refunded	BJ	[29]
2021	#LoveHashtag	Sora Jeong

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	King of Mask Singer	Herself	Episode 159
2015	Mashup	MC
2016	Idol King of Cooking	Herself
2017	Saturday Night Live Korea	Regular cast	Season 9
2018	Busted!	Magic Girl Hyejeong	Season 1, Episode 7

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	26th SBS Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Nice Witch	Nominated	[30]

References

1. "FNC's new girl group, AOA, reveals first group photo + more on the mysterious Y". Allkpop. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
2. "Sub-unit AOA Cream drops first sweet teaser images". Allkpop. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
3. "aoa 크림, '질투나요 BABY' 티저 공개(AOA CREAM, the video teaser of 'I'm Jelly Baby' was released)". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
4. AOA Cream To Debut With 'I'm Jelly Baby' On February 12
5. "NEWS | Get The Latest News on K-pop & Your Star". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
6. "FT Island Returns with 'I Wish' Music Video". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
7. "AOA Hye-jeong to star in 'Cheongdam-dong Alice'". HanCinema. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
8. Oh, Mi-jung (22 October 2012). "AOA's Hyejeong Cast as Moon Geun Young's Little Sister in Cheongdamdong Alice". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
9. "2PM, 4minute, MBLAQ and more cast in 'The Romantic & Idol'". Daily K Pop News. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
10. "Introducing the Women of ′The Romantic & Idol′". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
11. You, Myeong-jun (2013-08-13). "AOA 혜정, '칼과 꽃'에서 요염한 기생으로 변신 (AOA Hyejeong turns into a flirtatious gisaeng from 'The Blade and Petal')". MBN star (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
12. "Phantom and BEG′s Gain are ′Seoul Lonely′ with AOA′s Hye Jeong in New MV". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
13. "EXID's Hani, Nicole, Seo Kang Jun and More Join 'Soulmates Returns'". mWave eNews. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
14. "Slippy, SBS MTV ' Mashup ' MC Selection (Official Position)". Sports Chosun. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
15. "'A prize solver' Main role confirmation, AOA Hyejung, FT Island Choi Min-Hwan, and Park Cheol-min" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
16. "AOA's Hyejeong To Possibly Join "SNL Korea" Season 9". Soompi. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
17. "Selected clothing model with AOA Hyejeong and Yang Se-jong" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
18. "AOA Hyejeong, SBS Drama's New Main Role" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
19. (in Korean) 'AOA 크림' 유나-혜정-찬미, 라이프타임 신규 웹예능 출연 확정
20. (in Korean) AOA 혜정 ‘가족입니다’ 출연, 정진영·추자현·한예리와 호흡
21. "'AOA' 혜정, 티에이치컴퍼니 계약…"연기자의 모습 보여드리겠다"" (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
22. Lee Jae-hoon (February 18, 2022). "2AM 진운·AOA 혜정·원걸 유빈·2NE1 공민지, 뮤지컬영화 캐스팅" [2AM Jinwoon, AOA Hyejeong, Wongirl Yubin, 2NE1 Gong Minji, cast for musical movie] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Naver.
23. Kim Won-gyeom (December 10, 2021). "배우 신혜정, 영화계 연이은 캐스팅, 2022년 활약 기대" [Actress Shin Hye-jung, cast in the film industry, expected to be active in 2022] (in Korean). Sports TV News. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Naver.
24. Kim Myung-mi (February 25, 2022). "더 호텔' 이상우X신혜정X명세빈 출연확정, 대본 리딩 현장 공개" ['The Hotel' Lee Sang-woo X Shin Hye-jeong X Myung Se-bin confirmed to appear, script reading site released] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 25, 2022 – via Naver.
25. Kim, Ji-yeon (3 August 2012). "AOA's Hyejeong Visits the Gentlemen on A Gentlemen's Dignity". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
26. Lee, Tae-ho (22 October 2012). "AOA's Hyejeong to Make Official Acting Debut in Park Si-hoo, Moon Geun-young's Rom-com". TenAsia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
27. (in Korean)AOA 혜정, '로맨스는 별책부록' 첫방 깜짝 출연..이종석과 호흡
28. "'류의현♥' 신혜정, KBS 드라마 '퍼퓸' 캐스팅 확정 [공식]". Dong-a (in Korean). 15 April 2019.
29. Korean Webdrama Starting Today 2019/02/25 in Korea
30. Kim, Soo-hyung (January 1, 2019). "베스트커플→대상" 감우성♥김선아, 노련美로 완성한 '무진커플'의 위력 [2018 SBS 연기대상]" [Best Couple → Daesang" Gam Woo-sung ♥ Kim Seon-ah, the power of 'Mujin Couple' completed with expert beauty [2018 SBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

• Shin Hye-jeong on Instagram
• Shin Hye-jeong at HanCinema