Dahyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Da-hyun (Korean: 김다현; born May 28, 1998), known mononymously as Dahyun, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.

Dahyun
Dahyun in February 2024
Born	Kim Da-hyun (1998-05-28) May 28, 1998 (age 26) Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Education	Hanlim Multi Art School
Occupations	Singer rapper actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop J-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	JYP Warner Japan Republic
Member of	Twice JYP Nation
Korean name
Hangul	김다현
Hanja	金多賢
Revised Romanization	Gim Da-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Tahyŏn
Signature

Life and career

Dahyun in July 2018

Main articles: Sixteen (TV program) and Twice

Dahyun was born in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on May 28, 1998.^[1][2][3] She grew up with her parents and has an older brother.^[3] At a young age, she began singing with her Christian church choir.^[3] Dahyun first gained attention in sixth grade in elementary school with a dance at church called the "eagle dance," which was posted on YouTube.^[2][4][5][6] Dahyun was recruited to become a trainee for JYP Entertainment after a talent scout saw her performance at a dance festival, and she subsequently trained with them for over three years.^[1]

In 2015, Dahyun competed in Sixteen, a reality television show to determine the members of JYP Entertainment's new girl group.^[6][7] One of the nine successful participants, Dahyun was subsequently selected to join Twice as a singer and rapper.^[1][2][6] In October that year, she officially debuted with Twice with the release of their extended play (EP), The Story Begins, and the lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh".^[8]

Dahyun graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2017.^[9] That year, in Gallup Korea's annual music poll, she was voted the seventeenth most popular idol in South Korea.^[10][11]

In November 2018, Dahyun was criticized by right-wing Japanese lawmaker Masaru Onodera for wearing a T-shirt made by Marymond, an organization that raises funds to help comfort women who were victims of sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.^[12] In the aftermath, The Korea Times criticized J. Y. Park, founder of JYP Entertainment, for failing to speak up in her defense.^[13]

On May 4, 2024, it was announced that Dahyun would be making her acting debut in the independent film Run to You.^[14][15] She was also cast in You Are the Apple of My Eye, a Korean remake of the 2011 Taiwanese film of the same name.^[16] The film premiered at the 29th Busan International Film Festival in October 2024.^[17] On September 10, Dahyun made her runway debut at New York Fashion Week, wearing the Michael Kors 2025 Spring/Summer collection.^[18][19]

Endorsements

In March 2021, Dahyun and bandmate Sana were selected as the models for skincare brand A'pieu.^[20] In April 2022, Dahyun renewed her contract with A'pieu until 2024.^[21] In July 2023, Dahyun was named global ambassador for American fashion brand Michael Kors.^[22]

Discography

For Dahyun's discography with Twice, see Twice discography.

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.^[23]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Notes
"Missing U"	2017	Twice	Twicetagram	As lyricist
"Trick it"	2019		Feel Special
"21:29"
"Bring It Back"	2020		Eyes Wide Open
"Queen"
"Scandal"	2021		Taste of Love
"SOS"
"Cruel"			Formula of Love: O+T=<3
"Celebrate"	2022		Celebrate
"Tick Tock"
"That's All I'm Saying"
"Gone"			Between 1&2
"When We Were Kids"
"Blame It on Me"	2023		Ready to Be
"Crazy Stupid Love"
"You Get Me"	2024		With You-th

Filmography

For Dahyun's filmography with Twice, see Twice videography.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2024	You Are the Apple of My Eye	Sun-ah	[16]
TBA	Run to You	Ji-eun	[15]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2015	Sixteen	Contestant	Survival show which determined Twice members,finished 3rd	[7]
2016	Weekly Idol	Fixed panelist	"Idols are the Best" corner (Episode 249–283)	[24]
	Real Man	Cast member	Female edition 4	[25]
2018	2018 KBS Song Festival	MC	with Chanyeol (EXO) and Jin (BTS)	[26]
2019	Battle Trip	Cast	with Tzuyu and Chaeyoung, Ep. 141-142	[27]
2019	Idol Star Athletics Championships	Announcer		[28]
2020				[29]
2022	Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant	Special Host	Episode 141–143	[30]
	Idol Star Athletics Championships	Host		[31]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2014	"Stop stop it" (하지하지마)	GOT7	[32]
2023	"Nothing But" (이것밖에는 없다)	Young K	[33]

Bibliography

Photobooks

Title	Release date	Publisher	Ref.
Yes, I am Dahyun.	April 26, 2022	JYP Entertainment	[34]

References

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External links

• Dahyun at HanCinema
• Dahyun at IMDb