Hyun Jyu-ni

In this Korean name, the family name is Hyun.

Hyun Jyu-ni (born August 1, 1985), previously known under the stage names Juni or Ju-an,^[1] is a South Korean singer, actress, and musical actress.

Hyun Jyu-ni
Born	(1985-08-01) August 1, 1985 (age 39) Gacheon-ri, Samnam-myeon, Ulju County, Ulsan, South Korea
Other names	Juni Ju-an
Education	Seoul Art College – Applied Music
Occupations	Singer actress musical actress
Years active	2008–present
Agent	BH Entertainment
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	현쥬니
Revised Romanization	Hyeon Jyu-ni
McCune–Reischauer	Hyŏn Chyuni
Musical career
Formerly of	M.M.D

Career

Hyun Jyu-ni debuted as the frontman of the four-member girl rock band BellaMafia, which released the album Overstep in 2008. TV director Lee Jae-kyoo spotted her in the musical Bandits and cast her as a flutist in his television series Beethoven Virus. Hyun had played the flute from a young age, and was previously a member of the Seoul Youth Chamber Orchestra. Since then she has transitioned to an acting career, appearing in supporting roles as a pregnant young girl from Yanbian in Take Off, a hacker in IRIS, a firefighter in Love 911, as well as a starring role as a rock-band vocalist in Sky and Ocean. One of her most high-profile roles was as a young single mother who joins the Comeback Madonna Band in I Am Legend.^[2]

In 2020, Hyun became the female lead actress for the first time in her career in the 120-episode SBS morning drama Mom Has an Affair.^[3] In 2021, she became one of the cast members for TVN's MAMADOL. On December 10, 2021, the first episode of Mama The Idol was aired on tvN. The show marked the return of legendary idols who are currently mothers.[1]On the January 14th, 2022, broadcast of Mama The Idol, the members competed for the position of main vocalist. In the end, Sunye had earned the main vocalist position.[2]On January 28, Mamadol then released their debut digital single "Mama The Idol"

Personal life

Hyun married an entrepreneur on December 13, 2012 in a private ceremony held in Guam.^[4][5][6] She gave birth to their first child, a son, on July 30, 2013.^[7]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Hangul	Role	Network
2008	Beethoven Virus	베토벤 바이러스	Ha Yi-deun	MBC
2009	IRIS	아이리스	Yang Mi-jung	KBS2
2010	Juni & Ah-min's Single Life	쥬니와 아민의 독립생활백서	Herself	O'live
	I Am Legend	나는 전설이다	Yang Ah-reum	SBS
2012	Ohlala Couple	울랄라 부부	Go Il-ran	KBS2
2014	Angel Eyes	엔젤 아이즈	Cha Min-soo	SBS
	Mama	마마 – 세상 무서울 게 없는	Rachel	MBC
2016	Descendants of the Sun	태양의 후예	Pyo Ji-soo	KBS2
2017	Bravo My Life	브라보 마이 라이프	Jung Sung-ah	SBS
2019	Legal High	리갈 하이	Sophia	JTBC
2020	Mom Has an Affair	엄마가 바람났다	Oh Pil-jung	SBS
2022	It's Beautiful Now	현재는 아름다워[8]	Lee So-ra	KBS2

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
2021	Mama The Idol	Contestant

Film

Year	Title	Hangul	Role
2009	Take Off	국가대표	Wang Soon-deok
	Sky and Ocean	하늘과 바다	Bada
2011	Perfect Game	퍼펙트 게임	Min-kyung
2012	Love 911	반창꼬	Hyun-kyung
2015	You Call It Passion	열정 같은 소리 하고 있네	Reporter Hyun (cameo)

Music video

Year	Song title	Hangul	Artist
2010	"Half of Half"	반의 반	Lee Seung-hwan

Musical theatre

Year	Title	Hangul	Role	Ref.
2008	Bandits	밴디트 – 또 다른시작
2023	My Mother	친정엄마	Mi-young	[9]

Discography

Album information	Track listing
Overstep Album Artist: BellaMafia Released: February 4, 2008 Label: Sound Holic/M.Net Media	Track listing BellaMafia 꺼져버려 소리없이 널 기도해 소리없이 (Piano Ver)
Happy Ending Track from Sky and Ocean OST Released: May 7, 2009 Label: DadaEast/LOEN Entertainment	Track listing 02. Happy Ending – Juni
Empty Track from IRIS OST Released: November 17, 2009 Label: Taewon Entertainment/M.Net Media	Track listing 05. Empty – Juni
I Am Legend OST Artist: Comeback Madonna Band Released: August 31, 2010 Label: A Story/LOEN Entertainment	Track listing 01. 컴백마돈나 (Comeback Madonna) 02. 백만송이장미 (A Million Roses) 04. Killing Me Softly 06. 사랑사랑사랑 (Love Love Love) 07. 기분 좋은 날 (A Fine Day) 09. 황홀한 고백 (A Blissful Confession)

Awards

• 2010 Asia Model Awards: Special Model Award – New Star

References

1. Ghim, Sora (June 1, 2015). "Hyun Jyu Ni Is Confirmed For Descendants of the Sun". BNTNews. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
2. Choi, Ji-eun (September 7, 2010). "My Name Is: Juni". TenAsia. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
3. 현쥬니, SBS ‘엄마가 바람났다’ 여주인공 캐스팅…1년 만 안방극장 복귀 [공식]^{[permanent dead link‍]} [Hyun Jyu-ni cast as female lead in SBS Mom Has an Affair]
4. 임신7주, 쥬니 좋기도 하고 부끄럽기도 하고...그래도 행복한 미소.. Newsen (in Korean). December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
5. Sunwoo, Carla (December 7, 2012). "Juni drops wedding bombshell". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. Sunwoo, Carla (December 13, 2012). "Juni reveals pregnancy ahead of nuptial". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. Lee, Eun-ah (July 31, 2013). "Actress Juni Gives Birth to a Boy". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
8. Jeon Hyo-jin (March 4, 2022). "마마돌 현쥬니, '현재는 아름다워' 출연" [Mamadol's Hyun Juni to appear in 'You're Beautiful Now] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Naver.
9. Kim, Hyun-jeong (February 16, 2023). "별(김고은)·현쥬니·신서옥, 뮤지컬 '친정엄마' 딸 미영役 캐스팅 [공식입장]" [Byeol (Kim Go-eun), Hyun Juni, and Shin Seo-ok cast as Mi-young, the daughter of the musical “My Mother” [Official Position]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.

External links

• Hyun Jyu-ni at BH Entertainment (in Korean)
• Hyun Jyu-ni at HanCinema
• Hyun Jyu-ni at IMDb