# Dahyun

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.

## Life and career

Dahyun was born in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on May 28, 1998. She grew up with her parents and has an older brother. At a young age, she began singing with her Christian church choir. Dahyun first gained attention in sixth grade in elementary school with a dance at church called the "eagle dance," which was posted on YouTube. 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.
In 2015, Dahyun competed in Sixteen, a reality television show to determine the members of JYP Entertainment's new girl group. One of the nine successful participants, Dahyun was subsequently selected to join Twice as a singer and rapper. 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".
Dahyun graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2017. That year, in Gallup Korea's annual music poll, she was voted the seventeenth most popular idol in South Korea.
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. In the aftermath, The Korea Times criticized J. Y. Park, founder of JYP Entertainment, for failing to speak up in her defense.
On May 4, 2024, it was announced that Dahyun would be making her acting debut in the independent film Run to You. She was also cast in You Are the Apple of My Eye, a Korean remake of the 2011 Taiwanese film of the same name. The film premiered at the 29th Busan International Film Festival in October 2024. On September 10, Dahyun made her runway debut at New York Fashion Week, wearing the Michael Kors 2025 Spring/Summer collection. In 2025, Dahyun was cast in Love Me, a Korean remake of Swedish television series Älska mig (2019–2020).

## Endorsements

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

## Discography
### Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "You Are the Apple of My Eye" (with Jinyoung) | 2025 | You Are the Apple of My Eye OST |

### Songwriting credits

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 | Twice | Feel Special | As lyricist |
| "21:29" | 2019 | Twice | Feel Special | As lyricist |
| "Bring It Back" | 2020 | Twice | Eyes Wide Open | As lyricist |
| "Queen" | 2020 | Twice | Eyes Wide Open | As lyricist |
| "Scandal" | 2021 | Twice | Taste of Love | As lyricist |
| "SOS" | 2021 | Twice | Taste of Love | As lyricist |
| "Cruel" | 2021 | Twice | Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | As lyricist |
| "Celebrate" | 2022 | Twice | Celebrate | As lyricist |
| "Tick Tock" | 2022 | Twice | Celebrate | As lyricist |
| "That's All I'm Saying" | 2022 | Twice | Celebrate | As lyricist |
| "Gone" | 2022 | Twice | Between 1&2 | As lyricist |
| "When We Were Kids" | 2022 | Twice | Between 1&2 | As lyricist |
| "Blame It on Me" | 2023 | Twice | Ready to Be | As lyricist |
| "Crazy Stupid Love" | 2023 | Twice | Ready to Be | As lyricist |
| "You Get Me" | 2024 | Twice | With You-th | As lyricist |
| "Keeper" | 2024 | Twice | Strategy | As lyricist |
| "You Are the Apple of My Eye" | 2025 | Jinyoung, Dahyun | You Are the Apple of My Eye OST | As lyricist and composer |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2025 | You Are the Apple of My Eye | Sun-ah | |
| TBA | Run to You | Ji-eun | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| TBA | Love Me | Ji Hye-on | |

### Television shows

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

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
| 2014 | "Stop stop it" (하지하지마) | Got7 | |
| 2023 | "Nothing But" (이것밖에는 없다) | Young K | |