HyunJin

HyunJin (Hangul: 현진)/çjʌ̹nˈ.t͡ɕin/, HYUHN-jeen or hee-YUHN-jeen is a South Korean singer. She is the second revealed member of LOONA and a member of its first sub-unit, LOONA 1/3. She is also a member of Loossemble and serves as the group’s leader.
She was born as Kim Hyun-jin (Hangul: 김현진) on November 15, 2000 in Dunchon-dong, Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea.
She debuted on October 28, 2016, as a member of LOONA and subsequently released her solo single album HyunJin on November 17, 2016.
==History==
===Early life (2000–2016)===
HyunJin was born in Seoul, South Korea, as the youngest and only daughter of three siblings. Her brothers are ten and eleven years older than her.loona-trans. “HyunJin’s newsAde Interview.” (Orig) Tumblr. 2017.03.14 One of her brothers was in a band called “Bi-o-ne,” and the other is an actor.loona-trans. “All Natural Beauty.” (Orig) Tumblr. 2017.03.12
HyunJin attended Baeksa Elementary School and Baeksa Middle School in Incheon. She transferred to Shinnam Middle School and later Hansung Girls’ Middle School, both in Seoul. In seventh grade, HyunJin was ranked first in her school in Korean language.Orrery/nim (@orrery_nim) “(EN) TMI News, part 9.” Twitter. 2020.03.11 She was an athletic student, participating in her school’s soccer, table tennis, basketball, tennis, and badminton clubs.loonathworld. “LOONA TV #95.” YouTube. 2017.04.05 HyunJin also claims to have been so well-known for her looks that by eighth grade, both male and female classmates “would go stand in the halls to see [her].”Orrery/nim (@orrery_nim) “(EN) TMI News, part 8.” Twitter. 2020.03.11
In 2013, when she was thirteen years old, HyunJin appeared on the 40th episode of Three Idiots. She was introduced as a natural beauty, and demonstrated her talent in skipping rope.tvN. “지금은 이달의 소녀 현진! 데뷔 전 모습! (LOONA HyunJin pre-debut! Three Idiots #40)” YouTube. 2018.09.20
===2016: Reveal, solo debut===
HyunJin was scouted by Polaris Entertainment after her appearance on Three Idiots and became a trainee in 2013. She later transferred to BlockBerry Creative to take part in the LOONA Project, most likely in early 2016, and was eventually chosen as the second member of LOONA. HyunJin accompanied HeeJin during the latter’s trip to Paris for filming.loonatheworld. “LOONA TV #1.” 2016.10.12
On October 23, 2016, the first “Who’s Next Girl?” teaser was posted, and HyunJin was fully revealed as the next member of LOONA on October 28. She released her solo single album HyunJin on November 17, 2016 and debuted as a member of LOONA.
===2017: MIXNINE, LOONA 1/3===
On January 12, 2017, a collaboration with HeeJin was teased. The song was included in the single album YeoJin.YeoJin (single)#TracklistSoompi:LOOΠΔ Releases Teaser For HeeJin And HyunJin’s “My Sunday” The song was released 4 days later, with its own music video.Soompi:LOOΠΔ’s HeeJin And HyunJin Reunite For Sweet Duet “My Sunday”[MV 이달의 소녀/희진, 현진 (LOONA/HeeJin, HyunJin) “My Sunday”]
In October 2017, HyunJin, along with fellow LOONA members HeeJin and HaSeul, auditioned for the survival reality show MIXNINE. After passing the audition, she became a contestant as a representative of her agency and idol group.MIXNINE Episode #1. 2017.10.29 HyunJin made it until the final episode, but was eliminated and did not make it into the final lineup.MIXNINE Episode #14. 2018.01.26
She was revealed to be a member of LOONA’s first sub-unit, LOONA 1/3, on February 14, 2017.
===2018: Debut in LOONA===
On August 20, 2018, HyunJin officially debuted as a member of the completed group LOONA. They released the mini album [+ +], along with title track “Hi High”.
===2019: School graduation===
On January 7, 2019, HyunJin graduated from Hansung Girls’ High School alongside HeeJin.
===2020: King of Masked Singer===
On September 27, 2020, HyunJin appeared on King of Masked Singer as Jade Bead. She sung the song “Lady in the Rainy Night”, where she ended up not succeeding.C. Hong. “Girl Group Member Captivates With Her Clear And Bright Vocals On “The King Of Mask Singer””. Soompi. 20.09.27Im Chae—ryeong. “'복면가왕' 불꽃놀이VS옥구슬, 불꽃놀이 승리...옥구슬은 이달소 현진”. Naver TV. 20.09.27“'복면가왕' 부뚜막 고양이 新 가왕 등극, 숨은그림찾기 정체는 김정은”. Nate News. 20.09.27
===2022: Dating rumors===
On July 11, 2022, celebrity gossip YouTube channel Sojang posted a video claiming that HyunJin is dating rapper A–FLOW, who is 23 years older than her.Sophie–Ha. “Sojang alleges LOONA's Hyunjin was caught dating a 44-year-old rapper”. allkpop. 2022.07.11 BlockBerryCreative denied the dating rumors and said they will take a strong legal response to the malicious rumors from YouTube.Ron Kim. “BlockBerry Creative Firmly Denies LOONA Hyunjin’s Dating Rumors”. Koreaboo. 2022.07.12
===2023: Legal disputes, CTDENM, debut in Loossemble, dating rumors===
On February 3, 2023, HyunJin and ViVi filed lawsuits to terminate their contracts with BlockBerryCreative.“LOONA’s ViVi & HyunJin also file lawsuit to terminate contracts”. Team Subbits. 2023.02.02
On May 9, HyunJin and ViVi won their injunctions against BlockBerryCreative and terminated their exclusive contracts.“LOONA ViVi and HyunJin to also leave Blockberry… Legal battle victory”. Team Subbits. 2023.05.09 The next day, it was announced HyunJin would be returning to Fab on May 11, after her previous contract ended on February 11.“On May 11, Hyunjin's fab starts (again)”. Fab. 2023.05.10
On June 12, HyunJin and ViVi officialy signed with [[CTDENM], a newly formed company founded by Yun Do-yeon, BlockBerryCreative’s former planning division director.“LOONA’s HyunJin And ViVi Sign With New Agency Founded By Former BlockBerry Creative Employee”. Soompi. 2023.06.12“LOONA's Vivi and Hyunjin sign with new agency CTD E&M”. allkpop. 2023.06.10
On August 2, HyunJin was revealed as a member of Loossemble. On August 8, HyunJin appeared at the Kiwoom Heroes KBO baseball game against Lotte Giants and threw the ceremonial pitch.@orrery_nim. “#Hyunjin will be throwing the ceremonial pitch at the Kiwoom Heroes KBO game against Lotte Giants today”. Twitter. 2023.08.08
On September 15, Loossemble debuted with their self-titled mini album [Loossemble]. HyunJin participated in writing the lyrics of one of the album’s songs, “Day by day”.
On November 17, rumors spread on X that HyunJin and Wooyoung of ATEEZ are dating. An anonymous user discovered that Wooyoung’s profile picture on his alleged alternate Instagram account showed two cats, one of them much resembling Paldo — HyunJin’s cat. They also pointed out some similarities between these two.@toooyong. “우영아너 인스타 비계 프사 속 고양이누구집 고양이야?”. X. 23.11.17 However, the next day the accusations turned out to be false because Wooyoung doesn’t even own a cat.@jhjbit. “i’m sorry i’ve been celebrating like it’s christmas and u mean to tell me that man doesn’t even have a fucking cat??????”. X. 23.11.18
===2024: [One of a Kind], [TTYL]===
On April 15, Loossemble released their second mini album, titled [One of a Kind]. HyunJin participated in the writing of “Starlight”.
On September 2, Loossemble held their second comeback [TTYL]. “Confessions”’s lyrics were written by HyunJin.
==Discography==
===Repackage albums===
*Love & Evil (with LOONA 1/3) (2017)
===Mini albums===
*Love & Live (with LOONA 1/3) (2017)
*[Loossemble] (with Loossemble) (2023)
*[One of a Kind] (with Loossemble) (2024)
*[TTYL] (with Loossemble) (2024)
===Single albums===
*HyunJin (2016)
===Collaborations===
*“The Carol” (with HeeJin and HaSeul) (2016)
*“My Sunday” (with HeeJin) (2017)
===Other===
*“Like A Star (이 밤이 지나면)” (as Excellent Vibe) (2018)
*“OMG (어머나/OMONA)” (as Universe) (2018)
==Filmography==
===TV Appearances===
Year 	Name 	Channel	Role
2013 	Three Idiots (세 얼간이) 	tvN 	Herself
2017–2018	MIXNINE 	jTBC 	Herself (Contestant)
2020–2021	King of Masked Singer (미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕) 	MBC 	Herself (Contestant, Panelist)
2022 	Catharsis/Qatarsis (카타르시스) 	MBC 	Herself (Panelist)
===Web Drama===
Year	Name 	Channel/Platform	Role
2017	Do You Remember the First Time We Met? Season 1	YouTube 	Kim HyunJin (Main)
2017	Do You Remember the First Time We Met? Season 2	YouTube 	Kim HyunJin (Main)
===Music Video Appearances===
====As Main====
Year	Name 	Artist
2017	“Better Than Me” 	Sojung
2024	“무슨 일 있었니 (Still Yours)” 	박재정 (Parc Jae Jung)
====As Cameo====
Year	Name 	Artist
2017	“Girl Front”	ODD EYE CIRCLE
====As Minor====
Year	Name 	Artist
2017	“Everyday I Love You (feat. HaSeul)”	ViVi
===Commercial Films===
Year	Brand 	Type
2017	Innisfree (#1 (loonatheworld) (HIGH CUT) / #2 (loonatheworld) #3 / #4 (HIGH CUT))	Cosmetic
2017	The Law of Creation (#1 / #2) 	Mobile Game
==Credits==
===Songs===
Year	Song 	Album 	Artist 	Lyrics	Composition	Arrangement	Other
2023	“Day by day” 	[Loossemble] 	Loossemble	◯ 	✖ 	✖ 	✖
2024	“Starlight” 	[One of a Kind]	Loossemble	◯ 	✖ 	✖ 	✖
2024	“Confessions”	[TTYL] 	Loossemble	◯ 	✖ 	✖ 	✖
===Choreographies===
Year	SongHyunJin choreography credits.
*“Rosy”: @loonatheworld. “#현진 이의 데뷔 500일을 축하해요 (Congrats on #HyunJin’s 500 days since debut)”. Twitter. 2018.03.31	Album 	Artist
2018	“Rosy”	Olivia Hye	Go Won, Olivia Hye
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