This is a Korean name; the family name is *Han*.
Han Seung-yeon in May 28, 2015
**Han Seung-yeon** (Korean: 한승연; born on July 24, 1988, in Seoul) is a South Korean singer, known for being a member of girl group Kara, formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.

Biography
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Han Seung-yeon was born on July 24, 1988, in Seoul, South Korea. She left Korea to study at Tenafly High School in the United States. However, she left high school mid-course in order to pursue a singing career. After returning to Korea, she debuted as a singer on March 29, 2007, as a member of Kara along with Park Gyu-ri, Nicole and Kim Sunghee.

She passed a high-school level qualification examination, the College Scholastic Ability Test, and was accepted by the Kyung Hee University, majoring in department of Theater and Film.

### Kara

See the main article: Kara
Kara debuted on March 29, 2007 with "Break It" on M! Countdown. Their first album named "The First Blooming". In 2008, however, Kim Sunghee left the group. DSP Entertainment replaced members, Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung, and Kara comeback with Rock U, which changed their image "Hip-hop" to "cute" and "playful".

In December 4, 2008, Kara have their comeback starting on M! Countdown with "Pretty Girl". In February 2009, Kara released their second mini-album "Honey". "Honey" became the group's first #1 single when it was at the top of the *M! Countdown* and The Music Trend.

In late July 2009, Kara revealed their second album named "Revolution". Due to the popularity of the song, Wanna and Mister, Kara's overall popularity increased. Kara started their promotions in the beginning of 2010 with their third mini-album which eventually was at the top of the Various music shows like "M! Countdown","Music Bank" etc. It was at the top of Music Bank for a consecutive 6 weeks. "Lupin".

### Solo

Han Seungyeon debuted as a child actress in a cameo role in *Star in My Heart*.

Due to Kara's debut album "The First Blooming" being relatively unsuccessful, Seungyeon went on to participate in many variety shows from 2007 to early 2009 in order to keep Kara recognizable to the public. She was the VJ for *MSL Break* from 2007 to 2008. She replaced Tiffany of Girls' Generation as co-host of *Sonyeo Sonyeon Gayo Baekso* (Boys and Girls Music Guide) with Kim Hyesung and later with actor Kim Soohyeon. Their segment ended on May 8, 2009. 

From October to December 2008, she was part of the cast of MBC reality show *Family Needed*, where a group of celebrities would live life as a family, consisting of a father, mother, son and daughter. She also became part of MBC's entertainment news show *Section TV* as a "pop columnist", debuting on November 21, 2008. She also made a guest appearance on rapper Nassun's single "Nolleowa" (Korean: "놀러와", "*Come to Play*"), which was released in March 2009, and appeared on the soundtrack for the movie *Welcome to my House*, releasing her first solo song "Gijeok" (Korean: "기적", "*Miracle*").

She became part of the "Dream Team Girl Group" for Samsung's Anycall called "4 Tomorrow". Their first digital single "Dugeunduguen Tomorrow" (Korean: "두근두근 Tomorrow", "*BeatBeat Tomorrow*") was released on October 6, 2009, and the official music video was released on October 12, starring actor Lee Dong Gun, who will also star in each member's individual drama version of the video. Seungyeon's version was released on October 26, 2009.

Discography
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### Singles

* "Nolleowa" - Nassun (Feat. Han Seungyeon) (2009)
* "Gijeok" - Han Seungyeon (Soundtrack for *Welcome to my House*) (2009)
* "Dugeunduguen Tomorrow" - 4 Tomorrow (Feat. Han Seungyeon) (2009)

Filmography
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| Broadcasts | Informations | Dates |
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| MBC Game | MSL Break | * October 17, 2007 - August 27, 2008
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| KMTV | Boys and Girls Music Guide | * June 30, 2008 - May 8, 2009
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| MBC EVERY 1 | Family Needed | * October 7, 2008 - December 30, 2008
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| MBC | Section TV | * November 21, 2008 - January 25, 2009
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Other websites
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* Kara's official website
* (in Korean) Official Cyworld page[*permanent dead link*]

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