Heo Ga-yoon

Heo Ga-yoon (born May 18, 1990), better known by the mononym Gayoon, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of South Korean girl group 4Minute and its sub-group 2Yoon.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Heo.

Heo Ga-yoon
허가윤
Heo in September 2012
Born	Heo Ga-yoon (1990-05-18) May 18, 1990 Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Dongguk University
Occupation	Singer actress
Years active	2011–present
Agent	BS Company
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–2016
Labels	Cube
Associated acts	4Minute 2Yoon Mystic White

Korean name
Hangul	허가윤
Hanja	許嘉允
Revised Romanization	Heo Ga-yoon
McCune–Reischauer	Hŏ Kayun

Biography

Early life and education

Heo was born on May 18, 1990,[1] in Seoul. She received second place at SM's 9th "Best Singer Contest" in 2005.[2] She graduated from Dongduk Girl's High School. In 2008, Heo appeared in Mario's "I'm Yours" music video, with Seulong from 2AM.

In 2011, she enrolled into Dongguk University where she majored in film and theater.[3] On September 17, 2014, Heo, along other stars, were appointed as ambassadors of Dongguk University.[4] She graduated in 2016.[5]

2009–2012: 4Minute and solo activities

Heo was chosen as a member of 4Minute in 2009. The five-member girl group official debuted on June 18, 2009, performing their debut single, "Hot Issue", on Mnet's M! Countdown.[6]

On February 11, 2010, Heo was featured on the soundtrack for The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, singing a duet with Han Ye-ji in the song "One Two Three".[7] On September 3, 2010, Ga-yoon was a featured artist in Sunny Side's album, "Bad Guy Good Girl" with the song "Bad Guy Good Girl".[8] In October 2010, Heo Ga-yoon was one of twenty idols from different South Korean groups that recorded the song, "Let's Go", for the purpose of increasing public participation in the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. She provided vocals along with labelmates Yong Jun-hyung and G.NA.[9]

Heo recorded "Wind Blow" for the soundtrack of MBC's My Princess; the song was released on January 5, 2011.[10] She also recorded "Shameless Lie" for the soundtrack of SBS' Lie to Me, which was composed by Jadu and E-Tribe. The song was released on May 17, 2011.[11] Heo made her acting debut on I'm a Flower Too with a cameo appearance as a high school student.[12] On October 24, 2011 she released her OST song "I Think It Was a Dream" for KBS's Poseidon. Ga-yoon was also featured on Mario's song "Message" and promoted alongside him for that song.

In 2012, Ga-yoon played Hyun Kyung in MBC's drama Light and Shadow. In May 2012, Ga-yoon made an appearance along with group mate Hyuna on Top Gear Korea.[13] Ga-yoon released a solo single on November 16, 2012. The song is called "My Love By My Side" and is a duet with BtoB's Ilhoon.[14] On the October 21 episode of the live music show Inkigayo, Ga-yoon performed a new song for the SBS Gayo Daejeon music spectacular. As part of Mystic White, Ga-yoon released the charity song "Mermaid Princess" on December 26, 2012.[15] The group would go on to perform the song in a one off performance during the year end SBS Gayo Daejeon show.

2013–2016: 2Yoon and disbandment of 4Minute

In 2014, HyunA, Ga-yoon, and Sohyun released the song "Only Gained Weight" for Brave Brothers' tenth anniversary album in January.[16] In September, Gayoon became an MC for the third season of OnStyle's fashion program Style Log, together with Beast's Lee Gi-kwang and Do Sang Woo. The season premiered on September 12.[17]

In 2015, Gayoon released an OST for SBS's Yong-pal called "Nightmare" together with Yong Jun-hyung on August 18.[18] In November, it was revealed that Gayoon will make her big screen debut with the movie Father, Daughter. Gayoon, Jung So-min and Min Do-hee will be acting as daughters.[19]

On June 13, 2016, Cube Entertainment announced that 4Minute decided to disband and the members still discussion to renew their contracts.[20][21] On June 15, 2016 Cube Entertainment officially announced that Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon and Sohyun's contract had expired on June 14 and they decided not to renew their contract.[22][23]

2016–present: Acting career

On October 14, it was announced that Gayoon would be joining BS Company as an actress.

Discography

Main articles: 4minute discography and 2Yoon

Solo songs

Year	Album	Song
2011	MBC My Princess	"Wind Blow"
	SBS Lie To Me	"Shameless Lie"
	KBS Poseidon	"I Think It Was a Dream"

Collaboration

Year	Album	Song	Artist
2009	What I Want To Do Once I Have A Lover	"What I Want To Do Once I Have A Lover"	Duet with Yoseob
	Heart Damage	"Heart Damage"	Duet with Yong Jun-hyung
2010	MBC The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry	"One Two Three"	Duet with Han Ye Ji
	Bad Guy Good Girl	"Bad Guy Good Girl"	Duet with Sunny Side
2012	Road For Hope	"Be Alright"	with Yoseob, G.NA and Lee Changseob
	My Love By My Side Musical	"My Love By My Side"	Duet with Jung Ilhoon
	Text Message	"Text Message"	Duet with Mario
	Mermaid Princess	"Mermaid Princess"	with Mystic White
2014	Brave Brothers’ Anniversary Album	"Only Gained Weight"	Duet with Hyuna and Sohyun
	Ryu-Cube Donation Project	"Small Moon"	Duet with Yoseob, Eunkwang, Shin Ji-hoon & Ryu Hyunjin
	MBC The Night Watchman's Journal	"Wish"	Duet with Yoseob
2015	SBS Yong-pal	"Nightmare"	Duet with Yong Jun-hyung

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Daddy You, Daughter Me	Kyung Mi	Supporting role
2018	The Drug King	Jong-soon	Supporting role
2020	Search Out	Noo-ri	Main role

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2011	Me Too, Flower!	High School Student	MBC	Cameo
2012	Light and Shadow	Hyun Kyung	MBC	Minor role
2013	My Friend Is Still Alive	Herself	KBS	Cameo
2015	Let's Eat 2	Hong Min-a	tvN	Cameo

Television show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2014	Off to School	JTBC	Series regular
	Style Log	OnStyle	MC

References

1. Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
2. "Heo Ga-yoon Profile". Naver People. Naver Corp. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
3. "'컬투쇼' 포미닛 허가윤 "계절학기 듣는 중…올해 졸업 목표"".
4. "YoonA, Seohyun, Son Naeun, Gayoon, and More Stars Appointed Ambassadors of Dongguk University".
5. "Gayoon makes first public appearance at college graduation since 4minute's disbandment". 2016-08-25.
6. 김형우 (Gimhyeongwoo) (2009-06-17). 데뷔하루 앞둔 포미닛 "라이브 걱정없어, 실력으로 승부하겠다". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
7. 4minute's Ga-yoon & Han Ye Ji release One Two Three
8. 4minute's Ga-yoon jumped at the chance to feature for Sunny Side
9. "20 idol singers unite to sing the G20 Seoul Summit theme song". allkpop.com. September 30, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
10. 4Minute's Ga-yoon released her track, “Wind Blow,” for the drama “My Princess" Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
11. 4Minute's Ga-yoon sings for “Lie to Me” soundtrack
12. 4minute's Ga-yoon to make acting debut through ‘I'm a Flower Too’ cameo
13. Go, Jae-wan (15 May 2012). 포미닛 현아 가윤 '탑기코' 최초 걸그룹 도전 '눈길'. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 6 July 2013. Translated into English at "4minute's HyunA and Ga-yoon to appear on 'Top Gear Korea'". Breaking K-pop news, videos, photos and celebrity gossip. allkpop. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
14. 4Minute's Ga-yoon sings for musical "My Love By My Side"
15. Mystic White (Jiyoung, Bora, Sunhwa, Gayoon, Lizzy) release “Mermaid Princess” track
16. 4Minute Featured in Brave Brothers’ Anniversary Album with “Only Gained Weight”
17. Kikwang, Ga-yoon, and Do Sang Woo are a stylish trio for '1st Look'
18. B2ST's Junhyung and 4minute's Gayoon chase away your 'Nightmare' with their 'Yong Pal' OST!
19. {ko icon} 도희, 영화 '아빠는 딸' 캐스팅…배우 자리매김
20. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201606131737570410
21. "Cube Entertainment Reps Say 4Minute Members Have Decided to Disband".
22. "포미닛 해체 확정…"현아 외 4인, 재계약 없다"(공식입장)".
23. "Remaining 4Minute Members Say Goodbye to Cube Entertainment".

External links

• Heo Ga-yoon on Instagram