Kwon So-hyun

Kwon So-hyun (born August 30, 1994) is a South Korean singer and actress. She was known as a member of the South Korean girl group 4Minute, under Cube Entertainment. She is also a former member of the South Korean girl group, Orange. Before June 15, 2016 (end of her contract with Cube), Kwon left 4Minute and the record label along with members Nam Ji-hyun, Heo Ga-yoon, and Jeon Ji-yoon.

For the actress, see Kwon So-hyun (actress).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.
Kwon So-hyun
권소현
Kwon So-hyun in May 2015
Born (1994-08-30) August 30, 1994
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instruments
Years active2005–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwon Sohyeon
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Sohyŏn

Early life

Kwon was born in Seoul, South Korea, on August 30, 1994.[1] She attended Kumho Junior High School and Pungmoon Girls' High School, graduating from the latter in February 2013.[2] She was ranked fourth in her class.[3] In November 2014 was revealed that Kwon was accepted into Dongguk University's Department of Theatre and Film.[4]

Kwon debuted as a member of the group Orange in 2005 when she was 12 years old. The band released their debut album, titled We Are Orange with the title track "Our Star". The group disbanded in late 2005 due to cyber bullying and anti-fan internet cafes against the group.[5]

In middle school, Kwon began registering for audition academies. There, she met a representative of an agency and became a trainee in less than two months. Kwon was grouped together with the other 4Minute trainees, filling the vacancy caused by Soyou's departure.

Career

4Minute and solo activities

In June 2009, Kwon made her debut as the youngest member of the girl group 4Minute under Cube Entertainment, with their single "Hot Issue".

Aside from being a member of 4Minute, Kwon has had small cameo roles on television and also participated in several variety shows. Kwon starred in Teen Top's music video, "Going Crazy" where she played the role of L.Joe's love interest. She was also one of the celebrity guests together with 2AM's Jinwoon for the documentary A Pink News which aired on the Korean cable channel TrendE.

Kwon, along with 11 other female idols, took part in the 2013 KBS Lunar New Year variety show, "Princess Project - Resurrection of the Royal Family", a spin-off based on the 2012 MBC hit drama The Moon That Embraces the Sun.[6]

Kwon was selected as a "Special MC" for Weekly Idol's Second Idol Awards.[7] She later reprised her role in the episodes featuring 2YOON and Huh Gak, alongside BtoB's Ilhoon.

Kwon, along with teammates Heo Ga-yoon and Nam Ji-hyun, took part in the archery segment of the 2013 Idol Star Athletics-Archery Championships.[8] The team later competed in another archery competition against Sistar on Dream Team in June.[9]

On June 5, 2013 Kwon and Heo took part in the ceremonial first pitch for the LG Twins against the Doosan Bears. Heo threw the first ball whilst Kwon was on the plate to bat.[10]

On October 22, it was announced that Kwon will play the lead in the movie Hwanggu, in which she plays a spirited young college student who supports her boyfriend as struggles to win the national taekwondo title and also the prejudices of a multi-ethnical family he experiences, having a Korean mother and Filipino father.[11]

On 13 January 2014, Kwon took part in an archery competition in 2014 Idol Star Athletics Championship. She went to the final round and won gold medal against Sistar's Bora.

On December 17, 2014 was revealed that Kwon will be in a special project girl group of composers Hyung Don and Defconn's new project group for Hitmaker, together with G.NA, After School's Lizzy and Kara's Youngji.[12] The MV teaser for Hitmaker's first project girl group Chamsonyeo, was released on February 12, 2015. The song is called "Magic Words" and was officially released on February 20.[13]

Post-disbandment and acting career

After the disbandment of 4Minute, Kwon left Cube Entertainment and joined 935 Entertainment.[14] She switched to TheCNT three years later.[15] She made a cameo appearance as a victim in Criminal Minds and landed more substantial roles in the romantic comedy The Secret Life of My Secretary and the thriller Class of Lies.

Discography
For Kwon's works with 4Minute, see 4Minute discography.

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak positions Sales
KOR
We Are Orange N/A
Year Album Song Duration Artist
2014Brave Brothers’ Anniversary Album"Only Gained Weight"3:10Duet with Hyuna and Gayoon
2015Non-album single"Magic Words"3:34With Lizzy, G.NA and Youngji as Chamsonyeo

List of songs written Sohyun
Year Album Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2016Act. 7"Blind"YesJenyer, Kim Hyun-aNoIm Kwang-wook, Ryan Kim, Hunnykilla, Amanda Moseley

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005Love in MagicCameo
2014HwangguMisoo
2017The Love that's LeftKim Dal-nim
2019BirthdayEun-bin
2019Black Money Park So-hyun
2019A Little Princess Jin-joo
2020Run Boy Run Ji-woo

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes
2003Jewel in the PalaceMBCCameo
2004Jang Gil SanSBSCameo
2004Lovers in ParisCameo
2005Sweet BunsMBCHigh School StudentCameo
2009High Kick Through The RoofHerselfCameo
2017Criminal MindstvNKwon Yoo-jinCameo
2019The Secret Life of My SecretarySBSHa Ri-ra[16][17]
Class of LiesOCNSeo Yoon-ah

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. "저 오늘 졸업해요" 포미닛 소현, 졸업식서 수줍은 미소. SBS-CNBC (in Korean). 7 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013. Translated into English at "So-hyun of 4MINUTE graduates from high school". KoreaDotCom. korea.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. Hosted by Yoo Jae-suk (11 May 2013). "Episode 329: Idol Special". Infinity Challenge. 2:10 minutes in. MBC. Chronicled on "So-hyun, Sunggyu, and Bang Yong Guk impress with their academic accomplishments on 'Infinity Challenge'". allkpop.com. Allkpop. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. 4Minute's Kwon So-hyun enrolls in Dongguk University
  5. Hosted by Yoon Jong-shin, Yoo Sae-yoon (19 May 2011). "Episode 40 Guest: 4Minute, Shim Sin". Beatles Code. 13:05 minutes in. Mnet. Chronicled on Park, Hyun-min (19 May 2011). 포미닛 권소현, "악플에 상처, 왕따 경험 있다" 과거 고백. Nate (in Korean). Retrieved 11 July 2013. Translated into English at "4minute's So-hyun once dropped out of a girl group because of anti-fans". KoreaDotCom. korea.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  6. Hosted by Park Mi-sun, Lee Soo-geun (23 January 2012). "Princess Project". Resurrection of the Royal Family. KBS. Casting Announced on "KBS plans Lunar New Year variety spin-off of 'The Moon That Embraces The Sun'". allkpop.com. Allkpop. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. Ahn, Sung-eun (24 December 2012). 포미닛 소현 ‘주간 아이돌’ 홍일점 역할 제대로. interview365 (in Korean). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  8. Commentary by Lee Hwi-jae, Jeon Hyun-moo, Yoon Hye-young (11 February 2013). "2013 Idol Star Athletics-Archery Championships". Idol Star Athletics Championships. 26:56 minutes in. MBC.
  9. "Episode 188". Dream Team. 16 June 2013. KBS.
  10. Jung, Hae-wook (6 June 2013). [스타 트위터] 포미닛 권소현, 허가윤과 시구-시타 인증샷. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 11 July 2013. Adapted into English at "4minute's Gayoon & So-hyun participate in opening festivities for LG Twins". Allkpop. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  11. So-hyun to make big screen debut with "Hwanggu"
  12. G.NA, Lizzy, So-hyun, and Youngji team up as 'Hitmaker's first project girl group
  13. 'Hitmaker's first project girl group G.NA, Lizzy, So-hyun, and Youngji reveal MV teaser!
  14. "4Minute's Kwon So-hyun signs with 935 Entertainment". The Korea Herald. November 15, 2015.
  15. "[공식]포미닛 출신 권소현, '더씨엔티'와 전속 계약 체결". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). February 8, 2018.
  16. "'초면에 사랑합니다' 정애리-김민상-장소연-백현주-김병춘, 관록의 라인업 구축". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  17. "'초면에 사랑합니다' 한지선-손산-권소현, 꿀잼 비서 군단으로 변신". Naver (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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