Hong Jin-young

Hong Jin-young (born August 9, 1985) is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer. She was a member of the short-lived South Korean girl group SWAN, which debuted in 2007. In 2009, she returned to the music scene, debuting as a trot singer. She is known for her vocal ability, signature aegyo, appearances on many variety programs, and prevalence at events throughout South Korea all year round.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Jin-young
Hong Jin-young in 2017
Born (1985-08-09) August 9, 1985
Bongseon-dong, Nam District, Gwangju, South Korea
EducationChosun University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • entertainer
Musical career
GenresTrot
Years active2006–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHong Jin-yeong
McCune–ReischauerHong Chinyŏng

Education

In 2012, Hong completed her PhD at Chosun University in Business Administration.[2] She also holds the Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Trade program from the same university.[3][4]

Plagiarism

On November 5, 2020, Hong was accused of plagiarizing her Master of Trade's thesis after scoring 74 percent on the plagiarism review site "Copy Killer".[5] On the same day, her agency released a statement denying all accusations, stating her thesis was "under review in 2009" and that "Copy Killer is a system that began obligatory use in universities beginning 2015 and is meant to filter out submissions with more than 50 percent plagiarized content. It is inevitable that a thesis that was reviewed in 2009 when the system did not exist would come out with a high score."[6]

On November 6, 2020, Hong released another statement after the accusation continued to spread. In her statement released through her personal Instagram, she stated that "I've decided to give up my master's and doctoral degrees. I think that is the best thing that I can do at this moment."[7]

On December 15, 2020, the Research Integrity Committee under the Chosun University Ethics Committee made the tentative judgement of plagiarism regarding Hong's master's thesis and come to a conclusion that the thesis may be plagiarized. The committee later referred the case to the Graduate School Committee, which had given Hong until 5 PM KST on December 18 to submit a written explanation, before making a final decision to determine if the plagiarism took place through a meeting which will be held on December 23. If the meeting determines that she plagiarized, then both her master's and doctoral degrees will be cancelled automatically.[8][9][10][11][12]

On December 18, 2020, Hong released another statement through her personal Instagram, stating that she will accept Chosun University's tentative conclusion of plagiarism and she admitted to plagiarizing her thesis.[13]

On December 23, 2020, Chosun University Graduate School Committee confirmed that Hong master's thesis was plagiarized and accordingly all her postgraduate degrees obtained from the University will be cancelled.[14][15]

Career

2006–2008: Career beginnings

Hong made her debut in small film and television roles. In 2006, she had a small part in the movie Who Slept With Her? (누가 그녀와 잤을까) and she also played a role in Yeon Gaesomun, a historical Korean drama that takes place in the seventh century.[16]

Hong began her music career in 2007, with SWAN (스완), a Korean girl group consisting of members, Han Ji-na, Hong Jin-young, Heo Yoon-mi, and Kim Yeon-ji, with their debut song "Call Me When You Hear This Song" (이 노래 들으면 전화해), featuring Coolapika.

2009–present: Solo career

In 2009, her agency (CCM) CEO suggested her to switch to become a solo trot singer, a suggestion she initially resisted given her young age, as trot is regarded as an "older" genre of music in Korea. Nonetheless, she released her first digital single, "Love Battery" (사랑의 배터리).[17] On August 6, 2010, she returned with a new digital single entitled, "My Love". On June 30, 2011, Hong along with many of South Korea's rising stars sang at the Changwon Sports Complex in a concert called "Changwon's First Anniversary Hope Concert, We Are".[18] On March 22, 2013, she returned with the release of the digital single, "Boogie Man" (부기맨). During the year 2014, she had parted ways from Core Contents Media alongside Davichi.[19]

Hong is well known for her multiple appearances on popular music variety shows like Immortal Songs 2 and King of Mask Singer. In 2014, she was a panelist and also in a virtual marriage with Namkoong Min on a popular variety show, We Got Married. In November of that year, Hong released her first EP, Life Note (인생노트) with the title song “Cheer Up” (산다는 건). Her virtual husband, Namkoong Min, appeared as her love interest in the music video in a cameo role.[20]

In 2016, she released her second EP, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life (화양연화), with the title song “Thumb Up” (엄지 척) and “Love Wifi” (사랑의 와이파이). She also released a cover of a well-known Chinese song called “The Moon Represents My Heart” (月亮代表我的心/월량대표아적심). For the Korean remake, Hong wrote the lyrics herself.

In February 2017, Hong released a digital single called “Loves Me, Loves Me Not” (사랑한다 안한다) from “A Fabricated City” (조작된 도시) OST.

In 2017, Hong was cast as a regular member of Sister's Slam Dunk. She was assigned as a rapper by the producers as it has been Hong's dream to become a rapper for a group, and she received direction from group leader Minzy and Jeon So-mi wrote the rap lyrics for their single, "Right?" (맞지?).

Hong collaborated with comedian Kim Young-chul to release the electrot (EDM and trot) single "Ring Ring" (따르릉) on April 20, 2017,[21] for which they won Best Trot at the 2017 MelOn Music Awards.

In 2018, Hong released a retro trot style digital single, "Good Bye" (잘가라), composed by her long-time collaborator Jo Young-soo (who also composed “Love Battery” and “Cheer Up”) and well-known K-pop lyricist Kim Eana. She wrote and composed a second electrot single "I Kicked My Luck Off" (복을 발로 차버렸어) for Kang Ho-dong, which was released through SM Station. In December 2018, Hong released a trot single about people and experiences in Seoul, entitled "Seoul" (서울사람), a collaboration with rapper Bray (브레이) which she produced with Park Keun-tae (박근태).[22]

In January 2019, Hong released a digital single, a ballad titled "Love Is…" (사랑은 다 이러니).[23] On 12 January 2019, Hong made her U.S. concert debut at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in California, to an audience of over 3,000.[24] In March 2019, Hong finally released her first studio album, titled Lots of Love (랏츠 오브 러브).[25] She often appears on the KBS 1TV 'Golden Oldies (Korean: 가요무대)'.[26]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Track listing Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[27]
Lots of Love
  • Released: March 8, 2019
  • Labels: Music K Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Language: Korean
Track listing
  1. Love Tonight
  2. Coming Spring
  3. Rain of Tears
  4. Love is...
  5. Thumb Up
  6. Seoul (ft. Bray)
  7. Good Bye
  8. Boogie Man
  9. Ring Ring (Composer Version)
  10. Love Battery
  11. Cheer Up
  12. I Like Love
  13. Love Tonight (Instrumental)
 17

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[29]
Life Note
  • Released: November 6, 2014
  • Labels: Music K Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Cheer Up (산다는 건)
  2. Love Battery (사랑의 배터리) (2014 Ver.)
  3. My Love (내 사랑 줄까 말까) (2014 Ver.)
  4. Boogie Man (부기맨)
  5. What's Wrong With My Age? (내 나이가 어때서)
  6. Cheer Up (Inst.)
 18
花樣年華: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life
  • Released: March 24, 2016
  • Labels: Music K Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Thumb Up (엄지 척)
  2. Love Battery (사랑의 배터리) (2014 Ver.)
  3. Like Love (사랑이 좋아)
  4. Love Wifi (사랑의 와이파이)
  5. Cheer Up (산다는 건)
  6. Thumb Up (Inst.)
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Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
[32]
"Love Battery" (사랑의 배터리) 2009 — Non album-singles
"My Love" (내 사랑) 2010 48
"Boogie Man" (부기맨) 2013 88 Life Note
"Cheer Up" (산다는 건) 2014 19
"Love Wifi" (사랑의 와이파이) 2015 39 The Most Beautiful Moment in Life
"Thumb Up" (엄지 척) 2016 131
"The Moon Represents My Heart" (기다리는 마음) 94 Non album-singles
"Loves Me, Loves Me Not" (사랑한다 안한다) 2017 86
"Good Bye" (잘가라) 2018 94 Lots of Love
"Seoul" (서울사람) (Feat. Bray) —
"Love is..." (사랑은 다 이러니) 2019 57
"Love Tonight" (오늘 밤에) 39
"Love Is Like a Petal" (사랑은 꽃잎처럼) 2020 151 Birth Flower
"Comfort Me" (위로해 주세요) — Non album-singles
"NEVER EVER" (안돼요) TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
"Photo of Mom and Dad's Christmas (MBC bouquet.)" (사진 속 엄마 아빠의 크리스마스 (MBC 꽃다발))
(with Chae Yeon, An Jin Kyoung , Kwak Hyun-hwa)		 2010 — N/A non-album single
"Itaewon Battery" (이태원 배터리)
(with Yoo Se-yoon)		 2014 81 Trot X-TD Collabo
"You Are My Flower" (꽃, 달, 술)
(with DIA and Kim Yeon-ja)		 2017 — N/A YOLO
"Ring Ring" (따르릉)
(with Kim Young-chul)		 — N/A non-album singles
"Sangnoksu 2020" (상록수 2020)
(with various artists)		 2020 — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Album
"What's Wrong With My Age" (내 나이가 어때서) 2014 Glorious Day OST
"Give Me Back My Youth" (청춘을 돌려다오)
(featuring Outsider)		 Mr. Back OST
"I Like Love" (사랑이 좋아) 2015 All About My Mom OST
"Shadow of the moon" (달의 그림자) 2017 Clans: Shadow of the Moon OST
"Love is Coming" (그대 오는 날) 2020 Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life OST

Compilation appearances
Title Year Album
"A Woman Dancing Samba" (쌈바의 여인)
(with Joosuc)		 2013 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Seol Woon-do Part 1)
"Hello" (안녕하세요)
(with Outsider)		 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Jang Mi-hwa & Im Hee-sok)
"The Street of the City" (도시의 거리) Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Yoo Yeol & Jung Sura Part 2)
"The girl and the street light (original song singer Jin Mi-ryeong)" (소녀와 가로등 (원곡가수 진미령)) 2014 Travel Yesterday Episode 3
"Star" (별)
(with Seunghee of Oh My Girl)		 2015 King of Mask Singer Episode 31
"Legends of the Fall" (가을의 전설) King of Mask Singer Episode 32
"Be Happy"
(with Seol Woon-do)		 2017 Fantastic Duo 2 Part.7
"Love Battery" (사랑의 배터리)
(with Heo Won Nyeong, Shin Ji-won & Jeon Tae-sung)
"Cheer Up" (산다는 건)
(with Heo Won-nyung)
"Dance with DOC" (DOC와 춤을) Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (DJ DOC)
"Sexy Man" (섹시한 남자) 2018 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (2018 Lunar New Year Special)
"Change" Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Our Youth and Love Story, Lyricist Park Joo-yeon Part 2)
"Love Battery (Live)" (사랑의 배터리 (Live))
(with malguem)		 2019 2019 KSMF LIVE
"Bruise" (멍) Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Singing the Great Challenge of Stars in Episode 401)
"Blue in You" (그대안의 블루)
(with Lim Young-woong)		 2020 Romantic Call Centre Part 5
"Tonight" (오늘밤에)
(with Young Tak)

Writer and composer
  • "Ring Ring" (따르릉) sung by Kim Young-chul (2017)
  • "I Kicked My Luck Off" (복을 발로 차버렸어) sung by Kang Ho-dong (2018)

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Note
2006 Who Slept with Her? Baek Yang (General Affairs Division)

Television series
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2006 Yeon Gaesomun Cameo SBS
2011 Lights and Shadows Yoon Ji-hye MBC
2014 My Secret Hotel Cameo (Episode 7–8) tvN [40][41]
2015 Sweet, Savage Family Cameo MBC

Television show
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2008 Cider KBS Starred as Anna in segment, "Anna's Mistake"
2010 Flowers MBC Recurring panelist
2011 Ranking Women QTV
2013–2014 World Changing Quiz Show MBC
2014 Kim Jiyeon's Sweet 19 tvN Cast member (Episodes 10–16)
Trot X Mnet Troducer / Trot Producer (March 21, 2014 – June 6, 2014)
We Got Married Season 4 MBC Regular host; Cast member with Namkoong Min (Episodes 214–262) [42]
2015–2016 Rumor Has It Channel A Host (October 19, 2015 – July 4, 2016)
Find! Delicious TV MBC Host (October 31, 2015 – April 2, 2016)
2017 Living Together in Empty Room MBC Cast member (pilot, episodes 1–4, 12–15)
Sister's Slam Dunk Season 2 KBS2 Cast member
2018 Shoot Out Mart War V Live, Kocowa Cast member
Law of the Jungle in Patagonia SBS Cast member
2018–2020 My Little Old Boy SBS Cast member (episode 118–218) [43][44]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
Golden Disk Awards 2015 Best Trot "Cheer Up" Won
MBC Entertainment Awards 2014 Excellence Award Hong Jin-young
We Got Married		 Won
Melon Music Awards 2015 Best Trot "Love Wifi" Won
2016 "Thumb Up" Won
2017 "Ring Ring (Composer Version)" (with Kim Young-chul) Won
2018 Best Trot Award "Good Bye" Won
Best Folk/Blues Song Won
2019 Best Trot "Love Tonight" Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009 "Love Battery" Won
SBS Entertainment Awards 2018 Best Couple Award Hong Jin-young (with Kim Jong-kook)
Running Man and My Little Old Boy		 Won
2019 Top Excellence Award in Reality Category Hong Jin-young
My Little Old Boy		 Won
Seoul Music Awards 2015 Best Trot Life Note Won
2016 "Thumb Up" Won
Soribada Best K-Music Awards 2017 Korean Wave Trot Award Hong Jin-Young Won
2018 New Hallyu Trot Award Won
2019 Trot Grand Award Won

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