Oh Ha-young

Oh Ha-young (born July 19, 1996), better known by the mononym Hayoung, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink.

In this Korean name, the family name is Oh.
Oh Ha-young
Oh in January 2019
Born
Oh Ha-young

(1996-07-19) July 19, 1996
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsPlay M
Associated actsApink
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationO Ha-yeong
McCune–ReischauerO Ha-yŏng

Life and career

1996–2011: Early life and debut with Apink

Oh Ha-young was born on July 19, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. During her school days, she attended Seoul Yangcheon District's Shinwol Middle School where she graduated in 2012, and School of Performing Arts Seoul where she graduated in 2015.[1][2][3] During her seventh grade, she auditioned for Cube Entertainment where she later on became a trainee. Oh decided not to pursue college after high school to concentrate on Apink's promotions.[4]

Oh was introduced as the third member of girl group Apink on February 21, 2011.[5] She debuted with Apink on Mnet's M Countdown on April 21, 2011, performing their songs "I Don't Know" (몰라요) and "Wishlist", which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink.[6]

2013–2018: Acting career, variety shows, and individual endeavors

In 2013, Oh played the female lead in the music video for Huh Gak's song "1440".[7][8] Oh has also played the female lead in Shin Bora's single "Frozen" along with B1A4's CNU, the male lead.[9]

Aside from Apink's activities, Oh has participated in various variety and acting projects. In 2014, she began her variety appearance as MC in the variety show Weekly Idol along with Apink co-member Bomi for some episodes.[10] In July 2014, she was featured in the music video for Jiggy Dogg's single "The Best Thing I Did".[11] In August 2015, she was appointed as co-MC on Weekly Idol along with AOA's Mina and VIXX's N, starting from September 2.[12] In 2016, she was cast in the female edition of the reality show Law of the Jungle filmed in Papua New Guinea.[13] Throughout her career as a singer, besides vocal contribution to Apink's songs, Oh has ventured into songwriting: she penned the lyrics for "What a Boy Wants" (2015)[14] and co-wrote with Eunji their duet single "It's You" (2016).[15][16]

In November 2016, Oh was cast in the two-episode web drama Brother Jeongnam, which later changed title into Please Find Her[17][18] and aired on KBS2 and KBS World on March 1, 2017.[19]

In 2018, she was cast in the Naver TV Cast's six-episode sci-fi romance web drama Love, Stay in Memory (Korean: 사랑, 기억에 머물다), which was released from February 14 to 19.[20] She reprised her role of female lead Yoo Ha-ri, an aspiring actress, in the sequel Love, Stay in Time (Korean: 사랑, 시간에 머물다),[21] which was made available on Danaflix on June 25 and screened nationwide at Danaflix cinemas for four weeks starting on June 27, 2018.[22][23]

2019-present: Debut as a solo artist with Oh!

Oh made her official debut as a solo artist on August 21, 2019 with the release of the eponymous extended play Oh! and its accompanying title track, "Don't Make Me Laugh".[24] The debut album peaked at number 8 on Korea's Gaon Album Chart[25] and would go on to sell 9,083 physical copies nationwide in 2019.[26] "Don't Make Me Laugh" failed to chart on the Gaon Digital Chart but did peak at number 97 on the Gaon Download Chart.[27] Oh is the second Apink member after main vocalist Jung Eunji to debut officially as a soloist.[28]

In May 2020, Oh was featured in the official soundtrack of the KBS2 drama Soul Mechanic, singing the show's leading single, "I'm Fine".[29]

Discography

Extended plays
Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[30]
Oh!
  • Released: August 21, 2019 (KOR)
  • Label: Play M Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
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Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[32]

Year Artist Title Album Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2015 Apink "What A Boy Wants" Pink Memory Yes AK47 No
2016 "Dear (Whisper)" Dear Yes Apink Yes Apink
"It's You" (그 봄날, 이 가을) Yes Jung Eun-ji No
2019 Oh Ha-young "Worry About Nothing" Oh! Yes No

Filmography

Television series
YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2017Please Find HerGo Ha-youngKBS2, KBS World
2018Love, Stay in MemoryYoo Ha-riNaver TV Cast, VliveWebseries
Love, Stay in TimeDanaflixWebmovie
2021Starting Point of DatingChoi Soo-yeonTBAWebseries[33]

Variety show
Year Title TV Network Notes
2017 Battle Trip KBS2 Special MC (Episode 68–69)[34][35]
Contestant with Chorong (Episode 74–75)[36]
2018 Secret Sister JTBC4 Co-host with Hyoyeon
Pajama Friends Lifestyle Substitute host for Cheng Xiao (Episode 8–9)
2019 Why Not? SBS Plus Cast member with Han Chae-young and Song Hae-na

References
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  2. "[Photo] A Pink′s Ha Young, Red Velvet′s Joy, B.A.P′s Zelo and More Graduate from High School". Mwave. February 11, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  3. "'여고생' 에이핑크 하영 "학교생활 완벽 적응..수다는 필수"". HeraldCorp. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  4. "AOA's Chanmi, A Pink's Ha Young and More Choose Promotions Over College". Mwave. February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. "에이핑크 리더 초롱-막내 하영 오붓 사진 공개 '미모 남다르네'". Newsen. February 23, 2011. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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  7. "Singer Huh Gak Returns with Title Song, '1440', A True 'Little Giant'". KpopStarz. February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  8. Do Hye-rim (February 8, 2013). 도지한-오하영,허각 '1440' MV 속 '캐미커플' 네티즌 들썩. StarN News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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  11. "Jiggy Dogg release the MV for new single 'The Best Thing I Did' ft. A Pink's Hayoung". shayne DKP. Daily K Pop News. July 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  12. "N, Ha Young And Mina Join 'Weekly Idol' As Fixed Members". BNTNews. August 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  13. 소진 오하영 김지민 등 ‘정글’ 여자특집 출연..20일 출국 [Sojin, Oh Ha-young, Kim Ji-min and others will appear in Law of the Jungle female edition]. Newsen (in Korean). March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  14. 컴백 앞둔 에이핑크, 정규 2집 전곡 미리듣기 공개 (in Korean). July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  15. Park, Hye-mi (December 18, 2016). [현장리포트] 에이핑크(Apink) 오하영-정은지, "'그 봄날, 이 가을' 작사 두 시간도 안 걸렸다" [Apink Oh Ha-young and Jung Eun-ji, "It took less than two hours to write 'It's You'"]. Topstarnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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  17. [편성변경] KBS 2TV 1/19 편성 변경 (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  18. 에이핑크 하영, '그녀를 찾아줘' 합류…데뷔 6년만에 첫 연기 도전 [Apink's Ha-young in "Find Her"... First acting challenge in six years from debut] (in Korean). February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  19. Seon Mi-kyung (November 17, 2016). 몬스타엑스 형원, 시트콤 '정남이형' 출연 확정..지상파 첫 도전 [Monsta X's Hyeongwon's appearance in sitcom "Brother Jeongnam" confirmed... First terrestrial challenge]. News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  20. Kim, Han-gil (January 18, 2018). 에이핑크 오하영, 웹드라마 '사랑, 기억에 머물다' 대본 리딩 현장 공개 [Apink Oh Ha-young, open script reading for web drama "Love in Memory"]. TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  21. Park, Seo-hyun (2018-04-27). "연기자로 컴백"..에이핑크 하영 '사랑, 시간에 머물다' 출연 확정. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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