Ryu Hyo-young (born April 22, 1993), better known by the mononym Hyoyoung or Jung Woo-yeon, is a South Korean actress, model, and rapper. She was a member of the South Korean co-ed group Coed School and the girl group F-ve Dolls.

Ryu Hyo-young
류효영
Ryu in 2018.
Born
Ryu Hyo-young

(1993-04-22) April 22, 1993 (age 31)
Gwangju, South Korea[1]
Other namesJung Woo-yeon
EducationSungeul High School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • rapper
Years active2010–present
AgentBig Picture Entertainment
RelativesRyu Hwa-young (twin sister)
Musical career
Genres
Years active2010–2014
2016–present
LabelsMBK
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
류효영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRyu Hyo-yeong
McCune–ReischauerRyu Hyoyŏng
Stage name
Hangul
정우연
Revised RomanizationJeong U-yeon
McCune–ReischauerChong Uyŏn

Biography

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Ryu was born on 22 April 1993 in Gwangju, South Korea.[1] She has an identical twin sister, Ryu Hwa-young, who is a former member of the girl group T-ara. Hyoyoung is the older of the two.

Ryu was scouted after she and her sister made an appearance on SBS' variety show Star King by Core Contents Media. Ryu and her sister were both originally slated to debut in T-ara, however, Ryu was cut from the group's line-up before their debut. A year later, she debuted with Coed School.

Career

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2010–15: Debut and acting debut

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Ryu made her debut as a member of Coed School in 2010. The group debuted on September 30, 2010. The group was later separated into a female unit and a male unit.[citation needed]

In that same year, Ryu was cast in KBS' teen drama Jungle Fish 2.[2] She also took part in the 80th Miss Chunhyang pageant and subsequently won it.[citation needed]

In 2011, Ryu joined Coed School's female unit, F-ve Dolls. The unit made their debut on February 17. The unit later became an independent group after her agency decided not to reform Coed School. The same year, she starred in MBC's romantic comedy drama The Greatest Love playing a popular singer.[3]

In October 2012, Ryu was cast in KBS' teen drama School 2013.[4] She next starred in weekend drama 12 Years Promise,[5] and the 100-episode daily drama Family Secret.[6]

On March 10, 2015 MBK Entertainment confirmed that F-ve Dolls had decided to disband.[7] In August 2015, following F-ve Dolls' disbandment, it was reported that Ryu had requested to terminate her contract with MBK Entertainment.[8]

2016–present: Acting career

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In March 2016, it was confirmed that her request to terminate her contract with MBK Entertainment was accepted.[9] Ryu later signed an exclusive contract with Y Team Company in August 2017.[10] The same year, she was cast as the lead role in MBC's daily drama Golden Pouch.[11]

In 2018, Ryu was cast in the historical TV series Grand Prince.[12] The series achieved a rating of 5.6% for its finale, becoming the highest rated TV Chosun series since the network's establishment in 2011.[13][14]

She was cast as female lead in weekend series Be Meal under the new stage name Jung Woo-yeon.[15]

As of 2020, she was signed to Big Picture Entertainment.

Personal life

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Bullying controversy

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In 2017, a former T-ara staff member stated that Ryu and her sister were the bullies in the scandal that plagued T-ara in 2012.[16][17][18] The reports featured a picture of an alleged text conversation between Ryu and Areum, T-ara's member at the time, in which Ryu threatened Areum with comments such as "I'll scratch up your face so you can't be on TV" and "Stupid bitch. Show up in front of me, we'll see what happens."[19] Following this, viewers demanded that Ryu step down from her TV series Golden Pouch.[20]

Discography

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Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Jungle Fish 2 Jung Yoo-mi
2011 The Greatest Love Harumi
2012–2013 School 2013 Lee Kang-joo
2014 12 Years Promise young Joo Da-hae
2014–2015 Family Secret Ko Eun-byeol / Baek Soo-jeong
2016–2017 Golden Pouch Geum Seol-hwa
2018 Grand Prince Yoon Na-gyeom [12]
2021 A Good Supper Young-shin
2023 Meant To Be Kang Se-na [21]
Oh! Youngsim Gu Wol-sook [22]

Variety show

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Hyoyoung's Beauty Vlog Cast member

Music video appearances

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Year Title Artist Notes
2012 "Lovey-Dovey" zombie ver. T-ara with Coed School
2012 "Lovey-Dovey Plus" ver. 1 SPEED with Ryu Hwa-young
2012 "Lovey-Dovey Plus" ver. 2
2013 "Turtle" Davichi
2016 "Saying with Love" Im Do-hyuk

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Miss Chunyang Won [23]
2017 Asia Model Awards New Rising Star Golden Pouch Won [24]
2017 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Nominated [25]
2021 2021 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama A Good Supper Nominated [26]

References

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  1. ^ a b 류화영 가수. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "'남녀공학' 류효영, 드라마 '정글피쉬2'로 데뷔". Nate (in Korean). August 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "5Dolls', 홍자매 드라마 '최고의 사랑' 출연". Khan. March 30, 2011.
  4. ^ "[Exclusive] Hwa-yeong's twin Ryu Hyo-young cast for "School 2013"". Hancinema. October 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Ryu Hyo-young in "Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup"". Hancinema. February 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "CJ E&M's 'Family Secrets' the Korean Remake of Hit Chilean Telenovela Premieres October 28". Hancinema. October 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "[단독] 파이브돌스, 사실상 해체..각자 길 가기로 합의". Daum (in Korean). March 10, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "MBK 측 "효영 계약해지 내용증명? 현재 확인 중"". Xports News (in Korean). August 3, 2015.
  9. ^ "류효영, 전 소속사 계약분쟁 딛고 새출발 "기쁘다"" (in Korean). March 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ryu Hyo Young Signs a Contract with Y Team Company". BNT News. August 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "'황금주머니' 류효영 "동생 류화영과 비교? 성격-연기-스타일 모두 달라"". Spotv News (in Korean). November 8, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "류효영, 드라마 '대군' 출연 확정…첫 사극 도전(공식)". MK News (in Korean). October 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "[단독]'대군'윤시윤·진세연·류효영, TV조선 최고 시청률 찍고 '포상휴가'…23일 베트남 行". Sports Khan (in Korean). May 9, 2018.
  14. ^ "Stars Celebrate Grand Finale of TV Series with Fans". The Chosun Ilbo. May 10, 2018.
  15. ^ "'류효영' 정우연, MBC '밥이 되어라' 주인공 영신役 확정 '3년만 복귀'[공식]". 9 November 2020.
  16. ^ "효영 측 "협박 메시지? 화영 걱정하는 언니로서 나선 것" [공식입장]". Entertainment Naver (in Korean). February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  17. ^ IATFB (February 9, 2017). "MBKE says T-ara/Hwayoung/Hyoyoung reports are the truth, but says it's not welcome". Asianjunkie. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  18. ^ "[단독] "피해자 코스프레"…티아라 前 스태프, 화영·효영 자매 폭로 [전문포함]". TV Report (in Korean). February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  19. ^ ""언니로서 걱정돼 나선 것"…효영 측, 협박 카톡 해명". Dispatch (in Korean). February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  20. ^ Moon, Soo-yeon (February 15, 2017). "류효영 측 "'황금주머니' 하차? MBC서 논의된 바 없다"(공식입장)". Sports Today (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  21. ^ Kim, Hyun-jeong (April 10, 2023). "'하늘의 인연' 여정미 작가 "강치환 역은 처음부터 김유석" [Heavenly Destiny' writer Yoo Yeo-mi "The role of Kang Chi-hwan was Kim Yoo-seok from the beginning] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Lee Mi-ji (October 5, 2022). "송하윤X동해X이민재X정우연, '오! 영심이' 캐스팅..만화의 실사화(공식)" [Song Ha-yoon X Dong-hae X Lee Min-jae X Jung Woo-yeon, 'Oh! ‘Youngshim’ Casting..Real-action Manga (Official)] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ "This year's Miss Chunhyang". 2010.
  24. ^ "The 12th 2017 Asian Model Awards/Asia Model Festival Organizing Committee 1812, 129, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 인사말 조직구성". June 24, 2017.
  25. ^ Jang, Woo-young (December 30, 2017). "[MBC연기대상]김선호·김정현·서주현·이선빈, 신인상 수상 영광" [[MBC Acting Awards] Kim Seon-ho, Kim Jung-hyun, Seo Joo-hyun, Lee Seon-bin, Glory of Rookie of the Year Award] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Naver.
  26. ^ Lee Seung-rok (December 30, 2021). "두번째 남편' 차서원·엄현경, 일일극 최우수상 [MBC연기대상]" ['Second Husband' Cha Seo-won and Eom Hyun-kyung, Best Daily Drama [MBC Acting Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Naver.