Kang Hye-won

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Not to be confused with Kang Ye-won.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Hye-won
Kang at Seoul Fashion Week in October 2019
Kang in October 2019
Background information
Born (1999-07-05) July 5, 1999 (age 22)
Yangsan, South Korea
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Associated actsIz*One
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Hye-won
McCune–ReischauerKang Hyewŏn
Signature
Kang HyeWon Signature.png

Kang Hye-won (Korean: 강혜원; born July 5, 1999), known mononymously as Hyewon, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One, formed by CJ E&M through the 2018 reality competition television show Produce 48.

Early life[]

Kang was born in Yangsan, South Korea, on July 5, 1999. She attended Bokwang High School in Yangsan, then she transferred to Hanlim Multi Art School.[1]

Career[]

2018: Produce 48 & debut with Iz*One[]

See also: Produce 48 and Iz*One

Kang was announced to be a part of Produce 48 in 2018.[2] She finished in 8th place with 248,432 votes securing her place in Iz*One.[3] The group made their official debut on October 29, 2018, with the song titled "La Vie en Rose", from their debut extended play Color*Iz.[4]

2021–present: Solo activities and W[]

After Iz*One officially concluded activities on April 29, 2021, Kang returned to being a trainee under 8D Creative. On July 21, it was announced that Kang would be making her debut as an actress in the upcoming third season of web series Best Mistake, portraying character Jin Se-hee.[5] On July 27, she made an appearance in Parc Jae-jung's "Hobby" music video.[6] In August, Kang was confirmed as a cast member of MBC's variety show How A Family is Made.[7]

On December 8, a teaser video was revealed on her YouTube channel, announcing the upcoming release of a winter special album, W.[8] On December 22, she released the album with "Winter Poem" as the lead single.[9]

Discography[]

For Hyewon's works with Iz*One, see Iz*One discography.

Single albums[]

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[10]
W
Track listing
  1. "W"
  2. "Winter Poem"
  3. "Snowy Day" (눈이 오는 날)
  4. "First Love Letter"
  5. "Winter Again" (내년 겨울에도 기억해줘)
 6

Singles[]

List of singles, showing year released, chart positions,
and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
"First Love Letter"[12] 2021 —[A] W
"Winter Poem" —[B]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other charted songs[]

List of other charted songs, showing year released,
chart positions, and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
"Snowy Day" (눈이 오는 날) 2021 —[C] W
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Songwriting credits[]

Year Song Album Artist With
2020 "With*One" Oneiric Diary Iz*One Iz*One

Filmography[]

See also: Iz*One filmography

Web series[]

Year Title Platform Role Ref.
2022 Best Mistake: Season 3 V Live Jin Se-hee [14]

Television shows[]

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Mnet Contestant [2]
2021 How A Family is Made MBC Cast member [7]

Web show[]

Year Title Platform Role Ref.
2021 Adola Travel Agency: Cheat-ing Trip U+ Idol Live Host [15]

Music video appearances[]

Year Title Artist Length Ref.
2021 "Hobby" Parc Jae-jung 3:40 [6]
2022 "WINNER"
Ravi
 3:10

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b As a member of Iz*One only.
  1. ^ "First Love Letter" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 188 on component Download Chart.[13]
  2. ^ "Winter Poem" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 66 on component Download Chart.[13]
  3. ^ "Snowy Day" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 182 on component Download Chart.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "'아이즈원츄' 강혜원·최예나, 알고보니 고등학교 동창? 졸업사진 공개" ['Izone Chu' Kang Hye-won and Choi Ye-na, I found out they were high school classmates? Graduation photo release] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  2. ^ a b Kim Yun-ji (May 11, 2018). "AS 이가은→'K팝' 이채연 ... '프로듀스48' 13인 공개" [AS Lee Ga-eun → 'K-Pop' Lee Chae-yeon ... 13 members of 'Produce 48' revealed] (in Korean). E Daily. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Park So-yeon (August 31, 2018). "'프로듀스48' 장원영·사쿠라에 이채연까지 ... 12人 반전의 최종순위[종합]" [From 'Produce 48' Jang Won-young, Sakura to Lee Chae-yeon ... Final ranking of 12 people's reversal [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Hong Seung-han (October 29, 2018). "'프듀48' 아이즈원 공식 데뷔, 아이오아이->워너원 이어 꽃길 걸을까[SS이슈]" ['Produce 48' IZ*ONE Official Debut, IOI->Wanna One Follow the Flower Road [SS Issue]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Lee Min-ji (July 21, 2021). "[단독]아이즈원 강혜원-CIX 현석, 배우 변신 ... 웹드 '일진에게 ...' 출연" [[Exclusive] IZ*ONE Kang Hye-won and CIX Hyun-suk, transforming into actors ...' appearance] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  6. ^ a b Lee Seung-hoon (July 22, 2021). "박재정, '취미' 27일 발매→이동휘X강혜원 뮤비 지원사격.."흔쾌히 수락해줘 감사" [공식]" [Park Jae-jung, 'Hobby' released on the 27th → Lee Dong-hwi X Kang Hye-won MV support shooting.."Thank you for willingly accepting" [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. ^ a b Park Seo-hyun (August 26, 2021). ""벌써 한 식구 된 느낌" ... '우리 식구 됐어요', K팝 1세대→4세대 통합의 장[종합]" ["It feels like we've already become a family" ... 'We've become a family', K-pop 1st generation → 4th generation integration [comprehensive]] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Jo, Hye-jin (December 8, 2021). "강혜원, 아이즈원 활동 때와는 다른 감성 보이스…스페셜 앨범 발매" [Kang Hye-won, a different emotional voice than during IZ*ONE's promotions. The release of a special album.]. X Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Kim, Ye-na (December 22, 2021). "강혜원, 윈터 스페셜 앨범 'W' 오늘(22일) 발표…특별한 겨울 인사" [Kang Hye-won, winter special album "W" was released today (22nd). Special winter greeting.]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Peak chart positions on Gaon Album Chart:
    • W: "2022년 02주차 Album Chart" [Week 2 of 2022 Album Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. January 2–8, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.
  11. ^ 2022년 01월 Album Chart [January 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. ^ Agrawal, Ayushi (August 25, 2021). "Former IZ*ONE member Hyewon drops a surprise solo song". Pink Villa. Retrieved October 11, 2021. Hyewon has just released her first solo song out of the blue
  13. ^ a b c "2021년 52 Download Chart" [Week 52 of 2021 Download Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. December 19–25, 2021. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Gaon Chart.
  14. ^ Moon Wan-sik (September 6, 2021). "아이즈원 출신 강혜원, '일진에게 반했을 때' 출연 확정 ... 첫 연기 도전 [공식]" [Kang Hye-won from IZ*ONE confirmed to appear in 'When I fell in love with Iljin' ... First acting challenge [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Moon, Mi-ryu (September 2, 2021). "'아돌라여행사' 강혜원·이채연·조유리 힐링 경주 여행...'여전한 케미'" ["Adola Travel Agency" Kang Hye-won, Lee Chae-yeon, Jo Yu-ri, healing trip to Gyeongju... "Still good chemistry."]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved October 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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