south korean singer and television personality
Heo. In this korean mention, the class name is musical artist
Heo Young-ji ( bear August 30, 1994 ), [ 1 ] better known mononymously as Youngji, is a south korean singer and television personality. She is well known as a member of female child group Kara after winning the television receiver testify Kara Project in 2014, which saw her become the newest extremity of the group. Heo began her solo music career in August 2017 with her first individual, “ memory Clock ”.

career [edit ]

Heo attended School of Performing Arts Seoul. She was a former trainee at Core Contents Media alongside T-ara ‘s ex-member Areum. She was about to debut in a new girlfriend group but left before the daughter group debuted. former, she became a trainee at KeyEast before becoming a trainee at DSP Media .

2014–2015 : introduction with Kara and solo activities [edit ]

In May 2014, after former Kara members Nicole Jung and Kang Ji-young left the group, DSP Media launched a reality television receiver read called Kara Project which revolved around seven trainees competing to become the modern member of the group. even though she missed 2 live performances due to a stage injury from exercise, she grabbed attention from viewers and topped the vote charts. [ 2 ] On July 1, the exist vote results commenced on 6:45 phase modulation ( KST ). Hur Young-ji was proclaimed the achiever with a total score of 49,591. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] After winning the indicate, she gave a acquire address saying she ‘ll work even harder as a newly penis of Kara. [ 5 ] In September 2014, Heo was one of the newly participants for the second season of the display, Roommate. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] She was known for her dull laughter, and on the Christmas special of Roommate, it was shown that Heo ‘s class members have similar laugh styles american samoa well. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In the interview as a preview for being one of the raw frame members for Roommate, she said that many people told her to cover her mouth while laughing, but it was very debatable and nowadays she is more comfortable to laugh without covering her mouth. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] When fellow penis Goo Hara guested on Episode 9 of Roommate, she shared that she wanted Heo to be chosen as a member of Kara as she has charms that the existing members does not have and Kara feel more youthful with her. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] An MBC EVERY1 representative told MBN Star on December 18, 2014 that Heo would join Hitmaker season 2 as a contribution of a girl group, along with Orange Caramel ‘s Lizzy, G.NA, 4minute ‘s So-hyun. The group was later named Cham So Nyeo. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The group first released their debut song teaser “ 올해의 주문 ( Magic Words ) ” on February 17, [ 18 ] followed by the full moon song and music television 3 days subsequently, on February 20. [ 19 ]

2016–present : Acting career and solo work [edit ]

On January 15, 2016, DSP Media announced Gyuri, Seungyeon and Hara ‘s departure from the group due to contracts expiring. The caller besides noted that Heo would continue her music career as a solo artist. [ 20 ] On April 13, Park Gyu-ri stated that the group did not disband and that the members hoped to release new albums in the future. [ 21 ] In May 2016, she was cast in a support function in the tvN play, Another Oh Hae Young. She was besides cast in several television receiver programs, such as MBC ‘s Very Private television receiver as a draw member, m SBS ‘ War of Vocals – God ‘s Voice as a panelist and EBS ‘ Humanity Busking as a horde. On December 8, 2016, DSP Media revealed Heo as the inaugural hide member of their new co-ed group K.A.R.D. She promoted with the group for their first project single “ OH NA NA ”, which was released on December 13. [ 22 ]

On August 2, 2017, DSP Media confirmed that Heo was preparing for her solo debut in August. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Her inaugural single titled Memory Clock was released on August 25. On December 15, 2017, MCC Entertainment released news program article that revealed she will participate on 2nd song of stick out ‘with pawl ‘. [ 25 ] The song titled Longing was released on the same day. In August 2021, Heo renewed her contract with DSP Media. [ 26 ]

discography [edit ]

For Young-ji ‘s works with Kara, see Kara discography

Singles [edit ]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
“Memory Clock” (

추억시계

)[27]

2017 — N/A Non-album singles
“Longing” (

그리움

)[28]

—
“—” denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations [edit ]

Filmography [edit ]

film [edit ]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Tasty 2: Happy Together Korean and Japanese dubbed version [33]

television receiver series [edit ]

television receiver shows [edit ]

Web show [edit ]

production credits [edit ]

Year Artist Song Role Album
2016 AISLE Happy Magic Candy Co-Lyricist Single : Happy Magic Candy
2017 SAY YES Lyricist Single: Say Yes
2017 Hur Young-ji Memory Clock Composer, Lyricist, Arranger[40] Single: Memory Clock

Awards and nominations [edit ]

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.
SBS Entertainment Awards 2014 Show Variety Female Newcomer Roommate Nominated

References [edit ]

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