Kim Da-hyun (; born May 28, 1998), known mononymously as Dahyun, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed by

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in 2015.

Life and career

Dahyun was born in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on May 28, 1998. She grew up with her parents and has an older brother. At a young age, she began singing with her Christian church choir. Dahyun first gained attention in sixth grade in elementary school with a dance at church called the "eagle dance", which was posted on

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. Dahyun was recruited to become a trainee for

after a talent scout saw her performance at a dance festival, and she subsequently trained with them for over three years. In 2015, Dahyun competed in '' Sixteen'', a

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show to determine the members of JYP Entertainment's new girl group. One of the nine successful participants, Dahyun was subsequently selected to join Twice as a singer and rapper. In October that year, she officially debuted with Twice with the release of their extended play (EP), '' The Story Begins'', and the lead single " Like Ooh-Ahh". Dahyun graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2017. That year, in Gallup Korea's annual music poll, she was voted the seventeenth most popular idol in South Korea. In November 2018, Dahyun was criticized by right-wing Japanese lawmaker Masaru Onodera for wearing a T-shirt made by Marymond, an organization that raises funds for helping comfort women, victims of

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by the

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during

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. In the aftermath, ''

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'' criticized J. Y. Park, founder of JYP Entertainment, for failing to speak up in her defense.

Bibliography

Photobooks

Discography

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

Filmography

Television shows

Web Drama

References

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* {{Authority control 1998 births Living people JYP Entertainment artists Japanese-language singers of South Korea English-language singers from South Korea South Korean women rappers South Korean female idols South Korean women pop singers Twice (group) members Hanlim Multi Art School alumni 21st-century South Korean women singers South Korean television personalities People from Seongnam