Woo Hye-rim (; born September 1, 1992), known professionally as Hyerim or Lim, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and songwriter known for her work as a former member of South Korean girl group

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Early life

Woo Hye-rim was born on September 1, 1992, in

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, South Korea. She was a

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for 14 years. She can speak Korean, English, Cantonese, and Mandarin fluently. Her father is a grandmaster and promoter of

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, with the highest 9th-degree black belt in the discipline.

Career

Pre-debut

Originally, Hyerim was a part of five-member group in training in 2009. While still in training, the group flew to China where they appeared in numerous variety shows performing dance routines and songs to showcase their talent to the Chinese audience. As the group had no official name they were widely known to the Chinese audiences as "JYP Sisters" or simply as "Sisters". They were also dubbed by JYPE as the "Chinese

". However, before the group could officially debut, two of their members withdrew leaving only three which included Lim herself as well as

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and Fei, who both went onto become members of

Miss A Miss A (; stylized in all caps or miss A) was a South Korean girl group formed by AQ Entertainment, a subsidiary of JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in July 2010 with the single " Bad Girl Good Girl" as a quartet consisting of Fei, Jia, ...

. Hyerim later confirmed that she originally prepared debut as a member of Miss A for three-years and two months prior the group's debut, she was added as new member of Wonder Girls in January 2010.

Wonder Girls and other activities

On January 22, 2010, Hyerim was revealed as new member of Wonder Girls, after member

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put her musical career on hiatus to focus on studies. Her official debut stage with the group was on February 5, 2010, in a performance in

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. In 2013, she became a co-host for EBS radio broadcast ''English Go Go!''. From August 20, 2013 to March 10, 2014, she also served as the host of

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's ''

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''. On June 24, 2015, it was announced that Wonder Girls would be making comeback after two-year hiatus, as a four-member band. On the band's August 2015 release ''

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'', she contributed to the writing and production of three songs. Woo Hye-rim at a fanmeet in July 2016 07

Hyerim released a collaboration single with Bernard Park titled "With You" on April 3, 2016, as a part of JYP Entertainment's JYP Duet Match project. In July of the same year, she also contributed to the composition of two songs on Wonder Girls' single EP '' Why So Lonely''. On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Wonder Girls were to disband after unsuccessful contract renewal negotiation with some of its members. Hyerim was one of the members who renewed her contract with

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. The group released their final single " Draw Me" on February 10; it also serves as a celebration for their 10th anniversary since debut. Hyerim left JYP Entertainment on January 25, 2020, and her departure from the label was announced three days later. On March 10, 2020, Hyerim signed with RRR Entertainment, a new agency founded by fellow Wonder Girls member

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since she left JYP Entertainment. In February 2023, the agency announced that Hyerim has decided not to renew the contract. In January 2024, Hyerim signed contract with Wave Entertainment.

Personal life

In 2017, Hyerim began majoring in Interpretation in

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, under the school's Department of English for International Conferences and Communication (EICC). She was accepted into the program in December 2016 and received a scholarship in her first semester. In February 2018, she was honored with a certificate from the

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for creating a voluntary video on safety in traveling overseas. She helped translate ''

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'' by

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from English to Korean for its publication in South Korea. Woo graduated from Hankuk in 2021. Hyerim began dating taekwondo athlete Shin Min-chul in 2013. They were confirmed to be engaged in May 2020 and got married on July 5. On October 8, 2021, Hyerim announced she was expecting her first child with Shin. On February 25, 2022, Hyerim's agency confirmed that she gave birth to her first son on February 23, 2022. On June 25, 2024, Hyerim announced that she was expecting her second child with Shin. Their second son was born on December 11, 2024.

Discography

Singles

Songwriting and composing credits

Filmography

Film

Television shows

Hosting

Ambassadorship

* publicity ambassador for Gachibom Film Festival (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Hyerim's Official Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woo, Hye-lim 1992 births Living people Rappers from Seoul Singers from Seoul Wonder Girls members JYP Entertainment artists English-language singers from South Korea Japanese-language singers of South Korea Mandarin-language singers of South Korea South Korean female idols South Korean female models South Korean women pop singers South Korean television personalities South Korean emigrants to Hong Kong Danyang Woo clan Hankuk University of Foreign Studies alumni