Kim Hyun-a profil (4minute) part1

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Birth name	김현아
Also known as	HyunA, HyunAh
Born	June 6, 1992 (age 20) Seoul, South Korea
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Pop, dance, R&B, K-pop
Occupations	Singer, dancer, rapper, model
Instruments	Vocals, rapper and songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	JYP Entertainment (2007) Cube Entertainment (2008–present)
Associated acts	Wonder Girls (2007) 4Minute (2009–present) Trouble Maker (2011)
Website	4min.co.kr , http://twitter.com/4M_hyunah

 

Hangul	김현아
Hanja	金泫雅
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeon-a
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏna

Kim Hyun-a (born June 6, 1992) is a South Korean idol, singer, songwriter, dancer, rapper, designer, model and a member of the Korean girl group 4Minute, under Cube Entertainment. She is also a former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.

Biography

Hyun-a was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Choongam Middle School and Korea High School of Music and Arts and currently attends Konkuk University, majoring in art culture, receiving special admission to the school.^[1] She has a tattoo on her left shoulder that says "My mother is the heart that keeps me alive."^[2] She is known to have blood type Rh+0. ^[3] Before Hyun-a debuted with 4Minute, she was a member of the Wonder Girls in 2007, but she left. She is the main rapper and the main dancer.

 

Career

2007–2008: Debut, The Wonder Begins, and The Wonder Years

Hyun-a (the second from left to right) performing "Irony" with Wonder Girls at Hanyang University in March 2007

In 2007, Hyun-a made her debut with the Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment, with the single "Irony" as the group's main rapper.^[4] She left the group in July,^[5] when she was removed by her parents due to their concern over her health—in particular, chronic gastroenteritis and fainting spells.^[6]

While with the Wonder Girls she was a part of the group's television shows MTV Wonder Girls (season 1) & MTV Wonder Girls (season 2). From May 12, 2007 she was a co-host together with Wonder Girls' Sohee & Brian Joo at Show! Music Core until June 30, 2007 when she left the group.

In 2008 she transferred over to Cube Entertainment.^[7] After joining Cube Entertainment, Hyun-a joined girl group 4Minute. Announced in May 2009, the group debuted with their single, "Hot Issue" on 15 June.^[8][9]