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  • Comment: The previous issues raised by Shenaall have not been addressed. There are still several unreliable sources from Kpop Profiles, Allkpop and Soompi, that should not be included in a WP:BLP. Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 16:58, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: It is unnecessary to include all rumors (especially rumors spreads in user generated sources). Most of sources are Kpop Profiles, Allkpop, Koreaboo, and Soompi which were considered unreliable per WP:KO/RS#UR. — Shenaall (t ♣ c) 06:51, 11 June 2024 (UTC)


For other people with the same name, see Hyun-jin.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Hyunjin
Hyunjin in January 2017
Born
Kim Hyun-jin

(2000-11-15) November 15, 2000 (age 24)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
김현진
Hanja
金賢眞
RRGim Hyeonjin
MRKim Hyŏnjin
Signature

Kim Hyun-jin (Korean: 김현진, Korean pronunciation: [kimçʌndʑin]; born November 15, 2000), known mononymously as Hyunjin (occasionally stylized as HyunJin) is a South Korean singer. She is a member of Loona, its sub-unit Loona 1/3, and leader of its spinoff Loossemble.[1][2]

Early life

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Kim Hyun-jin was born on November 15, 2000, in Dunchon-dong, Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea. She has two older brothers. One brother is a vocalist for the band 'BI-O-NE',[3] and the other is an actor.[4] She graduated from Hansung Girls High School in 2019.[5]

In 2013, when she was thirteen years old, Hyunjin appeared on the 40th episode of 'Three Idiots', a Korean reality TV show. She was introduced as a natural beauty and demonstrated her skills in skipping rope.[6]

Career

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2016–2022: Traineeship, debut with Loona, and Mix Nine

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Further information: Loona and Loona 1/3

On October 23, 2016, the first "Who's Next Girl?" teaser was posted by BlockBerry Creative, and Hyunjin was fully revealed as the second member of Loona on October 28.[7] She released her debut single album HyunJin with her solo single "Around You" and second track "I'll Be There" featuring Heejin on November 17.[8] In December, Hyunjin and HeeJin were featured on Loona member Haseul's debut single album for the song "The Carol". [9]

On January 16, 2017, Hyunjin collaborated again with Heejin on the song "My Sunday", released on Loona member Yeojin's debut single album.[10] On February 14, Hyunjin was revealed to be a member of Loona's first sub-unit Loona 1/3.[11] The group debuted on March 13 with their extended play Love & Live.[12] In October, Hyunjin, alongside fellow Loona members HeeJin and HaSeul, auditioned for the survival reality show Mix Nine. Hyunjin passed the audition and became a contestant as a representative of BlockBerry Creative and Loona.[13][14] She made it to the final episode, but was eliminated and did not make the final lineup.[15]

On August 20, 2018, Hyunjin officially debuted with Loona as a full group with the release of their debut extended play [+ +].[16] On September 27, 2020, Hyunjin appeared on South Korean television program King of Masked Singer as a contestant with the stage name Jade Bead.[17] In November 2022, Hyunjin appeared as a panelist for MBC's 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar preview show Catharsis until being suddenly absent from the program starting November 27.[18]

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Further information: Loossemble

On February 3, 2023, Hyunjin and fellow Loona member ViVi filed lawsuits to terminate their contracts with their company BlockBerry Creative.[19] On May 9, Hyunjin and ViVi won their injunctions against BlockBerry Creative and terminated their exclusive contracts.[20] On June 12, Hyunjin and ViVi officialy signed with CTDENM, a newly formed company founded by BlockBerry Creative's former planning division director Yoon Doyeon.[21]

On August 2, Hyunjin was revealed as an official member of Loossemble, alongside Loona members ViVi, GoWon, Yeojin, and Hyeju, with Hyunjin as the leader of the group.[22] [2] The group debuted on September 15, with their self-titled extended play.[23]

On November 29, 2024, CTDENM announced that the Loossemble members' exclusive contracts with the label had ended.[24]

2025–present: Solo activities and self-management

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On June 14, 2025, Hyunjin announced her first fan meeting to be held at K-Pop Stage in Hongdae, Seoul on June 20, with tickets selling out quickly after opening.[25] That same month, Hyunjin founded her own independent artist label named Triangle ENM.[26] She stated the name came from the vertices of a triangle representing the self, reality, and one's dreams and that she plans to recruiting other artists in the future.[26] Hyunjin also announced that she was joining a band project as the drummer alongside former Cignature member Jeewon with an album planned.[26]

Discography

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For Hyunjin's discography with Loona, Loona 1/3 and Loossemble, see Loona discography, Loona 1/3 § Discography, and Loossemble § Discography.

Singles

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  • Like A Star (이 밤이 지나면) (as Excellent Vibe) (2018)[27]
  • OMG (어머나/OMONA) (as Universe) (2018)[28]
  • Thank You (2024)

Songwriting credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless cited otherwise.[29]

Song Year Artist Album Lyricist
Credited With
"Day by Day" 2023 Loossemble Loossemble Yes —
"Starlight" 2024 One of a Kind Yes —
"Confessions (Cotton Candy)" TTYL Yes Son Da-seul & Young

Filmography

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For Hyunjin's filmography with Loona, see Loona § Filmography.

Television shows

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Year Name Role Ref.
2017–2018 Mix Nine Contestant [13][14]
2020 King of Masked Singer (미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕) Contestant [17]
2022 Catharsis/Qatarsis (카타르시스) Panelist [18]

Web series

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Year Name Role Ref.
2017 Do You Remember the First Time We Met? Season 1 Kim HyunJin (Main) [30]
Do You Remember the First Time We Met? Season 2

Music video appearances

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Year Name Artist Ref.
2017 Better Than Me Sojung [31]

References

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  1. ^ Yeo, Gladys (July 31, 2023). "LOONA's Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Gowon and Hyeju to re-debut as Loossemble". NME. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Park, Dong-seon (October 17, 2023). '애옹리더' 루셈블 현진, "리더 역할, '허당' 놀림빼고 다 좋아"(인터뷰①). ETNews (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. ^ [ENG] ALLETS Interview - Hyunjin's and Go Won's Playlist (190330). Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ Kim, Eun-gu (March 12, 2017). '이달의 소녀 1/3' 현진 "자신감 넘치는 모태미녀". 이데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Ko, Seung-ah (January 7, 2019). 이달의소녀 현진·희진, 오늘(7일) 고교 졸업...멤버들 참석 축하. News1 [ko] (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. ^ 지금은 이달의 소녀 현진! 데뷔 전 모습! 얼간이 어워즈 세 얼간이 40화. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (October 28, 2016). 이달의 소녀 현진, 청순 열매 먹은 동양美...내달 싱글 발표. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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  10. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (January 17, 2017). 이달의소녀 희진·현진, 찰떡 케미 '마이 선데이' MV 공개 (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Bae, Hyo-Joo (October 28, 2016). "걸그룹 이달의 소녀 두번째 멤버 현진 공개 "동양미와 청순미가 매력"". Newsen. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  12. ^ Son, Ye-ji (March 6, 2017). '데뷔 임박' 이달의 소녀 1/3, 지상파 광고 돌입... "이례적" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  13. ^ a b Choi, Ji-ye. 양현석X한동철 '믹스나인' 첫 주자, 드디어 베일 벗었다. MyDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017 – via Naver.
  14. ^ a b 뉴스, JTBC (November 15, 2017). '믹스나인' 대국민 투표 프로모션 영상 공개! 소년X소녀 '9'해줘. news.jtbc.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Choi, So-young. '믹스나인' 女신류진·男우진영 1등, 데뷔는 소년팀. Star News (in Korean). MyDaily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  16. ^ Herman, Tamar. "Loona Announces First Formal Single 'Hi High': Watch a Teaser". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  17. ^ a b 기자, 정지현. '복면가왕' 부뚜막고양이, 새 가왕 등극...현진·심형래·리키·김정은 '반전 정체' [종합]. 마이데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  18. ^ a b Jang, Woo-young (November 27, 2022). 레이디스코드 소정, 오늘(4일) 솔로 데뷔곡 발표..감성 충전 (in Korean). Osen [ko]. Retrieved June 26, 2025 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Park, Sang-hoo (February 3, 2023). [단독]이달의 소녀 비비·현진도 계약 해지 소송... 승소 가능성 높아 | JTBC 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  20. ^ Lee, Keum-jun (May 9, 2023). [단독] 이달소 비비 현진도 블록베리 떠난다...법정 싸움서 '승소'. 미래를 보는 창 - 전자신문 (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  21. ^ Park, Sang-hoo (June 11, 2023). [단독]이달소 비비·현진, 새 소속사 씨티디이엔엠과 전속계약 [[Exclusive] Loona's ViVi and HyunJin, exclusive contract with new agency CTDENM] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Yeo, Gladys (July 31, 2023). "LOONA's Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Gowon and Hyeju to re-debut as Loossemble". NME. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  23. ^ Kim, Ye-na (September 15, 2023). 이달소 출신 루셈블, 오늘(15일) 데뷔...美 투어 먼저 [Loossemble, from Loona, debuts today (15th)...US tour first] (in Korean). Xports News [ko]. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Jang, Joo-yeon (November 29, 2024). '이달소 출신' 루셈블, 소속사와 전속 계약 종료...재데뷔 1년 2개월 만 [전문] [Loossemble , from Loona, ends exclusive contract with agency...1 year and 2 months since re-debut [Full text]] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Kim, Tae-sik (June 14, 2025). '현진, 첫 단독 팬미팅 개최 일정 (in Korean). TTLnews. Retrieved June 26, 2025 – via Naver.
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  27. ^ 믹스나인 Part.4 - 믹스나인 (MIXNINE). 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  28. ^ 믹스나인 Part.6 - 믹스나인 (MIXNINE). 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  29. ^ "Songs Registered Under HYUNJIN(10040795)" (in Korean). Korea Music Copyright Association. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  30. ^ Park, So-hyun (August 27, 2017). 이달의 소녀 희진·현진·하슬, 웹드 '우만나' 흥행 견인 (in Korean). Xports News [ko]. Retrieved June 26, 2025 – via Naver.
  31. ^ Sun, Mi-kyung (May 4, 2017). 레이디스코드 소정, 오늘(4일) 솔로 데뷔곡 발표..감성 충전 (in Korean). Osen [ko]. Retrieved June 26, 2025 – via Naver.
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