Hyun Young

Hyun Young (born Yoo Hyun-young on September 6, 1976) is a South Korean entertainer. She has worked as a model, TV show host, actress, singer, instructor for Public relations and Personal Financial Planning at colleges, companies. Educated at Yong In University and Korea University, she is known for her unusual, almost cartoon-like voice.

Television
Hyun Young appears in numerous Korean television shows, and was mainstay on KBS's variety show, Heroine 6, since 2005 until the show's final episode in 2007. For her work on various shows, she won the 2006 Best Female Star award (for variety/comedy) on both the MBC and KBS Entertainment Awards. Since 2007, she has acted as one of the team leaders for the variety show Jiwhaza! ("Burst! Mental concentration"), airing on SBS. She is also one of the main 5 stars on KBS's High-Five, part of its Happy Sunday line-up. She was also part of Introducing a Star's Friend as a presenter.

Music
Hyun Young has recorded the Korean version of "Dragostea din tei" (otherwise known as the Numa Numa song), titled "Nuna's Dream" ("누나의 꿈"); the "Numa Numa" lyrics are changed to "Nuna Nuna" (the Korean term used by males for an older woman) in 2006. The album did not achieve great sales, nor was the song officially promoted and sung on the music charts. Hyun Young instead sung it on the variety shows she appeared on, which allowed it to become somewhat popular as a novelty song with its own novelty dance (called the "Nuna Nuna" dance). Her video for the single became the most watched music video in 2006, according to M.net. In May 2007, Hyun Young released her second single "Love Revolution" ("연애 혁명"), a cover of Morning Musume's "Renai Revolution 21".

Personal life
Hyun Young married Choi Won-hee at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel on March 3, 2012; her husband works at a multi-national financial firm. She gave birth to their first child on August 16, 2012.

During a 2013 investigation into propofol abuse among celebrities, Hyun Young admitted to getting doctor-prescribed injections 42 times between February and December 2011. She was not indicted, and was instead ordered to pay an fine.

Philanthropy
On February 10, 2023, Hyunyoung donated to help 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, by donating money through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.

Variety show appearances

 * 1997 – SBS 이주일 투나잇 쇼 (Week Tonight Show)
 * 2002 – MBC 여자를 말한다 (A Woman Says)
 * 2005 – 여러분! 고맙습니다 (Your Thanks)
 * 2005 – KBS 해피 선데이: 여걸 식스 (Happy Sunday: Heroine 6)
 * 2005 – KBS 쇼 파워 비디오 (Show Power Video)
 * 2006 – MBC 섹션 TV 연예 통신 (Section TV)
 * 2006 – SBS 헤이헤이헤이 2 (Hey Hey Hey 2)
 * 2006 – SBS 슈퍼 아이 (Super Eye)
 * 2007 – KBS 하이-파이브 (High-Five)
 * 2008 – KBS 이 맛에 산다 (Delicious Quiz: A Taste of Life)
 * 2011 – SBS Running Man (Episode 31)
 * 2020 – MBC King of Mask Singer (Episodes 275–276)
 * 2022 - JTBC Knowing Bros (Episode 313)

Films

 * 2003 – First Amendment
 * 2004 – Father and Son: The Story of Mencius
 * 2004 – A Moment to Remember
 * 2005 – Marrying the Mafia II (cameo)
 * 2005 – Princess Aurora
 * 2005 – The Art of Seduction
 * 2006 – The Legend of Seven Cutter
 * 2006 – Now and Forever (cameo)
 * 2006 – Aachi & Ssipak (voice)
 * 2006 – My Wife Is a Gangster 3
 * 2007 – The Perfect Couple
 * 2009 – Fortune Salon
 * 2011 – Marrying the Mafia IV: Unstoppable Family
 * 2022 – Jajangmyeon Thank you as Kim Hye-jin
 * 2023 – One Day Again as Yuri (Independent film)

Television dramas

 * 1997 – SBS Wind's Love
 * 2003 – SBS Fairy and Swindler
 * 2005 – SBS Hello My Teacher
 * 2005 – SBS Fashion 70s
 * 2005 – MBC Hello Franceska 3
 * 2005 – MBC The Secret Lovers
 * 2006 – SBS Bad Family
 * 2010 – SBS OB & GY
 * 2011 – KBS2 Baby Faced Beauty
 * 2011 – SBS Living in Style (cameo)
 * 2015 – KBS2 The Producers (cameo)

Singles

 * March 9, 2006 – "Nuna's Dream" ("누나의 꿈")
 * May 2007 – "Love Revolution" ("연애 혁명")

Albums

 * April 28, 2006 – Hyun Young's Gayo Remix : Best of Club Gayo Hits