Kang Hye-won

Kang Hye-won (Korean: 강혜원; born July 5, 1999), known mononymously as Hyewon, is a South Korean singer, actress and rapper. She is a former member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One, formed by CJ E&M through Mnet's 2018 reality competition television show Produce 48.

Not to be confused with Kang Ye-won.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Hye-won
강혜원
Kang in 2022
Born (1999-07-05) July 5, 1999
Yangsan, South Korea
Alma materHanlim Multi Art School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • rapper
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Formerly ofIz*One
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Hye-won
McCune–ReischauerKang Hyewŏn
Signature

Early life

Kang was born in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, on July 5, 1999. She attended Bokwang High School in Yangsan, then she transferred to Hanlim Multi Art School.[1]

Career

2018: Produce 48 & debut with Iz*One
See also: Produce 48 and Iz*One

Kang was announced to be a part of Produce 48 in 2018.[2] She finished in 8th place with 248,432 votes securing her place in Iz*One.[3] The group made their official debut on October 29, 2018, with the song titled "La Vie en Rose", from their debut extended play Color*Iz.[4]

2021–present: Solo activities, W, and acting debut

After Iz*One officially concluded activities on April 29, 2021, Kang returned to being a trainee under 8D Creative. On July 21, it was announced that Kang would be making her debut as an actress in the upcoming third season of web series Best Mistake, portraying character Jin Se-hee.[5] On July 27, she made an appearance in Parc Jae-jung's "Hobby" music video.[6] In August, Kang was confirmed as a cast member of MBC's variety show How A Family is Made.[7]

On December 8, a teaser video was revealed on her YouTube channel, announcing the upcoming release of a winter special album, W.[8] On December 22, she released the album with "Winter Poem" as the lead single.[9]

On June 9, 2022, Kang released the single "Like A Diamond", featuring Stella Jang.[10]

On July 6, Playlist Studio announced Kang as one of the casts in Seasons of Blossom a webdrama adaptation of webtoon of the same name. Kang will be portraying the role of Yoon Bo-mi.[11]

Endorsements

On November 12, 2021, Kang landed her first CF deal with the camera app SODA, it was revealed through a video advertisement uploaded on SODA's official YouTube Channel. Kang starred as international face phishing criminal who pretended to be a detective and used the SODA app to altered her image.[12] On December 24, through atstar1 magazine, the global sports brand New Balance announced Kang as their pictorial model for their new Backpack with the theme "MBTI Concept New Semester Backpack".[13]

On January 13, 2022, through her own YouTube channel, Kang announced collaboration with a skincare line, Uriid, where Kang is in charge of the promotional design to promote their new product, Uriid Neroli Garden Ampoule Stick.[14] According to Uriid, after the promotional video with Kang was released on her YouTube channel, the product is selling high on social media and online store, particularly in Hyundai Home Shopping.[15] On May 30, Kang was chosen by the British premium bag brand, Radley London, to promote their new 2022 Spring/Summer Collection, Forest Way-Smoking (medium zip-top multi-way bag espresso), and Duke Place (medium open-top multi-way bag dark blue) bags by releasing pictorial through atstar1 magazine with the theme 'Fun-Loving London.'[16] On June 8, a South Korean clothing brand, General Idea, announced Kang as their new muse and fashion brand model for their 2022 Summer Collection with the theme 'Bloomy Sunday'.[17] Kang continued working with General Idea as their muse for their "22FW Woman Part.2 Collection" by dropping new pictorials on September 13.[18] On June 27, Nexon announced Kang as their advertising model for their online game, Mabinogi.[19] On July 18, Kang announced collaboration with LEGO to promote their three-dimensional reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night by releasing pictorial with the piece through Elle Korea.[20] On October 6, ma:nyo, a Korean cosmetic brand, announced Kang Hyewon as their new Ambassador for their lipstick collection, NO MERCY Spell Mood Stick, and for their skincare collection, V.collagen Heart Fit.[21]

On January 9, 2023, ROEM, a Korean clothing company, announced Kang as their 2023 Spring/Summer season campaign model by releasing pictorial for their "Wonder the New Romantic" of the "2023 Pre-Spring Collection" with Kang.[22] Kang continued working for Roem throughout half of 2023. On February 6, Roem released a new tweed collection with Kang called "A Tweed Wonder". On March 27 Roem announced another collaboration with Kang for their Spring/Summer collection, "My Own Romantic Finds".[23]. On July 10, 2023 Roem released a new collaboration with Kang, "Fill Yourself", for their Fall collection. Their collaboration with Kang created a new slogan for Roem, "Romantic Is Everywhere". It is reported that after chosing Kang as their muse, who represents Gen Z, Roem sales increased by 30%.[24]

On March 2, 2023, Nexon announced Kang as their special character for their game, Sudden Attack.[25]

Discography
For Hyewon's works with Iz*One, see Iz*One discography.

Extended plays
List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[26]
W
Track listing
  1. "W"
  2. "Winter Poem"
  3. "Snowy Day" (눈이 오는 날)
  4. "First Love Letter"
  5. "Winter Again" (내년 겨울에도 기억해줘)
 6

Singles
List of singles, showing year released, chart positions,
and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
"First Love Letter"[28] 2021 —[upper-alpha 1] W
"Winter Poem" —[upper-alpha 2]
"Like A Diamond" (with Stella Jang) 2022 —[upper-alpha 3] Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other charted songs
List of other charted songs, showing year released,
chart positions, and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
"Snowy Day" (눈이 오는 날) 2021 —[upper-alpha 4] W
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[31]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Notes
"With*One" 2020 Iz*One Oneiric Diary As lyricist

Videography

Music videos
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"First Love Letter" 2021 Un­known [32]
"Winter Poem" [33]

Music video appearances
Year Title Artist Length Ref.
2021 "Hobby" Parc Jae-jung 3:40 [6]
2022 "Winner" Ravi 3:10 [34]

Filmography
See also: Iz*One filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Eyes On Me: The Movie Herself Concert film [35]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Best Mistake: Season 3 Jin Se-hee [36]
Seasons of Blossom Yoon Bo-mi [37]
2023 Once Upon a Boyhood Kang Sun-hwa [38]
TBA Spirit Fingers TBA

Television shows
Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Contestant [2]
2021 We Became A Family Cast member [7]

Web show
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021–2022 Adola Travel Agency: Cheat-ing Trip Host Season 1–2 [39][40]

Bibliography
Title Korean Title Release date Pages Version Publisher Type Notes Ref.
Kang Hye Won 1st Edition Photo Book: Beauty Cut - July 1, 2021 104 3 (Thinks Ver., Things Ver., Thanks Ver.) 8D Entertainment, Danal Entertainment Solo photobook Thanks Ver. was filled with pictures taken by Kang herself through her phone camera throughout the years. [41]
Collection of Essay 수필집 December 8, 2021 18 2 (Type A, Type B) 8D Entertainment Season Greetings - [42]
Limited Edition Art Book: Like a Diamond by Kang Hye Won - June 9, 2022 30 1 8D Entertainment, Wonderwall Art book Promotional art book for Kang's single "Like a Diamond" (With. Stella Jang)
FLEUR - December 15, 2022 116 1 8D Entertainment, Wonderwall Photobook 2023 Season's Greetings [43]

Notes
  1. As a member of Iz*One only.
  1. "First Love Letter" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 188 on component Download Chart.[29]
  2. "Winter Poem" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 66 on component Download Chart.[29]
  3. "Like A Diamond" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 150 on component Download Chart.[30]
  4. "Snowy Day" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 182 on component Download Chart.[29]

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