Woo Hye-rim

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 Wonder Girls.

In this Korean name, the family name is Woo.
Woo Hye-rim
우혜림
Hyelim at a fanmeet in July 2016
Born
Woo Hye-rim

(1992-09-01) September 1, 1992
Seoul, South Korea
Other names
  • Christina Woo
  • Lim
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Spouse
Shin Min-chul
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2010–present
Labels
Formerly of
Websitewww.rrrentertainment.co.kr/post/hyerim
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationU Hye-rim
McCune–ReischauerU Hye-rim

Early life

Woo Hye-rim was born on September 1, 1992, in Seoul, South Korea. She was a Hong Kong resident for 14 years. She can speak Korean, English, Cantonese, and Mandarin fluently. Her father is a grandmaster and promoter of Taekwondo, with the highest 9th-degree black belt in the discipline.

Career

Pre-debut

Originally, Woo 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 Wonder Girls". However, before the group could officially debut, two of their members withdrew leaving only three which included Lim herself as well as Jia and Fei, who both went onto become members of Miss A.[1][2]

Wonder Girls and other activities
Main article: Wonder Girls

On January 22, 2010, she was pulled from what would be Miss A and announced to be joining the Wonder Girls, after member Sunmi put her musical career on hiatus to focus on studies. [3][4][5] Her official debut stage with the group was on February 5, 2010, in a performance in Shanghai.[6]

In 2013, she became a co-host for EBS radio broadcast English Go Go!.[7] From August 20, 2013 to March 10, 2014, she also served as the host of Arirang TV's Pops in Seoul.[7][8]

On June 24, 2015, it was announced that Wonder Girls would be making comeback after two-year hiatus, as a four-member band.[9] On the band's August 2015 release REBOOT, Woo contributed to the writing and production of three songs.

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, Lim 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 JYP Entertainment. The group released their final single "Draw Me" on February 10; it also serves as a celebration for their 10th anniversary since debut.[10]

Hyerim left JYP Entertainment on January 25, 2020, and her departure from the label was announced three days later.[11]

On March 10, 2020, Hyerim signed with RRR Entertainment, a new agency founded by fellow Wonder Girls member Yubin since she left JYP Entertainment.[12] In February 2023, the agency announced that Hyerim has decided not to renew the contract.[13]

Personal life

In 2017, Hyerim began majoring in Interpretation in Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 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.[14] In February 2018, she was honored with a certificate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for creating a voluntary video on safety in traveling overseas.[15] She helped translate The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank from English to Korean for its publication in South Korea.[15] Woo graduated from Hankuk in 2021.[16]

Hyerim began dating taekwondo athlete Shin Min-chul in 2013.[17] They were confirmed to be engaged in May 2020 and got married on July 5.[18]

On October 8, 2021, Hyerim announced she was expecting for her first child with Shin.[19] On February 25, 2022, Woo's agency confirmed that she gave birth to her first son on February 23, 2022.[20][21]

Discography
Main article: Wonder Girls discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
Gaon
As lead artist
"Act Cool" (feat. San E) 2011 — — Wonder World
Collaborations
"With You" (with Bernard Park) 2016 — — Non album-single
As featured artist
"Cry of Love" (3rd Wave Music feat. Hyerim) 2013 — — Soldiers of Light
"Iron Girl" (Ha:tfelt feat. Hyerim) 2014 — Me?
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting and composing credits
Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2011 Wonder World Wonder Girls "Act Cool" Yes San E Yes San E
2014 Me? Ha:tfelt "Iron Girl" Yes Park Ye-eun and Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone" Yes Park Ye-eun and Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone"
2015 Reboot Wonder Girls "Candle" Yes Frants and Paloalto Yes Frants
"Back" Yes Kim Yu-bin and Lee Sun-mi Yes Kim Yu-bin and Lee Sun-mi
"Oppa" (오빠) Yes Frants Yes Frants
2016 JYP Duet Match Project Bernard Park x Hyerim "With You" Yes - Yes -
Why So Lonely Wonder Girls "Why So Lonely" Yes Woo Hye-rim, Kim Yu-bin and Hong Ji-sang Yes Woo Hye-rim, Kim Yu-bin and Hong Ji-sang
2017 Twicetagram
Merry & Happy		 Twice "Look at Me" (날 바라바라봐) Yes Woo Hye-rim, Frants Yes Woo Hye-rim, Frants

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 The Last Godfather Wonder Girls Cameo
2012 The Wonder Girls Herself
2014 Bad Sister Park Jae-hee [22]
TBA Hong Kong Inside Me [23]

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013–2014 Pops in Seoul Host
2017 K-RUSHHost
2018 Hello, Stranger!Lead
2020 King of Mask SingerContestantas "Lobster" (episode 249)[24]
2021 China Stock Host
2022 Godfather Cast Member [25]
My: Humanities that Open Work Regular panelist [26]

Hosting
Year Title Notes Ref.
2021 ASEAN-Korea Cultural Innovation Forum [27]

Ambassadorship
  • publicity ambassador for Gachibom Film Festival (2021)[28]

Awards and nominations
See also: List of awards and nominations received by Wonder Girls

References
  1. "Chinese Wonder Girls show off their dance skills - allkpop.com".
  2. "Chinese Wonder Girls - Boom Boom Pow Routine". vietgurlhelen's YouTube Channel. 22 January 2010.
  3. "Wonder Girls Mimi postpones her career, trainee Lim will join! - allkpop.com".
  4. "Wonder Girls' new member Hae Lim revealed! - allkpop.com".
  5. JYP ENTERTAINMENT OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Archived July 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Wonder Girls Official English Site. January 22, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  6. "The Wonder Girls perform in Sanya with new member Hae Lim - allkpop.com".
  7. Ha, Kyeong-Heon (6 September 2013). "[EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] Arirang TV Pops In Seoul's New MC Hye Lim, Congratulate KPOPPlanet". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.
  8. Cha, Yo-lim (20 August 2013). "Hyelim of Wonder Girls to host 'Pops in Seoul'".
  9. Ho-jung, Won (24 June 2015). "Wonder Girls confirmed to return as band". Kpop Herald. The Korean Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  10. "JYP 측 "원더걸스 해체…예은·선미 떠난다" [공식입장 전문]".
  11. "JYP 측 "유빈·혜림 전속계약 종료..함께해 영광이었다"[전문]" [JYP announces, "Yubin and Hyerim's contract ended, it's been an honor"]. Daum (in Korean). January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  12. "Hyerim Joins Former Wonder Girls Bandmate Yubin's New Agency". Soompi. 9 March 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  13. Jang, Jin-ri (February 17, 2023). "원더걸스 우혜림, 유빈 품 떠난다…르엔터 계약 종료 "결혼·출산 함께해 큰 기쁨"[전문]" [Wonder Girls Woo Hye-rim leaves Yubin's arms... Termination of contract with Le Enter "It is a great pleasure to have marriage and childbirth together" [Full text]] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. "JYP 측 "원더걸스 혜림, 한국외대 통번역학과 최종합격"(공식)" [JYP Confirms Wonder Girls' Hyerim Has Been Accepted in Interpretation and Translation Department in Hankuk University]. Newsen (in Korean). December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  15. "원더걸스 혜림 "해체뒤 대학생활 1순위…장학금 받고 책도 번역"" [Wonder Girls' Hyelim Talks Going to College After Group's Dissolution, Receiving Scholarship, and Translating Books]. Naver (in Korean). March 4, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  16. Kim Na-yeon (August 21, 2021). "신민철♥' 혜림, 한국외대 졸업 인증…브레인 '엄친딸' 포스" [Shin Min-cheol ♥' Hyerim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies graduation certificate... Brain 'Umm Daughter' Force]. NEWSIS (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  17. Jeong, Hyejung (March 14, 2020). "혜림 "함께하고 싶은 인연 생겨"… 상대는 국기원 출신 신민철". Joins.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  18. "혜림♥신민철, 7년 연애 끝에 7월5일 결혼..원더걸스 2호 유부녀[공식입장]" [Hyerim & Shin Min-chul to be married on July 5 after 7 years of love, second member of Wonder Girls to get married]. Daum (in Korean). May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  19. Yim, Seung-hye (October 8, 2021). "Former Wonder Girls' member Woo Hye-rim announces pregnancy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  20. Lee Ji-hyun (February 25, 2022). "우혜림, 오늘(25일) 득남…♥신민철X'갓파더' 강주은 축하 "위대한 순간" [종합]" [Hyerim Woo, gave birth today (the 25th)... ♥ Shin Min-cheol X 'Godfather' Kang Joo-eun congratulations "Great Moment" [General]] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved February 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. Seon, Mi-kyung (February 25, 2022). "우혜림♥︎신민철, 23일 득남.."산모와 아이 모두 건강"(전문)[공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  22. "Hyelim (Wonder Girls) va faire ses débuts sur grand écran - Soompi France". www.soompi.fr.
  23. Lee Jae-ha (January 12, 2023). "출국장 우혜림, 촬영 잘하고 올게요~[포토엔HD]" [Woo Hye-rim at the departure hall, I'll do a good job filming~ [Photo N HD]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. Lee Yi-jin (April 5, 2020). "'복면가왕' 랍스터는 원더걸스 혜림…♥신민철 공개 연애 언급 [종합]". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  25. Kim Na-young (December 27, 2021). "갓파더' 강주은·우혜림-KCM·최환희 합류…NEW 라인업 구축" [‘Godfather’ Kang Joo-eun, Woo Hye-rim, KCM, Choi Hwan-hee join… NEW line-up] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  26. Yeon Hwi-seon (June 21, 2022). "원더걸스 혜림·인피니트 성규가 EBS에 왜 나와?" [Why are Wonder Girls' Hyerim and Infinite's Sunggyu appearing on EBS?] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  27. Kim Soo-jin (September 3, 2021). "우혜림, 2021 한·아세안 문화혁신 포럼 MC [공식]" [Hyerim Woo, MC of the 2021 ASEAN-Korea Cultural Innovation Forum [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via Naver.
  28. Jo Ji-young (October 12, 2021). "[공식] 원더걸스 출신 혜림, 가치봄영화제 홍보대사 위촉" [[Official] Wonder Girls former Hyerim appointed as ambassador for Gachibom Film Festival] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Naver.
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