Hyun Jin-young

Hyun Jin-young
현진영
Hyun Jin-young 현진영
	Hyun in 2021
Background information
Birth name	Heo Hyeon-seok
Born	February 3, 1971 (age 53); Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Hip-hop; K-pop; jazz;
Occupation(s)	Singer; rapper; dancer;
Years active	1990–present
Labels	S.M. Studio; SidusHQ; FUN Han Entertainment;
Formerly of	Hyun Jin-young and Wawa; I.W.B.H;
Spouse(s)	Oh Seo-un (m. 2011)
Korean name
Hangul	현진영
Revised Romanization	Hyeon Jin-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Hyŏn Chinyŏng
Birth name
Hangul	허현석
Revised Romanization	Heo Hyeon-seok
McCune–Reischauer	Hŏ Hyŏnsŏk

Heo Hyeon-seok (Korean: 허현석; born February 3, 1971),^[1] better known by his stage name Hyun Jin-young (현진영),^[2] is a South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer. He is best known for his role in introducing hip-hop music to South Korea.^[3]

Hyun is known as the first artist to be signed to SM Entertainment, then operating as S.M. Studio, in 1989. In 1995, his contract was completed and he left SM.

^ "현진영 소개" [Hyun Jin-young Profile] (in Korean). Mnet. Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
^ "Artists Search: Hyun Jin-young (현진영)". KBS World Radio. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
^ Dillow, Gordon (1993-05-09). "Rap's Seoul Brother : Dance Transcended All Language Barriers for Korean Music Star". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

[mnet-1] "현진영 소개" [Hyun Jin-young Profile] (in Korean). Mnet. Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.

[2] "Artists Search: Hyun Jin-young (현진영)". KBS World Radio. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

[latimes-3] Dillow, Gordon (1993-05-09). "Rap's Seoul Brother : Dance Transcended All Language Barriers for Korean Music Star". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

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