Kim Hyo-yeon

Kim Hyo-yeon
Kim in March 2022
Born	(1989-09-22) September 22, 1989 (age 34) Incheon, South Korea
Occupations	Singer dancer DJ television personality
Musical career
Genres	K-pop EDM
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	SM ScreaM Records
Member of	Girls' Generation Girls' Generation-Oh!GG SM Town Got the Beat
Formerly of	Younique Unit Triple T
Website	Official website
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	김효연
Hanja	金孝淵
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyo-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyoyŏn
Stage name
Hangul	효연
Hanja	孝淵
Revised Romanization	Hyo-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Hyoyŏn
Signature

Kim Hyo-yeon (Korean: 김효연; born September 22, 1989), known professionally as Hyoyeon or DJ Hyo,^[1] is a South Korean singer, dancer, DJ, and television personality.^[2] She debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of the most popular K-pop groups worldwide. She has since participated in other SM Entertainment projects, including Girls' Generation-Oh!GG and Got the Beat. Hyoyeon also released solo singles: "Mystery" (2016), "Wannabe" (2017) prior made her solo debut as HYO with the single "Sober" in 2018.

In South Korean television, Kim was a part of the main cast of the variety show Invincible Youth 2 (2011–2012), Attraction TV: Season 2 (2017), My English Puberty (2017–2018), Where Is Mr. Kim Season 2 (2018), Secret Unnie (2018), as the contestant of several competition show Dancing with the Stars: Season 2 (2012), Hit the Stage (2016), Good Girl (2020). Kim later had her own reality-show Hyoyeon's 10 Million Likes (2015) and Hyoyeon's 10 Million Likes (2016).