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Hong Jin-young was born on 9 August, 1985 in Gwangju, South Korea, is a South Korean trot singer, actress, and entertainer.. Discover Hong Jin-young's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?

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Occupation Singer · entertainer
Age 38 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 9 August, 1985
Birthday 9 August
Birthplace Gwangju, South Korea
Nationality South Korea

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Hong Jin-young Height, Weight & Measurements

At 38 years old, Hong Jin-young height is 5′ 5″ .

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Height 5′ 5″
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

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Hong Jin-young Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hong Jin-young worth at the age of 38 years old? Hong Jin-young’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. She is from South Korea. We have estimated Hong Jin-young's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1985

Hong Jin-young (born August 9, 1985) is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer.

2006

In 2006, she had a small part in the movie Who Slept With Her? (누가 그녀와 잤을까) and she also played a role in Yeon Gaesomun, a historical Korean drama that takes place in the seventh century.

2007

She was a member of the short-lived South Korean girl group SWAN, which debuted in 2007.

Hong began her music career in 2007, with SWAN (스완), a Korean girl group consisting of members, Han Ji-na, Hong Jin-young, Heo Yoon-mi, and Kim Yeon-ji, with their debut song "Call Me When You Hear This Song" (이 노래 들으면 전화해), featuring Coolapika.

2009

In 2009, she returned to the music scene, debuting as a trot singer.

She is known for her vocal ability, signature aegyo, appearances on many variety programs, and prevalence at events throughout South Korea all year round.

Hong made her debut in small film and television roles.

In 2009, her agency (CCM) CEO suggested her to switch to become a solo trot singer, a suggestion she initially resisted given her young age, as trot is regarded as an "older" genre of music in Korea.

Nonetheless, she released her first digital single, "Love Battery" (사랑의 배터리).

She also received a master's degree in Trade in 2009 and a PhD degree in Business Administration in 2012 from the same university, which were both revoked in 2020 due to plagiarism.

On the same day, her agency released a statement denying all accusations, stating her thesis was "under review in 2009" and that "Copy Killer is a system that began obligatory use in universities beginning 2015 and is meant to filter out submissions with more than 50 percent plagiarized content. It is inevitable that a thesis that was reviewed in 2009 when the system did not exist would come out with a high score."

2010

On August 6, 2010, she returned with a new digital single entitled, "My Love".

2011

On June 30, 2011, Hong along with many of South Korea's rising stars sang at the Changwon Sports Complex in a concert called "Changwon's First Anniversary Hope Concert, We Are".

2013

On March 22, 2013, she returned with the release of the digital single, "Boogie Man" (부기맨).

2014

During the year 2014, she had parted ways from Core Contents Media alongside Davichi.

Hong is well known for her multiple appearances on popular music variety shows like Immortal Songs 2 and King of Mask Singer.

In 2014, she was a panelist and also in a virtual marriage with Namkoong Min on a popular variety show, We Got Married.

In November of that year, Hong released her first EP, Life Note (인생노트) with the title song “Cheer Up” (산다는 건).

Her virtual husband, Namkoong Min, appeared as her love interest in the music video in a cameo role.

2016

In 2016, she released her second EP, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life (화양연화), with the title song “Thumb Up” (엄지 척) and “Love Wifi” (사랑의 와이파이).

She also released a cover of a well-known Chinese song called “The Moon Represents My Heart” (月亮代表我的心/월량대표아적심).

For the Korean remake, Hong wrote the lyrics herself.

2017

In February 2017, Hong released a digital single called “Loves Me, Loves Me Not” (사랑한다 안한다) from “A Fabricated City” (조작된 도시) OST.

In 2017, Hong was cast as a regular member of Sister's Slam Dunk.

She was assigned as a rapper by the producers as it has been Hong's dream to become a rapper for a group, and she received direction from group leader Minzy and Jeon So-mi wrote the rap lyrics for their single, "Right?"

(맞지?).

Hong collaborated with comedian Kim Young-chul to release the electrot (EDM and trot) single "Ring Ring" (따르릉) on April 20, 2017, for which they won Best Trot at the 2017 MelOn Music Awards.

2018

In 2018, Hong released a retro trot style digital single, "Good Bye" (잘가라), composed by her long-time collaborator Jo Young-soo (who also composed “Love Battery” and “Cheer Up”) and well-known K-pop lyricist Kim Eana.

She wrote and composed a second electrot single "I Kicked My Luck Off" (복을 발로 차버렸어) for Kang Ho-dong, which was released through SM Station.

In December 2018, Hong released a trot single about people and experiences in Seoul, entitled "Seoul" (서울사람), a collaboration with rapper Bray (브레이) which she produced with Park Keun-tae (박근태).

2019

In January 2019, Hong released a digital single, a ballad titled "Love Is…" (사랑은 다 이러니).

On 12 January 2019, Hong made her U.S. concert debut at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in California, to an audience of over 3,000.

In March 2019, Hong finally released her first studio album, titled Lots of Love (랏츠 오브 러브).

She often appears on the KBS 1TV Golden Oldies (가요무대).

On March 21, 2022, Hong's agency announced that has finished recording a new song and filmed a music video as well.

After the announcement, on April 6, 2022, the single "Viva La Vida" was released with both Korean and English versions of the song and video.

On November 1, 2022, Hong's agency announced that the release of "You are there" has been postponed from November 3 to November 11 due to the Seoul Halloween crowd crush.

Hong holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Chosun University.

2020

On November 5, 2020, Hong was accused of plagiarizing her Master of Trade's thesis after scoring 74 percent on the plagiarism review site "Copy Killer".

On November 6, 2020, Hong released another statement after the accusation continued to spread.