Hong Jin-young was born on August 9,1985 and is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer.
17 Facts About Hong Jin-young
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Hong Jin-young was a member of the short-lived South Korean girl group SWAN, which debuted in 2007.
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Hong Jin-young is known for her vocal ability, signature aegyo, appearances on many variety programs, and prevalence at events throughout South Korea all year round.
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Hong Jin-young is well known for her multiple appearances on popular music variety shows like Immortal Songs 2 and King of Mask Singer.
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In 2017, Hong Jin-young was cast as a regular member of Sister's Slam Dunk.
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Hong Jin-young collaborated with comedian Kim Young-chul to release the electrot single "Ring Ring" on April 20,2017, for which they won Best Trot at the 2017 MelOn Music Awards.
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In 2018, Hong Jin-young released a retro trot style digital single, "Good Bye", composed by her long-time collaborator Jo Young-soo and well-known K-pop lyricist Kim Eana.
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Hong Jin-young wrote and composed a second electrot single "I Kicked My Luck Off" for Kang Ho-dong, which was released through SM Station.
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In December 2018, Hong Jin-young released a trot single about people and experiences in Seoul, entitled "Seoul", a collaboration with rapper Bray which she produced with Park Keun-tae.
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In March 2019, Hong Jin-young finally released her first studio album, titled Lots of Love.
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Hong Jin-young often appears on the KBS 1TV Golden Oldies.
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On March 21,2022, Hong Jin-young's agency announced that has finished recording a new song and filmed a music video as well.
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On November 1,2022, Hong Jin-young'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.
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Hong Jin-young 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.
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On November 5,2020, Hong Jin-young was accused of plagiarizing her Master of Trade's thesis after scoring 74 percent on the plagiarism review site "Copy Killer".
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On November 6,2020, Hong Jin-young released another statement after the accusation continued to spread.
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On December 18,2020, Hong Jin-young released another statement through her personal Instagram, stating that she will accept Chosun University's tentative conclusion of plagiarism and she admitted to plagiarizing her thesis.