1. Ryu Hwa-young is a former member of South Korean girl group T-ara.

1. Ryu Hwa-young is a former member of South Korean girl group T-ara.
Ryu Hwa-young was born on April 22,1993, in Gwangju, South Korea.
Ryu Hwa-young's older twin sister, Ryu Hyo-young, is a rapper and former member of the group Coed School and its sub-group F-ve Dolls.
Ryu Hyo-young and Ryu Hwa-young made a guest appearance on SBS's variety show Star King in May 2010.
In July 2010, it was announced that Ryu Hwa-young would be added into T-ara as lead rapper while her sister would be debuting in the newly formed Coed School.
Ryu Hwa-young began promotions as part of T-ara in November 2010 by appearing on the third season of Hello Baby and promoting their first mini album Temptastic.
Ryu Hwa-young participated in the writing of the rap lyrics of "Love is All the Same" by fellow labelmate Yangpa.
On September 10, Ryu Hwa-young later participated in the hip-hop and rap event "Open Freestyle Day 2012", announcing that she was looking forward to studying music and eventually returning to the industry.
On December 31, Ryu Hwa-young made an appearance at the "2014 Miller Countdown Party" as a DJ, alongside DJ Koo, Park Myung-soo and TATA, becoming the youngest female DJ to ever participate in the event.
Ryu Hwa-young debuted as an actress in the two-episode drama special Mother's Choice.
Ryu Hwa-young was then cast in her first leading role in KBS's crime drama Mad Dog.
On June 24,2020, it was announced that Ryu Hwa-young signed a new contract with Polaris Entertainment.
Later on September 13,2021, Ryu Hwa-young terminated her contract with Polaris Entertainment.
On December 9,2021, Ryu Hwa-young signed a contract with Never Die Entertainment.
Some members of the public strongly believed that Ryu Hwa-young was mistreated by the other members of T-ara and her agency, and an outcry by T-ara's fan community led to the scheduling of a shut down, as well as the suspension of the members' activities, resulting in a huge blow to the group's popularity.
Ryu Hwa-young initially denied the rumors, but later admitted parts were true.