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South Korean singer, rapper and actress (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kim Da-hyun (Korean: 김다현; born May 28, 1998), known mononymously as Dahyun, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.
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Dahyun was born in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on May 28, 1998.[1][2] She grew up with her parents and has an older brother.[2] At a young age, she began singing with her Christian church choir.[2] Dahyun first gained attention in sixth grade in elementary school with a dance at church called the "eagle dance", which was posted on YouTube.[3][4][5] Dahyun was recruited to become a trainee for JYP Entertainment after a talent scout saw her performance at a dance festival, and she subsequently trained with them for over three years.[1]
In 2015, Dahyun competed in Sixteen, a reality television show to determine the members of JYP Entertainment's new girl group.[5][6] One of the nine successful participants, Dahyun was subsequently selected to join Twice as a singer and rapper.[1][5] In October that year, she officially debuted with Twice with the release of their extended play (EP), The Story Begins, and the lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh".[7]
Dahyun graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2017.[8] That year, in Gallup Korea's annual music poll, she was voted the seventeenth most popular idol in South Korea.[9][10]
In November 2018, Dahyun was criticized by right-wing Japanese lawmaker Masaru Onodera for wearing a T-shirt made by Marymond, an organization that raises funds to help comfort women who were victims of sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.[11] In the aftermath, The Korea Times criticized J. Y. Park, founder of JYP Entertainment, for failing to speak up in her defense.[12]
On May 4, 2024, it was announced that Dahyun would be making her acting debut in the independent film Run to You.[13][14] She was also cast in You Are the Apple of My Eye, a Korean remake of the 2011 Taiwanese film of the same name.[15] The film premiered at the 29th Busan International Film Festival in October 2024.[16] On September 10, Dahyun made her runway debut at New York Fashion Week, wearing the Michael Kors 2025 Spring/Summer collection.[17][18] In 2025, Dahyun was cast in Love Me, a Korean remake of Swedish television series Älska mig (2019–2020).[19]
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In March 2021, Dahyun and bandmate Sana were selected as the models for skincare brand A'pieu.[20] In April 2022, Dahyun renewed her contract with A'pieu until 2024.[21] In July 2023, Dahyun was named global ambassador for American fashion brand Michael Kors.[22]
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