Hwayobi

Hwayobi promoting "This Is Love" (2009)

Hwayobi (화요비 in Korea, 火曜飛 in Japan) is an R&B singer from Korea. She is generally regarded by fans as one of the most talented female Korean solists. She has released four albums and one best album in Korea under the name of Park Hwayobi (박화요비) and two singles in Japan under the name of Hwayobi. In 2006, she shortened her Korean stage name for her fifth album to simply Hwayobi. In 2008, she saw a boost in popularity due to her participation in the variety show We Got Married.

Profile

• Real Name: Park Mi Young (박미영)
• Birthdate: 1982.02.11
• Height: 160cm
• Weight: 45kg
• Blood Type: A
• Talents: Piano, lyric writing, music
• Favorite Musicians: Sarah Chang, Lee Eun Mi
• Pursued Music Style: Soul, R&B
• Education : Department of Popular Music, Dongdeok Women’s University

Information

Hwayobi promoting "Sunshine" (2008)

Hwayobi is a female vocalist with a powerful voice. It is no exaggeration to call her the diva of Korean R&B music as she has a voice of great compass and full resonance. Especially, Hwayobi is famous for her live performances in which she overwhelms the audience with her powerful and appealing voice. She had released 5 regular albums and a few specials so far mainly performing on live stages rather than appearing on broadcast shows. Hwayobi spent her childhood dreaming to become a pianist. However, she first listened to Mariah Carey’s music when she was in junior high school and just fell in love with soul and R and B music. She practiced singing by herself until she became the winner of the grand prize on a talent show on local radio. She was in her second year of high school at that time. That led Hwayobi to become a professional singer. Even before she released her debut album, Hwayobi was already under the spotlight by media. By participating in other singer’s albums, like Park Hyo-shin, and by singing various songs used in television dramas, Hwayobi made many pop music lovers curious of who she was. She finally released her first official album in 2000 under the title of “My All.” The title song of the album “Lie” was a great hit. After she entered the Department of Popular Music at Dongdeok Women’s University, Hwayobi released her second album which also was a success. What was more impressive about her second album, was that she wrote 5 of the songs by herself. While leading her life as a student, she has steadily maintained her singing career..

Korean Discography

Korean Albums

• [2000.06.30] My All
• [2001.09.15] Nineteen Plus One
• [2002.10.09] Because I Love You
• [2004.07.08] Anytime (언제라도)
• [2006.02.09] 5˚
• [2008.03.12] Sunshine

Mini Albums

• [2009.02.06] This Is Love
• [2009.08.06] Summer

Other Albums

• [2003.10.24] Across the Romantic Bridge (Best Album)
• [2007.08.01] Kiss In Yesterday (Cover Album)
• [2009.07.03] The Gold (Best Album)

Digital Singles

• [2009.05.27] 2009 No.1 Diva's Love
• [2009.12.18] Ghost (고스트) (Go Yoo Jin & Hwayobi)

Collaborations / Others

• [2000.01.25] Park Hyo Shin - Things I Can't Do For You (#3 Strive (feat. Park Hwayobi))
• [2000.07.31] New Scion OST (#4 Legendary Love (Park Hyo Shin & Park Hwayobi))
• [2001.04.11] Remake Op.1: What Are You Doing Tomorrow? (#11 Farewell)
• [2001.06.07] Brown Eyes - Already A Year (#5 She's Sending Me (feat. Park Hwayobi))
• [2001.12.06] Rich - I Have a Dream (#5 Without You (feat. Park Hwayobi))
• [2002.04.06] Jeon So Young - Killing Me Softly (#10 Irony (feat. Park Hwayobi))
• [2002.04.23] 2002 Fifa World Cup: Korea-Japan (#7 Dream)
• [2002.06.27] Leessang - Leessang of Honey Family (#16 Finally (feat. Park Hwayobi))
• [2004.09.23] Honey Family - Slow & Jam (#4 Good Morning (feat. Park Hwayobi))
• [2004.10.12] The Second Proposal OST (#3 Forgotten Season)
• [2005.05.31] Fashion 70's OST (#8 Shadow)
• [2006.02.01] 12 Memories of Love (#5 Stars, #6 The Day We Loved)
• [2006.12.18] Old Miss Diary OST Digital Single (#2 Christmas Tears)
• [2007.01.09] KCM - Break Out January (#2 사랑이 올까봐 (feat. Hwayobi))
• [2007.02.15] Somewhere Over The Rainbow Vol. 4 (#1 Stained Mirror)
• [2008.12.24] Celebrity's Sweetheart OST (#9 My Difficult Words)
• [2009.02.19] Kim Dong Wook - Sensitive Mammals (#5 Feedback (feat. Hwayobi, Luiee))
• [2009.10.29] Three Brothers OST (#5 Narcotics)
• [2009.11.09] Telecinema7: Love Is Blind OST (#5 Because Of Love)
• [2010.02.24] Obstetrics and Gynecology Doctors OST (#2 Late Love)

Japanese Discography

Japanese Albums

• [2002.03.29] Hwayobi (火曜飛)

Japanese Singles

• [2004.11.17] Fly Again
• [2005.02.23] Tengoku no Kioku (天国の記憶)

External Links

• Official Korean Website
• Official Japanese Website