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Hwang Yu-geum (황유금) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, variety personality, actress, and video game developer. She is best known as a member of 1st generation K-pop girl group Cloud Nine which debuted in 1998. She has also been recognized for her role as a permanent cast member in widely successful variety program Sisters Class.
Early life[]
Hwang Yu-geum was born in the coastal city of Mokpo, South Korea, on June 15, 1982. Her family was of the lower class, and at their best “was only getting by”. As a child, she would constantly accompany her mother in selling cheap imported goods at the local public market, and also occasionally helped out a fabric manufacturing plant until she was told by an adult that she was technically not allowed. As her father fell ill and succumbed to prostate cancer, Yugeum became more determined to raise her mother and her younger sister out of poverty. Inspired by a female childhood friend who was good at singing and dancing, Yugeum decided to learn how to sing and eventually started busking at a local park. [1]
Career[]
1998-2007: Cloud Nine[]
On September 21, 1998, Hwang Yugeum officially debuted as a member of girl group Cloud Nine with the studio album The Lost Paradise.
Other ventures[]
Tap Track Revolution[]
In 2023, Hwang Yugeum partnered with Xiverse Studios developers Myung Janghun and Chan Junjie to launch Tap Track Revolution, available on all major OS devices and in different languages such as English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Indonesian. The game's discography features a wide catalog of artists from over 10 record labels, with users being tasked to tap descending colored circles when they align with the bar at the bottom of the screen in order to accumulate as many points as possible. A global leaderboard shows the highest ranking users from the app's entire database, and users are given the opportunity to trade virtual idol photocards that they earn from hitting certain challenging benchmarks in rounds.
Filmography[]
Television shows[]
- Sisters Class (2018-present)
- Bitter Daydreamers (2025) - as Yoon Sunhee
References[]
- ↑ CNA (2015): A destitute girl turned variety personality and K-pop star: an interview with Hwang Yu-geum