Hong Jin-young

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Hong Jin-young (born August 9, 1985) is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer.

She was a member of the short-lived South Korean girl group SWAN, which debuted in 2007.

She returned to the music scene in 2009 as a trot singer.

She is known for her vocal ability, signature aegyo, appearances on many variety of TV shows, and general presence at festivals around South Korea all year round.

Education

Hong Kong holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Chosun University. She earned a Master's Degree in Trade in 2009 and a PhD in Business Administration in 2012 from the same university, which were both suspended in 2020 due to plagiarism.

After scoring 74 percent on the plagiarism analysis website "Copy Killer," Hong Kong was accused of plagiarizing her Master of Trade's thesis on November 5, 2020. Her department released a statement on the same day denying all charges, saying that her thesis was "under scrutiny in 2009" and that "Copy Killer" is a tool that is designed to screen out submissions with more than 5 percent plagiarized text. A thesis that was written in 2009 when the system did not exist should have a high score."

Hong Kong released a new statement on November 6, 2020, after the allegations continued to spread. "I've decided to forego my master's and doctoral degrees," she posted on her personal website. "I think that is the best thing that I can do at this moment."

The Chosun University Ethics Committee's research integrity committee came to a decision on December 15, 2020, bringing the suspicion that the thesis may have been plagiarized. The committee later referred the matter to the Graduate School Committee, which had until 5 p.m. KST on December 18 to provide a written explanation before making a final decision to determine if the plagiarism occurred during a meeting that will be held on December 23. Both her master's and doctoral degrees will be canceled automatically if the meeting determines that she plagiarized.

Hong Kong issued another statement on her personal blog on December 18, 2020, announcing that she would accept Chosun University's provisional termination of plagiarism and confessing to plagiarizing her dissertation.

The Chosun University Graduate School Committee announced on December 23, 2020 that the Hong master's thesis had been plagiarized, and, consequently, all of her postgraduate degrees obtained from the university will be cancelled.

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Career

Hong Kong made her debut in small film and television roles. She appeared in the film Who Slept With Her? in 2006, she had a small part. ( ) She appeared in Yeon Gaesomun, a historic Korean drama set in the seventh century.

Hong started her singing career in 2007 with SWAN (), a Korean girl group made up of members Han Ji-na, Hong Jin-young, Heo Yoon-mi, and Kim Yeon-ji, with their debut song "Call Me When You Hear This Song" ( ), starring Coolapika.

She advised her agency (CCM) that she change to become a solo trot artist, a suggestion she initially rejected due to her youth, as trot is considered to be a "older" style of music in Korea. Despite this, she unveiled "Love Battery," her first digital single (). "My Love" was released on August 6, 2010. "We Are" at the Changwon Sports Complex on June 30, 2011. Hong Kong and many of South Korea's rising stars performed together at the Changwon Sports Complex in a concert titled "Changwon's First Anniversary Hope Concert, We Are." "Boogie Man" () was released on March 22, 2013, and she returned to the world on March 22, 2013. Davichi and Core Contents Media parted ways with Davichi during the year 2014.

Hong is well-known for her appearances on various music variety shows such as Immortal Songs 2 and King of Mask Singer. On a famous variety show, We Got Married, she served as a panelist and also in a virtual marriage with Namkoong Min in 2014. Hong Kong's first EP, Life Note (), was released in November of this year (). Namkoong Min, her virtual husband, appeared in the music video in a cameo role.

With the title song "Thumb Up" and "Love Wifi), she released her second EP, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life () in 2016. (/>) She also did a cover of a well-known Chinese song "The Moon Represents My Heart." Hong Kong wrote the lyrics for the Korean remake.

“Loves Me, Loves Me Not,” a digital single from “A Fabricated City” in February 2017 ( ) OST.

In 2017, Hong Kong was featured as a regular participant in Sister's Slam Dunk. She was given by the producers as it has been Hong's aspiration to become a rapper for a company, and she received guidance from group leader Minzy and Jeon So-mi for their single, "Right?"

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(May be a narrator)

On April 20, 2017, Hong Kong collaborated with comedian Kim Young-chul to produce the electrot (EDM and trot) single "Ring Ring" (), for which they were named Best Trot at the 2017 MelOn Music Awards.

In 2018, Hong Kong launched "Good Bye" (), a retro trot style digital single mixed by her long-time collaborator Jo Young-soo (who also wrote "Love Battery" and "Cheer Up") and Kim Eana, a well-known K-pop lyricist. Kang Ho-dong's second electrot single "I Kicked My Luck Off" was released through SM Station, and she wrote and produced her second electrot single "I Kicked My Luck Off" ( ). In December 2018, Hong released "Seoul" (), a homage to people and experiences in Seoul, which she produced with Park Keun-tae ().

"Love Is" is Hong Kong's first digital single, released in January 2019. ( ) To a audience of over 3,000, Hong made her US concert debut at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in California on January 12, 2019. Lots of Love, Hong Kong's first studio album, was released in March 2019 ( ). 'Golden Oldies' on KBS 1TV (Korean: )' She appears on 'Golden Oldies' (Korean: ')' frequently.'

The Hong Kong agency that filmed a music video on March 21, 2022, announced that they had finished recording a new song and shot a music video as well. Following the announcement, the single "Viva La Vida" was released on April 6, 2022, in both Korean and English versions of the song and video.

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