Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea.
Her Hanja name is "泫我".
However, Hyuna's Chinese teacher told her that it sounded bizarre in Mandarin (pinyin: Xuàn Wǒ, which could be translated as "I weep") and recommended she adopt the characters "泫雅" (pinyin: Xuàn Yǎ) as her name for promotional activities in Taiwan, which she agreed to, commenting that "泫雅" sounded adorable.
She attended Choongam Middle School and Korea High School of Music and Arts.
Hyuna graduated from Konkuk University, in Contemporary Arts, and received special admission into the school.

In 2006, she was revealed as a member of the JYP Entertainment managed girl group Wonder Girls as the group's main rapper.
Hyuna participated in the group's debut mini album The Wonder Begins, released in February 2007.
She participated in the group's television show MTV Wonder Girls for two seasons, and co-hosted Show!
Music Core with Wonder Girls' Sohee and Fly to the Sky singer Brian Joo from May 12 – June 30, 2007.
Hyuna left Wonder Girls in July, when she was removed by her parents due to their concern over her health, particularly chronic gastroenteritis and fainting spells.
In 2008, she joined Cube Entertainment.
In May 2009, it was announced that Hyuna would debut as part of the girl group 4Minute.
The group debuted with the single "Hot Issue" on June 15.
Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. Her Hanja name is "泫我". However, Hyuna's Chinese teacher told her that it sounded bizarre in Mandarin (pinyin: Xuàn Wǒ, which could be translated as "I weep") and recommended she adopt the characters "泫雅" (pinyin: Xuàn Yǎ) as her name for promotional activities in Taiwan, which she agreed to, commenting that "泫雅" sounded adorable. She attended Choongam Middle School and Korea High School of Music and Arts. Hyuna graduated from Konkuk University, in Contemporary Arts, and received special admission into the school.
In 2006, she was revealed as a member of the JYP Entertainment managed girl group Wonder Girls as the group's main rapper. Hyuna participated in the group's debut mini album The Wonder Begins, released in February 2007. She participated in the group's television show MTV Wonder Girls for two seasons, and co-hosted Show! Music Core with Wonder Girls' Sohee and Fly to the Sky singer Brian Joo from May 12 – June 30, 2007. Hyuna left Wonder Girls in July, when she was removed by her parents due to their concern over her health, particularly chronic gastroenteritis and fainting spells. In 2008, she joined Cube Entertainment. In May 2009, it was announced that Hyuna would debut as part of the girl group 4Minute. The group debuted with the single "Hot Issue" on June 15.
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