Yunhway
윤훼이
Yunhway in 2020
Yunhway in 2020
Background information
Birth nameYang Yun-hwa
Born (1995-04-06) April 6, 1995
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2015-present
LabelsWedaplugg

Yang Yun-hwa (Korean: 양윤화; born April 6, 1995), known professionally as Yunhway (Korean: 윤훼이), is a South Korean rapper. She garnered attention when she appeared on Show Me the Money 8 in 2019.

Early life

Yang was born in South Korea. She moved to Vanuatu when she was 9 and lived there for 4 years.[1] She spent her teenage years in the United States and went to college there.[2]

Her stage name "Yunhway" is a combination of her given name "Yunhwa" and "y" of her family name Yang.[3]

Career

In 2015, Yunhway released her debut single "Fatal Love". In 2019, she appeared on Show Me the Money 8 and signed to Wedaplugg Records.[4] In 2020, she appeared on Good Girl.[5] In 2023, she released her debut studio album Yunhway.[6]

Discography

EP

Title Details Peak
chart
position
KOR
[7]
Instant
  • Released: October 21, 2019
  • Label: Wedaplugg
  • Format: Streaming
 —
Mango
  • Released: June 25, 2021
  • Label: Wedaplugg
  • Format: CD, Streaming
 99

Filmography

TV

Year Title Role
2019 Show Me the Money 8 Contestant
2020 Good Girl

Awards and nominations

Award Year Nominee Category Result Ref.
Korean Hip-hop Awards 2020 "119 Remix" Collaboration of the Year Nominated [8]

References

  1. ↑ "자유로운 플로, 뮤지션 윤훼이" [Free flow, musician Yunhway]. Elle Korea (in Korean). November 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ "'이방인' 윤훼이와 데리야키의 상관관계" [Relationship of 'foreigner' Yunhway and teriyaki]. Esquire Korea (in Korean). September 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Choi, Ji-ung (November 1, 2019). "FIND A NEW YUNHWAY / 윤훼이". Allure Korea (in Korean).
  4. ↑ Seo, Byeong-gi (September 14, 2019). "'쇼미8' 8강 확정..브린, EK, 타쿠와, 서동현, 영비, 짱유, 최엘비, 펀치넬로" ['Show Me 8' round of 8 confirmed.. Bryn, EK, Takuwa, Seo Dong-hyeon, Young B, Jjangyou, ChoiLB, Punchnello]. Herald Corporation (in Korean).
  5. ↑ Kim, Ye-sol (July 3, 2020). "'굿걸' 이영지→안예은, 10人의 굿걸…3천만원 보다 빛나는 우정 FLEX! [종합]" ['Good Girl' Lee Young-ji > Ahn Ye-eun, 10 good girls... Friendship flex shining brighter than 30 million won]. Osen (in Korean).
  6. ↑ Hwang, Seon-ung (July 5, 2023). "뮤지션 윤훼이, 첫 번째 정규 앨범 [YUNHWAY] 발매" [Musician Yunhway, releases first studio album [Yunhway]]. Visla (in Korean).
  7. ↑ "Album Chart - 2021 Weeks 32". Circle Chart. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Korean Hip-hop Awards 2020 nominees". Korean Hip-hop Awards (in Korean).
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