Z.Hera

South Korean singer and actress

Singer
actress

AgentAce FactoryMusical careerGenresK-popInstrument(s)VocalsYears active2013–presentLabelsArtisans Music

Musical artist

Korean nameHangul

지혜란

Revised RomanizationJi HyeranMcCune–ReischauerChi HyeranStage nameHangul

지헤라

Revised RomanizationJi HeraMcCune–ReischauerChi Hyera

Ji Hye-ran (born January 3, 1996), better known by her stage name Z.Hera, is a South Korean singer and actress. Z.Hera appeared on the documentary program Human Theater in 2006 as Shaolin Girl when she was 10 years old. She received attention after being the first South Korean singer to appear on the American social site BuzzFeed.^[1] She is known for her roles in Moorim School: Saga of the Brave (2016) and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016).

Early life

Z.Hera learned Shaolin Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple since she was in Elementary school.^[2] She speaks four languages: Korean, English, Mandarin and basic Japanese. She trained for 5 years to master her dance abilities with the help of Nam Hyun-joon.^[3]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[4]	Sales
Z.Hera Born	Released: May 13, 2013 Label: Artisans Music Formats: CD, digital download	84	—
XOX	Released: July 9, 2015 Label: Artisans Music Formats: CD, digital download	28	KOR: 411^[5]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[6]	Album
As lead artist
"Peacock" (공작새)	2013	—	Z.Hera Born
"D island" (섬)	2014	—	Non-album single
"XOX" feat. Kaeun of Dal Shabet	2015	—	XOX
Soundtrack appearances
"Unlike Me" (나답지 않게) with Ryujin	2016	—	Moorim School: Saga of the Brave OST
"Spring" (니가 보여) with Ahn Hyo-seop	2018	—	Top Management OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Nail Shop Paris		Cameo
2016	Moorim School: Saga of the Brave	Jenny Oh
	Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo	Park Soon-deok
	Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo	Song Shi-eon	Cameo
2017	Fight for My Way	Sonya	Special appearance (Ep. 6 and 8)
	School 2017	Yoo Bit-na
	Hello, My Twenties! 2	House owner	Cameo (Ep. 10)
2018	Something in the Rain	Ga-yeong	Cameo (Ep. 1)

Web series

Year	Title	Role
2017	Ruby Ruby Love	Yoo Bi-joo
2018	Top Management	Song Haena
2019	Love Alarm	Kim Jang-go

Reality show

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Human Theater	Shaolin Girl	Documentary

Music videos

Title	Album
"Peacock" (Korean Version)	Z.Hera Born
"Peacock" (English Version)	Z.Hera Born
"D Island"	Non-album single
"XOX"	XOX

References

^ "| 지헤라, 미국 버즈피드에 한국인 최초로 영상 게재". 텐아시아 (in Korean). May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "| 지헤라, 남다른 19세 소녀의 발견(인터뷰)". 텐아시아 (in Korean). July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "Z.Hera on Artisans Music". Artisans Music. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
^ "Gaon Album Chart "지헤라" Search". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
^ "2015년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
^ "Gaon Digital Chart "지헤라" search". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2020.