Draft:Lee Hye-in (singer)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Hye-in
Lee in 2023
Born (2008-04-21) April 21, 2008 (age 16)
Incheon, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsADOR
Member ofNewJeans
Formerly of
  • U.sso Girl
  • Play With Me Club
Korean name
Hangul
이혜인
Hanja
Revised RomanizationLee Hye-in
McCune–ReischauerI Hy'eín

Lee Hye-in (Korean: 이혜인; born April 21, 2008), also known mononymously as Hyein, is a South Korean singer. She began her career in the entertainment industry at nine years old, as a former member of the South Korean children's groups U.sso Girl and Play With Me Club. She later debuted as a member of South Korean girl group NewJeans, formed by ADOR in July 2022.

Life and career[edit]

2017–2021: U.SSO Girl and Play With Me Club[edit]

In July 2017, Lee was announced as a member of the children's girl group U.sso Girl under the stage name U.Jeong.[1] The group debuted on November 7, 2017, with their first digital single, Go Go Sing. Lee would later depart from the group sometime in 2018.[2][3]

On January 11, 2019, she was revealed as a member of the children's co-ed group Play With Me Club.[3] The group made their debut with with the first digital single, "Let’s Play", on December 16, 2020.[4] At the time, she appeared as a regular guest on the children's television show Tok! Tok! Boni Hani! as past of a co-ed dance group named SIXDANCE.[5] Lee departed from the group and the show in May 2021.[5]

2022–present: Debut with NewJeans[edit]

On July 1, 2022, ADOR teased the launch of their new girl group, NewJeans, by posting three animated videos of the numbers "22", "7" and "22" on their social media accounts, fueling speculation that content would be released on July 22.[6][7][8] The group released the music video for their debut single "Attention" on July 22 as a surprise release, without any prior promotion or information regarding the group's lineup or concept.[9] "Attention" debuted atop South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and won Best K-pop Song at the 20th Korean Music Awards.[10][11] NewJeans quickly rose to widespread popularity with the success of their following releases, "Hype Boy", "Ditto" and "OMG".[12] Their albums, New Jeans and OMG, both sold over 1 million copies upon release.[13][14]

In February 2024, Lee featured along with singer Cho Won-sun on the track "Shh..." from The Winning, the eleventh EP by singer-songwriter IU.[15]

Endorsements[edit]

In December 2022, Louis Vuitton announced Lee as one of their new global house ambassadors,[16] becoming the youngest ambassador for the brand at 14 years old. She has also attended Paris Fashion Week representing Louis Vuitton. In April 2023, Lee became the youngest cover girl to be on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Korea.

Discography[edit]

See also: NewJeans discography

As featured artist[edit]

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
[17]
"Shh.."
(IU featuring Hyein, Wonsun Joe and Patti Kim) 		2024 20 The Winning

Videography[edit]

For Lee's videography with NewJeans, see NewJeans videography.

Music video appearances[edit]

Year Title Artist(s) Ref.
2019 "Give Me Dat" Argon [18]

Filmography[edit]

For Lee's filmography with NewJeans, see NewJeans videography.

Hosting[edit]

Year Title Notes Ref.
2023 K-pop Super Live with Gong Myung and Yuna of Itzy [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anderson, Daniel (July 22, 2022). "New Hybe girl group NewJeans wants 'Attention' in debut music video". Next Shark. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Yahoo! News.
  2. ^ Wickes, Hanna (August 3, 2023). "Who Is Hyein from NewJeans? Meet the Maknae of Rising K-Pop Girl Group: Age, Debut Details". J-14. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Diem Nguyen Le (July 29, 2022). "Meet new K-pop girl band NewJeans: Minji was in a BTS' MV with Ed Sheeran, Haerin has been compared to Blackpink's Jennie, and Hyein loves Harry Potter ... but what about Hanni and Danielle?". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Moya, Jove (January 3, 2023). "Meet the girls of 'NewJeans': Haerin, Hanni, and more". Tatler Asia. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Good bye Hyein & Chang-hyeon. We will miss you. Pocket TV. May 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (July 1, 2022). "민희진 걸그룹 데뷔 카운트다운, 22일 첫 콘텐츠 공개[공식]" [Min Hee-jin Girl Group Debut Countdown, First Content Revealed on 22nd]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Chin, Carmen (July 1, 2022). "Watch the first teasers for HYBE subsidiary ADOR's upcoming K-pop girl group". NME. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Kim, YeEun (July 2, 2022). "HYBE'S new music label ADOR announces upcoming K-pop girl group". Hypebae. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Agarwal, Bhavna (July 22, 2022). "HYBE's new K-pop group New Jeans grab 'Attention' with their surprise music video debut. Watch". India Today. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Circle Digital Chart – Week 34 of 2022". Circle Chart. August 14–20, 2022. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  11. ^ Yang, Haley (March 6, 2023). "NewJeans producer 250 takes home four awards at Korean Music Awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  12. ^ Herman, Tamar (February 13, 2023). "Meet NewJeans, the Girl Group Bringing Retro Vibes to K-Pop, and Sprinting Up the Charts". Vogue. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  13. ^ Herman, Tamar (July 28, 2022). "NewJeans, new K-pop group, have YouTube, TikTok abuzz – here's everything you need to know about them". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  14. ^ Hong Yoo (February 20, 2023). "NewJeans debut album "New Jeans" sells 1M copies". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  15. ^ Yeo, Gladys (February 5, 2024). "IU teases new collaboration with NewJeans' Hyein". NME. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  16. ^ Shin, Min-hee (March 6, 2023). "NewJeans's Hyein named Louis Vuitton brand ambassador". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  17. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 8, 2024" (in Korean). Circle Chart. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  18. ^ ARGON (아르곤) - 'Give me dat' Official MV, archived from the original on April 5, 2023, retrieved April 4, 2023
  19. ^ Shim, Sun-ah (August 9, 2023). "(Lead) NewJeans, NCT Dream, ITZY among performers in K-pop concert for World Jamboree". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved August 9, 2023.

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