NewJeans Member Profile

NEWJEANS Members Profile and Facts

 

NewJeans (NWJNS; 뉴진스) is a 5-member multinational girl group under ADOR, part of HYBE Labels. Their members are Hanni, Minji, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein. They debuted on August 1, 2022 with their self-titled album NewJeans.

The name of the group, NewJeans, is meant to describe how the group will lead a new trend. Similar to jeans, which are loved by people of all ages and are trendy, the group will become an icon of this era. The name is also a wordplay on the phrase new genes. This implies the group will pave the way of a new generation in pop music.

ADOR, short for All Doors One Room, was established by Min Heejin (민희진). Min Heejin was the HYBE CBO from 2019 and 2021. She was also a creative director at SM Entertainment from 2002 to 2019. She worked with groups like Red Velvet, SNSD, F(x), and many others.

MINJI

Minji (민지) is a South Korean singer under ADOR. She is a member of the girl group NewJeans.
In 2021, Minji appeared in BTS Permission to Dance music video along with member Hanni. 
She was part of the 2019 global auditions by Big Hit and Source Entertainment.
Minji was also the face for 2019 Global Audition promotional video.

Stage Name: Minji (민지)

Birth Name: Kim Minji (김민지)

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Birth Year: May 07, 2004

Height: 169 cm (5’6”)

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Nationality: Korean

HANNI

Hanni is a Vietnamese-Australian '04 liner. She was 17 years old when she debuted with NewJeans. She can speak Korean, English, and Vietnamese. Hanni passed the 2019 Big Hit global audition and trained for 2.5 years before her debut. She is, in fact, one of the few Vietnamese to debut in a Kpop girl group. Hanni was credited as one of the lyricists of the groups' lead single, Hype Boy

Stage Name: Hanni (하니)

Birth Name: Phạm Ngọc Hân / Hanni Pham

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Birth Year: October 6, 2004

Height: 161.7 cm (5’3”)

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Nationality: Vietnamese-Australian

Danielle 

Danielle has dual nationality; she is Korean-Australian. Her father is Aussie and her mother is Korean. She is the 3rd oldest member in the group and was 17 years old when she debuted with NewJeans. From 2011 to 2012, when Danielle was 6, she worked as a kid model in Korea. She can speak English and Korean. 

Stage Name: Danielle (다니엘)

Birth Name: Danielle Marsh / Mo Jihye (모지혜)

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Birth Year: April 11, 2005

Height: 165 cm (5’4”)

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Nationality: Korean-Australian

Haerin 

Haerin is the second youngest member of the group. She is Korean and was born in 2006. Haerin was 16 years old when she debuted with NewJeans. She can speak English and Korean.

Stage Name: Haerin (해린)

Birth Name: Kang Haerin (강해린)

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Birth Year: May 15, 2006

Height: 164.5 cm (5’5”)

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Nationality: Korean

Hyein

Hyein is the youngest member of NewJeans. She was only 14 years old when she made her debut with NewJeans. She was born in Incheon, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents and her brother. Her favorite fruit is strawberry.

Stage Name: Hyein (혜인)

Birth Name: Lee Hyein (이혜인)

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Birth Year: April 21, 2008

Height: 170 cm (5’7″)

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Nationality: Korean 

Facts

Minji:

☑️ She is a former Source Music trainee.

☑️ Minji joined Source Music during her second year of middle school.
☑️ She was the face of the Plus Global Auditions in 2019.
☑️ Her favorite seasons are summer and winter, but she has a bit of a preference for summer.
☑️ She likes eating ice cream.
☑️ Minji doesn’t like Hawaiian pizza or mint chocolate.

☑️ Minji’s hobby is reading and decorating her diary.

☑️ She’s a member of the journaling club on Phoning (the app for NewJeans).

Hanni:

☑️ She was born in Australia (Melbourne, Victoria)

☑️ Her favorite foods are bread, meat, and everything.
☑️ Hanni can speak Vietnamese, English, and Korean.

☑️ She was a fan of One Direction when she was younger.
☑️ Hanni plays the ukelele.

☑️ Her nickname is Pigtails.

☑️ She likes eating Hawaiian pizza and mint chocolate.

Danielle:

☑️ She was born in South Korea ( Munsan, Paju, Gyeonggi-do)

☑️ Danielle can speak English and Korean.
☑️ Danielle appeared on tvN’s 다시보는 리얼키즈스토리레인보우 in 2011.
☑️ Her father is Australian and her mother is Korean.
☑️ Danielle has been swimming since she was very young (She swam a LOT).
☑️ Her surname Mo is rare in Korea, having about 20,000 people with that surname (She’s apart of the Hampyeong Mo clan).
☑️ She began training in early 2020.

☑️ Her hobby is drawing, painting, listening to music, swimming, and talking with the members.

Haerin: 

☑️ Haerin was born in South Korea (Pyeongchon, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do)

☑️ She likes learning new things.
☑️ Haerin used to play pansori, and was nicknamed the voice fairy.
☑️ She can speak English and Korean.

☑️ Her hobby is listening to music and reading.
☑️ She loves bright colors and flowery scents.

Hyein:

☑️ Born in Incheon, South Korea.

☑️ She can speak Korean, and English.

☑️ Hyein’s favorite fruit is strawberry.

☑️ She has an older brother.

☑️ Hyein is a huge fan of BTS

☑️ Hyein attended Wannabe Academy.

☑️ She is also a former member of U.SSO Girl under the stage name U.jeong.
☑️ She started modeling at the age of 8 years old.
☑️ She is also a member of EBS Bonihani.

☑️ Her favorite color is purple.

☑️ Hyein’s favorite fruit is strawberry.