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Hyein (Hangul: 혜인) is a South Korean idol under ADOR and a member of the K-pop girl group, NewJeans.

She is a former member of the kids group, USSO.GIRL.

History[]

Hyein was born as Lee Hye-in on April 21, 2008, in Incheon, South Korea. She has an older sister, born in 2003, and an older brother, born in 2005.

Hyein became a trainee of ADOR in 2021. The agency disclosed that she transferred from her previous international school to pursue homeschooling to finish her studies, stating that the choice was officially made by her parents.

Hyein has been noted as being the "most experienced member" out of NewJeans, despite being the youngest of the group.

Career[]

2016: Modeling career[]

Hyein began working as a child model when she was only eight years old.

2017–2018: U.SSO Girl[]

In July 2017, Hyein was announced as a member of the first generation of the kid group U.SSO Girl (유쏘걸) under the stage name U.jeong (유정). The group debuted with the single "Go Go Sing" on November 7, 2017. She befriended group member U.Ha (유하), now known as BABYMONSTER's Rora. Hyein departed from the group sometime in 2018.

2019–2021: PocketTV and Play With Me Club, SIXDANCE[]

Hyein appeared as a regular on the kids' YouTube channel PocketTV from its inception on January 11, 2019, until sometime in May 2021. She was also a member of the channel's co-ed kid group Play With Me Club (놀아줘클럽 / Nolajwo keulleob) as a dancer and vocalist. The group debuted on December 16, 2020, with the single "Let's Play". On May 3, 2021, Hyein officially graduated from the group and its YouTube channel.[2]

From October 19 to December 21, 2021, Hyein appeared on EBS's children's show Live Talk! Talk! Boni Hani (생방송 톡!톡! 보니하니) as a member of SIXDANCE, a co-ed dance group.

July 2022: Debut with NewJeans[]

Hyein was revealed as a member of ADOR's girl group NewJeans on July 22, 2022. The same day, the group debuted with the song Attention, the lead single of their debut EP New Jeans, which was released on August 1, 2022.

Following the release of Attention, Hyein along with NewJeans appeared on multiple music programs in South Korea.

April 2024–present: Injury and hiatus, TOKYO DOME June 26-27 partial performance announcement[]

On April 10, 2024, ADOR announced through a digital letter that Hyein would temporarily halt all activities due to a foot fracture occurring during practice ahead of their comeback on May 24, 2024.[3]

On June 20, 2024, ADOR announced via Phoning that Hyein would be partially performing at the June 26-27 TOKYO DOME fan meeting, following her absence from the How Sweet promotions. The agency also stated that Hyein’s fracture was healing, according to a recent examination of the fracture, but to prevent strains on her fracture from occurring, she would have limitations while performing on stage with the other members. It was also implied that Hyein would not be present during the first cycle of the Supernatural promotions in Japan.[4]

Discography[]

Pre-NewJeans[]

Year Album Song Artist
2017 Go Go Sing "Go Go Sing" U.SSO Girl
2020 Play With Me Club OST: Let's Play "Let's Play" Play With Me Club

Features[]

Year Album Song Artist
2024 The Winning "Shh.." IU

Filmography[]

Reality shows[]

Year Name Episode Channel Role Link
2020 Live Talk! Talk! Boni Hani (생방송 톡!톡! 보니하니) 4201, 4204, 4206, 4209, 4211, 4214, 4216, 4219, 4220, 4221, 4224, 4241, 4246 EBS Guest (X)

Web drama[]

Year Name Episodes Channel Role Link
2021 The Girl's Double Life (남다른 걸) 1–8 PocketTV Lee Gyeo-wool (Main) (X)

Producing and writing credits[]

Gallery[]

NewJeans NWJNS color logo To view the Hyein gallery, click here.


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