Haerin

{{Infobox person

| name = Haerin

| image = Haerin Seoul Fashion Week 3.jpg

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| landscape =

| alt =

| caption = Haerin in 2024

| birth_name = Kang Hae-rin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|05|15}}

| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea

| occupation = Singer

| signature = Haerin's Signature.svg

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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| genre = K-pop

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2022–present

| label = ADOR

| current_member_of = NewJeans

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| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = 강해린

| rr = Gang Haerin

| mr = Kang Haerin

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Kang Hae-rin ({{Korean|hangul=강해린}}; born May 15, 2006), known mononymously as Haerin, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group NewJeans, which debuted on July 22, 2022, under the record label ADOR.

Early life and education

Kang Hae-rin was born on May 15, 2006, in Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web|title=5 Facts You Need to Know About NewJeans' Haerin|url=https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/celebrity/what-to-know-about-newjeans-haerin/|website=Vogue Hong Kong|last=Lam|first=Karrie|date=November 29, 2023|access-date=August 21, 2024|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114074833/https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/celebrity/what-to-know-about-newjeans-haerin/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Moya |first=Jove |date=January 3, 2023 |title=Meet the girls of 'NewJeans': Haerin, Hanni, and more |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/meet-the-girls-of-newjeans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604092944/https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/meet-the-girls-of-newjeans |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=Tatler Asia}} Her family consists of her parents and a younger sister, born three years apart.{{cite web|title=Meet the members of NewJeans: K-pop's newest icons|url=https://briefly.co.za/facts-lifehacks/celebrities-biographies/183240-meet-members-newjeans-k-pops-newest-icons/|website=Briefly.co.za|last=Mogeni|first=Rodah|date=April 3, 2024|access-date=August 4, 2024|archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804193008/https://briefly.co.za/facts-lifehacks/celebrities-biographies/183240-meet-members-newjeans-k-pops-newest-icons/|url-status=live}} She initially attended {{Ill|Seoul Boramae Elementary School|ko|서울보라매초등학교}} before transferring to {{Ill|Kwiin Elementary School|ko|귀인초등학교}}. She attended Pyeongchon Middle School before dropping out, although she later passed the middle school and high school qualification exams to obtain a GED equivalent certificate.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[연예공화국]<1>2023 대세 걸그룹 '뉴진스' 5인 5색 매력 大해부!|trans-title=[Entertainment Republic] <1> 5 members of the popular girl group 'NewJeans' in 2023, 5 colors and 5 charms!|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/088/0000846707|via=Naver|publisher=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|last=Kwon|first=Sung-hoon|date=November 18, 2023|access-date=March 14, 2024|archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821002741/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/088/0000846707|url-status=live}} She was a trainee at another agency before officially joining Source Music in early 2020.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:"이 연습생 귀신 씌였니?"...민희진, 무속인 손잡고 뉴진스 데뷔? [엑's 이슈]|trans-title="Is this trainee possessed by a ghost?"...Min Hee-jin, debuting with NewJeans by joining hands with a shaman? [X's issue]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/311/0001752120|via=Naver|publisher={{ill|Xports News|ko|엑스포츠뉴스}}|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Ye-eun|date=July 23, 2024|access-date=August 8, 2024|archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821002640/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/311/0001752120|url-status=live}}

Career

=2022–present: Debut with NewJeans and solo activities=

On July 1, 2022, ADOR teased the launch of their first girl group, NewJeans, by posting three animated featuring the numbers "22", "7" and "22" on their social media accounts, fueling speculation that content would be released on July 22.{{Cite web|title=Watch the first teasers for HYBE subsidiary ADOR's upcoming K-pop girl group|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-first-teasers-hybe-ador-upcoming-k-pop-girl-group-3259962|website=NME|last=Chin|first=Carmen|date=July 1, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2022|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701140832/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-first-teasers-hybe-ador-upcoming-k-pop-girl-group-3259962|url-status=live}} Haerin debuted alongside the group with the surprise-released music video for their debut single "Attention" on July 22, 2022, without any prior promotion or information regarding the group's members.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:걸그룹 뉴진스, 데뷔 초부터 돌풍...한국 스포티파이 1위|trans-title=Girl group New Jeans, a blast from the beginning of their debut #1 on Spotify in Korea|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0013352942|via=Naver|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|last=Ahn|first=Jung-hoon|date=August 3, 2022|access-date=August 13, 2022|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812213741/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/001/0013352942|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=HYBE's new K-pop group New Jeans grab 'Attention' with their surprise music video debut. Watch|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/hybe-s-new-k-pop-group-new-jeans-grab-attention-with-their-surprise-music-video-debut-watch-1978613-2022-07-22|website=India Today|last=Agarwal|first=Bhavna|date=July 22, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2022|archive-date=July 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722142120/https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/hybe-s-new-k-pop-group-new-jeans-grab-attention-with-their-surprise-music-video-debut-watch-1978613-2022-07-22|url-status=live}} On July 21, 2023, NewJeans released their second extended play, Get Up, in which Haerin was credited for the first time as a lyricist for her contribution to the song "New Jeans".{{Cite magazine|title=NewJeans Make Triumphant Return With Second EP Get Up: Stream It Now|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/newjeans-get-up-ep-stream-it-now-1235376297/|magazine=Billboard|last=Bowenbank|first=Starr|date=July 21, 2023|access-date=August 11, 2024|archive-date=July 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722023806/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/newjeans-get-up-ep-stream-it-now-1235376297/|url-status=live}}

On June 2, 2024, Haerin debuted as a special MC for SBS' K-Wave Concert Inkigayo held at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea, alongside Yunho and Han Yu-jin of boy groups Ateez and Zerobaseone respectively.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:스트레이 키즈→뉴진스...내달 'K-웨이브 콘서트 인기가요'|trans-title=Stray Kids → New Jeans... Next month's 'K-Wave Concert Popular Song'|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/003/0012569992|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Park|first=Gyeol|date=May 27, 2024|access-date=July 11, 2024|archive-date=May 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527074011/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/003/0012569992|url-status=live}}

Public image

Following her debut, Haerin quickly went viral in South Korea and abroad for her distinctive facial features, reminiscent of a cat, which have become a defining characteristic of her persona.{{Cite web|title=5 Facts You Need to Know About NewJeans' Haerin|url=https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/celebrity/what-to-know-about-newjeans-haerin/|website=Vogue Hong Kong|last=Lam|first=Karrie|date=November 29, 2023|access-date=July 11, 2024|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114074833/https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/celebrity/what-to-know-about-newjeans-haerin/|url-status=live}} The Times of India noted that "as NewJeans breaks barriers and re-defines standards, Haerin stands at the forefront, a beacon of talent and style".{{Cite web|title=NewJeans' Haerin radiates elegance in exclusive Vogue Hong Kong's December spread|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/k-pop/music/news/newjeans-haerin-radiates-elegance-in-exclusive-vogue-hong-kongs-december-spread/articleshow/105614665.cms|website=Times of India|date=November 30, 2023|access-date=January 16, 2023|archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821002640/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/k-pop/music/news/newjeans-haerin-radiates-elegance-in-exclusive-vogue-hong-kongs-december-spread/articleshow/105614665.cms|url-status=live}}

Other ventures

=Endorsements=

File:NewJeans HAERIN Dior 3.jpg at the Pangyo Hyundai Department Store, December 2023]]

On April 26, 2023, Haerin was appointed by Dior as a global ambassador in jewellery and house ambassador in beauty and fashion.{{Cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE: Dior Names NewJeans Member Haerin as Brand Ambassador|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/dior-names-newjeans-member-haerin-as-brand-ambassador-1235626307/|website=WWD|last=Diderich|first=Joelle|date=April 26, 2023|access-date=May 13, 2023|archive-date=April 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426050019/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/dior-names-newjeans-member-haerin-as-brand-ambassador-1235626307/|url-status=live}} She is the first K-pop artist to be simultaneously named ambassador for all three categories.

She has attended several events for Dior, including the brand's women's boutique event held at the Hyundai Department Store in Pangyo, Paris Fashion Week, and the brand's Fall Fashion Show, held at the Brooklyn Museum, on April 16, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Guiral |first=Angela Nicole |date=May 15, 2024 |title=5 iconic Dior looks that changed NewJeans Haerin's life forever |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/newjeans-haerin-dior-looks |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=Tatler Asia}}

In May 2024, she starred in Dior's Denim Oblique Jacquard campaign, developed by its creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri.{{Cite web|title=NewJeans' Haerin Stars in Dior's Denim Oblique Jacquard Campaign|url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/5/newjeans-haerin-dior-amabassador-campaign|website=Hypebeast|last=Kelly|first=Dylan|date=May 22, 2024|access-date=July 11, 2024|archive-date=May 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523012337/https://hypebeast.com/2024/5/newjeans-haerin-dior-amabassador-campaign|url-status=live}} Haerin has also graced the covers of several fashion magazines, including Vogue Hong Kong,{{Cite magazine|title=NewJeans' Haerin Stars On Vogue Hong Kong's December Issue|url=https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/newjeans-haerin-december-cover/|magazine=Vogue Hong Kong|last=Lai|first=Kaitlyn|date=November 29, 2023|access-date=August 13, 2024}} W Korea,{{Cite web|title=NewJeans Member Haerin is the Cover Star of W Korea March 2024 Issue|url=https://www.designscene.net/2024/02/haerin-w-korea.html|website=Design Scene|author=|date=February 15, 2024|access-date=August 13, 2024|archive-date=August 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813175526/https://www.designscene.net/2024/02/haerin-w-korea.html|url-status=live}} and Harper's Bazaar Korea.{{Cite magazine|script-title=ko:뉴진스 해린과 눈 맞추다|trans-title=Make eye contact with New Jeans Haerin|url=https://www.designscene.net/2024/02/haerin-w-korea.html|website=Design Scene|language=ko|last=Seo|first=Dong-beom|date=May 4, 2024|access-date=August 13, 2024|archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821002642/https://www.designscene.net/2024/02/haerin-w-korea.html|url-status=live}}

Discography

=Songwriting credits=

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.{{cite web|script-title=ko:Songs Registered Under 해린 (10039793)|url=https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10039793|website=Korea Music Copyright Association|access-date=March 9, 2024|archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821002645/https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10039793|url-status=live}}

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Filmography

=Hosting=

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