Haerin
해린Kang Hae-rin (강해린)
Member of NewJeans who was street-cast at thirteen and became the first K-pop artist to be a Dior ambassador for jewellery, beauty and fashion at the same time.
- Age
- 20
- May 15, 2006
- Height
- 165 cm
- 5′5″
- MBTI
- INTP
- self-reported
- Debut
- 2022
- with NewJeans
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Haerin (해린)
- Birth name
- Kang Hae-rin (강해린)
- Birthday
- May 15, 2006 (age 20)
- Zodiac sign
- Taurus
- Chinese zodiac
- Dog
- Height
- 165 cm (5′5″)
- Blood type
- B
- MBTI
- INTP
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Nicknames
- Baby Cat, Frog, Kitty Kang
11 facts
About Haerin
Haerin was training at another agency when she was street-cast at the end of 2019, and she formally joined Source Music in early 2020 before moving to ADOR with the rest of the line-up. She received her first songwriting credit on “New Jeans”, the opening track of the 2023 EP Get Up. Since April 2023 she has been a Dior ambassador across three categories at once, a first for a K-pop artist. She and Hyein were the first two members to agree to return to ADOR after the October 2025 court ruling.
- 01
Grew up in Seoul with her parents and a younger sister three years her junior.
- 02
Attended Seoul Boramae Elementary School before transferring to Kwiin Elementary School.
- 03
Left Pyeongchon Middle School and later passed the middle-school and high-school qualification exams.
- 04
Was a trainee at another agency, was street-cast at the end of 2019 and officially joined Source Music in early 2020.
- 05
Earned her first lyric credit on “New Jeans”, the track that opens the 2023 EP Get Up.
- 06
Named a Dior ambassador on April 26, 2023 for jewellery, beauty and fashion — the first K-pop artist to hold all three roles at once.
- 07
Starred in Dior’s Denim Oblique Jacquard campaign in May 2024, developed by Maria Grazia Chiuri.
- 08
Has appeared on the covers of Vogue Hong Kong, W Korea and Harper’s Bazaar Korea.
- 09
Went viral after her debut for her cat-like features, which became a fixed part of her public image.
- 10
Hosted the K-Wave Concert edition of SBS’s Inkigayo in 2024 with Ateez’s Yunho and Zerobaseone’s Han Yu-jin.
- 11
ADOR announced on November 12, 2025 that she and Hyein had agreed to work with the label again; her first project afterwards was a Dior Beauty feature in Marie Claire Korea on August 14, 2026.
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