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Hyein

혜인Lee Hye-in (이혜인)

The youngest member of NewJeans — a former child model and children’s-group singer who became Louis Vuitton’s youngest global house ambassador at fourteen.

Hyein of NewJeans photographed in September 2023
Photo: K-POPIT 케이팝잇, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Age
18
Apr 21, 2008
Height
170 cm
5′7″
MBTI
ISFP
self-reported
Debut
2022
with NewJeans

At a glance

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Stage name
Hyein (혜인)
Birth name
Lee Hye-in (이혜인)
Birthday
April 21, 2008 (age 18)
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Chinese zodiac
Rat
Height
170 cm (5′7″)
Blood type
O
MBTI
ISFP
Nationality
South Korean
Birthplace
Michuhol District, Incheon, South Korea
Nicknames
Faucet

11 facts

About Hyein

Hyein is the youngest member of NewJeans and the only one who had already released records before it: she debuted at nine in the children’s girl group U.SSO Girl in 2017 and later joined the co-ed Play with Me Club. She also worked as a child model, walking a Moscow runway at eleven and winning a national child-model competition the same year. Six months after her NewJeans debut she became Louis Vuitton’s youngest global house ambassador. She and Haerin were the first two members to agree to return to ADOR after the October 2025 ruling.

  1. 01

    Born in Michuhol District, Incheon, and left Munhak Elementary School after passing its qualification exam.

  2. 02

    Debuted on November 7, 2017 in the children’s group U.SSO Girl under the name U.Jeong, alongside Babymonster’s Rora, and left about a year later.

  3. 03

    Was revealed as a member of the children’s co-ed group Play with Me Club in January 2019 and graduated from it in May 2021.

  4. 04

    Appeared on EBS’s Live Talk! Talk! Boni Hani! as part of the dance unit SIXDANCE.

  5. 05

    Walked the runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Moscow in October 2019, aged eleven.

  6. 06

    Won the grand prize at the 2019 Little Look of the Year competition for child models.

  7. 07

    Announced as a Louis Vuitton global house ambassador on December 30, 2022 at fourteen, the youngest in the brand’s history.

  8. 08

    Became the youngest cover star of Harper’s Bazaar Korea in April 2023.

  9. 09

    Featured with Wonsun Joe on IU’s “Shh..”, from the 2024 EP The Winning, which reached number 20 on the Circle Digital Chart.

  10. 10

    Hosted the K-pop Super Live concert at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in 2023 with Gong Myung and Itzy’s Yuna.

  11. 11

    ADOR announced on November 12, 2025 that she and Haerin had agreed to work with the label again; she returned to magazine work with a Bottega Veneta feature in Harper’s Bazaar Korea on August 22, 2026.

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