Stray KidsDancerRapper
Hyunjin
현진Hwang Hyun-jin (황현진)
Dancer and rapper of Stray Kids — street-scouted in middle school, the group's fourth most credited songwriter and a painter in his own right.
- Age
- 26
- Mar 20, 2000
- Height
- 179 cm
- 5′10″
- MBTI
- INFP
- self-reported
- Debut
- 2018
- with Stray Kids
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Hyunjin (현진)
- Birth name
- Hwang Hyun-jin (황현진)
- Position
- Dancer, Rapper
- Birthday
- March 20, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac sign
- Pisces
- Chinese zodiac
- Dragon
- Height
- 179 cm (5′10″)
- Blood type
- B
- MBTI
- INFP
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Nicknames
- Prince
10 facts
About Hyunjin
Hyunjin was scouted on the street by a JYP Entertainment agent while shopping with his mother and had been a trainee for two years by the time the survival show aired. He majored in practical dance at the School of Performing Arts Seoul, co-hosted Show! Music Core from 2019 to 2021, and belongs to the group's dance trio with Lee Know and Felix.
- 01
Born in Seoul and scouted on the street by a JYP Entertainment agent during his third year of middle school.
- 02
Had no dance training before becoming a trainee; he later majored in practical dance at the School of Performing Arts Seoul, graduating in February 2019.
- 03
Co-hosted KBS-affiliated chart show Show! Music Core from February 2019 to February 2021, and joined KBS's project group Bbangbbangz in December 2019.
- 04
Placed on hiatus at the end of February 2021 over school-bullying allegations and resumed group activities in July that year.
- 05
Behind the three members of 3Racha, he is the group's most credited songwriter, with 31 KOMCA credits as of March 2026.
- 06
Was the main writer of “DLMLU” on the Japanese album The Sound and of “Cover Me” on Rock-Star.
- 07
Featured on a remix of Troye Sivan's “Rush” in 2023 and on d4vd's “Always Love” in 2025.
- 08
Also a visual artist who shares his paintings on social media, and the whistler on group tracks such as “Grow Up”.
- 09
Named to Forbes Korea's 30 Under 30 list in February 2023, the youngest person on it at the time.
- 10
Ranked fifth on Billboard's 2024 K-Pop Artist 100.
11 tracks
Solo & unit tracks
Songs on Stray Kids releases that feature Hyunjin on her own or in a unit.
- Special single
“Lover”
Solo track by Hyunjin · SKZ-Replay 2026 Pt.1
- Special single
“Mic&Brush”
Solo track by Hyunjin · SKZ-Replay 2026 Pt.1
- Single album
“Escape”
Unit: Bang Chan & Hyunjin · Mixtape: Dominate
- Special single
“So Good”
Solo track by Hyunjin · Hop
- Special single
“Love Untold”
Solo track by Hyunjin · SKZ-Replay
- Special single
“Miss You”
꼬마별; solo track by Hyunjin · SKZ-Replay
- Special single
“Ice.Cream”
Solo track by Hyunjin · SKZ-Replay
- EP
“Taste”
Unit: Lee Know, Hyunjin & Felix · Maxident
- EP
“Muddy Water”
Unit: Changbin, Hyunjin, Han & Felix · Oddinary
- Studio album
“Red Lights”
강박; unit: Bang Chan & Hyunjin · Noeasy
- Repackage
“Wow”
Unit: Lee Know, Hyunjin & Felix · In Life
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