Hani (singer)
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Native name | 안희연 |
Born | Ahn Hee-yeon May 1, 1992 Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 안희연 |
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Hanja | 安喜延 |
Revised Romanization | An Huiyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | An Hŭiyŏn |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 하니 |
Revised Romanization | Hani |
McCune–Reischauer | Hani |
Ahn Hee-yeon (born May 1, 1992), better known by her stage name Hani, is a South Korean idol singer and television personality. She is known as a member of the South Korean girl group EXID and its subgroup, Dasoni. She was also a cast member in several variety shows such as Off to School, Crime Scene and A Style for You.
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Early life
Hani was born on May 1, 1992, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] She used to compete in triathlons from elementary until middle school.[2] Prior to her debut with EXID, she was originally set to debut as a member of a girl group under JYP Entertainment, along with Sistar's Hyolyn, Secret's Song Jieun and Bestie's Uji. However, she was cut from JYP after a year. Hani claimed that the company did not see potential in her.
After this, Hani went to study abroad in China.[3][4] She is fluent in Korean, Chinese, and English as she spent two years in China and scored 900 on the TOEIC after 2 months of studying for the exam.[5] She also has an IQ score of 145. Hani once aspired to study Psychology and become an psychologist.[6]
Career
EXID
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EXID official debuted on February 15, 2012 with the release of their debut single, "Whoz That Girl".[7]
In February 2013, Hani along with EXID member Solji, formed a sub-unit called "Dasoni"[8] and released their debut single "Goodbye" on February 15, 2013. The single also included the song, "Said So Often".[9]
In August 2014, EXID released their single "Up & Down". The song charted poorly initially, failing to make it on the top 100 of the Gaon Chart. However, the song slowly gained popularity in late November after a fan-cam of her performing the song went viral on numerous social networking websites.[10][11] As of October 2015, the viral video has been viewed more than 17 million times on YouTube.[12]
Solo career
In 2014, she entered the main cast of tvN's Always Cantare.
In 2015, she appeared in Mad Clown's music video for "Fire",[13] and entered the main cast of JTBC's Off to School[14][15] and Crime Scene.[16][17] Hani was also chosen to present a new KBS beauty show, A Style For You along with Kim Heechul, Goo Ha-ra and Yoon Bora.[18] In spring, she appeared on Soulmates Returns.[19] Later on, she made a cameo appearance in The Producers as herself.[20]
On June 24, she and Ken of VIXX released a duet song titled "Gap".[21] In September 2015, She was made a cast member in TV series Law of the Jungle.
In January 2016, she became the co-host of Baek Jong-won's Three Great Emperors.[22]
In February 2016, she appeared on King of Mask Singer as Little Match Girl, a get-up completed with a mask and costumes to hide her identity. Hani surprised the panel of judges and an audience with her rich and husky voice.[23] Hani defeated Kim Feel and Jo Hang-jo but she was subsequently defeated by the Twenty-fourth Generation Mask King, whom identity is yet to be revealed. Nevertheless, Hani's performances attracted attention and recognition for her unique vocal and passion for singing.
Personal life
On January 1, 2016, it was reported that Hani and JYJ's Junsu have been dating for six months. Junsu's agency, C-JeS Entertainment has confirmed these reports, saying, "This is the official statement on Junsu and EXID Hani's dating news. The two first encouraged and supported each other in their activities as a sunbae and hoobae as artists. It's true that recently, they have begun a relationship and are meeting well." The rep also added, "But as the two are artists who are receiving a lot of love, we ask for warm regards. As dating is a personal matter we cannot reveal any more and ask for your understanding."[24][25]
Discography
EXID
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Dasoni
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR Gaon [26] |
US World |
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"Good Bye" | 2013 | 71 | — |
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Good Bye (Digital single) |
"Said So Often (Stage version)" | 188 | — | Stage of the 70's (Digital single) | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated. |
Solo artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR Gaon [26] |
US World |
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"Cold" (with C-Clown) | 2012 | — | — | Young Love | |
"We Got The World" (with R.Tee) | 2014 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Fake Illness" (with Rare Potato) | 2015 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Gap" (with Ken) | 2015 | 25 | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated. |
Filmography
Television dramas
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2015 | The Producers | Herself | KBS2 | Cameo |
Variety shows
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Always Cantare | tvN | Main cast | |
2015 | Talk Show Hello | KBS 2TV | ||
Happy Together 3 | KBS2 | |||
Eco Village | SBS | |||
Yaman TV | Mnet | |||
Dating Alone | JTBC | |||
Running Man | SBS | Guest | Episode 237 | |
1 vs. 100 | KBS2 | |||
Off to School | JTBC | Main cast | Episode 36-39 | |
Crime Scene | JTBC | Main cast | ||
A Style For You | KBS2 | Cast Member | With Yoon Bo-ra, Gu Hara and Kim Heechul | |
Soulmates Returns | MBC every1 | Main cast | ||
King of Mask Singer | MBC | Guest | Episode 1 | |
My Little Television | MBC | Main cast | Episode 5-6 | |
EXID's Showtime | MBC every1 | Main cast | ||
Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education | KBS2 | |||
Two Yoo Project - Finding Sugar Man | JTBC | Guest | With Girl's Day's Sojin, John Park and Mad Clown | |
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | JTBC | Guest | Episode 48-49 With Yoon Bo-ra | |
Law of the Jungle | SBS | Main cast | Law of the Jungle in Nicaragua | |
Running Man | SBS | Guest | Episode 275 | |
Weekly Idol | MBC Every 1 | Guest (with EXID members) | Episode 226 | |
Hello Counselor | KBS2 | Guest (with LE & Hyerin) | Episode 250 | |
2016 | Baek Jong-won's Three Great Emperors | SBS | Co-host | |
We Are Siblings | KBS2 | with her younger brother | ||
King of Mask Singer | MBC | Finalist | Episode 47-48 | |
Sugar Man | JTBC | Guest | Episode 32 with Solji |
Music video appearances
Year | Song | Artist(s) |
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2009 | My Love | Mongsil Sisters |
2014 | We Got The World | R.Tee |
2015 | Fire | Mad Clown |
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- ↑ (직캠/Fancam) 141008 EXID(하니) 위아래 @ 파주 한마음 위문공연 (9 October 2014). Retrieved on August 23, 2015.
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