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Heejin
Heejin in November 2020
Born
Jeon Hee-Jin

(2000-10-19) October 19, 2000 (age 24)
Daejeon, South Korea
Citizenship
  • South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeon Hee-jin
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Hŭijin
Signature

Jeon Hee-jin (born October 19, 2000), known mononymously as Heejin, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of Loona, it's sub-unit Loona 1/3 and ARTMS.

Early life

Jeon Hee-jin was born on October 19, 2000, in Daejeon, South Korea. She is the youngest of three daughters in her family. She graduated from Hansung Girls High School.[1]

Career

2016-2022: Debut with Loona and Mix Nine

On September 26, 2016, Blockberry Creative announced that Jeon was going to be the first member of their upcoming girl group Loona.[2] As part of the group's pre-debut release strategy, Jeon then went on to release her self-titled single album alongside it's single "Vivid" on October 5.[3]

In November 2016, Jeon was featured on the song "I'll Be There" on Loona member Hyunjin's solo debut album.[4] The two also later featured on the song "The Carol", which was released as part of Loona member Haseul's debut single album.[5] In January 2017, Jeon would collaborate once again with Hyunjin for the song "My Sunday" which was released as part of Loona member Yeojin's debut solo album.[6]

On February 14, 2017, Jeon was announced to debut in Loona's first sub-unit "Loona 1/3" alongside members Haseul, Hyunjin and Vivi. They subsequently debuted on March 13 with their mini album "Love & Live".[7] In October, Jeon auditioned alongside members Haseul and Hyunjin for the survival reality show Mix Nine.[8] She passed the audition and went on as a participant until the final episode, where she finished 4th amongst the female participants.[9]

On March 30, 2018, Jeon featured on the song "Rosy" alongside her members Gowon and Olivia Hye, which was part of Olivia Hye's debut single album.[10] Jeon officially debuted with Loona as a full group on August 20 with the release of their debut EP [+ +].[11]

On November 28, 2022, JTBC Entertainment News reported that Heejin, alongside all other Loona members except Hyunjin and Vivi, had filed an application for a provisional injunction to suspend her exclusive contract with Blockberry Creative.[12]

2023: Joining Modhaus and solo activites

On January 13, 2023, it was reported that Heejin, alongside members Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry, had been granted a preliminary injunction against her contract with Blockberry Creative.[13] On March 17, she signed an exclusive contract with Modhaus.[14] She released her first project with her new company, a solo EP titled "K", on October 31, 2023.[15]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[16]
K
Track listing
  1. "Kewha"
  2. "Algorithm"
  3. "Sad Girls Club"
  4. "Video Game"
  5. "Nokia"
  6. "Addiction"
14 15,764[17]

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"Honestly" 2022 Non-album single
"Algorithm" 2023 [A] K
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
KOR
"Masqeruade"
(with Jinsoul)
2022 Tracer OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes
2017–2018 Mix Nine Contestant Placed 4th

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Algorithm" 2023 Un­known [19]

Notes

  1. ^ "Algorithm" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but appeared at number 132 on the component Download chart.[18]

References

  1. ^ Go, Seung-Ah (January 7, 2019). "이달의소녀 현진·희진, 오늘(7일) 고교 졸업…멤버들 참석 축하" (in Korean). News1. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Son, Ye-ji (October 3, 2016). "'이달의 소녀' 희진, 서울 이어 파리 티저 공개 '역대급 스케일'" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Choi, Hyeon-jeong (October 5, 2016). "이달의 소녀 희진, 데뷔곡 '비비드(ViViD)' 공개" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Choi, Gyeong-guk (November 17, 2016). "이달의 소녀 현진, 17일 싱글 '다녀가요' 발매" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Jang, Hyeon-jeong (December 14, 2016). "이달의 소녀, 단체곡 '더 캐롤' 티저 공개" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (January 17, 2017). "이달의소녀 희진·현진, 찰떡 케미 '마이 선데이' MV 공개" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Son, Ye-ji (March 6, 2017). "'데뷔 임박' 이달의 소녀 1/3, 지상파 광고 돌입… "이례적"" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Choi, Ji-ye. "양현석X한동철 '믹스나인' 첫 주자, 드디어 베일 벗었다". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  9. ^ Choi, So-young. "'믹스나인' 女신류진·男우진영 1등, 데뷔는 소년팀". Star News (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (March 26, 2018). "이달의 소녀 올리비아 혜, 30일 솔로곡 발표…'이고이스트'" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Herman, Tamar. "Loona Announces First Formal Single 'Hi High': Watch a Teaser". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  12. ^ Park, Sang-hoo (November 28, 2022). "[단독]이달의 소녀 비비·현진 제외 9명 계약 해지 소송 중" [[Exclusive] 9 contract cancellation proceedings excluding LOONA Vivi and Hyunjin] (in Korean). JCTB. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Choi, Hye-jin (January 13, 2023). "이달의 소녀, 일부 멤버 계약해지 소송 승소...소속사 "확인 중" [공식]" [LOONA wins the lawsuit for contract termination of some members...Agency "confirming" [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Kim, Na-yul (March 17, 2023). "'前 이달의 소녀' 최리X진솔X희진X김립, 모드하우스와 전속계약[공식]". Naver. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  15. ^ Daly, Rhian (October 11, 2023). "Loona and ARTMS member HeeJin teases new solo album 'K'". NME. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  16. ^ "K 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  17. ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 42 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Download Chart – 2023 Week 44". Circle Chart. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  19. ^ Heejin 'Algorithm' MV (Music video). Official ARTMS. October 31, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via YouTube.