Irene is a South Korean singer, television host and actress. She is famous for being a member of the popular South Korean girl group ‘Red Velvet’ under the record label SM Entertainment.
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Wiki/Biography
Irene was born as Bae Joo-hyun on Friday, March 29, 1991 (age 32 years; as of 2023) in Daegu, South Korea. His zodiac sign is Aries. He spent his childhood in the Buk-gu district of Daegu. She went to study at Haknam High School in Daegu.
Irene’s childhood image
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 2″
Weight (Approx): 45 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Picture Measurements (Approx): 28-26-30
Family
parents and siblings
He has a younger sister. His family owns a restaurant in Daegu, South Korea.
Husband
He is unmarried.
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livelihood
k-pop trainee
In 2009, she joined SM Entertainment as a trainee and trained for five years. In 2014, when she was a member of ‘SM Rookies’, the pre-debut team of trainees under SM Entertainment, she was featured in The Celebrity magazine along with her bandmate Seulgi and labelmate group NCT members Johnny and Taeyong.
singer
red velvet
On July 27, 2014, she was chosen as the leader of the girl group ‘Red Velvet’, along with three other members Seulgi, Wendy, and Joy. On August 1, 2014, she debuted with the single ‘Happiness’.
Poster of the 2014 South Korean song ‘Happiness’
The original music video for the song ‘Happiness’ received over two million views on YouTube within the first 24 hours of its release; However, this was later removed due to controversy over some background images; An edited version of the music video was later uploaded. In August 2014, ‘Happiness’ became the second most viewed K-pop music video worldwide. Red Velvet holds the distinction of being the first K-pop girl group whose debut single reached number four on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. On September 13, 2014, the group released their second solo digital single ‘Be Natural’.
Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi (sub-unit)
On July 6, 2020, Irene debuted with Seulgi as Red Velvet’s first sub-unit and released the EP ‘Monster’.
Poster of the 2020 South Korean album ‘Monster’
The same year, he appeared on KBS and tvN’s reality TV show ‘Level Up Thrilling Project!’ Appeared in the spin-off version of!
host
Between May 2015 and June 2016, Irene co-hosted the music show Music Bank with actor Park Bo-gum. Their chemistry and talent in singing and hosting gained them considerable attention, with the press calling them one of the best partnerships in the show’s history. In 2017, he hosted the KBS Song Festival along with Jin of boy band BTS, Sana of girl group Twice, and Chanyeol of boy band Exo.
Irene hosting the KBS Song Festival 2017 with Chanyeol (far left), Sana and Jin (far right)
actor
video music
While she was a trainee, Irene made an appearance in the music video of Henry Lau’s 2013 South Korean song ‘1-4-3’.
The same year, she appeared in the South Korean song ‘Why So Serious?’ Appeared in the music video of. By his labelmate boy band ‘Shiny’.
film
In 2015, she appeared as herself in SM Entertainment’s documentary film ‘SMtown: The Stage’. In 2020, he voiced the character Baby Bun in the American animated musical comedy film ‘Trolls World Tour’. He played the lead role of Lee Hyun-ji in the 2021 South Korean film ‘Double Patty’.
Irene in a scene from the 2021 South Korean film ‘Double Patty’
Television
In 2016, she appeared in a cameo role in episode 16 of KBS2’s popular South Korean TV series ‘Descendants of the Sun’ with her group Red Velvet.
web series
In 2016, she made her web series debut with Never TV’s ‘Women at a Game Company’ as Ah-reum.
Irene in a scene from the 2016 South Korean web series ‘Women at a Game Company’
Controversy
Allegation of misbehavior and indecent behavior
In October 2020, Irene faced severe criticism for abusing and verbally attacking a fashion editor named Kang Kook-hwa (according to Kang’s now-deleted Instagram post). In response, Irene posted an official statement on social media apologizing for her inappropriate words and actions. His agency SM Entertainment also issued a statement expressing regret over the concern caused by the incident. The controversy generated significant public reaction and widespread discussion about the “gapjil” culture prevalent in South Korean society. “Gapzil” refers to abusive behavior and bullying by individuals in positions of power or seniority. Many experts and spokespeople for South Korea’s various political movements believed that the public outcry towards Irene was linked to the country’s efforts to address and reduce “gapjil” issues. However, several stylists, dancers and makeup artists who had previously worked with Irene shared on social media that they had never encountered Irene’s alleged rude behavior. Later, Kang Kook-hwa also addressed the rumors circulating online and urged people to stop speculating. He also clarified that there was no financial agreement involved, and when they met again, only a sincere exchange of apologies took place.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
award
- 2015: Rookie Award at the Golden Disc Awards
Red Velvet after winning the Rookie Award at the Golden Disc Awards 2015
- 2015: Best Rookie Award at the Korean Entertainment Arts Awards
- 2015: Best Female Dance Award for the song ‘Ice Cream Cake’ at Melon Music Awards
- 2016: Digital Bonanza for the song ‘Ice Cream Cake’ at the Golden Disc Awards
- 2016: Netizen’s Choice Award at the Korean Entertainment Arts Awards
- 2016: Main Prize at the Seoul Music Awards
- 2017: Summer Queens of the Year by Dong-A.com’s pick newspaper
- 2017: Ceci Asia Female Icon Award Golden Disc Awards
- 2017: Best Female Group at the Korean Entertainment Arts Awards
- 2017: Seoul Mayor’s Award at the Seoul Conference on Social Welfare
- 2018: Digital Bonsong at the Golden Disc Awards
- 2018: Performer of the Year – Singer (Daesang) at the Korea PD Awards.
- 2018: Group Dance Award for the song ‘Power Up’ at the Korea Popular Music Awards
- 2018: Best Pop Song Award for the song ‘Red Flavor’ at the Korean Music Awards
- 2019: Grand Prize (Daesang) – Song of the Year Award for the song ‘Umpa Umpa’ at Asia Artist Awards
Red Velvet after receiving the Song of the Year award at the Asia Artist Awards 2019
- 2019: Best Female Group Award at the Korean Entertainment Arts Awards
- 2019: Choice Electronic/Dance Song for ‘Close to Me (Red Velvet Remix)’ at the Teen Choice Awards
- 2019: Artists and World Wide Icons of the Year at The Fact Music Awards
- 2020: Best Music Video (Overseas) and Outstanding Group of the Year (Overseas) at the Asian Pop Music Awards for the song ‘Psycho’
- 2020: Most Influential Female Idol Award at Brand Customer Loyalty Awards
- 2020: 20th Anniversary Award – Most Favorite Music for the song ‘Red Flavour’ at the Bugs Music Awards
- 2020: Main Award at Seoul Music Awards
- 2020: Artists of the Year at The Fact Music Awards
- 2021: Best Group (Overseas) Award and Top 20 Album of the Year (Overseas) Award for the album ‘Queendom’ at the Asian Pop Music Awards
- 2021: Digital Bonus for the song ‘Psycho’ at the Golden Disc Awards
- 2021: Artist of the Year (Digital Music) – August for the song ‘Queendom’ at the Circle Chart Music Awards
- 2022: Best Female Performance Award at the Genie Music Awards
Red Velvet after winning Best Female Performance at the Genie Music Awards 2022
- 2023: Generation Icon Award at the Hanteo Music Awards
Respect
- 2018: Commendation of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism by South Korea
Red Velvet after receiving the Minister of Culture Award in 2018
achievements
- 2018: Ranked 11th in Korea Power Celebrity List by Forbes
- 2019: Ranked 5th in Korea Power Celebrity List by Forbes
- 2020: Listed among 100 Digital Stars (Asia) by Forbes
Favorite
- Film: ‘The Notebook’ (2004)
- Food: Spicy Rice Cakes with Pork Belly
Facts/General Knowledge
- Irene is considered one of the most beautiful female K-pop idols.
- She has many nicknames such as Baechu (meaning cabbage in Korean), Betoki (Bae, her last name, and ‘Toki’ means bunny in Korean), BeAphrodite (combination of Bae and Aphrodite), Baby, Hyun-ah and Irene.
- Her stage name Irene means ‘Goddess of Peace’ in Greek mythology.
- According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), her personality type is ISFJ (Introverted, Sensitive, Feeling, and Deciding).
- Irene has a close friendship with BLACKPINK’s Jennie.
- Irene has earned the title of ‘CF Queen’ due to her significant marketing influence and numerous endorsement deals. These deals include a variety of products including cosmetics, luxury fashion items and everyday goods.
- She is a skilled cook and is known for making delicious seaweed soup, especially on birthdays.
irene is making macarons
- In Red Velvet, Irene represents the color pink as per the group’s concept and imagination.
- In her spare time she likes to wash clothes and iron clothes.
- In 2017, he was selected as the official endorser of Hyundai Motors’ Auto Advantage Program.
- He has the talent to imitate the voice of Doraemon, a popular fictional character.
- In her early years, Irene gained fame as an ‘Uljang’ (a term for individuals known for their good looks and fashion sense) in Daegu.
- She is allergic to chicken and gets sick whenever she eats it. He doesn’t even like drinking coffee.
- She likes to collect everything purple.
- Her widespread popularity has led to numerous brand endorsements, and she has consistently ranked in the top three of the ‘Individual Girl Group Members Brand Power Rankings’ published by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute, with multiple top-three placements in 2018.
- In 2018, he, along with members of his Red Velvet group, performed in front of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un at a concert of South Korean musicians held at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea.
- In a 2019 survey conducted among soldiers performing their mandatory military service in South Korea, Irene was recognized as the third most popular female K-pop idol.
- In February 2019, she became the first Asian to be announced as the first muse of Italian luxury jewelery brand Damiani. That same year, she was chosen as the face of Italian high-end fashion brand Miu Miu.
- His dream is to go on a solo trip.
- In Gallup Korea’s Idol Preference Poll (which was discontinued in 2020), Irene was consistently ranked as one of South Korea’s most beloved idol celebrities in 2020.
- In 2020, she became the brand ambassador of luxury fashion house Prada.
Irene modeling for prada
- In 2020, he donated 100 million won to the Community Chest of Korea to support people facing problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Irene is having her non-vegetarian meal
- She occasionally consumes alcohol. In an interview, her groupmate, Yeri, revealed that whenever Irene was drunk she would send her selfies to her group members.
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