Hwang Ye-ji

Yeji strikes me as the kind of leader a K-pop group actually needs rather than just nominally has. As the leader of Itzy under JYP Entertainment since 2019, she anchors the choreography with a sharp, almost feline stage presence that I find hard to look away from. Her eyes get talked about a lot, and fairly so, but it is her control as a dancer that impresses me most. The solo EP Air in March 2025 was a smart move, giving her room to define herself outside the group. I am curious whether she leans further into that solo identity or keeps Itzy as her main canvas.

Name (English)

Hwang Ye-ji

Name (Japanese)

イェジ

Reading

いぇじ

Born

May 26, 2000 (age 26)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

singer / dancer / rapper / model

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yezyizhere/
• Xhttps://x.com/ITZYOfficial
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeji%20(singer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B8%20(%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60870268

Tags

• singer
• dancer
• rapper

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.