Lee Hi

LeeHi is one of the most distinctive voices Korea has produced, and I've been a fan since her runner-up run on the first K-pop Star. Born in Bucheon in 1996, she debuted at just sixteen with '1, 2, 3, 4,' and that smoky, soulful tone immediately set her apart from the brighter pop crowd around her. What I love is that she never chased trends; her phrasing has a jazz-leaning maturity well beyond her years. The first-week download numbers proved the public heard it too. To me she's proof that K-pop has always had room for a genuine, soul-driven artist.

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Name (English)

Lee Hi

Name (Japanese)

イ・ハイ

Reading

い・はい

Born

September 23, 1996 (age 30)

Origin

Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Occupation

singer / recording artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

• Official sitehttps://www.lee-hi.co.kr
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/leehi_hi/
• Xhttps://x.com/officialhillee
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Hi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24945

Tags

• Gyeonggi Province
• singer
• recording artist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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