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Lee Hi

イ・ハイ　/　い・はい

Singer from South Korea

September 23, 1996 (age 29)　・　Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Gyeonggi Province
singer
recording artist

My Take

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.

Overview

Lee Ha-yi (Korean: 이하이; born September 23, 1996), known by her stage name LeeHi, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She first garnered attention as the runner-up of the first season of K-pop Star. She debuted with the single "1, 2, 3, 4" on October 28, 2012, and reached number one with first week sales of 667,549 downloads.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lee Hi
Name (Japanese): イ・ハイ
Reading: い・はい
Born: September 23, 1996 (age 29)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rat
Origin: Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / recording artist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.lee-hi.co.kr
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/leehi_hi/
Xhttps://x.com/officialhillee
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4

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