MIC DROP | BTS 8th Member

Statistics

Rap - 100%

Leehye was introduced to rap at a very young age, around when she was 8 or 9 years old. She grew to listen to Eminem's songs and tried to rap. Since she had been rapping from a young age, it's safe to say that she's the best rapper in the group, and might even surpass Namjoon and Yoongi. 

Rapping was her hobby, and she used to perform small rodeos on small stages. Her first rodeo was with the song Rap God, in 2013 when she was sixteen years old. People began to appreciate the girl's skills and with time she grew more confidence in rapping.

She debuted for HYBE LABELS just a year after her Rap God rodeo when she was 17 years old. She initially debuted with Rap God for her position as Main Rapper in the new HYBE group -- KILLSHOT, but was later changed to the Main Rapper of BTS, along with Namjoon.

Dance - 100%

Rap and dance, you could say, were the two strongest areas of Leehye. Unlike rapping, she began to develop the hobby of dancing only during her trainee periods, that is when she was 17 or 18 years old. Although she was new to the art of dance, HYBE staffs, managers, producers, choreographers and even Bang PD himself praised Leehye for her fast development in dancing and her ability to memorise any calculated and complex dance move within a few hours. According to him, "It's a skill not many people have."

She also debuted with KILLSHOT as the Main Dancer, and then later debuted in BTS as the Main Dancer along with Jimin and J-Hope. 

Vocals - 87%

Vocals, were not exactly the strongest area of Leehye. She was not introduced to the vocal scene at all until she came to debut in BTS in 2018. In her previous group KILLSHOT, she played a role as main rapper, main dancer, visual and centre. Vocals werent in her skillset.

However when her contract got shifted to BTS, Bang Pd felt it was necessary for her to develop her vocal skills, so that unneccesary hate wouldn't be directed to her for not being good at singing. Since then, she has always spent long hours in the practice room, playing karaoke songs on speakers until her vocal technique is good. She debuted as a vocalist in BTS.

Visuals - 100%

I mean, can you deny this? Leehye is one of the idols who have the most breathtaking visuals, with a swag personality. It all fits like a cherry on top. Not to mention, Leehye did rank number 1 in TC Candler's Most Beautiful Faces for two years in a row.