Moon Haerin: BTS' 8th Member

character profile

Name:- Moon Haerin (문해린)
Hailey Moon (English name)

Stage Name:- Haerin

Nickname:- Heni/Rin

Birth Year:- 1994

Birthplace:- Sydney, Australia

Nationality:- Korean Australian

Ethnicity: Korean

Height:- 5'7"

Family:- Mom and 1 older and 1 younger sister (Dad passed away when she was a toddler)

Older sis: Jaehwa
Younger: Anna

Position:- Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Sub rapper, Visual

Other: Producer, Composer, Song-writer

Languages:- Korean and English (has an Aussie accent)

•STAGE NAME IDEAS
-Rin: changed it since it's too similar to Jin
-Mi Rae: just liked the sound of the name
-Heni: Anna couldn't say her actual name when she was a toddler so called her Heni and the name stuck. Her close friends and family use it as a nickname now
-Hailey: Her English name

•Born in Sydney, lived there her whole life but would visit SK frequently. She moved to Seoul when she was 15 (by herself) to study

•Always dreamed of making music and being in a group but auditioned for BigHit because of a dare

•She said she lost a game that she was playing with her older sister and she was told by her to audition for an entertainment company

•Jaehwa knew of her dream but also knew she wouldn't audition without a push so she gave it to her

•Self-taught dancer

•Loved dancing from a young age but kept it as a hobby instead of a goal. One thing keeping her from making it a future career was the fear of not being able to get food on the plate

•Liked singing but didn't work towards becoming a singer so basically had to start from square 1

•Her mom wasn't on board with the idea of wanting to be a dancer or musician so she didn't tell her at first when she started training

•Her family was financially struggling, her mom worked 2 jobs to pay for their school fees and Jaehwa also worked

•Wanted to be able to support her family along with living out her dreams

•Started training with a gg in 2010 and joined BTS in beginning of 2011 (when gg disbanded before debut)

•Trainee for 3 years

•Takes part in composing, producing and writing BTS' music

•Her studio is called HHH or as she said "huuuhh" while explaining it in a Vlive but later changed it

•Is an avid reader

•She has a dog named Podo

•Graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in computer science (it's always good to have a backup plan kids)

•Haerin has a huge sweet tooth

•Has 10 ear piercings (5 on each ear)

•She said her ideal type is someone who reciprocates her feelings towards them

•Has a fan-crush on Changmin from TVXQ

•When asked to list 3 things she disliked she said: sandals, most v necks and Hoseok

•3 things she loves: ARMY, sneakers, any kind of desserts

•Hoseok and her have a tom and jerry sort of relationship where they bicker/tease eachother and pretend to hate eachother. Though they have shown and made it obvious countless times that it's all for fun and they really do care and love eachother loads. (Hoperin is one of her most popular ships)

•Ex roommates with Taehyung (has own room in new dorm)

•In the early days bonded with Taehyung and Jin over anime

•Knows how to cook desserts (being a sweet tooth the girl gotta feed herself)

•First became friends with Yoongi (before joining bts)

•Jungkook's first impression of hers was that she was clumsy because in their first encounter she had accidentally spilt water all over him

•Namjoon was very open to the idea of having her in BTS since he had seen how talented she was and agreed to it as soon as BangPD suggested it

•Jimin and her had become friends as well before her joining BTS as they would often dance practice together

•Even though she's introverted she has a large friend circle