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Kim Hyejung also known as Hailey, was 18 when she debuted in 2015. She was an ulzzang with natural beauty and was very popular in school even before her debut. Taking this in consideration, there was no doubt once her first mini album came out, it gained immediate popularity topping off the charts. She was actually dubbed as the next IU and was very delighted to be compared to someone so successful.Kim Hyejung grew up from a well off family who were residing in US. Even as a little kid, Hyejung loved music. Therefore, her family decided to move back to Korea when she was 12. In 2010 she won in a national singing contest. At the same year, she was approached by both SME and YGE, she officially became a YG trainee on January 2011.
Her family was very religious like Bobby's. They attended the same church where they met in US. She already met all of iKON members family.
She speaks English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. She has a dog named, Kkumi (dream). She's same age friends with Donghyuk, Junhoe and Chanwoo but the latter calls her noona. She has an older sister named Heejoo. Her closest female friends are Blackpink's Lisa and Jennie.
YG initially wanted her to debut with Blackpink but changed his mind. She ended up debuting a year before Blackpink.
She plays guitar, piano, violin and some other musical instruments. She also co-wrote and co-composed some songs released by YG artists. She was known to have a versatile voice.
During pre-debut she was seen in a lot of CF activities. She also appeared in some music videos of YG artists.
On one of her interviews she described her ideal man as someone who loves music like her, very dependable, family oriented, and someone who looks good with or without eyeglasses.
She cites Beyoncé, Adele, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as her musical influences.
She recently released a title track for her upcoming selftitled album, Hailey which was well received even after her year-long hiatus. It topped the charts in South Korea and made it to the Billboard 100.
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Best Friend (An iKON Hanbin Fanfiction)*(ON HOLD)*
Hayran Kurgu*** "I'd rather leave all of you, than see you break apart because of me." *** Kim Hyejung or Hailey, a YG artist, and best friends with iKON members. Little did she know that some of them already began to have feelings for her. How will she handle...