1. Ahn Hye-jin, known professionally by her stage name Hwasa, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and television personality.
28 Facts About Hwasa
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Hwasa rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Mamamoo in 2014.
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In 2020, Hwasa debuted as part of the Refund Sisters with the single "Don't Touch Me," which reached number one in South Korea.
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In 2023, Hwasa left RBW and signed with P Nation, releasing her second digital single, "I Love My Body," which reached the top-ten of the Circle Digital Chart and Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart in the United States.
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Hwasa often cites Beyonce as her music inspiration, stating that after hearing someone say that she was unique and good at singing but was fat and not pretty, she went home and watched videos of Beyonce performing all night to comfort herself.
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Hwasa debuted as a member of the girl group Mamamoo on June 19,2014, being one of the leading voices with the release of the lead single "Mr Ambiguous" from their first extended play Hello.
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In March 2018, Hwasa released her second solo song, "Be Calm", as part of Mamamoo's sixth EP, Yellow Flower.
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Hwasa took part in writing and composing the song, and it topped the South Korean's Gaon Digital Chart.
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In February 2019, Hwasa made her debut as a solo artist with the digital single, "Twit," which she participated in writing and composing.
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In March 2020, Hwasa collaborated with the English singer Dua Lipa for a remix of Lipa's "Physical," which features Korean lyrics.
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On season six of JTBC's entertainment show Hidden Singer, Hwasa was one of the contestants for the episode airing on September 11,2020.
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On July 23,2021, Hwasa launched her YouTube channel, "Hwasa Official" and posted her first video.
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On July 16,2022, it was announced that Hwasa will collaborate on a new single "Somebody" with Loco, which was released on July 25.
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In March 2023, it was revealed that Hwasa would be a part of Dancing Queens on the Road, a twelve-episode television variety show aired on TvN, along with Kim Wan-sun, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Hyori and BoA.
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Hwasa then announced she would be holding her first tour, titled "Twits", in Seoul, Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore.
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On September 10,2023, Hwasa's company confirmed that she had been called in and interrogated by the police in early September, confirming the charges have moved into a criminal investigation instead of a civil code violation.
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Hwasa's company confirmed that she and the company are complying with all police and court orders.
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Hwasa has appeared on Korea Power Celebrity 40 list placing 26th in 2019, and was featured by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 Asia list of 2021.
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Hwasa was ranked as the 16th most popular K-pop idol in 2018 and 9th in 2019 in annual surveys conducted by Gallup Korea.
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Hwasa has been placed first occasionally on the Korean Business Research Institute's monthly "Individual Girl Group Members Brand Power Ranking".
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In September 2018, Hwasa was selected as an ambassador for outdoor brand The North Face.
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In March 2019, Hwasa became an endorser for Davich's 'Trevues' lenses.
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Hwasa then became the newest muse for makeup brand Rarekind in April 2019.
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In June 2019, Hwasa became the new model for Everland Caribbean Bay.
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In January 2020, The Sims 4 announced that Hwasa would be part of their advertising campaign.
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Hwasa was featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan Korea's August 2020 issue.
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In 2021, Hwasa was featured in Vogue's February 2021 issue.
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In 2023, Hwasa teamed up with Louis Vuitton for the February issue of Marie Claire.