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Stage name: Irene
Real name: Bae Ju Hyeon
Nationality: Korean
Age: 31 years old
Date of birth: March 29, 1991
Height: 161 cm
Role / profession: Leader, singer, rapper, actress
Group: Red Velvet
Fandom: ReVeluv
Irene is the leader of the globally known K-pop group, Red Velvet, from the agency SM Entertainment. She joined the label in 2009 and participated in the "SMROOKIES" project before debuting with the other members. She is also a rapper, singer, dancer, and actress. She is the oldest member of the group. Even though there is a large age gap between her and some of the other members, she is still very close to them, and they get along very well.
She is originally from Daegu, South Korea. It is important to know that people from Daegu generally have a different accent and dialect, which was the case for Irene. When she joined the label, her accent was so strong that she only said hello; today she no longer has the accent at all.
Unlike many other artists in the K-pop industry, she made her debut at a later age since she was 23 years old, while most idols debut at a younger age.
In addition to being the leader, she is also the visual of the group. Since high school, she had a lot of success and was very popular because of her beauty, which was also the case when she joined the label. Thanks to her beauty, she was quickly noticed and later became the visual of the group.
She is known to be very shy and reserved, which from an outside perspective can give the impression that she is intimidating. Several people around Irene have said that the first time they met Irene, they were intimidated. But when you get to know her, she is a very kind and cheerful person. Joy stated that Irene was the most immature in the group even though she is the oldest.
Her shyness means that she does not feel very comfortable on entertainment shows. However, when she was chosen to be a presenter alongside actor Park Bo Gum on the show "Music Bank," she was very comfortable, which impressed the fans.
In 2020, a former stylist who worked with Irene posted a message on social media describing her stylist experience with Irene as horrible and unpleasant. She accused Irene of being very harsh and said she used insulting language, implying in her message that she was not the only one to have experienced this kind of behavior from Irene and said she had a recording proving that Irene is disrespectful.
Later, other people in the K-pop industry supported what the stylist said. These accusations were not denied, on the contrary, Irene publicly apologized for such behavior and also met the stylist in person to apologize. So it is understood that the accusations are real and not fabricated.
However, there were not only people supporting the stylist; there were also people supporting Irene who explained that she is just professional and knows what she wants but in no way is she "mean."
Today, there are many dark sides in Irene's past. Some things remain unspoken and one cannot trust everyone's words. Everyone therefore forms their own opinion about her.
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