Irene Profile
- Birth Name: 배주현 (Bae Ju Hyun)
- Stage Name: 아이린 (Irene)
- Nationality: South Korean
- Date of Birth: 1991.03.29
- Zodiac Sign: Aries
- Chinese Zodiac: Sheep
- Height: 158 cm (5’18”)
- Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs)
- Blood Type: A
- Personal Social Media: Instagram
Irene Facts & TMI
- Irene was born and grew up in Daegu.
- Her family consists of parents (born 1967), and a younger sister (born 1996).
- She belongs to Bunseong Bae clan.
- Irene is an atheist.
- She graduated from Haknam High School in Daegu.
- She is the leader, center, main rapper, sub-vocalist, and lead dancer of Red Velvet.
- Irene and fellow member Seulgi debuted in the sub-unit Red Velvet IRENE & SEULGI in 2020.
- Since 2017, Irene has been considered one of the most popular third generation female K-Pop idols.
- She joined SM Entertainment as a trainee when she was in the 3rd grade of high school.
- Irene was introduced through SM Rookies.
- Prior to her debut, she appeared in America’s ABC news coverage about k-pop idol trainees in SM Entertainment.
- She also appeared in Henry Lau’s MV for ‘1-4-3 (I Love You)’ in 2013.
- In 2014 she shot a pictorial with Seulgi, Johnny, and Taeyong of NCT before her official debut with Red Velvet.
- Irene is widely recognized as SM’s representative visual.
- She shared that she was popular among boys during her high school days.
- She is very shy and does not smile well in front of strangers.
- She tends to get scared easily.
- Her favorite school subject was geography, while her least favorite subject was physics.
- Irene was quiet and introverted when she was young.
- She likes and is good at doing house chores, Irene even said that her hobby is laundry and ironing her clothes.
- In 2019 she became the fourth member of Red Velvet who launched a personal Instagram account.
- Irene was accused of verbally abusing her stylist in October 2020.
- She shot CF for soju brand Chamisul in 2019.
- Her stage name Irene is derived from Eirene, the goddess of peace.
- Her color symbol is pink.
- She mentioned BoA as her role model.
- She shares the same birthday as actress Kim Tae Hee and the late Sulli.
- Irene’s favorite color is purple.
- She loves collecting diaries from all over the world.
- She can impersonate Doraemon.
- She can’t eat chicken and oysters.
- She likes tteokbokki.
- She can’t drink coffee.
- Although she can’t eat chicken, she likes and is good at cooking seasoned chicken for the younger members.
- Irene shared that she doesn’t like drinking, she especially dislikes beer.
- She likes sikhye.
- She likes to smell from her clothes, her fans gifted her fabric softener at fan signing events.
- Irene has a habit of holding her long hair like a curtain when she delivers her greeting.
- She became the MC of KBS ‘Music Bank’ with actor Park Bo Gum from May 1st, 2015 to June 24th, 2016.
- She described her ideal type as someone with a warm personality, expressive, outgoing, and has a beautiful smile.
- She had expressed her desire for acting.
- She made an acting debut in 2016, portraying the female protagonist Areum in the web drama ‘The Female Employees of a Game Company’.
- Her body is very flexible.
- At the 2015 SM Halloween party, she dressed up as Dr. Slump’s Arale.
- She is close to BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Solar of MAMAMOO.
- She pranked Park Bo Gum by fainting on stage while hosting ‘Music Bank’ during the April Fools in 2016.
- In the 29th episode of ‘Knowing Brothers’, she said that she has a mole on the top of her head.
- Red Velvet in general and Irene, in particular, has a lot of female fans.
- Irene loves listening to calm music like ballads.
- She is good at archery, she showcased her archery skills in the 2016 and 2017 ‘Idol Star Athletic Championship’.
- She used to speak in Daegu dialect.
- She has fear of heights.
- She relieves stress by organizing her thoughts.
- The other members call her mom.
- She is said to have water phobia because she once fell into the water after being overturned while playing on a tube at the beach.
- She’s very competitive.
- On February 27, 2020, she donated KRW 100 million to Daegu Metropolitan City, an area that was particularly damaged by the COVID-19 and also her hometown where she was born and raised.
- As of December 2021, she uses an iPhone 13 Pro Sierra Blue.
- She likes mangosteen and durian.
- She never revealed her MBTI personality type, but fans assumed that her MBTI is INTJ or INFJ.
- Among her nicknames are Baechu, Hyunie, Ending Fairy, Bunny Bae, Baephrodite, etc.
- Her shoe size is 225 mm.
- Irene is the shortest member among Red Velvet.
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