Irene

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.