Hani (singer)

Ahn Hee-yeon (Hangul: 안희연; born May 1, 1992), professionally known as Hani, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known as a member of the South Korean girl group EXID and its subgroup, SoljiHani (formerly known as Dasoni (Hangul: 다소니)). She has appeared on television as a host on Weekly Idol and a cast member on Off to School, Crime Scene and A Style for You.

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.
Hani
안희연
Hani in April 2018
Born
Ahn Hee-yeon

(1992-05-01) May 1, 1992
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesHani
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentSublime Artist Agency
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • clarinet
Years active2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAn Hui-yeon
McCune–ReischauerAn Hŭiyŏn
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHani
McCune–ReischauerHani

Early life

Ahn Hee-yeon was born on May 1, 1992, in Seoul, South Korea, but her family and friends all called her Hani from a young age.[1] She competed in triathlons from elementary until middle school, and was also an avid swimmer.[2] She is the sister of actor Ahn Tae Hwan.[3]

Prior to her debut with EXID, she was originally set to debut as a member of a girl group under JYP Entertainment, along with Sistar's Hyolyn, Secret's Song Ji-eun and Bestie's Uji. However, she was cut from JYP after a year. Hani stated that the company did not see potential in her. Following this, she went to study abroad in China for a year.[4][5]

Career

2012–13: Debut with EXID and rise to popularity

EXID officially debuted on February 15, 2012 with the release of their debut single, "Whoz That Girl".[6]

In February 2013, Hani and EXID member Heo Sol-ji formed the duo Dasoni[7] and released their debut single "Goodbye" on February 15, 2013. It also included the B-side, "Said So Often".[8]

In August 2014, EXID released their single "Up & Down". Initially, the song charted poorly, failing to make it on the top 100 of the Gaon Chart. However, the song slowly gained popularity in late November after a fan-taken video of her performing the song went viral.[9][10] As of 2019, the video has been viewed more than 30 million times on YouTube.[11]

2014–present: Solo career

In 2014, she entered the main cast of tvN's Always Cantare.

In 2015, she appeared in Mad Clown's music video for "Fire",[12] and entered the main cast of JTBC's Off to School[13][14] and Crime Scene.[15][16] Hani was also chosen to present a new KBS beauty show, A Style For You along with Kim Heechul, Goo Ha-ra and Yoon Bora.[17] In spring, she appeared on Soulmates Returns.[18] Later on, she made a cameo appearance in The Producers as herself.[19] On June 24, she and Ken of VIXX released a duet song titled "Gap".[20] In September, she was made a cast member in TV series Law of the Jungle.

In 2016, Hani became the co-host of Baek Jong-won's Three Great Emperors.[21] In February 2016, she appeared on King of Mask Singer as "Little Match Girl", a get-up completed with a mask and costumes to hide her identity. Hani surprised the panel of judges and an audience with her rich and husky voice (mostly due to the higher vocal range used as a vocalist in EXID).[22] Hani defeated Kim Feel and Jo Hang-jo but she was subsequently defeated by the Mask King at the time, Ha Hyun-woo of Guckkasten. Nevertheless, Hani's performances attracted attention and recognition for her unique vocal and passion for singing.

On January 12, 2017, it was announced that f(x)'s Luna, Hani, and Mamamoo's Solar would release a collaborative dance song on January 19, produced by Park Geun-tae, who also wrote EXO's Baekhyun and Miss A's Suzy's duet "Dream".[23] It was later revealed that the song's title is "Honey Bee", and is of the pop soul genre, incorporating 808 bass and saxophone.[24] On January 19, the song "Honey Bee" was officially released on Mystic Entertainment's YouTube channel.

In May 2019, Banana Culture announced that Hani and Jeonghwa would not be renewing their contracts, and EXID would go on hiatus after finishing their tour in Japan.[25][26]

In October 2019 it was announced that Hani has signed with Sublime Artist Agency and that she would be making her film debut with her given name Ahn Hee-yeon.[27][28]

On January 21, 2020, Hani was announced to star in the web drama XX.[29] The drama's first episode aired on January 24 and will run for 10 episodes.[30]

Discography
Main article: EXID discography
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[31]		 US
World
"Cold"
(with C-Clown)		 2012 — — N/A Young Love
"We Got The World"
(with R.Tee)		 2014 — — Non-album singles
"Fake Illness"
(with Rare Potato)		 2015 — —
"Gap"
(with Ken)		 25 —
"Snail (달팽이)"
(with Kim Feel)		 2016 — — N/A King of Mask Singer Episode 47
"Honey"
(with Ken)		 — — King of Mask Singer Episode 48
"Honey Bee"
(with f(x)'s Luna and Mamamoo's Solar)		 2017 38 — Non-album singles
"Flame"
(with Solji)		 — — N/A Soundtrack of Money Flower
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated.

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2015The ProducersHerselfKBS2Cameo (Ep. 3)
2020SF8JunoMBCEpisode: "White Crow"[32]
2020The Spies Who Loved Me hacker MBCCameo (Ep. 8,9)

Web series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2020XXYoon Na-naNaver TV, V LIVE, YouTube, MBCMain role[33]
2021 Not Yet 30 Lee Ran-joo KakaoTV [34] [35]

Variety show
YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes
2014Always CantaretvNMain cast
2015Crime Scene 2JTBCMain Cast
A Style For YouKBS2Main CastWith Yoon Bo-ra, Gu Hara and Kim Heechul (Episodes 1-12)
Soulmates ReturnsMBC Every 1Main cast
EXID's ShowtimeMBC Every 1Main cast
Law of the Jungle in NicaraguaSBSMain castEpisodes 178–180
2016Baek Jong-won's Three Great EmperorsSBSCo-hostEpisodes 22–51
Battle TripKBS2Travelerwith Solji (Episode 2–3)
We Are SiblingsKBS2Castwith her younger brother
King of Mask SingerMBCContestantas "Be Careful for Cold the Little Match Girl" (Episodes 47–48)
Weekly IdolMBC Every 1HostEpisodes 245–270
2017 Suddenly A MillionaireOliveHost
Law of the Jungle in KomodoSBSMain castEpisodes 274–278
2018Secret UnnieJTBC4Castwith Yoojung (Weki Meki)
2020 Law of the Jungle in PalawanSBSMain castEpisodes 403-406
Running Girls Mnet Cast member [36]

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