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Hwasa
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Ahn Hye-jin (; born July 23, 1995), known professionally by her stage name Hwasa (; sometimes stylized as Hwa Sa), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Mamamoo in 2014. In February 2019, she made her solo debut with the song "Twit" which topped the Circle Digital Chart and won a Gaon Chart Music Award.
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Hwasa, born An Hyejin on July 23, 1995, in Jeonju, is a South Korean singer, recording artist, singer-songwriter, and dancer. She is a member of the groups Mamamoo and Refund Sisters. Her musical work spans genres including K-pop, jazz, pop music, and house music. She performs as a soprano and plays the voice, piano, and guitar.
Hwasa began her professional career in 2014 and resides in Seoul. She is signed to the record labels P Nation and Rainbow Bridge World. In addition to her musical activities, she has written a work titled "On'gat murye wa ojirap ŭl twi ro hago p'eminisŭt'ŭ ro sara kagi." She speaks Korean, Japanese, and sign language, and identifies as a Catholic with the religious name Maria.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- On'gat murye wa ojirap ŭl twi ro hago p'eminisŭt'ŭ ro sara kagi
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Film & TV
Acting · Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
Hwasa, born Ahn Hye-jin (안혜진), is a vocalist and rapper of South Korean girl group MAMAMOO. Hwasa has appeared in various South Korean variety shows, including MBC's I Live Alone where she's part of the regular cast. She has won a lot of entertainment awards such as Rookie Female of the Year for Variety, Female Top Excellence Award for Variety, and Hot Issue Entertainer Award.
Known for
- Sixth Sense: City Tour — Self2025
- Moving Voices — Self2024
- NOPOGY — Self2024
- MAMAMOO: My Con the Movie — Self2023
- K-Pop Generation — Self2023
- Dancing Queens on The Road — Self2023
- The Seasons — Self2023
- Salon Drip — Self2023
- Mamamoo: Where Are We Now? — Self2022
- Kpop.Flex 2022 Global Stream — Self (Hwasa)2022
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- South Korea
- Active from
- 1995
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 452,048
- Total plays
- 6,861,843
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Ahn Hye-jin (Hangul: 안혜진, born July 23, 1995), better known by the stage name Hwasa (Hangul: 화사), is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is known as the sub-vocalist, songwriter and lead rapper of South Korean girl group Mamamoo. In February 2019, Hwasa made her debut as a solo artist with her digital single "Twit". She is now signed as a solo artist under P NATION. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/HWASA">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Key facts
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- Hwasa in January 2026
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- Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
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- Musical artist.years_active
- 2014–present
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- Refund Sisters
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via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ahn
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Jeonju
- Occupation
- dancer
- Languages spoken
- sign language
- Native language
- Korean
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Notable work
- I Live Alone
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Rainbow Bridge World
- Official website
- pnation.com/artists/14
- Image
- Hwasa in February 2025.png
- Height
- 160
- Residence
- Seoul
- Voice type
- soprano
Show 9 more facts
- member of
- Refund Sisters
- date of birth
- 1995-07-23
- Commons category
- Hwasa
- start of work period
- 2014-00-00
- birth name
- 안혜진
- Revised Romanization
- An Hyejin
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- An Hyechin
- religious name
- Maria
- social media followers
- 1540000
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
~18 min read
Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Name
- Early life
- Career
- 2014–2019: Debut with Mamamoo and launch of solo career
- 2020: ''María''
- 2021–present: Departure from RBW, further solo releases, Twits and "Good Goodbye"
- Impact and influence
- Sungkyunkwan university report
- Other ventures
- Ambassadorship
- Endorsements
- Discography
- Filmography
- Television series
- Television shows
- Web shows
- Radio show
- Host
- Tours and concerts
- Awards and nominations
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ahn Hye-jin (; born July 23, 1995), known professionally by her stage name Hwasa (; sometimes stylized as Hwa Sa), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Mamamoo in 2014. In February 2019, she made her solo debut with the song "Twit" which topped the Circle Digital Chart and won a Gaon Chart Music Award.
In 2020, Hwasa debuted as part of the Refund Sisters with the single "Don't Touch Me", which reached number one in South Korea. In 2020, she released her EP, María, which charted at number five in her home country, while its lead single "María" peaked at number two on the Gaon Chart, earning her a Golden Disc and Mnet Asian Music Award. 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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