Hwasa

Ahn Hye-jin (born July 23, 1995), better known by her stage name Hwasa, is a South Korean singer and rapper signed under RBW Entertainment. She is best known as the vocalist of South Korean girl group Mamamoo.

In February 2019, Hwasa made her debut as a solo artist with her digital single "Twit".

Biography
Ahn Hye-jin was born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, where she lived with her parents and two elder sisters. She graduated from Wonkwang Information Arts High School.

Endorsements
During her first appearance on I Live Alone in June 2018, Hwasa proved her strong influence by starting a national "Gopchang craze," causing the delicacy to sell out across the country. Following this, she received numerous requests for CFs from various companies. She has endorsed many brands including Subway, global outdoor clothing brand The North Face and Lotte CRUNKY chocolate.

Digital singles

 * "Twit" (2019)

Collaborations

 * "Love Comes" (with Esna)(2017)
 * "Don't Give It To Me" (with Loco)(2018)

Features

 * Phantom- "Fingernail" (2013)
 * Baechigi- "Boy Jump" (2014)
 * Ja Mezz- "Drinks Up" (2015)
 * Kisum- "Love Talk" (2015)
 * Primary- "Mileage" (with Paloalto)(2016)
 * Basickand Lil Boi- "Call Me" (2015)
 * Suran- "Ddang" (2016)
 * Basick - "Nice" (with G2) (2016)
 * HIGH4 20- "Hookga" (2016)
 * San E- "I Am Me" (2017)
 * Woodie Gochild- "Cotton Candy" (2018)
 * K.Will- "Treat Me Bad" (2018)

OSTs

 * "The Heirs OST" ("Break Up for You, Not Yet for Me" with Park Shin Hye)

Music video appearances

 * Whee In- "Easy" (2018)

Trivia
Ideal type: “I like guys who are fatherly, so…Ryu Seung Ryong sunbaenim or if we’re talking about foreign celebrities, George Clooney…”
 * She has known Whee In since middle school.
 * She is a large fan of the American singer Rihanna.
 * She's the group's cook due to her love of cooking.
 * After she played a musical role as “Patzzi” back in elementary school, she started working in the music industry. One of her supposed stage name was "PowG" which sounds similar to her musical role.
 * Her stage name, Hwasa, means shining brightly in Korean. She chose this name because her birth name, Hyejin, is too common in Korea.
 * An incident during the live broadcast of Music Bank gave her the nickname 화사자 (Hwa-Saja), or Hwa-lion. The reason is that her hair got stuck on her headband, and it raised her hair up, making it look like a lion's mane. It became a running gag between the members and the fans. Coincidentally, her zodiac sign is Leo, the lion.
 * It was revealed that she is sensitive when it comes to height.
 * She is the third tallest in MAMAMOO with 160 cm. (5'2")

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