AIKI (Dancer) Profile (Updated Facts!)

AIKI (아이키) is a South Korean K-pop dancer and choreographer under Esteem Group Company. She is also a member of the dance group HOOK.

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AIKI Profile

Stage Name	Aiki (아이키)
Birth Name	Kang Hyein (강혜인)
Occupation	Dancer, Choreographer
Birthday	September 7, 1989
Active Years	2016-present
Age	35 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Height	5’2” (158 cm)
Weight	45 kg (99 lbs)
Nationality	Korean
Blood Type	B

AIKI Facts:

Early Life

– She was born in Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.
– She initially started dancing when she studied Latin Dancesport in high school. (View Of Art Interview)
– She married her husband at the age of 24, right after graduating from college. Her parents set her up for marriage.
– She graduated from Sungshin Women’s University.
– She also holds a professional degree from Dongguk University and has finished her professional dancing training.

Personal Life

– She has a daughter named Yeon Woo who was born in 2013.
– Her husband is 4 years older than her and works as a researcher at an Engineering school.
– After giving birth to her daughter, Ri.hey from CocaNButter helped her get back on track with her dance activities by teaching her a little bit of how to start dancing again.
– She loves buying big soft toys for her daughter and creating TikTok dance videos with her.
– AIKI’s MBTI personality type is ENFP.
– She has a dog named Kongi.
– She has three siblings Hyemin (born in 1994), Mina (born in 2000), and her only brother Seokyoon (born in 2006).
– The things she enjoys doing include walking, biking, and listening to music.
– Her parents run a grilling and ribs restaurant.
– She has also attended ZN Dance Studio.
– In her opinion, dance is like a “language” that she can read and speak through her body.
– Her nicknames include Cream, Kangkangju, and Jjang-gu (Crayon).
– AIKI and her husband call each other Cookies and Cream Duo. She is Cream and her husband Cookie.
– She is also a great singer.
– She is close friends with Sooyoung from Girls Generation.
– She teaches and coaches dance at Dongguk University.
– Her TikTok dance videos have recently made her a social media sensation.
– She enjoys watching Netflix in her spare time.
– She enjoys snowboarding.
– She doesn’t stick to just one form of dancing and likes to dance in many various styles.
– She is a huge Bruno Mars fan.
– Her fandom name is “Ikki”.

Career

– She and dancer Coco formed the duo dance group “All Ready” in 2016.
– She began her career by taking part in season three of the American dance competition show “NBC’s World Of Dance” with her team “All Ready”.
– She made an appearance in Episode 8 of High School Rapper 4.
– She worked as a trainer for the show My Teenage Girl.
– On August 5th, she had her first fan meeting.
– She has choreographed for artists like Jessi, Hwasa from MAMAMOO, Refund Sisters, Uhm Jung Hwa, and Lee Hyori.
– She choreographed the popular song “Don’t Touch Me” by Refund Sister.
– She participated in Mnet’s show Dancing 9 and passed the second round of auditions.
– She is the leader of the dance group HOOK, a dance crew made up of her and her students. She participated with the group in the show Street Fighter Women 1 in 2021.
– He along with her group members from HOOK choreographed the song “BIBI Vengeance” by BIBI.
– She choreographed the #Move4Gen1 dance challenge for the song “I’m On It” by BTS.
– She hosts a show called “AIKI’s Thumbs Up” where she interviews different K-pop artists like NMIXX, Chungha, and StrayKidz.