Arin (OH MY GIRL) Profile, Bio, & Facts

Arin (아린) is a South Korean singer under WM Entertainment. She is a member of the Kpop girl group OH MY GIRL and its subunit Oh My Girl Banhana.

Arin (OH MY GIRL) Profile

Arin (OH MY GIRL) Facts:

Early Life

– She was born in Busan, South Korea.
– She went to Boonbu Elementary School.
– She transferred from Boonbu Middle School and graduated from Dongduk Girls’ Middle School.

Personal Life

– Her family consists of her parents and her younger brother Seokjun.
– She graduated from Seoul Performing Arts High School (Practical Dance Department).
– She said the scariest movie she watched was ‘Shutter’. (ESQUIRE Korea)
– She is close with Dayoung from WJSN and Yoojung from Weki Meki.
– If she wasn’t a singer, she would be a college student doing a part time job.
– She has saved members’ names as ‘OMG Hyojung’ to make it easy to remember. (ESQUIRE Korea)
– She thinks she is the best at eating spicy food and watching horror movies compared to other members.
– She was classmates with Mina from GUGUDAN, Mark from NCT, and Xeheun from GIRLKIND.
– Hyojung believes Arin has the best smile in the group. (Superlatives)
– She feels her charm is being natural. (teenvogue)
– If she had to pick an animal to represent her, she would choose a rabbit.
– She has the ‘wannabe’ style and has every girl’s style icon according to Hyojung. (teenvogue)
– She just listens to music playlist on a streaming platform when she is working out.
– She went to the same elementary school as Jihoon from TREASURE.
– Her most used emoticon is a little baby-like emoticon in pink clothes.  (FANVATAR Qply ep.05)
– If she won the lottery, she wouldn’t announce it to everyone but will tell some people. (FANVATAR Qply ep.05)
– She gets cold easily.
– Despite being the youngest, she is the tallest in Oh My Girl.
– Arin is incharge of the visuals in the group along with YooA and Yubin.
– She likes to go shopping or eat at restaurants in her spare time.
– If she woke up as a boy, she would want to talk about “boy stuff” with her dad.

Career

– She is the  lead dancer, sub vocalist, and maknae in OH MY GIRL.
– She joined WM Entertainment in 2013.
– She appeared in the dramas ‘Alchemy of Souls’, ‘The World of My 17’ and ‘Summer Love Machine Blues’.
– She was cast in the horror Netflix movie ‘Urban Myths’.
– She appeared in the Pepsi promotional song ‘Black & Blue’ along with Hyojung, IVE’s Wonyoung and Leeseo and CRAVITY’s Serim and Jungmo.

Likes & Dislikes

– She is a big fan of Suzy and Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation).
– She likes the Korean drama ‘The Penthouse’. (W KOREA)
– Her favorite perfumes include ‘NONFICTION’, ‘SANTA MARIA NOVELLA’ and ‘TAMBURINS.’ (SINGLES KOREA)
– Arin likes to watch horror movies.
– Pink is her favorite color.
– She likes soapy and floral scents.
– She enjoys playing games like PUBG.
– Her favorite movie was ‘The Kissing Booth’. (ESQUIRE Korea)
– She likes spring and autumn the most.
– She prefers long hair over short hair.

Food Preferences

– She likes pineapple pizza. (Good Housekeeping)
– Arin goes for the hottest level of spiciness when ordering tteokbokki or chicken feet. (ESQUIRE Korea)
– She enjoys eating tteokbokki over pork cutlet and black bean ramen over regular ramen.
– Her favorite delivery food is whole chicken. (W KOREA)
– Her favorite foods include rice and chicken.
– She likes eating mint chocolate ice cream over chocolate ice cream. (ESQUIRE Korea)

Personality & Habits

– She has a shy personality.
– She said she is simple minded and doesn’t hold grudges. (teenvogue)
– She is the most timid member of the group along with Mimi.
– She, Mimi and Jiho are the members who don’t cry easily in the group.
– She got nicknamed “Princess Arin” because of her kindness and grace.

Awards

– She won the ‘Rising Star Award, Actress’ at the Asia Model Awards in 2022.
– She won the ‘Best Couple Award’ with TXT’s Soobin at the KBS Entertainment Awards in 2020.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: @ye._.vely61

Streaming Platform Links
Genie | Bugs | Melon

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