Haseul
Haseul | |
|---|---|
| File:Haseul.png Haseul in May 2024 | |
| Born | Cho Ha-seul August 18, 1997 South Korea |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조하슬 |
| RR | Jo Haseul |
| MR | Cho Hasŭl |
| Signature | |
| File:LOONA HaSeul signature.svg | |
Cho Ha-seul (Korean: 조하슬; born August 18, 1997), known mononymously as Haseul (occasionally stylized as HaSeul) is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of Loona, its sub-unit Loona 1/3, and a member of Artms.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Cho Ha-seul was born August 18, 1997, in Suncheon, Jeolla, South Korea and raised in Beolgyo.[1] She sang in a children's choir while she was in elementary school.[2] Haseul went to high school in the United States for one year. Instead of pursuing her original plans to study opera in college, Haseul became a Blockberry Creative trainee after she was cast at a song festival her music teacher convinced her to participate in.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]2016–2022: Debut with Loona and sub-unit Loona 1/3
[edit | edit source]Blockberry Creative began releasing teasers for the third member of Loona in early December 2016.[4] Haseul was revealed as the third member on December 8.[5] On December 15, Haseul officially debuted as a member of Loona through her eponymous single album with tracks "Let Me In" and "The Carol" featuring fellow members Heejin and Hyunjin.[6]
In January 2017, Haseul collaborated with fellow member Yeojin for the song "My Melody" on Yeojin's debut solo album.[7] On March 13, Haseul debuted alongside members Heejin, Hyunjin, and ViVi in Loona's first sub-unit Loona 1/3 with the mini album Love & Live.[8] Haseul officially debuted with Loona as a full group on August 20, 2018 with the release of their debut EP [+ +].[9]
On November 28, 2022, JTBC Entertainment News reported that nine members of Loona, including Haseul, had filed an application for a provisional injunction to suspend their exclusive contract with Blockberry Creative, following member Chuu's expulsion three days earlier.[10]
2023–present: Solo activities and re-debut with Artms
[edit | edit source]In June 2023, after her contract with Blockberry Creative was suspended, Haseul signed with the label Modhaus to join fellow Loona members Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and Choerry in a new project, where they would eventually debut as Artms.[11][12]
On September 6, Modhaus announced Haseul's first small theater concert series, "Music Studio 81.8Hz", to be held from October 26 to 29 and teased the reveal of an unreleased song.[13] On October 26, Haseul released the teased solo song "Plastic Candy" as a digital single.[14] On December 9, 2024, Haseul released her second digital single "Fragile Eyes".[15]
In April 2025, Haseul's contract with Blockberry Creative was officially ruled invalid by a judge.[16]
In September, Modhaus announced Haseul's second small theater concert series, "Our Fairytale", to be held on October 25 and 26.[17] On September 18, Haseul released her third digital single "Love Poison".[18]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Haseul took a hiatus from entertainment industry activities from January 2020 to May 2021 due to anxiety.[19][20]
Haseul and her family are avid Kia Tigers fans, and Haseul has thrown the first pitch and sung the national anthem at multiple games.[21][22][23]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US World [24] | |||
| "Let Me In"[a] | 2016 | 14 | HaSeul |
| "Plastic Candy" | 2023 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Fragile Eyes" | 2024 | — | |
| "Love Poison" | 2025 | — |
Songwriting credits
[edit | edit source]All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database.[25]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Playback" | 2022 | Loona | Flip That |
Videography
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| "Plastic Candy" Music Studio 81.8Hz Ver. | 2023 | [26] |
| "Fragile Eyes" Lyrics Video | 2024 | [27] |
| "Love Poison" Mood Video | 2025 | [28] |
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Web series
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Do You Remember When We First Met? | Cho Haseul | [29] |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ credited to Loona, but the track is a solo by Haseul
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