Who’s who in KISS OF LIFE?

Owners of hits such as ‘Midas Touch’ and the recently released ‘Sticky’, which arrived on streaming platforms on June 30th this year, the female group KISS OF LIFE is one of the new sensations in the world of k-pop, having even appeared in a special report about South Korea on Fantástico, on TV Globo, during the program aired last Sunday, the 21st.

“They tell us everything. How their day was, that they miss us, that they want us to go to their hometown. We feel the love up close,” said the group leader. Julieabout the fans they have gained in their 13 months of debut.

Even with just over a year of career, since they debuted through S2 Entertainment on July 5, 2023 with the first mini-album “KISS OF LIFE” and the title track “쉿 (Shhh)”, the group already accumulates six million monthly listeners on Spotify, millions of views on MVs, and entries in important music charts, a result of the indisputable talent of the four members that make up the group’s final lineup: Julie, Natty, Belle It is Haneul.

Thinking about the quartet, RECREIO gathered the main information about the members below; check it out!

Julie

Group leader, Julie Han She is 24 years old, as the idol was born on March 29, 2000 in Hawaii, United States, where she spent her entire childhood. In the US, she practiced ballet, leaving classical dance aside to take hip-hop classes, on the recommendation of her own father.

The daughter of Koreans, she moved to her parents’ home country in her early teens, at the age of 13, and, once in South Korea, joined the popular Def Dance Skool dance academy, where they told her she had the potential to become an idol. After following more good advice, she managed to become a trainee at TheBlackLabel, between 2017 and 2020, and at Swing Entertainment, before debuting in KISS OF LIFE.

Curiosity:Julie has a brother, Josephwho is a writer and became known for the book “Nuclear Family”.

Natty

Main dancer, Natty It is really, Anatchaya Suputtipong. The idol, who came into the world on May 30, 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand, is the one who waited the longest for a group debut, since she was a trainee for ten years, and, during that period, she participated in the survival program “SIXTEEN”, which gave rise to the group TWICE, and Idol School, through which Fromis_9 was formed.

Still, on May 7, 2020, Natty made her solo debut with the release of the single NINETEEN, which came with an MV; remember!

Curiosity:Natty speaks Korean, Thai, Japanese and English.

Belle

Annabelle ShimOr just Belleis the lead vocalist. Born on March 19, 2004 in Seattle, Washington, USA, she is the daughter of singer Shim Sin and, in just over a year as a trainee, he was able to join his father in the music world by debuting in KISS OF LIFE.

According to the K-Profilles portal, Bellebegan writing songs at the age of 17, publishing her tracks on platforms such as SoundCloud. Proving herself to be a great songwriter, she worked with SM Entertainment, as well as making songs for Miyeonfrom (G)-IDLE and for groups like LE SSERAFIM and PURPLE KISS.

Curiosity:Belle is the one who does the female background vocals on the song “Child” by Mark from NCT; see:

Haneul

Won Haneul is the maknae of the group, as the 19-year-old idol’s birthday is on May 25th! South Korean, Haneul sang the songs “My Love” by Lee Hiand “Domino”, from Jessie Jin the audition that made her a trainee for just over a year, until she was ready for her debut.

Curiosity: The idol knows how to play the guitar, draw and is an athlete, as she plays table tennis, football, baseball and badminton.