Haseul
Haseul | |
|---|---|
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 | |
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
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
2016–2022: Debut with Loona and sub-unit Loona 1/3
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
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
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
Singles
| 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
All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database.[25]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Playback" | 2022 | Loona | Flip That |
Videography
| 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
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Do You Remember When We First Met? | Cho Haseul | [29] |
Notes
- ^ credited to Loona, but the track is a solo by Haseul
References
- ^ Lee, Seung-rok (April 1, 2017). [MD인터뷰] 이달의 소녀 "매달 한명씩 멤버 공개...완전체 2018년 데뷔". My Daily. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Ho-yeon (March 14, 2017). [팝인터뷰③]이달의 소녀 1/3, 오디션부터 예능까지 '가수가 된 이유'. Herald Pop. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Noh, Jin-hwan (March 12, 2017). '이달의 소녀 1/3' 하슬 "가수의 길 만들어준 건 음악선생님". Edaily. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Son, Ye-Ji (December 1, 2016). 이달의 소녀, 세 번째 멤버 실루엣 티저 공개. Ten Asia. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Ho-yeon (December 8, 2016). 이달의 소녀, 세 번째 멤버는 톰보이st 하슬 '반전매력'. Herald Pop. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Moon, Kyung-min (December 15, 2016). 걸그룹 이달의 소녀 '하슬', 솔로곡 '소년,소녀' 베일 벗었다...'블록버스터 트랙' 출처. The Seoul Economic Daily. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Kim, So-kyung (January 14, 2017). '이달의 소녀' 하슬-여진, '마이 멜로디' M/V 티저로 풋풋함 선사. Ten Asia. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Noh, Yoon-jung (March 13, 2017). 이달의 소녀, 첫 유닛 출격...오늘(13일) '지금, 좋아해' 음원&MV 공개. Herald Pop. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Herman, Tamar (August 17, 2018). "Loona Announces First Formal Single 'Hi High': Watch a Teaser". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Park, Sang-hoo (November 28, 2022). [단독]이달의 소녀 비비·현진 제외 9명 계약 해지 소송 중 [[Exclusive] 9 contract cancellation proceedings excluding Loona Vivi and Hyunjin] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ Yeo, Gladys (June 21, 2023). "LOONA's Haseul signs with Modhaus, joins ARTMS project". NME. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Chin, Carmen (May 31, 2024). "ARTMS drop trippy music video for new single, 'Virtual Angel'". NME. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Ahn, Byeong-gil (September 6, 2023). 하슬, 첫 소극장 콘서트 연다. Sports Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Ji-hye (October 26, 2023). 아르테미스 하슬, 솔로 신곡 '플라스틱 캔디' 발매..특별한 설렘. Herald Pop. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Dutta, Debashree (December 13, 2024). "HaSeul Explores Isolation in Her New Single 'Fragile Eyes'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Jun-tae (April 17, 2025). '소속사와 분쟁' 이달의소녀, 전속계약 무효소송 일부 승소. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Ahn, Byeong-gil (September 23, 2025). 아르테미스 하슬, 소극장 콘서트 '우리들의 Fairytale' 개최. Sports Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Jong-eun (September 18, 2025). 아르테미스 하슬, 솔로로 돌아온다. MBC. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ Oh, Bo-ram (January 8, 2020). 이달의소녀 하슬, 불안 증상으로 활동 중단. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Hong, Hye-nim (June 2, 2021). 이달의 소녀 하슬, 활동 재개...1년 6개월 만 완전체 컴백. Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Cho, Nam-so (April 29, 2022). 시구ㆍ시타 하는 걸그룹 '이달의 소녀'. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Min-sung (July 14, 2024). 애국가 부르는 아르테미스 하슬. Sports Donga. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Kwon, Hyuk-joon (June 7, 2025). 'KIA 찐팬' 데이식스 원필, 11일 광주 KIA-삼성전 시구 나선다. News1. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ "Let Me In". Billboard. January 13, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "KOMCA search". Korea Music Copyright Association. Retrieved July 15, 2025. Credit for "Playback" can be found by searching the song's ID:100004262195
- ^ 하슬(HaSeul) 'Plastic Candy' (Music Studio 81.8Hz Ver.) (Video). November 8, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ 하슬(HaSeul) 'Fragile Eyes' Lyrics Video (Video). December 9, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ 하슬(HaSeul) 'Love Poison' Mood Video (Video). September 18, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Lee, Ho-yeon (September 27, 2017). 이달의소녀 희진·현진·하슬 주연 웹드라마, 2천만뷰 돌파. Herald Pop. Retrieved September 7, 2025.