Arin

Korean: 아린

Hometown:

Busan, South Gyeongnam

Country:

South Korea

Full name:

Choi Yewon

Native name:

최예원

Birthday:

Jun 18, 1999

Age:

25 years old

Blood type:

Height:

5'5" (165 cm)

Weight:

99.2 lbs (45 kg)

Group (2015-present):

OH MY GIRL

Group (2022-2023):

Introduction

Choi Ye-won, popularly known as Arin, is a South Korean singer and actress signed with WM Entertainment. She is the lead dancer and maknae (youngest member) of the girl group OH MY GIRL and its sub-unit OH MY GIRL BANHANA.

She earned her spot in the company after winning WM's auditions in 2013. She is nicknamed as "Giant Baby" for being one of the tallest despite being the youngest.

On April 20, 2015, she debuted as a member of OH MY GIRL with the group’s self-titled debut mini album. She also joined the group’s special sub-unit, OH MY GIRL BANHANA, with the special album Banana Allergy Monkey on April 2, 2018.

On March 10, 2020, Arin was cast as Oh Na-ri in Naver TV's web series The World of My 17.

In March 2021, it was announced that Arin was cast in Netflix's series Ghost Story 2.

WM Entertainment:

Jan 1, 2015-present

Debut:

Apr 14, 2015

Debut to 1st win:

1015 days

Current state:

active

Active years:

2015-present

Zodiac-sign:

Gemini

Language(s):

Korean, English

Training period:

2 years

Education:

Seoul School of Performing Arts

MBTI:

INFP

kpopping rank:

135th

Fandom:

Miracle

Fandom color(s):

Pantone-230C

Pantone-304C

Pantone-461U

0 wins

5.2K pics

13 videos

0 albums

104.6K views

248 adds

Fun facts

People often call her "Princess Arin" because of her grace and charms.

Arin's ideal type is someone who works hard at whatever he does.

Arin described her personality as calm and talks little when she's outside. She likes being alone and not talking about her worries or feelings. The 'maknae' image of being cute and doing a lot of aegyo is very different from who she actually is.

She is the youngest and the tallest member of OH MY GIRL.

Arin's favorite game to play is PUBG Mobile.

Arin is friends with WJSN's Dayoung and Weki Meki's Yoojung.

Arin's favorite movie is "The Kissing Booth."

She has a younger brother named Choi Seokjun.

Among the group, Arin is closest to Seunghee. They also share a room together in their dorms.

She joined WM Entertainment as a trainee in 2013.