Lee Hyun Joo

Age: 27

Birthday: February 5, 1998

Nationality: South Korean

Gender: Female

Lee Hyun Joo is a South Korean singer, dancer, actress and former member of APRIL and UNI.T. She graduated from Seoul Performing Arts High School, focusing on Acting Arts and later was enrolled in the Media Visual Acting program at Sungshin Women's University, but it is unclear if she graduated. She debuted in 2015 as APRIL's vocalist, lead dancer and visual with their 1st EP, "Dreaming". The group had a few lineup changes right from the beginning losing leader Jeon So Min who felt uncomfortable with the group's concept and left to join KARD. After their 2nd EP, "Spring", health issues began affecting her performances, and she decided to take a break to rest. In late 2016, it was announced that she was leaving APRIL in order to pursue an acting career, debuting with a role in the drama "Momin's Room" just a few weeks after departing the group. In 2017, she joined the singing survival show "The Unit" and finished in 5th place, thus, securing a spot in the temporary project group UNI.T and re-debuting later that year with the group's EP, "Line". UNI.T disbanded after 5 months, and she returned to her agency and continued acting. Controversy emerged when, in early 2021, a person claiming to be her brother posted several accusations against the other APRIL members, claiming his sister's departure was due to being severely bullied by them, at one point even attempting suicide. The company, DSP Media, immediately denied the accusations and promised to take legal action against her and her brother. However, the group faced heavy backlash and began losing scheduled events, endorsement deals and even acting roles. A few months later, she posted a message on her IG backing the claims and accusations against her former groupmates and she also stated that the company was not allowing her to terminate the exclusive contract. APRIL disbanded in 2022, and she has focused on her acting career, appearing in dramas such as "Legally, Dad" (2020), "Summer Boys" (2021), "It Was Spring" (2023), among others. (Source: Korean = NamuWiki || Translation = MyDramaList).