LUA / Hezz (former SONAMOO & UNI.T’s Euijin) Profile and Facts:
LUA is a member of Japanese city pop band LUA DACHI. She used to be a soloist and actress under Mellow Entertainment as Hezz (헤즈). She is also a former member of the South Korean girl groups SONAMOO and UNI.T as Euijin.
Fandom Name: Black Tea
Official Color: N/A
Official SNS:
Instagram in Korean: @_hongeuijin_
Instagram in Japanese: @jinofhong_ / @jinofhongseyes_
Hezz Instagram: @hezz_offcl
X (Twitter): @Hezz_offcl
TikTok: @hezz_offcl
YouTube: @홍의진 HONG EUI JIN
VLIVE: HONG EUI JIN (홍의진)
Stage Names: LUA / Hezz (헤즈)
Birth Name: Hong Eui Jin (홍의진)
Birthday: October 8, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rat
Height: 168 cm (5’6″)
Weight: 50 kg (110 lbs)
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: INTJ
LUA Facts:
– She was born in Gwangju, South Korea.
– Family: parents, older brother, older sister.
– Her older sister, Hong Euijeong, is a violinist of Gwangji Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Her siblings are taller than her.
– Graduated from SOPA, Broadcast Entertainment Class.
– College education: Sejong University Future Education Center, Major in Dance, Practical Dance course.
– Hezz’s nicknames are Jini, Chair, White Baby, Bird, Honggu, Hong Center, Queen Euijin.
– Favorite colors: blue, black and white.
– Her favorite season is winter.
– She enjoys listening to calm music, collecting socks, watching Korean or Japanese movies/drama/animation and taking photos.
– Her specialties are playing the recorder and viola, speaking Japanese, and caring.
– Her charm point is a leg bridge with her smile, half-moon eye smile, and her fair skin.
– She says that socks are the most important part of wardrobe.
– She said that when she is tired, she tends to have a nosebleed when she blows her nose.
– Her favorite artists are Rihanna and Ivy.
– Her favorite song to sing at karaoke is “Missing You” by 2NE1.
– She has absolute pitch.
– She can imitate Doraemon.
– She can speak fluent Japanese. She also says that she looks like a Japanese.
– She would like to test an internship in the management.
– She wants to travel to Europe.
– As for food, she doesn’t like shaved ice, especially milk flavored one. Also, she doesn’t like milk and spinach.
– Rather called very picky with food, her preferences are wide like she can eat mint chocolate and pineapple pizza.
– Although being youngest both in her family and girl groups, she had shown that she is very responsible person.
– She is shy but tries to hide it with friendly behavior.
– She had bad eyesight and wore glasses off stage. Soon she had LASIK surgery.
– She decided to become an idol with the idea she could make money when she’s young.
– Hezz is close to SEVENTEEN‘s S.Coups and Wonwoo.
– She is friends with Lovelyz‘ Jin, Oh My Girl‘s YooA, EXID‘s Hyelin, GFriend‘s Yerin, Apink‘s Hayoung, CLC‘s Seungyeon and UNI.T‘s Yoonjo, Yang Jiwon, Woohee, Hyunjoo and Lee Suji.
– She appeared in two B.A.P clips: “Never Give Up” and “Stop It”.
– She appears in episodes 4 and 8 of TaDah It’s B.A.P.
– Hezz danced alongside the duo Untouchable during the promotion of “Take Out“.
– Her motto: “Work three times more when it seems to be perfect!”
– LUA’s Ideal Type: A person who smiles prettily, and someone with a good voice.
Sonamoo Era Facts:
– She had been a TS Entertainment trainee the longest.
– Her position was Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist and Center.
– In the group, she showed a brave, easy-going, and cheerful character.
– She was the best cook of the group.
– She was nagging her co-members a lot along with Sumin, so she was called Euijumma.
– After Sumin left, she became the leader of SONAMOO.
– As a kind person, she took good care of D.ana, Nahyun and Newsun.
– She would like the group to try out a fun, energetic and cute concept, a bit like Orange Caramel.
– Due to her dancing skills, she was named as one of the best female idol dancers among 3rd K-pop generation idols.
– At fansigns, she is the first to greet fans, and the last to say goodbye to them.
– When ranking SONAMOO members by beauty, she put Minjae 5th, D.ana 4th, herself 3rd, Newsun 2nd, and Nahyun 1st.
– Newsun urged her to play Overwatch with her.
– She left TS Entertainment on September 8th, 2021 and has terminated his contract with the company.
The Unit Information:
– She performed “Bubble Pop” in episode 3 and received 4 boots from audience and 4 boots from mentors.
– She formed Team UNI+G Red for the first mission in episode 4. She became a center. The team was placed 1st and got to appear on the center in the music video of the show’s theme song “My Turn“.
– She was ranked 5th in episode 4.
– She performed “Crazy” by 4Minute (Team UNI+G Blue) for the second mission. She got 165 votes from the audience.
– She was ranked 2nd in episode 5.
– She was ranked 2nd in episode 7.
– She was ranked 1st in episode 8.
– She performed “Problem” by Ariana Grande (Team UNI+G Black) in the dance category for the third mission. Her team won with 337 against 298 votes.
– She was ranked 1st in episode 10.
– She was ranked 1st in episode 11.
– She performed “Cherry on Top” (Team UNI+G Yellow) for the fourth mission. Her position was leader. Her team got the 2nd place with 374 votes from the audience and got to film the music video.
– She was ranked 1st in episode 13.
– She performed “You & I” (Team UNI+G Red) for the final mission. Her position was leader.
– She got 108,066 votes in the final episode ranking 1st and became part of the temporary girl group UNI.T.
– Euijin taught the choreography to other members in every mission in The Unit.
UNI.T Era Facts:
– Her nickname in UNI.T was Eudineim.
– She was a vibe maker for the group.
– She lived in a dorm named Sisters’ House with Yang Jiwon, Woohee, and Yoonjo. She shared a room with Woohee.
– Her position was Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist and Center.
Solo Era Facts:
– On September 8, 2021, she was officially announced to have signed under Mellow Entertainment.
– She officially debuted as a soloist on March 3, 2022 with “The 8th Spring”.
– She adopted the stage name Hezz after solo debut. It is formed from the first letters of her full name’s syllables (J became ZZ for they sound the same in Korean)
– She appeared on The King of Masked Singer, episode 239, as Giant.
– She appeared on ISAC in August 2022.
– She played character Hwaeuija in the virtual survival show GIRL’S RE:VERSE.
– She worked part-time as a waitress.
– She studied 3D video production and editing to prepare for general employment.
– She moved to Japan in 2024, where she eventually became part of LUA DACHI.
Hong Euijin Filmography:
– Four Lords: The Destiny Changer (King of Saju) (사주왕) | Watcha / as Lee Hayoung (2023-2024)
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Related:
SONAMOO Members Profile
UNI.T Members Profile
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