Draft:Iroha (singer)

Iroha
Iroha
Born	February 4, 2008 (age 16); Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Singer; dancer;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2024–present
Labels	Belift
Member of	Illit
Japanese name
Kanji	外薗彩羽
Hiragana	ほかぞのいろは
Romanization	Hokazono Iroha
	;
Korean name
Hangul	이로하
Revised Romanization	Iloha
McCune–Reischauer	Iloha

Iroha Hokazono (Japanese: 外薗彩羽, romanized: Hokazono Iroha; born (2008-02-04)February 4, 2008), known mononymously as Iroha (Korean: 이로하), is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group Illit in 2024, after finishing fourth in JTBC and Hybe Corporation's girl group reality survival television show R U Next? in 2023.

Life and career[edit]

2023-2024: R U Next? and Illit[edit]

In 2023, Iroha participated in the South Korean girl group reality survival show R U Next?, a competition to determine the final members of Belift Lab's first girl group.^[1] Iroha, finishing fourth, subsequently joined the newly formed girl group Illit. ^[2]^[3] On March 25, 2024, Illit officially debuted with the release of their first extended play (EP), Super Real Me.

Discography[edit]

Videography[edit]

References[edit]

^ "하이브 새 걸그룹 누구?...'알유넥스트', 티저 영상 공개" [Who is Hybe's new girl group?...'RU Next', teaser video released]. MBN (in Korean). June 7, 2023. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Mendoza, Ingrid (September 9, 2023). "HYBE's New Girl Group Final Member Lineup Revealed: Which 'R U NEXT' Contestants Made It?". International Business Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
^ Yoon, So-yeon (September 3, 2023). "'R U Next?' winners form girl group I'LL-IT ahead of debut". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

[r-u-next-1] "하이브 새 걸그룹 누구?...'알유넥스트', 티저 영상 공개" [Who is Hybe's new girl group?...'RU Next', teaser video released]. MBN (in Korean). June 7, 2023. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Naver.

[2] Mendoza, Ingrid (September 9, 2023). "HYBE's New Girl Group Final Member Lineup Revealed: Which 'R U NEXT' Contestants Made It?". International Business Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

[3] Yoon, So-yeon (September 3, 2023). "'R U Next?' winners form girl group I'LL-IT ahead of debut". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

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