Wheein

Jung Whee-in (Korean: 정휘인; born April 17, 1995), known mononymously as Wheein, is a South Korean singer. She rose to prominence in 2014, as a member of the Korean girl group Mamamoo. In 2017, her song "Anymore" with Jung Key, topped the Gaon Charts. In April 2018, she made her debut as a solo artist with her digital single "Easy", peaking at number three in South Korea. In September 2019, Wheein released her first single album Soar.

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Wheein
Wheein in 2024
Jung Whee-in (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
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Musical career
R&B, K-pop
Vocals
2014–present
RBWThe L1veWith Us Entertainment
Mamamoo
정휘인
丁輝人
Jeong Hwiin
Chŏng Hwiin

Jung Whee-in (Korean: 정휘인; born April 17, 1995), known mononymously as Wheein, is a South Korean singer. She rose to prominence in 2014, as a member of the Korean girl group Mamamoo. In 2017, her song "Anymore" with Jung Key, topped the Gaon Charts. In April 2018, she made her debut as a solo artist with her digital single "Easy", peaking at number three in South Korea. In September 2019, Wheein released her first single album Soar.

In 2021, Wheein released her debut EP Redd, which peaked inside the top ten in Korea. In the same year she left RBW, and signed to The L1ve. In 2022, she released her second EP Whee, which reached number four on the Circle Album Chart. In 2023, she released her debut studio album, In the Mood.

Whee-in's given name "휘인" (Hwi-in) was derived from the male lead character of the manhwa "인어공주를 위하여" (For the Mermaid Princess), with the name "조휘인" (Jo Hwi-in). Her mother thought it was a pretty name and named her after the character. Her name in Hanja is written as "", meaning a "shining person".

Jung Whee-in was born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, where she lived with her grandmother as an only child. She graduated from Wonkwang Information Arts High School.

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In June 2014, Wheein officially debuted as a member of Mamamoo, serving as one of the group's vocalists, when they released their debut single "Mr. Ambiguous" and EP Hello. She had first appeared in the group's first R&B collaboration "Don't Be Happy", alongside member Solar and featuring Korean singer Bumkey, that January.

Wheein featured on multiple tracks with several artists including Kiggen of Phantom and Standing Egg in 2014; CNBLUE and Louie in 2015; Monsta X and Sandeul in 2016; Jung Key, Jung Min-hyuk and Standing Egg in 2017.

On April 17, 2018, Wheein debuted as a solo artist by releasing her first single album magnolia with the lead single "Easy" featuring rapper Sik-K.

In 2019, she went on to feature in a few more tracks with artists including DinDin, Park Bom and also collaborated on a song with Kim Hyun-chul.

On September 4, 2019, she released her second single album Soar, with the single "Good Bye." Wheein's first physical release, Soar peaked at number four on the Gaon Album Chart, selling over 23,000 copies in 2019. The single "Good Bye" debuted on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart at position 24.

On May 1, 2020, Wheein released the song "With My Tears" for the tvN drama Hospital Playlist. She featured on a track again for DinDin in May, for Peakboy in August, for Jvde Milez in September and for Basick in December. On September 28, she released a soundtrack titled "Shine On You" for the tvN drama Record of Youth.

Wheein's debut EP Redd, was released on April 13, 2021. It debuted at number seven on the Gaon Album Chart, making it her second top-ten debut on the chart. The EP was the 13th best-selling album of April 2021, with over 72,000 copies sold. Lead single "Water Color" debuted and peaked at number 70 on the Gaon Digital Chart and 15 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart. On April 23, the English version of "Water Color" was released as a digital single.

On June 11, 2021, Wheein decided not to renew her exclusive contract with RBW, but instead signed a deal with the company allowing her to promote with Mamamoo for at least 2 more years. On August 31, she signed an exclusive contract with Ravi's label, The L1ve.

On August 26, 2021, she featured on a track titled "AM PM" from Jay B's first EP SOMO:Fume. On November 19, she released the soundtrack "I wish" for the MBC drama The Red Sleeve. On November 28, she released another soundtrack titled "Ice Cream Love" for the Coupang Play drama One Ordinary Day. On December 11, Wheein and singer Ailee released a duet song titled "Solo Christmas".

On January 16, 2022, Wheein released her second EP WHEE, which is her first release under The L1ve. It consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Make Me Happy". It debuted number four on the Circle Weekly Album Chart and sold over 81,000 copies.

On February 13, 2022, Wheein released a re-interpretation of The Stray's song "You, You", as a soundtrack for the webtoon Nth Romance. On March 18, she released another soundtrack titled "In Your Days" for the JTBC drama Thirty-Nine.

On April 17, 2022, Wheein held her first solo fanmeeting titled '2022 WHEE IN FANMEETING [D-DAY]' for her birthday. She also released the digital single "D-DAY" on the same day. On May 18, she released the soundtrack "Melody" for the film Gongzza: Gonggi Tazza.

On August 15, 2022, she featured on Ravi's single titled "BYE". On September 2, she released the soundtrack titled "The Only One Have to Forget" for the TVING dating reality show EXchange 2. On November 9, she released the single "Sunny Shower" featuring Colde for Dingo Live. On December 23, she released the soundtrack titled "Cheers!" for the TVING web series Work Later, Drink Now 2. On December 31, Wheein featured in Don Malik's song "Bathtub", alongside Justhis for the Mnet show, Show Me the Money 11.

On October 12, 2023, Wheein released her first studio album IN the mood. The album consists of 11 tracks with "17" featuring Hwasa and "Bite Me" featuring rapper HAON. She stated that her previous EP WHEE and the album IN the mood are two parts of her project based on her Instagram ID, "whee_inthemood". It debuted number ten on the Circle Weekly Album Chart and sold over 82,000 copies.

Wheein performing at her 2024 WHEE IN THE MOOD [BEYOND] World Tour.

On January 3, 2024, Wheein announced her debut solo world tour, 'Whee In The Mood [Beyond]'. On February 15, she released a digital single titled "WHEEE" produced by Young K and Na Sang-hyun.

The world tour 'WHEE IN THE MOOD [BEYOND]', began in Seoul with concerts held on February 24 and 25.

On March 15, she released the soundtrack "Rainy Season" for the re-release of the 2022 Japanese film, The Last 10 Years.

The Asian leg of her tour commenced on March 26, with a show in Hong Kong followed by concerts in Bangkok, Manila, Taipei and Tokyo.

On April 17, a double LP titled WHEE IN the mood was announced. The LP consisted of tracks from her previous EP WHEE and her studio album IN the mood.

Her Europe and USA leg of the tour was held from May 9 to June 4 with shows in Warsaw, Helsinki, Tilburg, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Washington D.C. and Brooklyn.

On May 15, her collaboration soundtrack with Moonbyul "Frankly Speaking" for the JTBC drama Frankly Speaking was released. On July 20 and 21, she held encore concerts titled 'WHEE IN THE MOOD [BEYOND]: ENCORE' in Seoul.

On August 3, The L1ve announced that her exclusive contract with them had ended.

On July 25, 2025, With Us Entertainment, a subsidiary of Around Us Entertainment, announced that Wheein had signed an exclusive contract with them and that they would make sure she can actively promote both as a solo artist and as a member of Mamamoo.

On August 5, Wheein announced her first fan concert tour, 'OWHEECE', in Asia.

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
Released: October 12, 2023
Label: The L1ve
Formats: CD, digital download, streaming10KOR: 85,209
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
Released: April 13, 2021
Label: RBW
Formats: CD, digital download, streaming7KOR: 76,700
Released: January 16, 2022
Label: The L1ve
Formats: CD, digital download, streaming4KOR: 81,610
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
Released: September 4, 2019
Label: RBW
Formats: CD, digital download, streaming4KOR: 23,000
Released: April 16, 2026
Label: With Us
Formats: CD, digital download, streaming24KOR: 19,680
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
2016140—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/aSM Station Season 1 Goody Bag
26KOR: 80,500Memory
201780KOR: 74,900Purple
201836—N/aSoar
201910th – Preview
31024Soar
20217015Redd
90Non-album single
20226572Whee
141Non-album singles
2023In the Mood
2024Non-album single
2025
2026Adagio
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
2014—N/aPhantom Power
61KOR: 24,000Like
2015KOR: 14,0002gether
25KOR: 116,000Non-album single
2016118KOR: 23,000The Clan Pt. 1 Lost
KOR: 22,700Stay As You Are
20171KOR: 1,073,000Empty
—N/aNon-album single
Dramatic
2018Non-album single
2019
84Blue Rose
2020Non-album single
2021SOMO:Fume
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
201731KOR: 135,600Yellow OST
20201813—N/aHospital Playlist OST
172Record of Youth OST
2021The Red Sleeve OST
One Ordinary Day OST
20221380Nth Romance OST
Thirty-Nine OST
Gongzza OST
EXchange2 OST
Work Later, Drink Now 2 OST
2024The Last 10 Years OST
Frankly Speaking OST
When the Phone Rings OST
2025It's Okay!' OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
2016KOR: 25,000Memory
2019183N/AWhite Wind
2021Redd
2022Whee
2023In the Mood
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

YearArtistSongAlbumLyricsMusic
2016Mamamoo"My Hometown" (고향이)Melting
Mamamoo (feat. Hash Swan)"Moderato"Memory
2017Jung Min-hyuk (feat. Wheein)"Holy-Day"Non-album single
2019Mamamoo"25"White Wind
2020Jvde Milez (feat. Wheein) (prod. Nod)"Miss U"MilezAway
2021Wheein (feat. pH-1)"Trash"Redd
Wheein"Ohoo"
"Springtime" (봄이 너에게)
2022"Letter Filled with Light"Whee
2023"Here I Am"In the mood
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
100 People, 100 SongsContestantEpisode 29–30 (with Hwasa)
Duet Song FestivalPilot 1 (Chuseok Special)
Duet Song FestivalPilot 2 (Lunar New Year Special)
King of Mask SingerEpisode 55–56 (As 'Like a Half Moon')
Singing BattleEpisode 8–9 (with Solar)
Duet Song FestivalEpisode 35–36
Secret UnnieCast memberEpisode 2–6
YearTitleNetworkRoleNotesRef.
Dream RadioMBC FM4USpecial DJMarch 14–20, 2022
TitleYearDirectorRef.
2018Hong Won Ki (Zanybros)
2019Park Woo Sang (RBW)
Hong Won Ki, Hor Jin Hyung(Zanybros)
2021Hobin (a HOBIN film)
2022Sungwhi (nvrmnd)
2023Lee Jeongyeon(Desert Beagle)
2024Desert Beagle
DateCityCountryVenue
February 24, 2024SeoulSouth KoreaBlue Square Mastercard Hall
February 25, 2024
March 26, 2024Hong KongChinaStar Hall
April 6, 2024BangkokThailandBhiraj Hall
April 13, 2024ManilaPhilippinesSM North EDSA Sky Dome
April 20, 2024TaipeiTaiwanTaipei International Convention Center
April 21, 2024
May 1, 2024TokyoJapanZepp DiverCity
May 9, 2024WarsawPolandProgresja
May 12, 2024HelsinkiFinlandKulttuuritalo
May 14, 2024TilburgNetherlands013
May 17, 2024San FranciscoUnited StatesPalace of Fine Arts
May 19, 2024Los AngelesOrpheum Theatre
May 22, 2024DallasMajestic Theatre
May 24, 2024Houston713 Music Hall
May 27, 2024OrlandoHard Rock Live
May 29, 2024Fort LauderdaleBroward Center for the Performing Arts
June 2, 2024Washington D.C.Warner Theatre
June 4, 2024BrooklynBrooklyn Paramount Theatre
July 20, 2024SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Hall
July 21, 2024
August 24, 2024KaohsiungTaiwanKaohsiung Music Center
August 25, 2024
DateCityCountryVenue
April 22, 2022SeoulSouth KoreaYes24 Live Hall
DateCityCountryVenue
September 13, 2025SeoulSouth KoreaYes24 Live Hall
September 14, 2025
October 25, 2025TaipeiTaiwanTaipei International Convention Center
November 1, 2025SingaporeCapitol Theatre
November 8, 2025ManilaPhilippinesSM North EDSA Skydome
November 30, 2025MacauChina
December 13, 2025KaohsiungTaiwan
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee(s) / Work(s)ResultRef.
2020Idol Champ Global Pick – SoloWheeinNominated
Best OST Award"With My Tears"Nominated
2019Artist of the Year – Digital Music (September)"Good bye"Nominated
2020OST Award"With My Tears"Nominated
2022"You,You"Nominated

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