Lee Hyun-joo

Lee Hyun-joo (; born February 5, 1998), is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of girl group April. Following her departure from the group, she participated in the KBS2's survival show The Unit and finished in fifth place, making her debut as a member of project girl group Uni.T in 2018. She is known for her roles in Love Distance 2, The Witch Store and Love, Can You Deliver Today.

Career 2015–2016: April and acting career

Lee Hyun-joo debuted as a member of April with the debut album Dreaming. After their second album Spring, she went on hiatus to focus on her health, and by October, she had announced her withdrawal from her group to pursue an acting career while dealing with her health issues.

In 2016, she made her acting debut with the starring television series Momin's Room as the role of Lee Moda.

2017–present: The Unit, UNI.T and return to acting

In 2017, she joined the reality television survival series The Unit, and on May 18, 2018, she won 5th place, securing her spot in the temporary girl group, Uni.T with the group's debut EP Line.

On October 12, 2018, Uni.T disbanded after five months of promoting. Lee subsequently continued as an actress and returned to her agency.

Bullying allegations controversy On February 28, 2021, a post was made to an online forum by someone claiming to be Hyunjoo's brother. In the post, he claimed that Hyunjoo's departure from April had not been because she wanted to study acting, but because she had been forced out due to being severely bullied by the other members, at one point even attempting suicide. DSP Media has denied that any bullying took place, and announced they would be pursuing legal action against Hyunjoo and her family. As a result, April faced heavy backlash, up to and including having members removed from endorsement deals and acting roles. Hyunjoo then posted a statement on her personal Instagram on April 18, 2021, backing the claims of the two netizens who made the accusations. She also stated that the label, DSP Media, was not allowing her to terminate her exclusive contract with them. The group April subsequently disbanded.

Endorsements On July 29, 2021, Hyun-joo was selected as the new model for cosmetic brand LOAR.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name Title Year Album "Color" 2024 I Like It the Way It Is OST "It'll be Okay"

Television series Year Title Role 2016 Momin's Room Lee Moda 2017 My Father Is Strange Hyeon-ju 2020 Hanging On Il Deung-yi

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Our Neighborhood Ki yun-ji 2019 Love Distance 2 Ha-young The Witch Store Yoo Young-ji Love, Can You Deliver Today Yoon Hye-joo 2020 Goedam Ji See-hee Legally, Dad Kim Ah-young Touch Me if You Can Yoon Ah-ri The Colors of Our Time Yu-ra 2021 Exciting Broadcasting Accident Han Yu-ra College Life That Everyone Wants Green Summer Boys Hyun-ju Cameo (ep. 10) 2023 It Was Spring Baek Il-rak

Television shows Year Title Role 2015 April's On Airpril: Season 1 Regular member 2017 The Unit Contestant 2018 THE UNI+ Special Show Regular member UNI.TV 2019 Creator Campus