Hwang Hyunjin

Hyunjin (Hwang Hyunjin, 황현진) is a member of the K-Pop group, Stray Kids. Born 20 March 2000, he is a main dancer and member of the Danceracha unit. He is also a rapper and vocalist and has written and composed some songs for the group. He was born and raised in Seoul, Korea.
In June 2023, on Shining Awards, he was nominated for and won (with 683k+ votes) 'Best 4th Gen Kpop Dancer.'
His animal representation is a ferret or weasel.
==In Reality==
===Music Festivals===
====MBC Gayo Daejejeon====
MBC Gayo Daejejeon invited Danceracha to perform "" in December 2023. The cutsey aesthetic inspired many fanartists to draw them in these styles.
:Fanart
* by eungjin_hhj, published 01 January 2024
* by miraxs_r, published 02 January 2024
* by noisyspirit, published 02 January 2024
* by artsycae, published 05 January 2024
* by inoku_hoshigaki, published 06 January 2024
====SBS Gayo Daejeon====
SBS Gayo Daejeon invited Stray Kids to perform in December 2023. Their style theme was Battle Royale. Many fans were inspired by the visuals, and created fanart.
:Fanart
* by yong_byeol, published 28 December 2023
==Relationship with Fandom==
==Fandom==
Some fans call him Hyune, Hyunie or Jinnie.
His fans are called Hwangers.
===Fanon & Tropes===
* Species Swap:
** Mermaid!Hyunjin
===On Twitter===
Fans used , and to celebrate his birthday, otherwise known as Hyunjin Day.
Stays have a variety of identifiers for which Stray Kid they are referring to. Hyunjin's emojis are: 🥟 & 🦙. People also use misspelled versions of their names to avoid the search engine. For Hyunjin, they look like: 
* hvnjn
* hyvnj1n
* hyvnj1x
===Shipping===
Outside of Stray Kids:
====Gen====
* 2 Hwang - Hwang Hyunjin & Hwang Yeji
====Slash====
* Hwang Hyunjin/Lee Tae-min
==Fanworks==
===Animatic===
* by Assuu_smile, published 03 July 2021
===Fanart===
====2018====
* by cannalilyland, published 04 January 2018
* by 13088252, published 02 April 2018
* by 13088252, published 24 April 2018
====2019====
* by 楊皓, published 20 March 2019
* by Isa0n0, published 03 May 2019
* by rhymetime, published 13 November 2019
====2020====
* by トリニク, published 16 February 2020
* by Azie 🍎, published 05 March 2020
* by 하늘, published 15 April 2020
* by ml0320_, published 09 September 2020
* by ink_bits, published 04 November 2020
====2021====
* by yuru18898339, published 19 March 2021
* by te___taO, published 31 March 2021
* by natnichapan, published 23 June 2021
* by FIaviIi, published 25 June 2021
* by J12TA, published 30 June 2021
* by kokorolls, published 09 July 2021
====2022====
See its wiki page.
====2023====
See its wiki page.
====2024====
* with Hwang Yeji by anlanguage, published 01 January 2024
* by inoku_hoshigaki, published 01 January 2024
* by anelderlymeme, published 02 January 2024
* Car Racer AU by fenugreek97, published 02 January 2024
* with Hwang Yeji by xuanque333, published 02 January 2024
* by noisyspirit, published 07 January 2024
* by xuanque333, published 08 January 2024
* by baesin_sahyeong, published 13 January 2024
* Mermaid AU with Dwaekki by silverdraeconis for miraxs_r, published 15 January 2024
* by saridell_, published 17 January 2024
* Kemonomimi by sevng_cafe, published 19 January 2024
====Gallery====
File:Blundingzhan.jpg|Royalty AU by blundingzhan, 09 April 2022
===Fanfiction===
===Meta===
==Jiniret==
He is Hyunjin's SKZOO character, and is a ferret.
===Shipping===
:Slash
* Bbokari/Jiniret
* Dwaekki/Jiniret
* FoxI.Ny/Jiniret
* Han Quokka/Jiniret
* Jiniret/Leebit
* Jiniret/Puppym
* Jiniret/Wolf Chan	
:Gen
* Bbokari & Jiniret
* Dwaekki & Jiniret
* FoxI.Ny & Jiniret
* Han Quokka & Jiniret
* Jiniret & Leebit
* Jiniret & Puppym
* Jiniret & Wolf Chan
===Fanworks===
====Fanart====
* by tazzanx, published 30 June 2021
* by delacoury, published 09 July 2021
* by ALL_in_I_N, published 19 March 2023
* by ScarletBlossom_, published 24 December 2023
* by minmin06_, published 03 January 2024
* by teethmotif, published 06 January 2024
* by schinoOcean, published 18 January 2024
:With Hyunjin
* by mooniemoonieee, published 01 June 2021
==Hiatus & Scandals==
===2018===
On the 7th of April 2018, someone posted screen captures of a conversation with a supposed former classmate of Hyunjin on the Pann.nate forums, claiming that he was verbally abusive and had threatened violence against them. The translation of this post is located . The date of the text message conversation screen capture was 22 September 2017.
Stray Kids held a fansign event on the 8th of April 2018, and during their performance Hyunjin began to cry. Many fans on Twitter seemed to believe that he was crying due to the accusations, while others were unsure, and many more had no idea at all why he might be upset. This sentiment was also shared in an article posted on the 9th of April 2018.
:::For other like-minded fans, the hashtag started being used.
Fans were skeptical of the supposed Ask.FM account(s) where Hyunjin allegedly made bad remarks.
===2021===
On the 22nd for February 2021 former classmate(s) claimed that Hyunjin harassed them. It was reported. . that JYPE was uncertain that these allegations were accurate, and that they believed such accusations were made with mal-intent. On the same day, an article was published quoting a post on Pann.nate, supposedly written by a former friend and classmate, refuting the allegations.
The 23rd of February 2021, the same claimant of the previous day posted again, stating they'd seen or heard of other victims stepping forward, and to please message them on Instagram in order to collect proof that they were all separate people. They also stated that they had been in contact with JYPE. Another purported classmate posted that day trying to clarify the situation from their own perspective.
On the 25th of February 2021, the Stray Kids official Instagram shared an image of an apology. The letter is translated in article by Soompi. written by Hyunjin.
The following day, the 26th of February 2021. It was translated in article by Jasmine Turner., someone who claimed to be Hyunjin's former teacher said that he spoke with other teachers, and together they felt that Hyunjin's actions matched the air of the student body at the time, and that they did not feel he was necessarily a bully. The same day, another person posted. It was translated . to Pann.nate claiming they were also a former class mate who suffered because of Hyunjin.
====Hiatus====
On the 27th of February 2021, JYPE announced that Hyunjin would be taking a hiatus from entertainment duties to reflect on his past. K-Pop fans had a variety of reactions to the news of his hiatus. Some had neutral reactions, others defensive, and others had already decided they were no longer going to show him support. Some just expressed their disappointment in the fans.
Stray Kids released their single "" on the 25th of June 2021, along with a music video which included Hyunjin. Shortly thereafter, JYPE announced that Hyunjin would make his return in July 2021. The fact that he appeared in a music video for this new single did call into question if he was actually, fully on hiatus, but according to ZoomTVEntertainment, "OH" was part of a project that had started in 2019, so it may be possible the video was pre-recorded and its release delayed until Hyunjin's return. However, the same article states that fan theories suggested the music video told the story of how SKZ felt with one of their members (Hyunjin) on hiatus, so that would not make sense with the idea of the video being filmed prior to the allegations emerging.
Many fans seemed to accept his return without question, while others felt that there wasn't a complete resolution or clear insight into the situation.
The hiatus lasted for four months.
==Additional Reading==
==References==
Category:Stray Kids
Category:Idol