Kang Hae Rin is a South Korean singer, dancer, and member of NJZ (엔제이지). She did not attend high school but later passed the High School Graduation Certification Examination.

She made her debut in July 2022 as part of NEWJEANS (뉴진스) with the single "Attention".

In April 2024, a conflict regarding management and control of the group emerged between ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin and ADOR and HYBE top executives. Min claimed the group had unfair competition from other HYBE groups, and ADOR/HYBE executives claimed Min was trying to gain sole ownership of NEWJEANS. In August, Min was fired, and the following month, the members went on a livestream, refuted HYBE claims, and gave chairman Bang Si Hyuk 2 weeks to reinstate Min (something that did not happen).

In November 2024, the 5 members decided to terminate their contracts with the agency, but this was contested the next month. Then, in January 2025, ADOR filed an injunction to prevent the members from independently signing any advertising contract while the dispute remains active. In February, they decided to rebrand as NJZ and re-debuted under their new name in March 2025 by attending the ComplexCon Music Festival in Hong Kong.

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