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Red Velvet members' real names — meaning, hanja & birth element

Red Velvet (레드벨벳, debuted 2014). Stage names are what fans know; the birth names below are what their parents chose — and, for the Korean members, what the hanja characters mean.

Stage nameBirth nameWhat the given name meansBirthday · day elementName carries
Irene배주현
裵珠泫 · Joo-Hyun
주 珠 · pearl현 泫 · glistening1991-03-29
戊戌 · ⛰️ 土 Earth
金 Metal, 水 Water
Seulgi강슬기
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hanja not publicly confirmed — a pure-Korean name1994-02-10
丁卯 · 🔥 火 Fire
Wendy손승완
孫承完 · Seung-Wan
승 承 · to inherit, receive완 完 · complete1994-02-21
戊寅 · ⛰️ 土 Earth
水 Water, 土 Earth
Joy박수영
朴秀榮 · Soo-Young
수 秀 · outstanding영 榮 · glory, flourishing1996-09-03
癸卯 · 💧 水 Water
木 Wood
Yeri김예림
金藝琳 · Ye-Rim
예 藝 · art림 琳 · fine jade1999-03-05
丙辰 · 🔥 火 Fire
木 Wood, 金 Metal

Hanja spellings as published in Korean-language profiles and press; where we could not confirm one we say so rather than guess. Birth dates as publicly listed. The day-element reading follows traditional naming practice (작명) and is offered for cultural interest.

Reading the table

Every Korean has a day element from their birth date (the “day pillar” in a 사주 chart). In naming practice, parents often choose hanja whose element balances or feeds the child's own. The most common day element among Red Velvet members is ⛰️ 土 Earth. Curious which element your own name should carry? Check your birthday in the free generator — it uses the same day-pillar calculation.

Want a Korean name chosen the same way? The Korean Name Certificate gives you real hanja, the meaning of each character and your birth-element reading on one printable page.

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