Hanni (하니) was born as Phạm Ngọc Hân in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on October 6th, 2004 and is a Vietnamese-Australian K-pop idol who debuted with the group NewJeans (뉴진스) on August 1st, 2022.

Back in Australia, Pham has a younger sister named Jasmine, and was also part of a dance crew called AEMINA Dance Crew, who were active in their hometown of Melbourne.

Prior to debut, Hanni had trained for two and a half years after joining, and passing Big Hit Global Audition in October of 2019. During her trainee days, Pham was a part of BTS’s “Permission to Dance” music video, where she earned the nickname “Cherry” by fans.