Lily (singer, born 2002)
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Australian and South Korean singer (born 2002)
Lily | |
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 David Lee · CC BY 4.0Lily in April 2026 | |
| Born | Lily Jin Park Morrow[2] (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 |
| Other name | Park Jin[5] |
| Citizenship | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Musical career | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Nmixx |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박진 |
| RR | Bak Jin |
| MR | Pak Chin |
| Signature | |
 Lily Morrow · Public domain | |
Lily Jin Park Morrow (born 17 October 2002),[6] known mononymously as Lily (Korean: 릴리), is an Australian and South Korean singer. She is best known as a vocalist of South Korean girl group Nmixx under JYP Entertainment. She began her career by competing on the South Korean reality show competition series K-pop Star 4 in November 2014, where she placed fourth.
1. Early life and education
Lily Jin Park Morrow, Korean name Park Jin (박진), was born on 17 October 2002 in Marysville, Victoria, Australia to a South Korean mother and an Australian father.[7][4][8] She has a younger sister named Amy,[7] and is of British descent through her paternal grandparents.[9] When she was six years old, her family lost their house in the Black Saturday bushfires, and she took up singing as a way to work through the trauma.[10] Lily attended Daylesford Primary School, Alexandra Secondary College, Cheongdam Middle School and Dunchon High School.[11][12][4] She completed her secondary education in March 2022.[13]
2. Career
2.1. 2014–2015: Career beginnings
In November 2014, Lily auditioned for SBS K-Pop Star Season 4.[14] She placed fourth place overall.[15] On 14 May 2015, JYP Entertainment confirmed Lily signed an exclusive contract with the label.[16] In 2015, Lily contributed the song "I'm Afraid" to the soundtrack of the KBS' drama Orange Marmalade and was released on May 16.[17]
In 2016, she starred in The Weatherman's Umbrella where she plays a young girl Sarah who goes on a journey of self-discovery.[18]
2.2. 2022–present: Debut with Nmixx
On 22 February 2022, Lily debuted with the girl group Nmixx with the single "O.O". The group followed up with the single "Dice" later that year.[19] In November 2022, Lily participated in King of Mask Singer where she was eliminated in the second round.[20]
In August 2024, Lily was announced as the host for Issue Club, a web show where she takes on the role of an investigative reporter and interviews artists.[21]
3. Artistry
3.1. Vocals
Lily has said that Taylor Swift inspired her to become a singer.[22] Writing for Prestige Online Singapore, Surabhi Redkar praised Lily's breath control and "vast" vocal range.[23] On the South Korean music talk show The Seasons, host Zico likened her pitch accuracy to a "machine's" after she covered "Cruel Summer" by Swift.[24]
3.2. Songwriting
In Teen Vogue, Crystal Bell noted that Lily incorporated music terminology in the lyrics for "Crescendo" by Nmixx, while her contributions to another song of the group's, "Loud", included a reference to the Greek myth of Tantalus. Lily describes herself as a "music nerd" that enjoys leaving literary references in her lyrics.[25]
4. Personal life
An avid reader, Lily regularly hosts "Lily's Lost the Plot", a live-streamed book discussion club where she discusses a book or film with her viewers. According to Lily, the idea for the series came from the BookTube videos she watched growing up.[25]
5. Discography
5.1. Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Find It" | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Out of This World" | ||
| "Trampoline" |
5.2. Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [26] | |||
| "I'm Afraid" (겁이 나) | 2015 | — | Orange Marmalade OST |
| "Shiny Day" (눈부신 날) | — | ||
| "The Weather Man" | 2016 | — | The Weatherman's Umbrella OST |
| "The Moment" (너를 만난 순간) (with Sullyoon) |
2023 | —[1] | Love to Hate You OST |
| "Ridin'" (with Jiwoo and Kyujin) |
2025 | 152 | World of Street Woman Fighter OST, Volume 2 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
5.3. Songwriting credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[28]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Herself | "Trampoline" | Non-album single | As a lyricist | [29] |
| 2025 | Nmixx | "Reality Hurts" | Blue Valentine | —N/a | |
| "Blue Valentine" (English version) | Non-album single | [30] | |||
| 2026 | Nmixx (featuring Pabllo Vittar) |
"Tic Tic" | —N/a | ||
| Nmixx | "Crescendo" | Heavy Serenade | |||
| "Loud" | |||||
| Nmixx and Anderson .Paak | "Caution" | K-Pops! (Music from and inspired by K-Pops! Motion Picture) | As a lyricist and composer | [31] | |
| Herself and Haewon | "Sing to the Moon" (너는 달) | Strange Muse | As a lyricist | [32] |
6. Filmography
6.1. Film
| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Weatherman's Umbrella | Sarah | [18] |
6.2. Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | K-pop Star 4 | Contestant | Finished in 4th place | [33] |
| 2022 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | Ep. 380–381 | [20] |
6.3. Web shows
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Issue Club | Host | [34] |
Notes
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