Danielle (singer)

1. Early life

Danielle June Marsh, Korean name Mo Ji-hye (Korean: 모지혜),^[3] was born on 11 April 2005, in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, to an Australian father and a South Korean mother.^[1] She has an older sister, Olivia Marsh, a singer who made her debut in 2024.^[9][10] In 2009, at the age of four, Danielle and her family moved to Paju, South Korea.^[11]

2. Career

2.1. 2011–2021: Pre-debut activities

In 2011, Danielle made her first television appearance on tvN's Rainbow Kindergarten and SBS's My Heart's Crayon.^[12] She went on to appear on Shinhwa Broadcasting and Jesse's Play Kitchen in 2012.^[12] In 2012, at the age of seven, Danielle returned to Australia to attend primary school.^[11][13]

Danielle returned to South Korea and became a K-pop trainee in 2020.^[11]

2.2. 2022–2023: Debut with NewJeans and acting

On 22 July 2022, Danielle made her debut alongside NewJeans with the release of their debut single, "Attention", which she co-wrote.^[14][15] She has since participated in the songwriting of five NewJeans songs.^[15] "Attention" topped South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and won Best K-pop Song at the 20th Korean Music Awards.^[16][17]

In 2023, Danielle voiced Ariel in the Korean dub of The Little Mermaid (2023).^[18] Danielle's acting and singing in the film were praised after the first screening.^[19] She recorded several songs for the soundtrack of the film, including the single "Part of Your World", which was released on 17 May 2023, and debuted at number two on Billboard's Hot Trending Songs.^[20][21]

2.3. 2024–present: Contract dispute and termination by ADOR

In May 2024, Danielle hosted the Korea on Stage – New Generation concert, organised by the Cultural Heritage Administration.^[22] On 28 November 2024, amid disputes between ADOR's former CEO Min Hee-jin and its parent company Hybe, Danielle and the other members of NewJeans announced that they had terminated their contracts with ADOR, while ADOR maintained that the contracts remained "in full effect".^[23]

In November 2025, the Seoul Central District Court ruled the contracts that the members' contracts with ADOR were valid until 2029.^[24] ADOR announced the termination of Danielle's exclusive contract, stating that it would be difficult for her to continue as a member of NewJeans, and said it planned to hold a member of her family and Min Hee-jin responsible for the dispute.^[25] The following day, ADOR sued Danielle, her family member, and Min for ₩43.1 billion (US$37.68 million)^[2] in damages.^[26] Danielle subsequently appointed legal representation, and hearings in the case began in May 2026.^[27][28]

In June 2026, Danielle filed a complaint with South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) against Hybe and ADOR, alleging that she had been treated differently from the other NewJeans members during the contractual dispute. Her representatives also challenged penalty provisions in standard K-pop artist contracts that calculate compensation based on projected revenue and the remaining contract term rather than an agency's actual losses. The KFTC began reviewing the complaint that month.^[29][30]

3. Other ventures

In January 2023, Burberry announced that Danielle had become one of their global ambassadors.^[31] Later, in March, she became a global brand ambassador for Yves Saint Laurent Beauty and appeared in a promotional campaign for their Candy Glaze lipstick.^[32] In March 2024, Danielle became a global brand ambassador for Celine.^[7][33] In May 2024, she appeared in her first promotional campaign for Celine, developed by Hedi Slimane, the brand's creative director.^[34] In December 2024, Danielle became an Omega ambassador.^[35]

4. Discography

4.1. Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album
		KOR Down. [36]
"Part of Your World" (저곳으로)	2023	47	The Little Mermaid

4.2. Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless cited otherwise.^[15]

List of songs, showing year of release, artist's name and album name

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Lyricist		Composer
				Credited	With	Credited	With
"Attention"	2022	NewJeans	New Jeans		Gigi, Duckbay & 250		N/A
"Super Shy"	2023		Get Up		Kim Dong-hyun, Gigi, Kristine Bogan, Erika de Casier & Frankie Scoca		N/A
"Cool with You"					Kim Dong-hyun, Gigi, Erika de Casier, Fine Glindvad Jensen, Park Jin-su & Frankie Scoca		N/A
"ASAP"					Gigi, Erika de Casier, Fine Glindvad Jensen, Catharina Stoltenberg Henriette Motzfeldt & 250		N/A
"How Sweet"	2024		Non-album singles		Sarah Aarons, Gigi, Elvira Anderfjärd, Oscar Scheller, Stella Bennett, Tove Burman & 250		N/A
"Butterflies (With You)"		Herself			—N/a		—N/a

5. Filmography

5.1. Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	The Little Mermaid	Ariel	Korean dub	[18]

5.2. Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	Rainbow Kindergarten	Herself	[12]
2012	Shinhwa Broadcasting
	Jesse's Play Kitchen		[37]

6. Note