NewJeans' Hyein garnered attention for her exceptional beauty in a past photo.

On September 14, one netizen posted a photo of NewJeans' Hyein on a popular online community forum. The photo showed NewJeans' Hyein from when she was in the fourth grade. With long black hair and black jean jacket, Hyein's large eyes and perfect facial features in the phot looked very similar to her present visuals. Many were surprised to see the mature and elegant aura that Hyein had since a young age. 

In response, netizens commented:

"This is really legendary."

"In my personal opinion, [Hyein] has the best aura and is the prettiest in NewJeans."

"There are a lot of people who criticize Hyein's visuals, but they really have no eyes. Her physique is good, and she has a really unique energy."

"She's seriously so pretty."

"It's just cool to me that she's in middle school. Isn't middle school usually the time when your face changes the most?"

"That photo is just four years ago, so of course she looks similar to now."

"Look at how strong her facial features are."

"I think she was just raised, preparing her to become a celebrity. If you see YouTube, she has a lot of content videos."

"She matured really fast. She already looks like she's in her twenties."

"Her parents seemed to really want her to become a celebrity."

"Was she a model when she was young?"