This page lists “TMI” of Danielle from NewJeans, a 5-member girl group. TMI originally stands for “Too Much Information.” However, in Korean popular culture, the term has evolved to mean “interesting personal details/trivia.”

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Read more about Danielle’s official stats and positions within the team here.

PREFERENCES & TASTES

Food

  • Danielle is known for her love of healthy veggies and fruits; she’s especially a fan of carrots.
    • Danielle loves to eat cabbages and pumpkins.
    • Danielle also likes Korean food cooked by her mother.
  • Danielle prefers soft peaches to hard/crunchy ones.
  • Danielle prefers carp bread with red bean filling to shu cream filling; she prefers to eat carp bread from the tailrather than the head.
  • Even though Danielle is quite young, she makes sure to take various health supplements, including pill for joint care and omega-3 pills.
    • Danielle has once recommended striped maple tree juice, supposedly beneficial for liver health, to Hyein.
  • Danielle’s favorite drink is milk. She also likes to drink most types of teas.
  • Danielle loves to make yogurt bowls at home with her family, with nuts, granola, and fruits.
  • Danielle has mentioned her love for hot chocolate multiple times, especially dark hot chocolate.

Hobbies

  • Danielle’s hobbies include drawing/sketching, listening to music, and swimming.
    • She’s known for being the “handiest” member of NewJeans; skilled at drawing, self-makeup, and cooking.
    • Danielle carries around a little notebook on which she can draw and sketch whenever inspiration strikes.

Likes and Dislikes

  • Danielle’s favorite color is baby blue. She has said that she likes most colors, and especially bright colors.
  • Danielle is a fan of the Harry Potter franchise; her favorite Harry Potter movie is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
    • Danielle has said that she would like to be either a Hufflepuff or Gryffindor, and that her favorite characters are Hermione Granger and Luna Lovegood.
  • Danielle is also a fan of Disney films.
    • She has said that she cried after watching Bridge to Terabithia, and watched Bambi every time she visited her grandparents’ house.
    • She is also a fan of the Narnia movie franchise.
    • She has recommended listening to the Peter Pan original soundtrack before going to bed, as it feels like it will lead to pleasant dreams.
    • Danielle’s favorite Disney princesses are Ariel, Belle, and Rapunzel; her favorite out of the three is Belle. As a child, her nickname was “DaniBelle.”
  • Danielle loves songs from The Sound of Music, and she is also a big fan of Julie Andrews.
  • Danielle has mentioned three movies that she thinks are perfect for days that you spend in bed; The Lord of the Rings triology, The Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.
    • All three recommendations are favorites from her childhood, from which she has said that she learned a lot from.
  • Danielle loves koalas. When she went camping with her family as a child in Australia, she saw a koala near her family’s tent deliberately chewing a eucalyptus leaf in a very slow fashion.
    • After seeing that koala chewing, Danielle has always tried to slowly chew everything that she eats, carefully trying to taste all of the flavors.
    • She has called herself “koala-like” whenever she eats something.

OTHER TRIVIA

  • Danielle has said that she is the “Vitamin D” of NewJeans.
  • Danielle’s Korean name, Mo Jihye, takes her Korean mother’s surname; her English name, Danielle June Marsh, takes her Australian father’s surname.
    • As she has a Korean citizenship, her legal name in Korea is her Korean name, Mo Jihye.
  • Danielle’s morning routine every day includes: stretching, drinking a warm glass of water, and taking probiotics.
  • in 2023, Danielle has said that her nigttime routine before bed always includes putting on hand cream; she puts the hand cream on the soles of her feet as well, and puts a “hot pack” over her belly, turns on the humidifier and wears the silk scarf given to her by her mother.
    • She has said that she uses the same hand cream that she had been using since her time in Australia (coconut & lime scented), also making sure to use room spray before bed.
  • Danielle is the most flexible member of the group, coming in first place in the flexibility test on Idol’s Physical Race.
  • Danielle has said that if she hadn’t become an idol, she would have become a veterinarian.
  • Danielle has an older sister who is four years older than her, named Olivia Marsh / Mo Gyuna.
    • Olivia / Gyuna had also been active as a kid model, and has released an OST (”LAVA”) for a K-Drama (HIDE) in 2024 with the stage name GYUNA.

DANIELLE’S NICKNAMES

Most of the nicknames on this page have originated from Korean media or conversations held in Korean among members.

ENG
(translated)		 KOR
(original)		 MEANING
Dani 다니 Dani, short for Danielle, is the nickname that Danielle goes by most often, both as a NewJeans member and in real life.
Mo Dani 모다니 Mo Dani is the combination of Danielle’s nickname, Dani, and her Korean surname, Mo.
Doe Dani 도다니 In 2023, Danielle has asked Bunnies on Phoning to pick out her spirit animal out of penguin, turtle, dolphin, sloth, and deer. Deer was the final choice. (Doe = female deer)
Sunflower 해바라기 Danielle is known for her sunny disposition, always smiling, staying positive and seemingly never getting mad. This has led to the fandom calling her a “sunflower” for her warm and bright personality.
Ppuca Niel 뿌가니엘 Danielle has worn her hair in a “double bun” during the promotions of “Hype Boy.” The hairstyle has become a trademark of hers as her Powerpuff Girls character also is seen with a double bun. In Korea, the hairstyle is called a “ppuca hair,” after a famous Korean character (PPUCA) with the same hairstyle.
Dani Ariel 다니에리얼 In 2023, Danielle was cast as Ariel on the Korean-dubbed version of Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid.
Mo Ma June 모마준 Mo Ma June is a combination of her Korean surname (Mo), first syllable of her English name (Marsh) and her English middle name (Jun). Taken together, Mo Ma Jun almost sounds like a Korean boy’s name.