Lin

Lin (린, 林韩中) is a Chinese-born member of NOUERA, the seven-member group formed through KBS2's MAKEMATE1 and launched by Nouer Entertainment. Born in Rizhao, Shandong, on December 30, 2006, he entered the lineup with real pre-debut momentum after finishing No. 2 on the survival show, a result that immediately positioned him as one of the team's most visible trainees.

That visibility carried straight into NOUERA's debut. The group opened its official run in February 2025 with Chapter: New Is Now, then kept moving through releases including n: number of cases and the 2026 single album POP IT LIKE. Lin's value inside that structure is range. He can shift between vocal, rap, and performance duties without making the lineup feel rigid, which is a key asset for a multinational rookie group still defining its long-term sound.

He also matters to NOUERA's market shape. The group was designed from the start as a cross-border act, and Lin is part of the reason that idea feels natural rather than manufactured. Between the MAKEMATE1 finish, the Chinese-Korean profile, and his all-rounder utility, he has become one of the members most likely to matter as NOUERA moves from survival-show afterglow into a more durable catalog era.