HONGJOONG (ATEEZ)

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HONGJOONG is the leader of the K-pop boy band ATEEZ.

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HONGJOONG

KQ Entertainment

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Name	HONGJOONG | 홍중
Full Name	Kim Hongjoong | 김홍중 | 金弘中
Date of Birth	November 7, 1998 (age 25)
Hometown	Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height	172cm | 5′-08″
Blood Type	B
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Family	Mother, Father, Older Brother
Education	Global Cyber University Dongan High School Kwiin Elementary School
Years Active	2018 – present
Group
Position	Leader, Main Rapper, Producer
Label	KQ Entertainment

Pre-Debut

ATEEZ HONGJOONG Pre-Debut

[#홍중] 어린이 왔다😊#ATEEZ #에이티즈 pic.twitter.com/ZhgCujxHLl

— ATEEZ(에이티즈) (@ATEEZofficial) May 5, 2020

Hongjoong Pre-Debut
PC: original owners pic.twitter.com/Ob4t5xQN37

— karchives.com (@karchivescom) March 3, 2020

HONGJOONG Facts

• His father named him Hongjoong, which means “Be the center of the wide world”.
• He was the first KQ Entertainment trainee and practiced alone for around 6 months.
• KQ audition song: his original song
• He is a entertainment & media major at Global Cyber University.
• Role Model: his brother
• Motto
  : I create my own path.
  : Just do it.
• Hobbies: listening to music, composing music
• He hopes music makes the world a better place.
• Lucky and Pan were his stage name candidates.
• Superpower he would want to have: teleportation
• If he could be a professional athlete, he would choose badminton or table tennis.
• He was a member of his high school broadcasting club.
• Most comforting words: “You don’t need to worry. You’re doing great. Just keep it up.”
• Ideal Type: a warm-hearted person, someone who is on the same wavelength as him
• MBTI: INFP
• Nicknames: Hongee, Hong Leader, Hongthoven (Hong + Beethoven)
• He finished 42nd place in the survival show MIXNINE.

Favorites

• Color: blue
• Film: La La Land (2016), August Rush (2007)
• Ice Cream Flavor: yogurt
• Season of the Year: fall
• Word: bit (It means light.)

Family

• Mother
• Father
• Older Brother
  Name: Kim Bumjoong | 김범중
  Born: 1995
  Education: Sungkyunkwan University

References: ATEEZ ASMR Introduction, Melon TMI Battle, MIXNINE Profile, Self-Written Profile, Tingle Interview, Twitter Blueroom Live, October 2020 Arena Homme

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