JR (NU’EST)

JR

PC: Pledis Entertainment

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About

JR is the leader of the K-pop boy band NU’EST.

Name	JR | 제이알
Full Name	Kim Jonghyun | 김종현 | 金鐘炫
Born	June 8, 1995
Hometown	Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Height	176cm | 5′-09″
Shoe Size	250mm
Blood Type	O
Family	Mother, Father, Two Older Sisters
Education	Hanyang University Institute for Future Talents Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts (A.A.) Seoul Broadcasting High School Gangneung Middle School → Cheongdam Middle School Gangneung Elementary School
Years Active	2012 – present
Group	NU’EST
Sub-Unit	NU’EST W
Position	Leader, Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist
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Filmography

TV Series

2021 Let Me Be Your Knight

Music Video

2012 Orange Caramel BANGKOK CITY
2011 Son Dambi, After School LOVE LETTER
2011 After School BLUE WONDER BOY

JR Facts

• The CEO of Pledis Entertainment Han Sungsoo chose his stage name JR (Junior Royal).
• JR was discovered on the street by a Pledis casting staff when he was in middle school.
• Pledis audition song: Lovely by Kim Jongkook
• He was the first Pledis boy trainee.
• He is not a religious person.
• Hobbies: playing PC games, reading comics
• Specialty: Japanese
• He cannot eat tomatoes, but he eats tomato ketchup and tomatoes in burgers.
• He said if he gets a chance to born again, he would want to be a whale. So his Chinese fans adopted a whale for his birthday 2018.
• Omurice is the best dish that he can cook.
• MBTI: ISFJ

Nicknames

• Eonieboogie / boogie (Water Pokémon Wartortle)
• Gamja (potato): Gangwon (his hometown) is famous for potatoes and he also likes potatoes.

Favorites

• Cake: cheesecake
• Coffee: vanilla latte
• Color: yellow (but he prefers wearing black or white clothes)
• Film: action movies
• Food: fried chicken, pizza
• Season of the Year: Winter

Family

• Mother
• Father
• Oldest Sister
  Born: 1989
• Second Oldest Sister
  Born: 1992