JAY B
PC: JYP Entertainment
About
JAY B is a South Korean actor and the leader of the K-pop boy band GOT7.
| Name | JAY B • JB | 제이비 |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Lim Jaebeom | 임재범 | 林在範 |
| AKA | Def. |
| Born | January 6, 1994 Siheung, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Hometown | Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Height | 179cm | 5′-11″ |
| Shoe Size | 260mm |
| Blood Type | A |
| Family | Grandmother, Mother, Father, Four Cats |
| Education | Gukje Cyber University (B.A.) Konkuk University (dropout) Sewon High School Byeogje Middle School Goyang Gwansan Elementary School |
| Years Active | 2012 – present |
| Group | GOT7 |
| Sub-Unit | JJ Project • Jus2 |
| Position | Leader, Main Vocalist |
| Label | CDNZA Records |
| Official Page |  |
JAY B Facts
- He received an audition offer from a JYP Entertainment casting director at a B-Boy competition.
- He placed first in the 5th JYP Open Audition and got into JYP as a trainee (TMI: fellow GOT7 member JINYOUNG also placed first in that audition).
- Training Period: 4 years
- He was born in Siheung and raised in Goyang.
- He is a Christian.
- Hobbies: reading comic books, photography, music composition, bus travel, watching movies
- Specialty: b-boying
- Damien Rice’s 9 was the first album he ever bought.
- He started dancing when he was in 9th grade.
- He wanted to become a b-boy before becoming a JYP trainee.
- MBTI: INFJ
- He likes to spend time hanging out with his friends on his day off.
- His parents run an orchard in Ilsan.
Nicknames
- Bbom
- Defsoul (Def.): JAY B’s Producer name.
Favorites
- Beverage: sikhye (Korean sweet rice punch)
- Book: Kafka on the Shore by Murakami Haruki
- Color: gray
- Film Director: Bong Joonho
- Food: Korean food, raw fish, chicken dishes
- Ice Cream Flavor: mint chocolate chip
- Subject in School: Science
Family
- Grandmother
- Mother
- Father
- Norah (cat, female)
- Odd (cat)
- Verre (cat)
- Cake (cat)
