Hongjoong

Korean: 홍중

Hometown:

Anyang, Gyeonggi-do

Country:

South Korea

Full name:

Kim Hong Joong

Native name:

김홍중

Birthday:

Nov 7, 1998

Age:

26 years old

Blood type:

Height:

5'8" (172 cm)

Weight:

136.7 lbs (62 kg)

Group (2018-present):

ATEEZ

Introduction

Hongjoong is a South Korean rapper, dancer, songwriter, producer, and composer under KQ Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group ATEEZ, in which he debuted on October 24, 2018 with the release of their first mini album "TREASURE EP.1: All to Zero".

Before debuting, Hongjoong appeared and competed on the survival show "MIXNINE" where he ranked 42nd.

KQ Entertainment:

Oct 24, 2018-present

Debut:

Oct 24, 2018

Debut to 1st win:

239 days

Current state:

active

Active years:

2018-present

Zodiac-sign:

Scorpio

Language(s):

Korean, English, Japanese

Training period:

3 years

Education:

SIMS Academy, Global Cyber University

MBTI:

INFP

kpopping rank:

75th

Fandom:

ATINY

0 wins

891 pics

38 videos

0 albums

220.5K views

423 adds

Fun facts

Hongjoong always paints one fingernail for The Polished Man movement, which encourages men to paint one of their fingernails to represent the 1 in every 5 children who become victims of sexual violence in their lifetime.

He has tiny hands.

During their trainee days in America, his laptop was stolen. He managed to get his laptop back but it was reset and all his recordings & song lyrics were gone.

He’s been studying English by watching a lot of shows on Netflix, especially the sitcom "Modern Family."

He once recorded a song 1395 times.

He has composed around 40 songs predebut and has 91 credits on KOMCA (and counting).

He’s considered the strict yet dorky dad of the group.

He has been working since he was in high school. He barely went to school because he was always in the studio making music.

He has an older brother.

He dislikes green vegetables, bell peppers, and paprika.