Hoshi

Korean: 호시

Hometown:

Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Country:

South Korea

Full name:

Kwon Soonyoung

Native name:

권순영

Birthday:

Jun 15, 1996

Age:

28 years old

Blood type:

Height:

5'10" (177 cm)

Weight:

134.5 lbs (61 kg)

Group (2015-present):

SEVENTEEN

Group (2015-present):

SVT PERFORMANCE Team

Introduction

Kwon Soonyoung, popularly known by his stage name Hoshi, is a South Korean dancer, singer, choreographer, songwriter and composer under Pledis Entertainment. He is the main dancer, lead vocalist and sub rapper of the boy group SEVENTEEN. Hoshi is also the leader of SVT PERFORMANCE Team and choreographs most of the group's performances.

Hoshi debuted as a member of SEVENTEEN on May 26, 2015, with the EP 17 Carat. Hoshi released his first solo mixtape, "Spider", worldwide on April 2, 2021.

Pledis Entertainment:

May 26, 2015-present

HYBE Labels:

May 25, 2020-present

Debut:

May 26, 2015

Debut to 1st win:

344 days

Current state:

active

Active years:

2015-present

Zodiac-sign:

Gemini

Language(s):

Korean, Japanese, English

Training period:

4 years

Education:

Maseok High School

MBTI:

INTJ

kpopping rank:

165th

Fandom:

Carat

Fandom color(s):

Rose-Quartz

Serenity

0 wins

2.2K pics

26 videos

3 albums

97.5K views

296 adds

Fun facts

Hoshi doesn't like it when he's left on "read" after sending a message. He would bug people until they reply to him.

Hoshi choreographs most of Seventeen's performances.

According to Hoshi, his phone is often filled with bizarre photos of the other seventeen members.

Hoshi once broke his waterproof smartphone after having it submerged underwater.

The meaning behind his real name is that Kwon means ‘power’, Soon means ‘innocent and Young means ‘glorious’. It means be powerful by being innocent and glorious. He thinks he’s a powerful team leader for the Performance team.

According to Hoshi, he was the silent type back in elementary.

Hoshi likes playing in the water.

Hoshi is known to be a Shawol (SHINee fan). He mentioned it on Star Show360 and on other occasions. He has been a fan since he was a teenager, and he still doesn't hide the fact that he loves SHINee and that they were his inspiration to become an idol.

According to Hoshi, his nickname is "Kwon-spo" because he tends to spoil about Seventeen's upcoming albums. There was even a time when his company told him not to spoil anything.

According to NCT Doyoung, Hoshi was the most memorable Inkigayo special MC.