Jonghyun

Korean: 종현

Hometown:

Seoul

Country:

South Korea

Full name:

Kim Jong-hyun

Native name:

김종현

Birthday:

April 8, 1990

Age:

27 years old

Passed away:

December 18, 2017

Blood type:

AB

Height:

5'8" (173 cm)

Weight:

123.5 lbs (56 kg)

Group (2008-2021):

SHINee

Introduction to Jonghyun

Jonghyun (종현) was a South Korean singer-songwriter and composer under SM Entertainment. He was a member of the boy group SHINee and the project ballad group S.M. THE BALLAD.

He made his solo debut on January 12, 2015 with his first mini-album Base while his final album Poet | Artist was released posthumously on January 23, 2018.

In 2005, Jonghyun was scouted by SM Entertainment after he performed in a song festival with his high school band, called ZION. He later dropped out of high school in the tenth grade, transferring to Seoul Music Institute.

Debut:

May 25, 2008

Debut to 1st win:

116 days

Active years:

2008-2017

Zodiac-sign:

Aries

Language(s):

Korean, Japanese

Training period:

2005 - 2008

Education:

Myongji University

Kpopping rank:

317th

Fandom:

Blinger

Fandom color(s):

12 awards

2 pics

168 videos

5 albums

779 viewed

75 added

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Fun Facts about Jonghyun

1

He once chased Taemin with a raw fish because Taemin refused to get out of bed.

2

He likes spicy food.

3

Jonghyun once said that Amigo is a really exhausting song.

4

He learned Japanese while watching Anime.

5

Jonghyun is considered as SHINee's sexiest member.

6

Jonghyun wanted to be a composer and vocal coach ever since he was in highschool.

7

He once got into a car accident. Because it happened on April fools day, no one believed the news at first. Because of the accident, he broke his nose and was unable to join the promotions for "Why so serious".

8

The person he respects the most is his Mother.

9

During their promotions for Amigo, Jonghyun fell in the bathroom and since then he's had a scar above his left eyelid.

10

His favorite Super Junior member is Heechul because they have the same blood type.