Hyojin

Hyojin (ONF) Profile

• Birth Name: 김효진 (Kim Hyojin)
• Stage Name: Hyojin
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1994.04.22
• Zodiac Sign: Taurus
• Chinese Zodiac: Dog
• Height: 172.8 cm (5’6”)
• Weight: 54 kg (119 lbs)
• Blood Type: O
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Hyojin (ONF) Facts & TMI

• Hyojin was born and grew up in Seoul.
• His family consists of mother, father, and an older sister (born 1992).
• He is a Christian.
• Hyojin is ON Team’s Leader, main vocalist, and eldest member of the group.
• His ONF signature serial number is HJ-422-94.
• His birth name 김효진 (Kim Hyojin) has the meaning of “a dawn treasure”.
• His introduces himself as “ONF emotional leader”.
• Technically, Hyojin and J-Us are co-leaders of the group.
• He participated as a contestant in YG and JTBC joint audition program ‘MixNine’.
• When he was appearing in MixNine, his red hair stood out making him get the nickname “That Red-haired Guy”.
• Hyojin successfully entered the debut line up of ‘MixNine’.
• In contrast to J-Us’ charismatic image, Hyojin has a softer and sweet image as a leader.
• His voice especially stands out when singing ballads.
• He is very good at singing high notes.
• According to staff, Hyojin is a very meticulous person and is a perfectionist.
• According to both members and staff, Hyojin is a very sweet person who takes care of others well.
• He always does his best in everything he does, from taking vocal lessons to learning foreign languages.
• He looks relatively young for his age.
• Many people who have met him in person said that Hyojin has a very small face and deer-like eyes.
• Many fans think that he resembles the soloist SE7EN.
• He mentioned Park Hyoshin, Yang Yoseob, and Taeyang as his role models.
• His motto is “Let’s not do something that you’ll regret”.
• In 2019 he appeared in MBC ‘King of Masked Singer’ (episode 189, 190) as a contestant.
• He has been friends with J-Us for 14 years.
• His English name is Brandon.
• He is friends with MONSTA X’s Minhyuk who attended the same music academy with him.
• He is also friends with Inseong of SF9.
• He learned piano for 4~5 years during his elementary school days.
• He really loves eating. Because of this reason, the members often tease him, calling him piggie.
• His favorite food is buldak ramyun
• He regularly does home training.
• He has a cat allergy.
• He took the MBTI test, the first result was ESFJ but now it changed to INFJ.
• He has two tattoos, one on his back and one on his wrist.
• He has very small hands and feet, his shoe size is 235 mm.
• He was injured during the ‘We Must Love’ promotion.
• Although he is a Seoul resident who doesn’t speak in dialects, his parents are actually from the Gyeongsang-do that is famous for heavy dialects.
• He is a big fan of DAY6, he became a successful fan after he performed “She was Beautiful” with DAY6 on K-Contact stage.
• He can’t really drink alcohol.
• Before joining WM Entertainment, he auditioned for Pledis Entertainment.
• His hobbies are listening to music, collecting sneakers, and singing.
• His nicknames are Deer, Bambi, Emotional Leader, Hyojin JjangJjangMan, General, etc.
• He graduated from Hanyang Cyber University, majoring in Japanese language.
• He attended the same university and same department as fellow member E-Tion.