Park Jihoon Profile
- Birth Name: 박지훈 (Park Jihoon)
- Nationality: South Korean
- Date of Birth: 1999.05.29
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
- Height: 173 cm (5’6″)
- Weight: 61 kg (134.4 lbs)
- Blood Type: AB
- Agency: Maroo Entertainment
- Debut: 2006
- Personal Social Media: Instagram, Twitter, Fancafe, VLive, Youtube
Park Jihoon Facts & TMI
- Park Jihoon was born in Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do, but grew up in Seoul.
- His family consists of mother, father, and an older brother.
- He was the sub vocalist, sub rapper, and lead dancer of Wanna One from August 7, 2017, until January 27, 2019.
- Before joining Wanna One, he was active as a child actor, having debuted in the drama ‘Jumong’ in 2006.
- Aside from appearing in dramas, he has been active as a musical/ theater actor since he was 7.
- During 2006~2011 he appeared in many TV and radio shows, such as appearing in Mnet ‘SS501’s SOS’ with SS501; Mnet ‘Idol World’ with BIGBANG; MBC sitcom ‘Kimchi Cheese Smile’; KBS2 ‘Star Golden Bell’; and Tooniverse ‘Mak Irae Show Season 1’.
- When he was 12 years old (2010), he participated in ‘Musical Radio Star’ with comedian Jung Junha.
- In 2012, he guested in Ulala Session’s concert in Daegu.
- He has experience being a model for Middle School English and Science textbooks.
- He used to be a trainee at SM Entertainment and Fantagio.
- He graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul (Broadcasting Arts Department).
- He is currently attending Chung-Ang University (Theatre and Film Design).
- He is very good at dancing.
- He is famous for his handsome appearance, Park Jihoon was voted first as ‘Produce 101 Season 2’ visual center.
- He has very beautiful eyes that received acknowledgment from plastic surgeons.
- With his idol-like visual, many fans think that Park Jihoon resembles many celebrities such as BTS’ Jungkook, Lee Hyunwoo, Park Bogum, SHINee’s Taemin, and Lee Dongwook.
- After completing the promotion with Wanna One, he debuted as a solo singer with the single L.O.V.E on March 26, 2019, which successfully achieved the first rank on ‘Music Bank’.
- His solo fandom name is MAY.
- In 2018 he became the honorary ambassador for his school Chung-Ang University.
- He hates broccoli.
- His shoe size is 275 mm.
- He has a puppy called Max.
- His favorite color is black.
- During ‘Produce 101 Season 2’ was famous as The Wink Boy, winking has become his trademark ever since.
- His aegyo “Nae maeumsog-e jeojang~” also went viral all over the country.
- Fellow ‘Produce 101 Season 2’ contestant Kim Donghan revealed that Park Jihoon practicing that aegyo every day.
- He mentioned BTS’ V as his role model.
- He has wide shoulders despite having a small body frame.
- His shirt size is 105 (XL).
- He was in charge of being the “cutie” member in Wanna One.
- When he was still promoting with Wanna One, Bae Jinyoung and Park Jihoon were known as the visual duo of the group.
- Park Jihoon and Lau Guanlin was each other’s visual pick during ‘Produce 101 Season 2’.
- Park Jihoon and same-age teammate Park Woojin were called 99z and ParkParkz.
- He is good at sports.
- During ‘Produce 101 Season 2’ he always enjoys playing soccer with Kim Samuel, Yoo Hweseung (of N.Flying), Ju Haknyeon (of THE BOYZ), Lee Daehwi, and Bae Jinyoung.
- He always sleeps while caressing plushies.
- He is a game mania.
- His MBTI personality type is ENFP-A.
- These days, Park Jihoon is known as one of the most promising idol-actor his generation.
- He loves drinking iced Americano regardless of the season.
- His special skills are poppin’ and beatboxing.
- His nicknames are Wink Boy, Wink King, Jeojang Boy, Hoony, Baby Songpyeon, Jaguar, etc.
Drama
‘Jumong’ (MBC/ 2006-2007)
‘The Stories of One Thousand People’ as Lee Donggyu (Cameo, Episode 20) (SBS/ 2007)
‘Kimchi Cheese Smile’ (MBC/ 2007-2008)
‘The King and I’ Eunuch (SBS/ 2007)
‘Iljimae’ as Villager’s son (MBC/ 2008)
‘Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency’ as Go Youngsoo (jtbc/ 2019)
‘At a Distance, Spring Is Green’ as Yeo Jun (KBS2/ 2021)
Web drama
‘Love Revolution’ (KakaoTV/ 2020)
TV show (as solo artist)
‘Inkigayo’ as Special MC (SBS/ 2019)
‘Knowing Bros’ as Guest (jtbc/ 2019)
‘Idol Room’ as Guest (jtbc/ 2019)
‘Music Core’ as Special MC (MBC/ 2019)
‘2019 MBC Entertainment Awards’ as Nominee Presenter (MBC/ 2019)
‘2020 Lunar New Year Idol Star Athletic Championship’ as Contestant (MBC/ 2020)
‘2020 Chuseok Special Idol E-Sport Championship’ as Contestant (MBC/ 2020)
‘Radio Star’ as Special MC (MBC/ 2020)
‘Music Core’ as Special MC (MBC/ 2021)
OST
‘Midnight’ (Love Revolution OST/ 2020)
Single (as solo singer)
‘L.O.V.E’ (Album: O’Clock/ 2019)
‘360’ (Album: 360/ 2019)
‘Wing’ (Album: The W/ 2020)
‘Gotcha’ (Album: Message/ 2020)
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