ASTRO Rocky Complete Profile, Facts, and TMI

Rocky Profile

Birth Name: 박민혁 (Park Minhyuk)
Stage Name: Rocky
Nationality: South Korean
Date of Birth: 1999.02.25
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Height: 178 cm (5’97”)
Weight: 65 kg (143.3 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Personal Social Media: Instagram, Weibo, Soundcloud

Rocky Facts & TMI

Rocky was born in Jinju City, Gyeongsang-do.
His family consists of mother, father, and a younger brother (born 2003).
He is the main dancer and lead rapper of ASTRO.
He uses the stage name Rocky because he is reliable and trustworthy like a rock.
He graduated from Hanlim Arts School (Practical Music Department).
Since he was 5 years old, her mom enrolled him in a dance academy where he learned jazz, ballet, and tap dance.
He has always wanted to be a singer since he was young, and his mom has always been supportive of his dream to be a singer.
He has stood on stage since he was 7 years old.
When he was in elementary school, he acted in a musical and met someone who would later introduce him to Fantagio’s staff.
He joined Fantagio in June 2010 (he was in the 5th grade of elementary school).
He was a taekwondo athlete from the first grade of elementary school until the first grade of middle school.
He can play the piano.
Rocky took part in lyrics writing and rap making in every ASTRO’s album.
He would sometimes be nicknamed ASTRO’s all-rounder thanks to his comprehensive skills from dancing to composing songs.
Rocky is an acknowledged dancer. He was mentioned by professional choreographer Kwon Jaeseung as one of the most prominent dancers among K-Pop idols.
Rocky participated in choreography making for ASTRO as well as labelmates 5urprise, WekiMeki, and Hello Venus.
He is one of the top 100 most copyrighted K-Pop idols (he ranked 60 as of October 2020).
Rocky’s mother had a conception dream of an arrow flying so far that it was almost invisible when he was pregnant with Rocky.
When MJ joined the agency, he thought that Rocky is older than him.
Rocky, Moon Bin, and Chani (now SF9 member) were all at Sidus (currently iHQ) and joined Fantagio when Na Byungjoon, the manager of Sidus founded the agency.
He was a classmate with Red Velvet’s Yeri in Hanlim Art School.
During the early days of his debut, he created a buzz for looking like SHINee’s Jonghyun.
He can learn choreography in 5 minutes.
According to the members, Rocky was able to learn more than 10 choreography during the weekly test when he was a trainee.
He has bad eyesight (his eyesight is 0.3).
He is working hard in learning Japanese and he said that he wanted to act in Japanese dramas or movies.
Rocky has a quiet personality.
His English name is Phillip.
There are three rings that he wears often, a family ring with the initials of his family name, a ring Sanha gave as a birthday gift, and an Aroha ring.
He composed, arranged, wrote the lyrics, and made the choreography for the song ‘No, I don’t’.
He wore braces when he was in high school.
Rocky is best friends with SF9’s Chani.
He gave nicknames for the members: Moonbin the Sleepy Cat, Yoon Sanha the Camel, MJ the Barn Swallow, JinJin the Bulldog, Cha Eunwoo the Handsome Unicorn.
His family is raising a pomeranian puppy named Park Omanwon (omanwon means “fifty thousand won”).
He prefers rice over burgers or pizza.
According to ASTRO members, he has very sturdy thighs.
Rocky has very flexible and long legs.
His favorite “things” are family and his Aroha.
He can’t eat cucumber.
His hobbies are listening to music and watching videos.
His motto is “Keen on learning “.
Rocky mentioned ‘Law of the Jungle’ as a variety show he wants to appear on.
He shared that he always checks fan letters in ASTRO’s fancafe before going to sleep.
He enjoys using face masks.
He doesn’t ticklish easily.
His ideal type is a cute and nice girl. He also thinks people who work hard are cool, and he likes people who are considerate and polite.
He enjoys going to saunas (jjimjilbang).
He is a fan of Bruno Mars and Usher.
He doesn’t like playing pc or mobile games.
He said that if he were to be born again, he still wants to be a singer.
His favorite season is fall.
He explained his attractive points are dance, singing, rap, appearance, personality, and everything.
He said that he wants to shoot CF for a coffee product.
His favorite Avengers character is Spiderman.
He mentioned his father as his role model.
The subject he hated the most when he was in school was physical education, while his favorite subject was math.
He likes both dogs and cats.
He joined the school knitting club when he was younger.
He often does skinship to his members.
He mentioned ‘Goblin’ as his favorite drama ever.
He thinks that he will still be singing, dancing, rapping, and composing in the next 10 years.
Aside from SF9’s Chani, he is close to SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan, Dino, The8, Hoshi; Former Fantagio actress Kim Saeron; Akdong Musician’s Suhyun; ‘Under19’ contestant Wumuti; and MONSTA X’s Minhyuk.
His nicknames are Rock, Stone, Rock-like Thigh, Rocky Swag, PapaRocky (Paparazzi + Rocky), RockD (Rocky + DJ), Park Handsome, GodMinhyuk, Minyukie, Park Rocky, Wolf Boy, Dance Fool, Dance Prodigy, Master of Choreography, Park Phillip, etc.