Jung Ilhoon

Jung Ilhoon Profile

• Birth Name: 정일훈 (Jung Ilhoon)
• Stage Name: Jung Ilhoon
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1994.10.04
• Zodiac Sign: Libra
• Chinese Zodiac: Dog
• Height: 176 cm (5’7”)
• Weight: 60 kg (132.2 lbs)
• Blood Type: B
• Personal Social Media: Twitter, Instagram

Jung Ilhoon Facts & TMI

• Ilhoon was born and grew up in Seoul.
• His family consists of mother, father, and an older sister singer JOO (born 1990).
• His religion is Catholic, while his baptismal name is Michael.
• He was the main rapper of BTOB before leaving the group in 2020.
• Ilhoon was in charge of writing and composing songs for BTOB alongside Hyunsik and Minhyuk.
• Aside from writing songs for BTOB, Ilhoon also wrote songs for other artists such as HyunA, G.Na, DalShabet, Hwanhee, Samuel, Lee Hongki, and PENTAGON.
• He graduated from Hanlim Arts School (Practical Dance Department).
• He was the visual member of BTOB.
• He was the DJ for ‘Idol Radio’ from 2018 to 2019 replacing Eunkwang who went to the army.
• He got really famous for popularizing the ‘Gwiyomi Song’ in an appearance on cable variety show ‘Weekly Idol’.
• He appeared in many episodes of ‘Weekly Idol’ and ‘Idol Room’ due to the connection with the two MCs Jung Hyungdon and Defconn.
• In  2020, he was caught in a drug scandal that made him leave BTOB.
• Prior to his debut, when he was in the first year of high school, Ilhoon was featured in G.Na’s stage performance for ‘I’ll Go, Live Well’.
• He is the weakest member in BTOB.
• He likes the mint-chocolate flavor.
• He has a lot of interest in fashion.
• His hobby is reading.
• He always wears a gold Gucci ring on his left middle finger.
• He shared that he always keeps his house clean and neat.
• His favorite food is hamburgers.
• He got a lot of inspiration from British styling and fashion.
• According to BTOB members, Ilhoon is the funniest member in the group.
• He said that he often watches movies to get inspiration for lyrics writing. 
• He doesn’t watch horror movies.
• He has several tattoos all over his body.
• He was a fan of Bigbang.
• He likes Sungjae a lot because Sungjae is the only younger member he has in the team.
• He has more than 100 songs credited under his name.
• His childhood dream was to be an astronomer.
• At the beginning of his debut, his MBTI was ENFP, but recently changed to ESTP.
• He is completing his military duty as a social worker since May 28, 2020, and will be discharged on February 27, 2022.
• Ilhoon has a unique way of speaking.
• Among his celeb friends are Apink members, BTS’ RM, Lee Hongki, Nam Taehyun, Park Kyung, HyunA, ASTRO’s Moonbin, SF9’s Hwiyoung, and THE BOYZ’ Younghoon.
• His life motto is “Life is art, and youth passes by quickly”.
• He is often called by nicknames Ilhooni, FairyHoonie, Irooni, Promoting Fairy, Gangnam Raccoon, RungGuri, The Mother of Music, Genius Composer, Angel, BTOB’s Key Member, Ace, RungD, RungRung-i, Lemon, Cherry, Fake Maknae, etc.
• His shoe size is 260 mm.