DK (Kim Donghyuk)

DK (Kim Donghyuk) Profile

• Birth Name: 김동혁 (Kim Donghyuk)
• Stage Name: DK
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1997.01.03
• Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
• Chinese Zodiac: Rat
• Height: 171~173 cm (5’6”)
• Weight: N/A
• Blood Type: O
• Personal Social Media: Instagram, Twitter

DK (Kim Donghyuk) Facts & TMI

• DK was born and grew up in Seoul.
• His family consists of mother and a younger sister.
• His dad passed away when DK was 8.
• He is Christian.
• His official position in iKON is sub vocalist and main dancer.
• His life motto is ‘let’s always be a warm person’.
• He has many personal skills such as playing the piano and acoustic guitar, playing basketball, and dance.
• When he was a kid, DK studied abroad at the Loganville Christian Academy for about six months and used Ezra Kim as his English name.
• He is still very good at English.
• It is said that DK got fairly good grades at school.
• During his elementary and middle school days, DK even became the president of the student body.
• When he was in the third grade of middle school (2012), he ranked first in the 9th JYP open recruitment and became a trainee at JYP.
• He also joined SM for a short time.
• Later, he joined YG through a private audition.
• He has had many interests in dancing and good at it since he was a kid. He said that the reason why he wanted to be a trainee because he liked dancing.
• Donghyuk is really good at doing aegyo.
• He looks extremely good with a middle part hairstyle.
• He likes wearing specs although he got a nice vision.
• His ideal type is a cute girl.
• DK was a big fan of labelmate and Bigbang’s member, G-Dragon.
• Donghyuk also appeared in ‘K-Pop Star 5’.
• He was placed in Team B during the survival program ‘WIN: Who is Next’, he was the last member who joined Team B.
• He is good at drawing.
• DK was Yang Hyunsuk’s daughter’s one pick, he is also close to Tablo’s daughter Haru.
• He seems to be popular among children due to his warm appearance and personality.
• He’s very good at talking, Kim Jinhwan even mentioned Donghyuk as the main MC of iKON.
• He’s always smiling.
• He gains weight easily, therefore he has to go on a diet from time to time.
• According to teammate Junhoe, DK was considered as the member who eats the most.
• He has a lot of interest in fashion. According to the members, he is IKON’s fashionista.
• He was featured in Bobby’s song ‘SECRET’ alongside Katie Kim.
• DK is one of the members who communicate frequently with fans through V Live broadcasts.
• His younger sister seems to be living in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
• He mentioned in the variety show ‘Problematic Man’ that his father was a Korean literature major, his grandfather was a painter, and his grandfather was a dancer. 
• He won the writing and painting awards during his school days.
• He cries a lot.
• Donghyuk participated as a contestant in ‘King of Masked Singer’ Episode 177.
• From March 2 to March 8, 2020, he was a special DJ on MBC FM ‘Idol Radio’ and showed pleasant talk and perfect chemistry with teammate Song Yunhyeong.
• DK’s MBTI personality type is ENFP.
• He often got teased by same age member Junhoe.
• His nicknames are DongDongie (a nickname given by his father), Sunshine Dong, DongTtoPpi (Donghyuk tto ppijeotda, 동혁 또 삐졌다 means ‘Donghyuk Who Gets Upset Again’), Donyeok, DongGu, etc.