JAY (Kim Jinhwan)

JAY (Kim Jinhwan) Profile

• Birth Name: 김진환 (Kim Jinhwan)
• Stage Name: JAY
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1994.02.07
• Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
• Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
• Height: 165 cm (5’4”)
• Weight: N/A
• Blood Type: A
• Personal Social Media: Twitter, Instagram

JAY (Kim Jinhwan) Facts & TMI

• Jinhwan was born and grew up in Jeju Island.
• He is the main vocalist and lead dancer of iKON.
• Jinhwan is the eldest member of the team.
• He lived in Jeju Island until he graduated from middle school and then moved to the Philippines for language training for 7 months. 
• Jinhwan has a quiet personality.
• Prior to joining YG Entertainment, he was in SM Academy.
• He said that he wanted to be an idol because of his older sister’s influence, his older sister is a big fan of k-pop idols.
• In his childhood, Jinhwan idolized many YG artists such as Danny from 1TYM, SE7EN, and Bigbang.
• Just like other iKON members, he participated in YG’s pre-debut survival program ‘WIN: Who is Next’ and ‘MIX & MATCH’ and has been the main vocalist since then.
• He joined YG Entertainment with B.I on January 3rd, 2011.
• iKON members often tease him for his height and cute appearance, which is not like the eldest brother.
• His members sometimes called him by his nickname Jinani, instead of Jinhwan-hyung.
• Jinhwan can also be seen as the mood maker of the group as he is always taking care of the younger members.
• Among his special skills are foreign language, playing trumpet, and swimming.
• Jinhwan mentioned that he can speak many languages because his mom graduated from the Department of Linguistics of the most prestigious university in Korea, Seoul University.
• His motto is ‘Everything returns like a boomerang’.
• His nicknames are Ppuyo (‘Ppuributeo yojeong’ 뿌리부터 요정 it means ‘the one who is like a fairy from the root’), 13cm Fairy, Jinan, Jinani, Nani, Little Giant, 
• Jinhwan guested in variety shows such as MBC ‘Living Together in Empty Room’, tvN’s ‘Wednesday Food Talk’, ‘King of Masked Singer’ Episode 167, tvN’s ‘Problematic Men’, tvN’s ‘Life Bar’, etc.
• Jinhwan and Suhyun from Akdong Musician sang a duet song ‘Last Goodbye’ on ‘Gaon Chart Awards 2018’.
• Jinhwan has 9 tattoos (as of 2020), he has the most tattoos among iKON members.
• He likes sexy things and always goes for sexy concepts. He called himself a sexy brother and always introduces himself as the sexy member of iKON.
• He can speak English, Japanese, Chinese and a little bit of Filipino.
• He has a heart-shaped beauty mark under his right eye!
• He cries a lot. Jinhwan is the member who cries the most in iKON.
• Jinhwan is emotional and sensitive.
• He has a cute handwriting.
• He is bad at foot volleyball, skateboarding, and rock climbing.
• Jinhwan has been learning jujitsu since 2017.
• He did rap when he was a trainee.
• He plays Kart Rider, his ID ‘Jinhwanjilju’.
• He said that he enjoys being alone, he is also a homebody.
• His hobby is watching movies.
• He is easily scared.
• His favorite food is sushi while his least favorite food is eggplants and raisins.
• Jinhwan’s favorite perfume brand is Jo Malone, he also said that he likes the scents of detergent and fabric softener.
• He is good at making acrostic poems.
• His favorite book is ‘The Painter of the Wind’ which was recommended by his friend.
• He took an MBTI test in 2018, his test results say that Jinhwan is an ISFP.