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.
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