Inseong

Inseong Profile

• Birth Name: 김인성 (Kim Inseong)
• Stage Name: Inseong
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1993.07.12
• Zodiac Sign: Cancer
• Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
• Height: 184 cm (6’0”)
• Weight: 70 kg (154.3 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Inseong Facts & TMI

• Inseong was born in Seongbok-gu, Seoul.
• His family consists of mother and father, he is an only child.
• His birth name ‘In Seong’ was given by his parents, it means “Be a man of strong character.”
• He is a Christian.
• He graduated from the Communication Studies Department of Kyunghee University.
• He is the main vocalist of SF9.
• Some of his nicknames are Inssaeng, Kim Chestnut, Kim Hip-hop, BraingSeong, Kitten, 40 y.o Pikachu, Ingseong, Desert Fox, Giant Hamster, Terry, etc.
• Before his official debut, Inseong appeared as a cameo on MBC Everyone’s web drama ‘Click Your Heart’.
• He appeared as the lead role on more dramas such as MBC’s ‘20th Century Boy and Girl’ (as Gong Jiwon) and web dramas ‘DokGoBin’ (as Ha Deokho); ‘The Universe of Two’ (as Shin Woojoo).
• He debuted as a musical actor in 2020 through the musical ‘Those Days’.
• He appeared in several TV shows such as ‘Problematic Men’ (as a guest for episode 185, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 211); ‘King of Masked Singer’ (as a contestant for episode 189); and became the permanent MC of ‘WE K-POP’ in 2019.
• He uses catchphrases ‘Desert fox’ or ‘Brain’ when he introduces himself and uses the chestnut emoticon (🌰) to symbolize himself.
• Many fans think that he resembles a hamster or kitten.
• He can play the piano.
• He is the third tallest member of SF9, he has the same height as Jaeyoon.
• He has studied in London for a year, therefore he can speak English well.
• His English name is Terry Kim, he said his mother sometimes calls him Terry at home.
• According to fellow member Zuho, Inseong is a very kind person and a yes man who can’t really say “no” to others.
• According to fans who attended SF9’s fanmeeting, Inseong remembers fans’ names the most.
• He is a big fan of Pokemon, even became a Pokemon fancafe master.
• His childhood dream was to be a cartoonist.
• He applied to Korean Animation High School when he was in the third grade of middle school. But he’s not good at drawing, so he failed the test.
• He enrolled in the Communication Studies Department of Kyunghee University because he wanted to be a movie director or news anchor.
• He changed his dream from news anchor to singer, then he auditioned at SM Entertainment and joined the agency as a trainee around the same time with NCT’s Doyoung and former SM trainee (now VERYVERY member) Dongheon.
• He has a lot of idol friends such as labelmate N.Flying’s Cha Hun; fellow SM trainees now NCT members Jaehyun, Johnny, Taeil; MONSTA X’s Kihyun and Minhyuk; Golden Child’s Bomin; Stray Kids’ Seungmin; 2PM’s Nichkhun; Kim Shinyoung; etc.
• According to the members, he is a big eater.
• He is ambidextrous, he uses his left hand to write and right hand to eat.
• He’s bad at cooking.
• He has a drinking habit of laughing out loud then passing out.
• His MBTI personality type is ENFJ.
• He is cousin to singer K.
• His hobbies are drawing, playing chess, playing gomoku, puzzle, and playing the piano.
• He is known to be the ‘brain’ of the team, he attended a prestigious university and was able to finish his study despite busy schedules with SF9.
• He is currently taking a master degree at Kyunghee Cyber University.
• He shared that he scored 935 for his TOEIC test.
• His show size is 280 mm.