Younghoon

Younghoon Profile

• Birth Name: 김영훈 (Kim Young Hoon)
• Stage Name: Younghoon
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1997.08.08
• Zodiac Sign: Leo
• Chinese Zodiac: Ox
• Height: 183 cm (6’)
• Weight: 61 kg (132.2 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Younghoon Facts & TMI

• Younghoon was born in Seoul but grew up in Incheon.
• His family consists of mother, father, and an older brother (born 1992).
• Younghoon is a Buddhist.
• His position is sub vocal.
• He has a puppy named Bori.
• He was active in various fields prior to his debut starring in various MVs for Melody Day’s ‘Color’, I.O.I’s ‘Whatta Man’, John Park’s ‘Do Not Disturb’ as well as became a model for 17F/W HERA SEOUL FASHION WEEK and C.A.S.H cube.
• He is one of THE BOYZ’s members who participated in many broadcasts as special MC for ‘MCountdown’ (episode 566 & 578), ‘THE SHOW’ (episode 147), ‘Inkigayo’ (episode 1035) or guest in variety shows such as ‘King of Masked Singer’ (episode 221 and 222) and WE KPOP.
• Younghoon is one of the visuals of the group.
• He is the tallest member of THE BOYZ.
• Younghoon chose eyebrow bones as his charming point.
• He resembles EXO’s Sehun in his childhood photos.
• A lot of people think that he resembles Astro’s Cha Eunwoo.
• In 2020, he was casted as second lead Lee Kyungwoo in the web drama ‘Love Revolution’ alongside Park Jihoon and Lee Ruby.
• Hyunjae and Juyeon named Younghoon as the most handsome member of THE BOYZ.
• He’s bad at taking selfies.
• He is the crybaby in THE BOYZ.
• In contrast to his handsome and chic-looking appearance, he has many aegyo.
• He is a shy person.
• Younghoon is arguably the cutest member of THE BOYZ.
• He loves eating bread, his favorite bread is chocolate-stuffed bread.
• His favorite foods are McDonald’s Shrimp & Beef Burger, McDonald’s Bacon Tomato Deluxe Burger and Tofu Stew.
• He is not a picky eater but he said that he dislikes raw cucumbers.
• His nicknames are Ppanghoon (‘Young’ and ‘Ppang’ has the same meaning in Korean, it means ‘zero’), PpangJanim (Ppanghoon + Wangjanim, ‘wangjanim’ means ‘prince’), PpangHoonnam, Maltese, PpangTese.
• He is said to have been cast while eating bread at a convenience store located under an acting academy in Sinsa-dong.
• He mentioned G-DRAGON and ZICO as the ultimate fashion icon.
• As a fan of BTS, he especially wants to resemble V’s stage manners (he even put V’s picture as his phone wallpaper).
• His favorite singers are V, DEAN, and Yoon Hyunsang.
• Since he is from Songdo, Incheon, fans are calling him ‘Songdo Prince’.
• At the recommendation of his parents, he learned swimming as a hobby for about a year from the 1st grade to the 2nd grade of middle school.
• He participated in the national swimming competition in Incheon and won 2nd place.
• He enjoys eating alone.
• His special talents are imitating the sound of motorcycles.
• He wants to appear on many variety shows, including ‘Youth Over Flowers’, ‘Running Man’, and ‘Infinite Challenge’.
• Ever since his trainee era, Younghoon likes Q a lot.
• Younghoon even said that he wanted to be a roommate with Q.
• He came from the same neighborhood (Songdo) as fellow member and same-aged friend Hyunjae.
• Younghoon and Hyunjae are nicknamed 97z.
• He also mentioned Hyunjae as the member who matched well with him.
• He also forms special chemistry with Sunwoo as one of the ‘Two Kims’.
• Younghoon currently shares a room with Juyeon.
• He often shares clothes with Hyunjae.
• He chose 97 as his unique number because his parents were born in 1967.
• He mentioned ‘The Little Prince’ book given by Q as his cherished item.
• He really loves his pet, Bori.
• In the next 10 years, he said he really wants to make a tattoo shaped like his parents’ face.
• If he had gone to college, he said that he would have gone to the liberal arts or art department.
• Younghoon said that he didn’t want to use a stage name.
• He bleached his hair for the first time for THE BOYZ’s first studio album ‘REVEAL’ after sporting black hair since his debut.
• His MBTI personality type is INFP-T.
• His shoe size is 265~270 mm.