Bona (Kim Ji Yeon)

Bona (Kim Jiyeon) Profile

• Birth Name: 김지연 (Kim Jiyeon)
• Stage Name: 보나 (Bona)
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1995.08.19
• Zodiac Sign: Leo
• Chinese Zodiac: Pig
• Height: 163 cm (5’34”)
• Weight: 46 kg (101.4 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Personal Social Media: Instagram

Bona (Kim Jiyeon) Facts & TMI

• Bona was born in Daegu as Kim Jiyeon.
• She grew up in Daegu.
• Her family consists of mother, father, and an older brother (born 1994).
• She is an atheist.
• She graduated from Girls’ High School Attached to the College of Education Dongguk University.
• Bona is the center, sub-vocalist, and lead dancer of WJSN.
• She is also part of the sub-unit WJSN THE BLACK.
• Bona is the official visual member in the group alongside Seola and Luda.
• Before joining Starship, she was a trainee in Cube Entertainment.
• Her trainee period is about 6 years.
• Along with Seola, Exy, and Soobin, they were the four senior female trainees and were in charge of dance lessons for the younger trainees.
• Before her debut, she has modeling experience in various Korean and Chinese magazines.
• Bona is one of the best dancers on the team.
• Sometimes she raps for the group.
• She is very thin and is famous for having a small waist, her waist is said to be 21 inches.
• She also has small feet, her shoe size is 220 mm.
• Despite looking somewhat cold or chic, she is friendly, active, and laughs a lot.
• The visual line of WJSN is called BoSelLu (Bona – Seola – Luda).
• She has been expanding her career to acting in 2017 by starring in several TV dramas such as ‘Hit the Top’, ‘Girls’ Generation 1979’, ‘Homemade Love Story’, and the recent one ‘Twenty Five, Twenty One’.
• As one of the oldest trainees in Starship, Bona took part in training the younger trainees within the agency.
• She is frequently mentioned as the prettiest girl group member of the recent generation and is expected to be the next next-generation acting idol.
• Her favorite food is hot pot.
• She is a mint-choco enthusiast.
• Bona is friends with Chungha.
• When she was young, she dreamed of becoming a fashion designer.
• She likes nail art.
• Bona is good at taking selfies.
• She taught Cheng Xiao her Gyeongsang-do dialect.
• She was a liberal art major student. When she was a trainee, he tried to study Chinese literature in case she couldn’t make her debut.
• She wanted to use Yeoreum and Hayeon as her stage name.
• She successfully attained HSK-4 certificate in the Chinese Proficiency Test.
• Bona is a supporter of Samsung Lions.
• She uses an iPhone 12 Pro silver.
• Bona picked SeolA as the most different member in an interview.
• According to Luda, Bona pretends not to take care of other members but she actually takes care of them little by little.
• She used her stage name “Bona” for her acting activities prior to her appearance in the drama ‘Twenty Five, Twenty One’. Since 2022, she uses her birth name “Kim Jiyeon” for her acting activities.
• Among her nicknames are Ppo, Pporangdunie, Ppoya, Bonagasna, PpoKki, Kim Bona, etc.
• Her MBTI personality type is INFP or ISTJ.