hongjoong
full name: kim hongjoong (pronounce as: kim hong-joong)
hangul: 김홍중
birthday: 7th november 1998
zodiac sign: scorpio
mbti: infp-a
position: captain (leader), rapper, composer, center of the group
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about:
- he has composed over 40 songs for ateez
- you know he's about to rap in a song when you hear a laugh before the verse
- he likes reforming clothes
- he is known as the 'dad' of the group (mostly because of him being the second oldest and also the leader)
- he doesn't really like affection
- his name means 'to be the center of the big wide world' (pretty well suited to him, me thinks)
- his nicknames include hong-leader and mini-hong
- he is especially close with seonghwa who inspired hongjoong to write the song 'thank u'
- he is probably the best english speaker in the group and has been learning through shows on netflix like modern family
- he loves minions (probably his only unattractive personality trait lmao)
- he once said that he would like to make an album with atiny
- when writing songs, he never writes anything for himself but rather writes them for the whole group
- hongjoong and mingi often participate in writing the lyrics to their songs
- he is lowkey an activist. a prime example is his participation in the polished man project, which is a campaign to help end violence against children. a way to express one's support for the campaign, men paint their fingers with nail polish.
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seonghwa
full name: park seonghwa (pronounce as: pak song-wah)
hangul: 박성화
birthday: 3rd april 1998
zodiac sign: aries
mbti: enfj-t / esfj
position: vocalist, visual
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about:
- he trained to be a rapper but instead became a vocalist at debut
- he's the oldest in the group
- he's known as the mum of the group. he's basically the mum friend: he gives the members what they need, he comforts them, he always tries to quiet them down and he LOOOVES cleaning the dorm and cooking
- he loves asmr and even has his own asmr videos on youtube. he also made a video with the person who got him into asmr, soy asmr
- his nicknames include mars (his name backwards, hwaseong, means mars in korean), toothless (from how to train your dragon) and angry bird
- he is a very soft-spoken spoken person (but can be a chaotic person when around fellow members)
- his name means 'to become a star' (i was found dead in a ditch, it's such a beautiful name)
- he is closest to hongjoong in the group
- ateez love to bully him, especially wooyoung
- he made his acting debut in the drama 'imitation' (2021) and is part of the show's fictional group sparkling, playing seyoung
- cat boy of the group (see below pic)
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yunho
full name: jeong yunho (pronounce as: chang yu-no)
hangul: 정윤호
birthday: 23rd march 1999
zodiac sign: aries
mbti: enfj-a
position: performer, main dancer, vocalist
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about:
- call him the battery because he is the energizer of the group
- he's known as the 'boyfriend' type of guy
- him and mingi have been friends long before debut
- according to seonghwa, yunho is the funniest member
- he's the tallest member in the group
- his nicknames are golden retriever and yunhogizer
- he can juggle
- he's a gamer (we're waiting for your gamer youtube channel, mr yunho...)
- he is regarded by atiny as the sweetest member
- according to mingi, yunho always wants the group to do things all together
- he doesn't really like reading
- he loves spider man and harry potter
- he made his acting debut in the drama 'imitation' (2021) and is part of the show's fictional group sparkling, playing yujin
- seonghwa and hongjoong's problem child no. 1
- king of close up selcas
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yeosang
full name: kang yeosang (pronounced as: kung yo-sang)
hangul: 강여상
birthday: 15th june 1999
zodiac sign: gemini
mbti: isfp-t
position: vocalist, perfomer, visual
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about:
- he has a really unique birth mark next to his left eye -> link
- he loves gaming (waiting for yeosang's youtube channel)
- he likes drones and one of his hobbies is flying them. he also owns five drones, one of which he got from the other members
- he's a skater and he also likes snowboarding
- his name means 'a sound resonating from a high point'
- he's a very considerate and deeply empathetic person and will put others first before himself
- according to his fellow members, he is the most brutally honest member
- his nicknames are hehe-mon and speaker of facts
- one of his strengths is his ability to focus which helps him study chinese
- atiny regard him as the funniest member
- he is honestly out of this world pretty
- rarely, people will refer to him as ryusang because as yeosang once shared, ryusang is on his passport but he uses yeosang. technically, it's the same thing as it's pronounced the same and has the same meaning. i could go into detail as to why but you're not here for a lesson on the korean language so let's leave it at that
- seonghwa and hongjoong's problem child no. 2
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san
full name: choi san (pronounced as: che sun)
hangul: 최산
birthday: 10th july 1999
zodiac sign: cancer
mbti: infp-t
position: vocalist, performer
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about:
- he is known as one of the kpop idols with the best/most stage presence because of his powerful and passionate facial expressions and performances. his face card never declines even in photos but don't worry, even though he looks really intimidating, he is the softest person
- he loves sleeping
- he speaks good english and his pronounciation is really good also
- he has a plushie named shiber and he has an obsession with plushies (see, he is a big softie)
- he likes playing sports
- he's the happy virus of the group
- he knows japanese
- san's name means 'mountain'. he has once explained that his father gave him this name in the hopes of san being a comforting hill to some people while being a mountain who they don't dare challenge for others
- he made his acting debut in the drama 'imitation' (2021) and is part of the show's fictional group sparkling, playing minsu
- lowkey a bookworm, his favourite genres are thriller and mystery
- he enjoys playing games with fellow ateez members
- seonghwa says that when they aren't in public, san is the funniest member
- he likes to go on twitter to search his name
- he has dimples when he smiles
- seonghwa and hongjoong's problem child no. 3
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mingi
full name: song mingi (pronounce as: song min-ki)
hangul: 송민기
birthday: 9th august 1999
zodiac sign: leo
mbti: entp-t
position: main rapper, lead dancer
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about:
- he is known for his deep rapping voice
- you know he's about to rap in a song when you hear him say 'fix on'
- very good friends with yunho
- loves sleep and it's his "special talent" (mf same)
- apparently he's the most cowardly out of all ateez members (interesting contrast to his deep rapping voice, it's always the rappers who are the biggest softies)
- he was on hiatus between november 2020 and july 2021 (because of anxiety)
- probably the most relatable member tbh... he loves sleep and chicken, scared of bugs, he's a daydreamer and according to jongho, he is quite nosy.
- he became an idol because he was interested in rapping and dancing
- he takes part in writing the lyrics to ateez songs as well as composing and producing them
- he is the most stylish member
- apparently he's good at lying (do with this info what you will lmao)
- the pronounciation of the 'g' in his name is between a 'k' and a 'g' sound
- he used to attend the same dance academy (seungri's dance academy) with yunho
- seonghwa and hongjoong's problem child no. 4
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wooyoung
full name: jung wooyoung (pronounce as: chang oo-yang)
hangul: 정우영
birthday: 26th november 1999
zodiac sign: sagittarius
mbti: enfj-t
position: main dancer, vocalist
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about:
- let me start off by saying he is the loudest, most chaotic member of ateez
- his interest in becoming an idol came from the fact that he really enjoyed performing on the stage in school
- he was the first male artist of the 4th generation to receive the 'artist of the month' title by studio choom (a youtube channel where they show high quality dancing videos of kpop artists) thus giving him the chance to feature in his own video to show off his dancing skills. he covered bad by christopher in his performance video.
- he likes bts
- a lot of people think he looks like jimin from bts who is also one of wooyoung's role models
- according to wooyoung, his charming point is his sexy aura (lol idk, i know this info so now you shall know it too)
- according to the other members, he is quite mean which leads me to my next point
- one of his hobbies is bullying and annoying seonghwa
- he likes gaming (waiting for his youtube channel)
- he likes shopping
- seonghwa and hongjoong's problem child no. 5
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jongho
full name: choi jongho (pronounce as: che jong-oh)
hangul: 최종호
birthday: 12th october 2000
zodiac sign: libra
mbti: isfp-t
position: main vocalist, maknae
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about:
- he is known for his powerful vocals. literally one of the best vocalists of the industry
- in an alternate universe he might have been an athlete but he chose to be an idol instead because of his interest in singing
- he can split an apple into two with his bare hands, he went viral because of it (there's a video of him singing his heart out while splitting apples into two, it's pretty impressive)
- mf can hold a high note, mariah carey he's coming for your throne girl
- hobbies include listening to ballad songs, playing football, working out and telling wooyoung lies about planes
- he is the youngest member in the group (aka the maknae)
- he is possibly the strongest member in the group
- he likes to say dad jokes (same)
- he made his acting debut in the drama 'imitation' (2021), playing hyuk
- seonghwa and hongjoong's problem child no. 6
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