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EPEX Members Profile

EPEX Members Profile and Facts:

EPEX [‘i:peks] (이펙스), formerly known as C9ROOKIES (C9루키즈) is an 8 member boy group under C9 Entertainment. The group consists of: Wish, Keum, MU, A-Min, BaekseungAyden, Yewang, and Jeff. They debuted on June 8, 2021 with the 1st EP Album BIPOLAR Pt.1 : 불안의 서.

EPEX’s group name stands for?
It is described as “the gathering of eight youths reaches eight different apexes.” It represents the 8 members forming a collective, powerful new team.

Fandom Name: ZENITH (제니스) (‘ZENITH’ means the apex that the eight boys will reach together.)
Fandom Color: EPEX Green

Current Dorm Arrangement (Director Vlog Part 2):
Room 1: Baekseung & A-Min
Room 2: Wish
Room 3: MU & Yewang
Room 4: Keum, Ayden, & Jeff

Official Accounts:
Instagram: epex.official
Facebook: EPEX
Twitter: the_EPEX / by_EPEX
YouTube: EPEX
Weibo: EPEX_CN
Naver TV (Company): C9 Entertainment
TikTok: @epex.official

Members Profile:
Wish

Stage Name: Wish (위시)
Birth Name: Kwak Da Wit (곽다윗)
Position: Leader, Vocalist, Dancer
Birthday: June 11, 2002
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height: 184 cm (6’0”)
Weight: 69 kg (152 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Korean
MBTI Type: ISFP (His previous result was ESFJ)

Wish Facts:
– He is the seventh member to be revealed.
– He is from Seoul, South Korea.
– He has an older sister.
– Education: YangPyeong High School (Graduated)
– His song/dance during his audition is EXOTempo. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– Favorite ice cream flavors: Berrie Berrie Strawberries (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– He’s possessing a charming voice.
– Role Model: Jungkook (BTS) ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– Charming Point : Innocent Beauty ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– Nickname: Kak Dawit (this is because his older sister can’t pronounce the ‘Kwak’ last name).
– Charming points: he’s cunning, his clumsiness.
– He traveled to the Philippines many times already during pre-debut. (K-POP STARS sing in THREE Languages🎤| EPEX | TRANSONGLATION)
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Keum

Stage Name: Keum (금)
Birth Name: Keum Dong Hyun (금동현)
Position: Rapper, Main Dancer, Center
Birthday: May 14, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: 176 cm (5’9”)
Weight: 57 kg (126 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Nationality: Korean
MBTI Type: INTP (His previous result was ENFP)

Keum Facts:
– He is the first member to be revealed.
– He was born in Okcheon-gun, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
– He has an older brother. (Source: His vlog from December 16, 2022)
– Education: Okcheon Middle School (Graduated), Hanlim Multi Art School (Graduated)
– His song/dance during his audition is EXOThe Eve. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– Favorite ice cream flavors: Chocolate Mousse (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– He is a former contestant of Produce X 101. (Rank 17)
– Hobbies: listening to music, day dreaming.
– His nickname is Keumdongii, Keumdong.
– Charming points: he’s full of unexpected surprises, his smile, his bright energy.
– Role Model: CIX ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– Training period: 1 year and 10 months.
– Skills: Urban Dance.
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MU

Stage Name: MU (뮤)
Birth Name: Suh Kyung Min (서경민)
Position: Lead Vocalist
Birthday: September 14, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 184 cm (6’0”)
Weight: 63 kg (139 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Korean
MBTI Type: INFP

MU Facts:
– He is the forth member to be revealed.
– He is from Seoul, South Korea.
– He has a younger brother.
– Education: Pungsung Middle School (Graduated), Hanlim Multi Art School (Graduated)
– For his audition, he sang Paul Kim‘s “Me after You“. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– He got casted into the company by Keum.
– Mu is very artistic.
– He also has two dogs, Boksil and Jjuni.
– Favorite ice cream flavors: Berrie Berrie Strawberries (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– His stage name, MU is from their boss (C9 CEO) because he looks like a Pokemon mew.
– Role model: NCT ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– His nickname, given by the members, is kyungmin-ssi or mr. kyungmin.
– Charming points: his puppy-like self, he’s cute, he’s sexy.
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A-Min

Stage Name: A-Min (아민)
Birth Name: Cho Min Woo (조민우)
Position: Vocalist, Main Dancer
Birthday: May 22, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height: 175.4 cm (5’9”)
Weight: 54 kg (119 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Nationality: Korean
MBTI Type: INFJ

A-Min Facts:
– He is the third member to be revealed.
– He is from Seoul, South Korea.
– Family: Parents, Older Brother, Younger sister.
– Education: Jangnae Middle School (Graduated), Pyeongnae High School.
– His song/dance during his audition is Wanna OneBurn it up. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– Favorite ice cream flavors: Rainbow sorbet (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– He is popular at school because of his cute looks.
– Specialty: Acrobatics.
– He once attended an acting agency.
– Role Model: Jimin (BTS). ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– His favorite member is Baekseung. ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– His stage name means “agi Minwoo” [baby Minwoo].
– Nickname: 조참새/jochamsae, (meaning jo quail – the member’s gave it to him because he looks like a quail and he “sometimes speaks as if he’s chirping”), Jo Amin/Amin Jo.
– Charming points are: his big eyes, his angelic smile.
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Baekseung

Stage Name: Baekseung (백승)
Birth Name: Kim Hyun Woo (김현우)
Position: Rapper
Birthday: October 5, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 186.3 cm (6’1.3”)
Weight: 64 kg (141 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Nationality: Korean
MBTI Type: INFP (His previous result was ENFP)

Baekseung Facts:
– He is the second member to be revealed.
– He is from Seoul, South Korea.
– Family: Parents, 2 older sisters.
– Education: Dangsanseo Middle school (Graduated), Dongsung High School.
– For his audition he just sang the National Anthem and posed a bit. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– Favorite ice cream flavors: Rainbow sorbet (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– He is a former contestant of Cap-Teen.
– His hobby is watching movies.
– He can speak Japanese.
– Role Model: BTS ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– Nickname: 백전백승/baekjeonbaekseung, (meaning the unsinkable)
– Charming points: the mole under his eye, his height, his hairstyle (lock down era)
– He appeared in the drama “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” (2021) as In-Woo, a D.O.S. member.(2021).
– An animal he really hates are frogs which he strongly have mentioned on Fromm. (Fromm Message App)
– He doesn’t have many friends apart from the EPEX members. (Fromm Message App)
– Baekseung often shares his clothes with the members. (Fromm Message App)
– When he was young, he didn’t reallyy like kimchi, however as time has passed he now does. (Fromm Message App)
– He doesn’t really eat pickled radish. (Fromm Message App)
Show more Baekseung fun facts…

Ayden

Stage Name: Ayden (에이든)
Birth Name: Kwon Ye Jun (권예준)
Position: Lead Rapper
Birthday: January 24, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 174 cm (5’8.5”)
Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Korean
MBTI Type: ENFP/ENTP

Ayden Facts:
– He is the last member to be revealed.
– He is from Daegu, South Korea.
– Has a older sister (born 2002).
– Education: Daejeon Singye Middle School (Graduated), Daejeon Hanvit High School (he dropped out and got his GED instead (Source: EEPX Documentary Ep 6 and his vlog from October 6th 2022).
– His song/dance during his audition is pH-1Homebody. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– Favorite ice cream flavors: Berrie Berrie Strawberries (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– He is the brain of EPEX. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– His role model is A-MIN, because he is his inspiration in dancing. ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– He knows trivia because he likes to surf the web; the reason why he is called the brain of the team.
– Nickname: Giga Ayden – the members gave him the nickname because “he knows the answer everything”.
– Charming points: his moles (he has many throughout his body and face), his boring/dad jokes, his cuteness.
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Yewang

Stage Name: Yewang (예왕)
Birth Name: Seo Ye Wang (서예왕)
Position: Main Vocalist
Birthday: March 12, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 181.3 cm (5’11.3”)
Weight: 67 kg (148 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Korean
MBTI Type: ENFJ (His former results were ISFJ, ENFP/ENFJ)

Yewang Facts:
– He is the fifth member to be revealed.
– He is from Seoul, South Korea.
– He is an only child.
– Education: Paichai Middle School (Graduated), Seongdeok High School.
– For his audition, he performed Kyuhyun‘s “At Gwanghamun“. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– Favorite ice cream flavors: New York Cheesecake (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– He can play the guitar.
– Nickname: Yeking [Wang means “King” in Korean]
– He claims that his MBTI (ENFP/ENFJ) changes depending the situation.
– Later, he said that he is actually introvert. (Twitter Blueroom)
– Charming points: his big [and pretty] hands, his [romantic] voice, his humor.
– Role Model: Baekhyun (EXO) ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝).
– His favorite member of EPEX is Ayden, because he thinks he is so funny. ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝).
– Yewang named his fans WangWang/s왕왕이들 WangWang/s. It’s from his name. He came up with that on UNIVERSE app.
– Yewang said he wants to collaborate with CIX‘s Seunghun. (twitter blueroom).
Show more Yewang fun facts…

Jeff

Stage Name: Jeff (제프)
Birth Name: Lee Jae Ho (이재호)
Position: Main Rapper, Maknae
Birthday: April 21, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: 180.2 cm (5’10.9”)
Weight: 70 kg (154 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Nationality: Korean
MBTI Type: INFJ

Jeff Facts:
– He is the sixth member to be revealed.
– He is from Seoul, South Korea.
– Family: Parents, Brother, Sister (Born 2009)
– Education: Gwangjang Elementary School (Graduated), Gwangjang Middle School (Graduated), Konkuk University High School.
– For his audition he performed Justin Bieber‘s “Sorry“. (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– Favorite ice cream flavors: Cotton Candy Flavor (Cotton candy in Wonderland) (TO BE WhosfanFriend – EPEX)
– Specialty: Rap making, Aegyo and Composing skills.
– Role model: NCT ([welcome 2 HOUSE🏡 D-14] welcome to 2력서📝)
– Nickname: Hoya – he’s had it since he was young and doesn’t really know where it came from [it is most likely the last part of his real name (jae’ho’) combined with the korean way of calling ‘ya].
– Charming points: his rap, his eyebrows, his cuteness.
– Jeff has a dog called Shouki (쇼키).
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NOTE 2: In July 2022, Yewang confirmed that his MBTI changed back to ENJJ. (Source) In April 2022 Wish confirmed that his MBTI now changed to ISFP. (Source) In June 2023 Baekseung confirmed that his MBTI is now INFP. (Source)

NOTE 3: Some of the members posted their current heights on Twitter (@by_EPEX) on March 13, 2023. (Source).

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