Kim Hongjoong:
-Born November 7, 1998
-First ever trainee at KQ ent.
-Role model is Michael Jackson
-Originally wanted to be a producer
-Has a fainting condition of some sort but idk which
-Main rapper
-Fluent in English
-Used to watch Modern Family all the time
-was a fan of Block B, which is why he reached out to KQ
-thought KQ was a scam until Yunho showed up
-Loves fashion, created his own fashion line "Petit Coussin" for his birthday in 2025 in honor of his mom and his childhood
-Very passionate about making sure every child has as good a childhood as he did
-Participates in Polished Man campaign
-Balmain Prince
-A bit of a workaholic
-Is married to Park Seonghwa (jk) (he did call him his wife though and they have matching rings + phone cases which can only mean one thing in Korea...) (jk jk)
-INFP
-spends more time in his studio than at home
-HATES mint chocolate chip ice cream
-wrote + produced THE BEST BSIDE "Selfish Waltz," among other ATEEZ songs
-Wears an armband with his signature insignia on all of their stages
-Laughs in most of their tracks as a rap tag, which was inspired by Captain Jack Sparrow
-Is known to have a dramatic flair (often falls to ground as if wounded by very slight touches)
-Hates skinship, though maybe not as much as his members Yeosang and Jongho
-Writes all his own raps
-Helped write 6/8 solo songs for Golden Hour pt. 4: In Your Fantasy edition
-Bought (very expensive!) matching team rings for all 8 members because Seonghwa said he wanted one
-Spends money a bit recklessly at times
-His individual fandom are called hongsam or pyeongies
-Has a chant at the end of lives: "Hong hong hong!" "Sam sam sam!" "Hong hong sam sam hwaiting!"
-Even though he's a main rapper, he's a very good vocalist too, and has sang for Jongho's parts in songs before (which tend to be the most high + difficult)
-Ally
-Has an older brother named Bumjoong who much of the fandom has fallen for, who is the reason he got into music
-Has twice now hosted a Run for Water charity event on his birthday to donate money to help people get clean drinking water nearby who don't have access, represented by all participants running 6km, which is the average distance a person has to walk in developing countries to get water
-Aniteez is JJOONGrami, a sqirrel
-Made a theme song for JJONGrami, solidifying the character's reputation for being mischievous and committing numerous war crimes
-Is a deep thinker
-Was once a sort of tyrant of a leader, but once his members confronted him about it, he quickly changed and was softer towards them, though occasionally donning his "TyrantJOONG" persona as a joke
-Is weirdly good at pretending to be a drunk pirate
-Dyes his hair a lot (most recently brown, as of about a week ago)
-Favorite song in their most recent album is On The Road
-Seonghwa (the oldest) once said, when asked if Hongjoong shouldn't have been the leader since he's only the second oldest, that there's no point in ATEEZ if Hongjoong isn't the leader
-Quite sentimental, cries easily
-"Did I teach you to dream small?" -Hongjoong to Mingi, a famous quote in the fandom
-Mailed a mixtape to KQ, convincing them to make a new group that they hadn't planned to
-27 years old
-Second oldest in the group
-The "dad" of ATEEZ (Seonghwa is the mom)
-Probably the only member of ATEEZ who actually reads the lore
-Once hosted a short live answering questions about ATEEZ lore
-Representative emoji is πΏ
-One of the only members who, when asked if they wanted to be seen as cute or sexy, said cute
-Member of the demon line (
crazy stage presence and facial expressions)
-Members have to pay him if they ever call him "leader" instead of "captain"
-The most earnest man you've ever seen
-Known among ATINY to be the member that seems to truly see you and make you feel the only person in the world when you're talking to him because of how he gives his whole, undivided attention
-Once joked he just thinks of the other members as five year olds and then they aren't so hard to deal with
I'm going to look up Hongjoong facts now to see how many I missed.
