JYP Loud Members Profile

JYP Loud Members Profile

JYP Loud is a male trainee group under JYP Entertainment. The group was formed on August 15, 2021 during SBS’ audition program “LOUD”, Episode 11. The trainees are Lee Gyehun, Amaru, Keiju, and Lee Donghyeon. They were originally 9 members including Kang Hyunwoo, Zo Doohyun, Park Yonggeon, and Yoon Dongyeon who were eliminated during the live show rounds, and Yoon Min who left before debut.

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JYP Loud Member Profiles:
Lee Gyehun

Birth Name: Lee Gyehun (이계훈)
Birthday: September 16, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: O
MBTI Type: ENFP
Nationality: Korean

Lee Gyehun Facts:
– He was born in Jeju Island, but now lives in Seoul.
– He was a Def Dance Academy student, taking dance, vocal, MIDI and rap classes.
– There is a video of him dancing to “If You Do” by GOT7 with P1Harmony’s Jongseob.
– He is one of the three JYP trainees on LOUD, along with Amaru.
– He passed the 1st round of auditions for JYP Entertainment in 2015, along with Stray Kids‘ Han.
– He won 1st Place during the JYP’s 12th Open Audition in 2016.
– He has been a trainee for 5 years and used to train with Stray Kids, Boy Story, and ITZY.
– He is considered to be the temporary leader since he has trained the longest in JYP Entertainment, and JYP considers him to be the backbone of the team.
– He wrote “장난꾸러기 이계훈/Mischievous boy Lee Gyehun” on his self-written profile.
– His nickname on his self-written profile is “개운하니?” meaning “do you feel refreshed?”, it’s a pun pertaining to 개운 being similar to his name 계훈.
– His TMI is that he feels refreshed when he sweats in the sauna.
– His talents are writing raps and rapping, dancing, stacking cups, running 50 meters, taekwondo, and swimming.
– A search/associated word he wants to have is “Lee Gyehun Benz G-Class 4×4”, referring to a Mercedes-Benz luxury vehicle as his dream car.
– What scares him the most is coming up to the office/being called to the office.
– His soul/favorite food is dipping soboro-ppang/Korean peanut streusel bun in Jetty chocolate drink.
– The first thing he does after waking up is to close his eyes again.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had time is to go healing by looking at the sea at the Sun Cruise Resort in Jeongdongjin.
– He relieves stress by opening the car window and blasting music.
– If he would describe himself in one line it would be “계훈아 개운하니?” meaning “Gyehun, do you feel refreshed?”
– A change that happened to him during Loud is him laughing a lot. To him, Loud feels like a dungeon in a video game.
– He doesn’t like spicy food.
– His nickname during Loud audition was Frozen Man, since he feels like he had been training for a long period that time has frozen.
– Other nicknames he has are Baby Fox, since he looks like one when he smiles, and Gwe-in by Donghyeon.
– PSY originally casted him for P Nation Team during the audition round.
– He participated in writing, composing, and choreographing on LOUD.
– His team won against Donghyeon’s team during the team battle evaluation round.
– He was part of the High Five team during the PSY round, performing “10 Out of 10” by 2PM with Dongyeon.
– He was the last to perform during the casting round since he was in 1st place in the voting rank.
– His performance during the casting round was “Money” by Dawn. His concept was him realizing that he is his parents and the company’s investment.
– Both JYP and PSY casted him, but he chose JYP as the company he wants to debut in.
– He was the 8th member casted for JYP Loud Team.

Amaru

Stage Name: Amaru (아마루)
Birth Name: Mitsuyuki Amaru (ミツユキアマル)
Birthday: October 21, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: O
MBTI Type: ENFP
Nationality: Japanese

Amaru Facts:
– He was born in Saitama, Japan.
– He used to be a YG Japan trainee and trained with Treasure’s Japanese members. A clip of him dancing with the other YG Japan trainees was shown on YG Treasure Box.
– He is one of the three JYP trainees on LOUD, along with Gyehun.
– His mom is a 2PM fan, his pictures as a child attending 2PM concerts in Japan were shown on Loud.
– His nickname on his self-written profile is 마루/Maru.
– His TMI is that he freezes/forgets after walking 3 steps. It is a Japanese proverb pertaining to people who are forgetful since chickens forget after 3 steps. It also fits him since he was born in the year of the chicken.
– He does not have a search/associated word that he wants to have.
– What scares him the most is being sent home from Loud/company.
– His talents are singing, rapping, plate spinning, playing soccer, and track and field.
– His soul/favorite food is sushi.
– The first thing he does after waking up is to go back to sleep.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had time is to only practice in bed for 2 days.
– He relieves stress by writing down why he was stressed out in his notebook.
– He describes himself as someone who is a hard-working fool.
– To him, Loud feels like hope.
– He participated in choreographing on LOUD.
– He was part of National Voice team during the JYP round, performing “Airplane” by iKON with Donghyeon
– He was part of P-Dar-Nation team during the PSY round, performing “Shock” by Beast with Doohyun and Donghyeon.
– His performance during the casting round was “D (Half Moon)” by Dean. His concept was him missing home and performing while laying down on a bed. Back in Japan, the rooms in his house were close to each other and so he would shout goodnight to his family, and they would greet him back, but now that he’s living alone in a dorm, he still shouts goodnight just to hear the echo.
– Both JYP and PSY casted him, but he chose JYP as the company he wants to debut in.
– He was the 4th member casted for JYP Loud Team.
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Keiju

Birth Name: Keiju (케이주)
Birth Name: Okamoto Keiju (岡本圭樹)
Birthday: October 4, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: ESFP
Nationality: Japanese
Instagram: @keiju.okamon (Co-managed by his mom)

Keiju Facts:
– He is from Tokyo, Japan.
– He was part of the Japan representative team on JTBC’s “Stage K” iKON episode. He performed “Beautiful” by iKON.
– Song from iKON said that he saw a potential star in him and thinks he will become someone in the future.
– He attended many K-pop concerts and showcases in Japan, including Seventeen, BTS, and NCT 127.
– His nickname on his self-written profile is “케이짱” meaning both Kei-chan and Keiju is the best.
– His TMI is that he loves taking walks.
– A search/associated word he wants to have is “Keiju is working hard”.
– What scares him the most are scary stories and haunted houses.
– His soul/favorite food is menchi-katsu.
– His talents are dancing and cooking.
– The first thing he does after waking up is wash his hands.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had time is to practice singing.
– He relieves stress by sleeping.
– He describes himself as someone who has an unexpected charm.
– A change that happened to him during Loud is gaining confidence in himself. To him, Loud feels like a place where you can express your own color and personality.
– He has 3 K’s representing himself, ToKyo, NeKo and K-pop.
– PSY originally casted him for P Nation Team during the audition round.
– He participated in choreographing on LOUD.
– His team lost against Dongyeon’s team during the team battle evaluation round. He was a candidate for elimination during that round, but was saved due to his combined score.
– He was a part of Yong-Ke-Dam team during the JYP round, performing a dance medley with Yonggeon.
– Yong-Ke-Dam team won the dance performance battle during the JYP round.
– His performance during the casting round was “음 (Mmmh)” by EXO’s Kai, he picked the song to showcase a more mature side to him.
– Both JYP and PSY casted him, but he chose JYP as the company he wants to debut in.
– He was the 7th member casted for JYP Loud Team.
– He likes to play pranks on his members.

Lee Donghyeon

Birth Name: Lee Donghyeon (이동현)
Birthday: March 13, 2007
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: ESFP
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @d_hyeon0313

Lee Donghyeon Facts:
– He is from Daegu, South Korea.
– Before Loud, he used to be an ice hockey player for the Daegu Sky Eagles Ice Hockey Club. His jersey number was 99.
– His nickname during the audition round was Idol on Ice.
– His audition was the first one shown.
– His nickname on his self-written profile is “나무늘보” meaning sloth.
– His TMI is that he was class president for 2 consecutive years in middle school.
– A search/associated word he wants to have is “Lee Donghyeon tops Billboard chart for 10 consecutive weeks”.
– What scares him the most is his mom.
– His talents are singing, dancing, playing ice hockey, and writing poems.
– His soul/favorite food is his mom’s kimchi jjigae/kimchi stew.
– The first thing he does after waking up is to go back to sleep.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had the time is to play with his friends.
– He relieves stress by singing.
– He describes himself as someone ready to become a worldwide artist.
– A change that happened to him during Loud is having confidence in his dream. To him, Loud feels like he is in a dream.
– His team lost against Gyehun’s team during the team battle evaluation round.
– He was part of National Voice team during the JYP round, performing “Airplane” by iKON with Amaru
– He was part of P-Dar-Nation team during the PSY round, performing “Shock” by Beast with Doohyun and Amaru.
– His performance during the casting round was “90’s Love” by NCT U.
– He was the 6th member casted for JYP Loud Team.
– He was originally eliminated during the 2nd live show round due to
– He was originally the 4th member eliminated during the live show rounds, decided by voters. He had the lowest individual rank within the team, combined with JYP team losing in the team votes. However, JYP used his wildcard to save him from elimination.

Former/Eliminated:
Kang Hyunwoo (Eliminated in Ep. 12)

Birth Name: Kang Hyunwoo (강현우)
Birthday: January 9, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: ENFP-T
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @hyun__woo109
Youtube: oooWOO______
Soundcloud: oooWOO_______

Kang Hyunwoo Facts:
– He was a contestant on Mnet’s High School Rapper.
– He is the oldest contestant on the SBS’ Loud. He also wrote “Loud’s oldest brother Kang Hyunwoo” on his self-written profile.
– His nickname on his self-written profile is 니모/Nemo.
– His talents are writing, composing, singing, dancing, and rapping.
– A search/associated word he wants to have are his self-composed songs.
– What scares him the most are tarantulas and having his song be modified.
– His soul/favorite food is tteokbokki/spicy rice cakes.
– The first thing he does after waking up is push aside his dog.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had time are sleep for the entire day, go on a day trip to the sea, and eat delicious food.
– He drew a squiggly line to answer “describe yourself in one line?”
– A change that happened to him during Loud is losing weight, and thinking about the idea of working hard everyday to do “something”. To him, Loud is his last turning point.
– After getting eliminated he’s currently making music and announced a new song and music video coming in September.
– He frequently hangs out with Lim Kyoungmun and Lee Sujae, also eliminated contestants from Loud, since they were part of Seoul Landings team during the PSY round.
– PSY originally casted him for P Nation Team during the audition round.
– Throughout Loud, he has only performed original compositions, except during the live show rounds.
– He participated in writing, composing, arranging and choreographing on LOUD.
– He has never performed with the other JYP Loud Team members before the live performance round.
– His performance during the casting round was his original song called “Mint Choco”. He explained that similarly to mint chocolate, he might not appeal to everyone’s tastes, but he hopes that there are still people who would like him as he is.
– Both PSY and JYP initially did not cast him during the casting round, therefore he was put on hold.
– After the round however, JYP used 1 of his 2 remaining casting cards to save him from elimination.
– He was the last member casted for JYP Loud Team.
– He was the 1st member eliminated during the live show rounds, decided by JYP.

Zo Doohyun (Eliminated in Ep. 14)

Birth Name: Zo Doohyun (조두현)
Birthday: March 16, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: AB
MBTI Type: ENTJ
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @00_zodu

Zo Doohyun Facts:
– He is a Korea National University of Arts (K-ARTS) student under the School of Dance.
– It was revealed that he got accepted into K-ARTS, after dancing for only 4-5 years rather than since childhood.
– During his school days, he was known as the boy with pretty feet since he was good at pointing his toes.
– He is sometimes called Zodu by fans, since the names Doohyun, Dongyeon & Donghyeon are confusing.
– His nickname on his self-written profile 두두/Dudu.
– His TMI is that he is the youngest out of 3 siblings and a late-born child. So he might have been born to an older couple and/or have a big age gap between him and his siblings.
– A search/associated word he wants to have is “Character of Growth Zo Doohyun”.
– What scares him the most are rockworms.
– His soul/favorite food is malatang/spicy hot pot.
– His talents are modern dancing, singing, cooking, and watching Nanta.
– The first thing he does after waking up is turn on the aircon.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had time is to go on a vacation and stay at a hotel in front of the sea.
– He relieves stress by sleeping.
– He describes himself as a courageous man from the countryside.
– A change that happened to him during Loud is gaining more confidence in himself. To him, Loud feels like stairs, meaning like a stepping stone.
– He originally did not pass the audition round, but was brought back by JYP.
– He participated in choreographing on LOUD.
– He was nominated for elimination during the JYP round, but was saved by PSY.
– He was a part of P-Dar-Nation team during the PSY round, performing “Shock” by Beast with Amaru and Donghyeon.
– His nickname during the casting round is “불사조두현” meaning Phoenix Doohyun, since he had to give up his dream of being a dancer to realize his dream of being a K-pop idol.
– His performance during the casting round was “Candy” by EXO’s Baekhyun.
– He was the 2nd member casted for JYP Loud Team.
– He was the 4rd member eliminated during the live show rounds, decided by JYP.

Yoon Min (Left Before Debut)

Birth Name: Yoon Min (윤민)
Birthday: December 22, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: INTP
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @m1nt1me
SoundCloud: minnimminnim

Yoon Min Facts:
– He was a model student growing up and went to Dongsung High School, an autonomous private high school. He dropped out and enrolled in Hanlim Multi Art School to pursue music.
– He used to be a Cube Entertainment trainee, and was part of the debut lineup back in 2019.
– He is friends with Produce 101 Season 2’s Yoo Seonho, and YG Treasure Box’s Jang Yunseo since they trained together under Cube.
– His nicknames on his self-written profile are 잠만보/Snorlax, 멍멍이/Puppy, 고슴도치/Hedgehog.
– His TMI is that he ordered pork donkaseu/pork cutlet for breakfast that day.
– He is ok with any search/associated word as long as it is not bad.
– His talents are singing, rapping, dancing, writing, and composing.
– His soul/favorite food is doenjang jjigae/Korean bean paste stew
– The first thing he does after waking up is to check the hygrometer in his room.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had time is to go to the sea and spend time with people he is close to and comfortable with.
– He relieves stress by spending time alone, organizing his mind, and talking to someone he can rely on.
– He describes himself as an aesthetic of immaturity.
– A change that happened to him during Loud are acquiring more knowledge, and learning more about body movement. To him, Loud feels like a departure.
– He was the school vice president during 6th grade.
– He said that the kindness received from others should be repaid.
– PSY originally casted him for P Nation Team during the audition round.
– Throughout Loud, he has only performed original compositions, except during the team battle evaluation round and live show rounds.
– He participated in writing, composing, and choreographing on LOUD.
– He has never performed with the other JYP Loud Team members before the live performance round.
– His performance during the casting round was his original song called “One Way”. He explained that he could have gone straight ahead to get where he is now, but instead took detours whenever he heard comments he did not like, but from now on he will take one way.
– He was praised for being selfless and taking good care of his teammates. When JYP consulted his staff, they said they fell in love with him due to the way he behaved in the company, he was described as being considerate, diligent and sacrificial.
– PSY said that if he hadn’t used up most of his casting cards, he would’ve gone forward for Yoon Min.
– He was the 3rd member casted for JYP Loud Team.

Park Yonggeon (Eliminated in Ep. 12)

Birth Name: Park Yonggeon (박용건)
Birthday: July 10, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: –
Weight: –
Blood Type: O
MBTI Type: ENFP-T
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @also_0_

Park Yonggeon Facts:
– He was born in Seogwipo, Jeju Island.
– He used to play basketball at school. His friends’ cheers during games excited him, which led him to pursue performing on stage.
– His nickname on his self-written profile is 용가리/Yonggari. Yonggari is a Korean chicken nugget brand that are shaped like dinosaurs.
– His TMI is that he is a twin. He has an identical twin brother who is older than him.
– A search/associated word he wants to have is “Park Yonggeon’s eye smile”.
– What scares him the most are punishments.
– His soul/favorite food is pork donkaseu/pork cutlet.
– The first thing he does after waking up is to space out looking at the ceiling.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had time is to take a b-boy class after not going for a long time.
– He relieves stress by crying.
– He describes himself as someone who has positive love.
– A change that happened to him during Loud is becoming a slightly more positive person. To him, Loud feels like life’s shortcut.
– After getting eliminated he flew back to Jeju and opened an Instagram account.
– He was a part of Yong-Ke-Dam team during the JYP round, performing a dance medley with Keiju.
– Yong-Ke-Dam team won the dance performance battle during the JYP round.
– He participated in making the opening and choreographing Ring Ring during the PSY round, and choreographing other performances on LOUD.
– His performance during the casting round in LOUD was “Tempo” by EXO.
– He was the 1st member casted for JYP Loud Team.
– He was the 2nd member eliminated during the live show rounds, decided by voters. He had the lowest individual rank within the team, combined with JYP team losing in the team votes.

Youn Dongyeon (Eliminated in Ep. 13)

Birth Name: Youn Dongyeon (윤동연)
Filipino Name: Justin Lajo
English Name: Justin Youn
Birthday: September 26, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 174.5 cm (5’8″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: O
MBTI Type: ENFP
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @yeon_dubu_926

Youn Dongyeon Facts:
– He is from Sejong City, South Korea.
– His mom is Filipino, originally from Negros Occidental, while his dad is Korean.
– He was a Star Music Dance Academy student, and would post dance covers along with other students on their Youtube channel.
– For 30-40 minutes before going to bed, he follows an exercise routine to be able to keep up with dancing.
– He prefers a systematic training style like in JYP Entertainment, and lives a lifestyle that fits the company as well.
– He passed the first round of auditions for possibly FNC, WM, Great M, and YG Entertainment.
– He attended Sejong High School.
– He auditioned for JYP Entertainment at his academy back in October 2020, it is unknown if he entered LOUD through that audition since LOUD held a separate audition later in December. He danced to “Tiger Inside” by SuperM at the audition.
– His talents are dancing and drawing.
– During 5th grade, he won a gold award for a science exploration/discovery competition at his school.
– His nickname on his self-written profile is “각동연”.
– His TMI is that he has abs and that he is the 2nd child among 3 brothers.
– A search/associated word he wants to have is “Yoon Dongyeon middle school” (He used to be chubby during middle school but then he went on a strict diet and here he is now).
– What scares him the most are ghosts and insects with many legs like spider and centipedes.
– His soul/favorite food are tteok/rice cakes like garae-tteok/long, cylindrical rice cakes and kkul-tteok/honey tteok/rice cakes filled with syrup.
– The first thing he does after waking up is drink a cup of water.
– The thing he wants to do the most these days if he had time is to play at his friend’s house, or have his friends sleep over at his house.
– He relieves stress by eating delicious food to his heart’s content (chicken, jjajangmyeon/black bean noodles, tteokbokki/spicy rice cakes, etc.).
– If he were to express himself in one line it would be “Yoon Dongyeon’s appearance so far has just been the tip of the iceberg”.
– A change that happened to him during Loud is that his shyness decreased and he is no stranger to the camera now. To him, Loud feels like a fresh start.
– When asked who his best friend is on Loud, he said he thinks he’s close to all the contestants on LOUD, but if he had to pick, he chose Yonggeon and Keiju.
– Given the option of 5 year old Keiju or 5 Keijus, he would choose both since he likes both options.
– He likes mint chocolate but his favorite ice cream flavor is cookies and cream.
– His favorite performance on LOUD was “School Life” by Stray Kids during round 7, and the hardest for him was “10 Out of 10” by 2PM.
– He participated in choreographing on LOUD.
– His team won against Keiju’s team during the team battle evaluation round.
– He was a part of the High Five team during the PSY round, performing “10 Out of 10” by 2PM with Gyehun.
– His performance during the casting round was “Burn it Up” by Wanna One. He had a vampire concept and wrote his rap verse relating it to his story of being a multi-cultural child and his passion towards his dream.
– His casting was decided when JYP said that the lyrics “Two different-colored blood burn me up” pierced his heart, and that none of the other rap verses on Loud hit as deeply as his. His lifestyle was also a plus.
– He was the 5th member casted for JYP Loud Team.
– He was the 3rd member eliminated during the live show rounds, decided by JYP.
– He presumably left the company and group since he opened up his own Instagram account on April 11, 2023.

For reference on MBTI types:
E = Extroverted, I = Introverted
N = Intuitive, S = Observant
T = Thinking, F = Feeling
P = Perceiving, J = Judging

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