NEWKIES Members Profile and Facts
NEWKIES (also known as DONGYO NEW ROOKIES) is a pre-debut trainee group under Dongyo Entertainment. The team currently has no members. The last line-up consisted of: Dang Hong Hai. Jung Uiseok left somewhere in 2025. More members would have been added over time.
Group Name Meaning: NEWKIES is a combination of “NEW” and “ROOKIES”.
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Official SNS:
Facebook: NEWKIES
Instagram: @newkies_dy
X: @newkies_dy
TikTok: @newkies_dy
YouTube: NEWKIES
NEWKIES Member Profiles:
Dang Hong Hai
Stage Name: Dang Hong Hai (당홍하이)
Birth Name: Đặng Hồng Hải (당홍하이/邓红海)
Position(s): N/A
Birthday: October 26, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Goat
Height: 180 cm (5’11”)
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MBTI Type: INFJ
Nationality: Vietnamese
Dang Hong Hai Facts:
– He was born in Ben Tre, Ben Tre Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
– He was revealed as a trainee on October 25, 2023.
– It is suspected that he left the group and the company following him signing with NOMAD MGMT Vietnam in May 2026.
– He was a contestant on Nguoi Hùng Tí Hon (The Little Hero) (2015) and The Voice Kids of Vietnam (2016). He also participated in Boys Planet (2023), where he ranked #42, BOYS II PLANET (2025), where he ranked #46, PLANET C: HOME RACE (2025), where he ranked #9, and is participating in the Vietnamese music reality show Tinh Ha “Say Hi” (2026).
– He is a former Fantagio Entertainment and Cube Entertainment trainee.
– Hong Hai can speak Korean, Japanese and English, aside from speaking Vietnamese.
– He enjoys listening to a good song at Lunar New Year time. A song he listens to often is WJSN‘s “As You Wish”. His wish is to meet lots of fans.
– His hobbies include watching the news, studying languages, living healthily and going on walks.
– His specialties are being able to sing well without closing his eyes and face and proportions.
– Hong Hai has been a trainee for 6 years.
– His favorite foods include Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef and pork noodle soup), dried fruit, and Lotus stick biscuits.
– He and his family like to eat Indomie Mie Goreng noodles. ([N_LOG] HAI-LOG EP.4)
– Hong Hai’s favorite drink is brown sugar bubble tea.
– His charming point is his voice.
– He says he is always bright, positive and full of energy like the “Hi” in his name.
– His nickname is “Hai-lun”.
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Former Member(s):
Jung Uiseok
Stage Name: Jung Uiseok (정의석)
Birth Name: Jung Ui Seok (정의석)
Position(s): N/A
Birthday: February 5, 2002
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Snake
Height: N/A
Weight: N/A
Blood Type: N/A
MBTI Type: ISFP
Nationality: Korean
Jung Uiseok Facts:
– Uiseok was revealed as a trainee on February 19, 2024.
– He left the team somewhere in 2025.
– His special talent is giving hand massages. When his mother could not fall asleep, he would always give her a hand massage.
– Uiseook’s charming point is his eyes.
– He loves fruits, especially watermelons.
– He loves the smell of soap, particularly when he has just stepped out of the shower. When he does his laundry, he likes using fabric conditioners that smell like soap.
– Uiseok likes being under cotton blankets. He will even climb under blankets in the summer and just turn the fan on.
– He prefers the winter season over the summer season, because he does not like hot weather and he also likes eating winter snacks such as Bungeo-ppang and Hotteok.
– He prefers familiar routines over new challenges.
– He often uses the word “well” when he cannot think of the right word but wants to deliver the nuance.
– If given the opportunity, he wants to work as a cast member (the characters that greet you) at an amusement park with Hong Hai.
– He would rather have one friend for the rest of his life over having thousands of acquaintances and no real friends.
– If he had to choose between having the ability to go back to yesterday or to know what will happen tomorrow, he would choose knowing what will happen tomorrow.
– His favorite colors are sky blue and white.
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