Seventeen Profile

SEVENTEEN is a 17 membered boy group under Pledis Entertainment (home of After School, Park Kahi, Son Dambi, NU’EST, Hello Venus & Han Dong Geun). In July 2012, Pledis Entertainment announced that they would be debuting their 2nd and new boy group “Seventeen” in early 2013. Seventeen would consist of 17 members that would be split into 3 sub-units that would promote in Korea, Japan & China. Seventeen was originally a 5 membered boy group called “Tempest” that was set to debut in 2012 but the members were then moved to Seventeen. On December 2012, Pledis Entertainment announced the release of “SEVENTEEN TV”, which is a pre-debut show that would help fans learn the names and faces of the members before their debut. After the airing of the first episode of ‘SEVENTEEN TV’, in January 2013, Pledis announced that the boys that appeared in the first episode were not the final members of the group but were instead all trainees still. The final members of the group will be selected based off fan responses towards each member. The group is set to debut in June 2013, debuting the korean unit of Seventeen first.

Name: Choi Seung Cheol (최승철)
Nicknames: S.Coups

Birth Year: August 8, 1995
Hometown: Daegu
Blood Type: AB

Facts:

• He’s one of the original Pledis Boys
• He was formally a member of ‘Tempest’ before Seventeen was created
• His dream is to become an actor
• His favorite Korean Singers are Big Bang’s Taeyang & Seol Kyung Goo
• He wants to meet Taeyang
• The singer he most respected was 2PAC
• He’s a black belt in Taekwondo (learned it for 7 Years

Real Name: Jang Do Yoon (장도윤)
Nickname: DD
Birthdate: August 31, 1995
Education: Seoul Academy of Performing Arts
Blood Type: O
Height: 180cm
Weight: 63kg
Hometown: Busan
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Facts:

• He’s one of the original Pledis Boys
• He was formally a member of ‘Tempest’ before Seventeen was created
• Being called the male Lizzy
• Said to be “The next Jung Yonghwa”
• His dream ever since he was younger was to become an actor
• His favorite Korean Singer is Lee Seung Gi & Lee Beom Soo
• His hobby is playing Tennis
• He’s a picky eater (doesn’t like veggies)
• He has an older sister (older by 2 years)
• His favorite actor and the one he respects the most is Hwang Jungmin

Real Name: Yoon Jung Han (윤정한)
Birthdate: October 4, 1995   
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Facts: -To Be Update-

Name: Hong Jisoo
NickNames: Joshua
Birthdate: December 30, 1995
Blood Type: A
Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Facts:

• He likes reading, sleeping, eating, playing the guitar and singing
• His favorite colors are Blue, Black & Pink
• His favorite sport is Football
• He likes anime
• He’s a christian

Real Name: Wen Junhui (文俊辉) / Moon Joonhwi (문준휘)
Nickname: Jun
Birthdate: June 10, 1996
Blood Type: B
Height: 180cm
Weight: 63kg
Hometown: Shenzhen, Guangdong China
Nationality: Chinese
Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Hobbies: Acting, Singing, Martial Arts, Playing the piano
Ideal Type: A girl that looks pure

Facts: 

• He’s appeared in several movies/tv shows such as ‘The Pye Dog’ and ‘Children’s War’ (chinese films)
• He knows Wushu
• He plays the piano
• According to Seung Gwan, Junhui is known as the mother of the group

Real Name: Kwon Soonyoung (권순영)
Nickname: Hoshi
Birthdate: June 15, 1996
Blood Type: B
Hometown: Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Facts: 

• He had braces before, but had them removed
• He’s fluent in Japanese

Real Name: Jeon Won Woo (전원우)  
Nickname: Wonwoo
Birthdate: July 17, 1996
Blood Type: A
Education: Seoul Academy of Performing Arts
Height: 180cm 
Weight: 57kg
Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Facts: 

• He says his parents are his idols. He appreciates how hard they’ve worked throughout their lives.

Real Name: Lee Jihoon (이지훈)
Nickname: Woozi
Birthdate: November 22, 1996
Education: Hanlim Multi Arts School
Blood Type: A
Weight: 54kg
Hometown: Busan, South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Facts: 

• He was a former member of ‘Tempest’ before Seventeen was created
• He’s a big fan of Brian Puspos
• He wants to meet Justin Bieber
• He’s never had a girlfriend. He doesn’t even have friends that are girls
• He plays the guitar
• His favorite dessert is Jjajangmyun (Black Bean Noodles) & Spicy Ramyun Noodles mix together
• He’s a fan of the X-Men series. He likes watching films with Hugh Jackman in them
• He likes sports

Real Name: Yao Mingming (姚明明) / Yo Myeongmyeong (요명명)
Nickname: Mr. White Earmuffs (THE8)
Birthdate: January 05, 1997
Blood Type: B
Height: 180cm 
Weight: 60kg
Hometown: Yangquan, Shanxi, China
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Chinese
Weibo: http://www.weibo.com/u/3137220457

Facts: 

• He entered Pledis and began his training in 2012
• His favorite ce cream flavor is chocolate
• He says the hardest part about coming to Korea was learning and understanding the language

Real Name: Lee Seokmin (이석민)
Nickname: Mr. Hat (DK)
Birthdate: February 18, 1997
Blood Type: RH-O
Height: 178.5cm
Weight: 66kg
Hometown: Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do
Shoe size: 280mm
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Facts: 

• He was previously a student at YP Music Academy
• He said when he first joined Pledis, he felt scared and lonely but he’s the member that got along with everyone the fastest

Real Name: Kim Mingyu (김민규)
Nickname: Mr. Wristband (Mingyu)
Birthdate: April 6, 1997
Education: Seoul Broadcasting High School
Blood Type: B
Height: 184cm
Weight: 65kg
Hometown: Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do
Shoe Size: 270mm
Zodiac Sign: Aries

Facts: 

• He enjoys and wants to try acting someday
• One of his favorite foods is meat
• His favorite animals are dogs. He has a pet dog too
• His favorite number is 17
• If he had the opportunity, he would like to date someone older than him
• He is left-handed

Real Name: Boo Seung Gwan (부승관)
Hanja: Fu Shèng Kuān (夫勝寬)
Nickname: Mr. Mic (SeungKwan)
Birthdate: Janauary 16, 1998
Education: Seoul Broadcasting High School
Blood Type: B
Height: 172cm
Weight: 58kg
Hometown: Jeju-do
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Facts: 

• He was offered to join JYP but he rejected the offer he joined Pledis Entertainment in June 2012
• He shares rooms with Hansol the most
• His favorite Seasons are Summer and Fall. He loves when it rains a lot too
• His favorite food is hamburgers
• His biggest fear is getting no attention at all
• His favorite sport is basketball
• He likes goguma pizza

Real Name: Hansol Vernon Chwe (최한솔)
Name: Hansol Vernon Choi
Nicknames: Vernon
Birthdate: February 18, 1998
Hometown: New York 
Blood Type: A
Weight: 56kg 
Shoe size: 280mm
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Facts: 

• He’s from New York but moved to Korea when he was 5 years old
• He likes to play the guitar
• He has a little sister named Sofia
• He had a girlfriend once
• He’s extremely ticklish
• His favorite rappers are Drake, T.I and Kendrick Lamar
• He loves Nicki Minaj as well as the other members too
• He shares rooms with Seung Gwan the most
• His favorite music genres are Rap, R&B and Hip Hop. He also likes Jazz too
• His favorite Seasons are Summer and Fall
• He has a pet cat
• He wishes he could have good speaking skills like Seung Gwan does

Real Name: Lee Chan (이찬)
Nickname: Mr. Bagpack (Dino)
Birthdate: February 11, 1999
Blood Type: A
Height: 160cm
Weight: 54kg
Shoe Size: 250mm
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Facts: 

• He likes Michael Jackson and listen to “Beat It” a lot
• He’s the one who talked at the end of Seventeen TV Ver. 3 Teaser
• His favorite holiday is Sunday
• He has never been to a foreign country before. He wants to live in Korea forever
• He likes fried squid with spicy sauce

Name: Shin Dongjin (신동진)
Birth Year: August 19, 2000
Hometown: Incheon
Blood Type: A
Facts:

• he was a handball player when he was in primary school
• he won first place at a modelling contest when he was little 

Real Name: Samuel (사무엘)
Nickname: Mr. Teeny’s Dad
Birthdate: January 17, 2002
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Blood Type: A
Height: 140cm
Weight: 35kg
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Facts: 

• His favorite color is Green but it use to be Blue
• An item he always carries with him is his dragon ring
• He felt excited when people started to call him Alex before his real name was revealed because it showed that people wanted to know his name and that he was getting all the attention
• His favorite musician is Chris Brown
• It’s been around 2 years now since he moved to Korea
• His favorite show is Sponge Bob Square Pants