HONGJOONG: TMI

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Read more about Hongjoong’s official stats and positions within the team here.

PREFERENCES & TASTES

Food

• Hongjoong prefers meat-based food; he is not a huge fan of vegetables.
• Even though Hongjoong dislikes chocolate, he likes chocolate-flavored dessert.
• Hongjoong dislikes paparika and bell peppers.
• Hongjoong does not like the mint chocolate flavor.

Hobbies

• Hongjoong likes fashion and also likes customizing and DIY’ing his own clothes.
  • Hongjoong has shown his DIY process on livestreams.
  • Hongjoong has also worn his own creation (tie-dyed top) in the “AURORA” music video.

Likes and Dislikes

• Hongjoong likes the romance genre, and has mentioned K-Dramas such as Yumi’s Cells and Our Beautiful Summer.
  • Hongjoong also likes the coming-of-age genre.
• Hongjoong’s favorite flower is plum blossoms, which is the birth flower for the debut day (October 24th) of ATEEZ.
• Hongjoong has said that though he used to like vibrant colors, his favorite color has now changed to beige.

OTHER TRIVIA

• Hongjoong has publicly worn little tokens and accessories that show his support for the marginalized/underprivileged.
  • Hongjoong has been consistently participating in the “polished man” campaign, where one paints only one fingernail to show that 1 out of 5 adolescents under the age of 18 are suffering from physical and mental abuse.
  • Hongjoong has been seen wearing the “Dear Heart” bracelet; the proceeds made from the bracelet goes to children with heart diseases.
  • Hongjoong has been seen wearing the Happy Hippie ring, in support of the young homeless and LGBTQ+ adolescents.
• Even though Hongjoong has not lived in an English-speaking country, he has studied English on his own watching shows such as Modern Family and takes the lead in most English conversations during interviews.
• Hongjoong was part of the broadcasting club at school, and was known as the “cool sunbae of the broadcasting club” with many admirers.
• Hongjoong is close friends with actor Yoo In Soo, who played Yoon Gwinam on Netflix’s ALL OF US ARE DEAD.

HONGJOONG’S NICKNAMES

Most of the nicknames on this page have originated from Korean media or conversations held in Korean among members.