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6. TMI

SAN: TMI

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This page lists ā€œTMIā€ of San from ATEEZ, an 8-member boy group.
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TMI originally stands for ā€œToo Much Information.ā€ However, in Korean popular culture, the term has evolved to mean ā€œinteresting personal details/trivia.ā€

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Read more about Sanā€™s official stats and positions within the team here.

PREFERENCES & TASTES

Food

  • Sanā€™s favorite snacks in a movie theater are nachos.
  • When eating corn dogs (ā€hot dogsā€ in Korea), San prefers to eat all of the fried dough first and then move on to the sausage in the middle.
  • San loves mint chocolate flavor the most out of all ATEEZ members.

Hobbies

  • San used to like playing games such as Legend of Zelda or Lost Ark with Seonghwa, but has said that he doesnā€™t play games as much as he used to anymore.
  • San likes to work out and keep his physique muscular; he used to be slim in the early days of debut, weighing the least out of all ATEEZ members.
    • His father used to own a taekwondo gym and he has worked on his core strength from a young age.
  • San enjoys listening to ASMR.

Likes and Dislikes

  • Sanā€™s favorite singers are Zion.T A and Dean.
  • Sanā€™s favorite flowers are roses.
  • Sanā€™s favorite color is purple; his favorite pattern is leopard print.
  • Sanā€™s favorite scent is white musk.
  • San is very afraid of horror movies and insects, but he is good at going on thrill rides at an amusement park.
  • San likes plushies and dolls. He likes to hug a body pillow or a plushie when sleeping.
    • San also likes cute characters from anime such as Anya from Spy x Family, MOKOKO from Lost Ark, and Daijin from Suzume.

Other Trivia

  • San has a scar on his left hand that he got when he was young, making hot dalgona for his friend.
  • San has said that if he hadnā€™t debuted as an idol, he would have wanted to become a barista or a florist.
  • San has a cat named ā€œByeol.ā€
  • San has a habit of giving nicknames to things - for example, he called his favorite winter coat, ā€œheukgomiā€ (black bear) and his phone case, ā€œddori.ā€

SAN'S NICKNAMES

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

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(translated)
KOR
(original)
MEANING
Sani ģ‚¬ė‹ˆ Sani is an affectionate way of calling Sanā€™s name.
ZzangZzangman ģ§±ģ§±ė§Ø San used the nickname ā€œzzangzzangmanā€ for himself a lot when he posted on the official fan cafe. Zzangzzangman is slang for ā€œthe best guy/the best man,ā€ as ā€œzzangā€ means ā€œthe best.ā€
San-tan ģ‚°ķƒ„ As one of the devil line of ATEEZ with his ā€œdemonicā€ facial expressions on stage, the nickname is a combination of ā€œSanā€ and ā€œSatan.ā€
Ipduck Fairy ģž…ė•ģš”ģ • San is said to be the member that catches the eye of new fans first, making them ā€œipduckā€ or fall for ATEEZ. ā€œIpduck Fairyā€ is a common slang in the K-Pop fandom for the one member of the group that makes everyone fall in love with the group.
San Ddalgi ģ‚°ė”øźø° San gets flushed red whenever he drinks alcohol. San has said that he becomes a ā€œsan ddalgiā€ when he drinks, the direct translation being ā€œmountain strawberries,ā€ or ā€œraspberriesā€ in English.
San-FP ģ‚°ķ”„ķ”¼ San is an INFP (MBTI type), and is known to be quite sentimental and romantic as per the stereotype of INFPs.
That Guy in the Pink Knit ķ•‘ķ¬ė‹ˆķŠø ź±” San was wearing pink knitwear on the episode of Tingle Interview, which went viral because of how good at ASMR he was.
Bamtori ė°¤ķ†Øģ“ San cut his hair short for the promotions of ā€œDeja Vu.ā€ In Korea, when someone gets a buzz cut, the hairstyle is called a ā€œbamtoriā€ or ā€œchestnut.ā€ San was also called ā€œToriā€ for short.