CHANGBIN: TMI

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

PREFERENCES & TASTES

Food

• Changbin has said the first thing he eats in the morning is fresh-squeezed apple juice on an empty stomach.
• Changbin has said that he doesn’t distinguish between “good” and “bad” food very well; he’s not very particular with food.
  • Changbin thinks that this may be a reason why he’s a bad cook.
• Changbin loves to eat. Below are the list of food that he has said that he likes:
  • Cone Sushi / Yubu Chobab
  • Pasta
  • Potato. His favorite food is french fries.
• Changbin likes mint chocolate flavor.
• Changbin does not like raisins, olives, and tapioca pearls in boba.
  • Changbin dislikes the sensation of solids in his mouth when he’s drinking liquids.
• Changbin dislikes Hawaiian pizza, as he does not want pizza to be tangy/sweet. He prefers oily, cheesy pizza.
• Changbin doesn’t prefer to drink beer, as it fills him up too quickly.

Hobbies

• Changbin is one of the “workoutz” members of Stray Kids, and he has been consistently lifting weights since debut.
  • He has impressive arm muscles; he has also said that his favorite body part is his triceps.

• Changbin started to learn taekwondo when he was six or seven years old, and now holds a black belt.
• Changbin plays the online games FIFA Online and League of Legends.
• Changbin has said that he didn’t watch a lot of dramas in the past, but he’s been watching a lot more from going on tours overseas. He used to think that he wasn’t very sentimental, but watching dramas has made him more sentimental and has inspired him to write better songs.
  • Even though he doesn’t cry easily watching movies, Miracle in cell No.7 made him cry.

FAMOUS FRIENDS

• Changbin is close friends with the following K-Pop idols:
  • Wooyoung (ATEEZ): On the filming of KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR, Changbin and Wooyoung showed their friendship, even earning the chemistry name “alkong & dalkong” (a Korean expression for calling a couple that acts cute with each other).
  • Yeonjun (TXT): Yeonjun has once pocketed a Changbin photocard in an event, and has shown a lot of interactions with Changbin on broadcasts.
  • Dino (SEVENTEEN): Changbin has filmed several dance challenges with Dino.
  • Serim (CRAVITY): Serim and Changbin often talk to each other without honorifics, and call each other by the nickname “Lim” and “Bin.”

OTHER TRIVIA

• When asked by a fan, “If you could give yourself a different rap name, what would it be?” Changbin answered “MC Haribo.”
  • He explained that his current rap name “SPEARB” sounds too harsh, and also that Haribo jelly is one of his favorites.
• Changbin was a smart kid when he was young.
  • Changbin had always been class president since the second grade of elementary school, and he was the vice president of the whole school when he was in the sixth grade.
  • Changbin used to be a math prodigy, earning a first-place award on a math competition.
  • Changbin had won many academic awards as a kid - for drawing the Korean national flag; for computer skills; and for the in-school competition of science projects with a water rocket.
• Changbin had learned to play the violin and the piano when he was young.
• Changbin had been good at sports when he was young; he was good at most ball sports and had gotten a gold medal on the city’s (Uiwang) swimming competition.
• Changbin almost went to Canada or Germany to study overseas, but he was too scared to go.
• Changbin is allergic to cats.
• Changbin is very close with his older sister; three of his vlogs on the official channel have been filmed by his sister.

CHANGBIN’S NICKNAMES

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