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6. TMI

LEE KNOW: TMI

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This page lists “TMI” of Lee Know from Stray Kids, an 8-member boy group.
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TMI originally stands for “Too Much Information.” However, in Korean popular culture, the term has evolved to mean “interesting personal details/trivia.”

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

PREFERENCES & TASTES

Food

  • Lee Know doesn’t mind Hawaiian pizza, but has said he wouldn’t pay to eat Hawaiian pizza.
  • Lee Know likes to eat seaweed with rice.
  • When Lee Know eats chicken breast, he mixes sriracha sauce, wasabi, and low-fat mayonnaise and makes a special dipping sauce for the chicken.
  • Lee Know has said that he always tries to sample the most famous food of a country when he travels overseas.
  • Lee Know is an extremely quiet chewer; even when he’s chewing on radishes, he makes no sound.
  • Lee Know does not like cilantro.
  • Lee Know likes to dip jokbal (pig feet) into chojang (a tangy version of gochujang sauce).
  • Lee Know likes both types of carp bread; red bean filling and shu cream filing.
  • Lee Know likes to take pictures of food and share them with fans.

Hobbies

  • Lee Know is one of the Stray Kids members that regularly works out.
    • Even though he is not skilled at ball sports, he diligently does crossfit.
    • Lee Know also has practiced martial arts; taekwondo, hapkido, and teuk gong mu sul.
  • Lee Know’s favorite number is 8.
  • From 2021, Lee Know started cooking as a hobby.
    • He had said that he had been good at cooking from living alone pre-debut, especially with simple dishes like pasta and kimchi fried rice.
    • However, after 2021, Lee know also started to cook more complex meat dishes such as beef wellington and porchetta.
    • He uploaded photos of him cooking with the hashtag #요리노 (”cooking Lee Know) and even bought an oven and a sous vide machine.
  • Lee Know likes to watch movies, read books, watch anime from home, and go to plays.
    • He has said that he likes more laid-back, chill vibe when it comes to his hobbies.

Likes and Dislikes

  • Lee Know likes the scent of gas at a gas station, of a newly contructed building, and of the cats’ and dogs’ paws.
  • Lee Know’s favorite color is mint.
  • Lee Know likes to carry eye drops everywhere he goes.
  • Lee Know is extremely afraid of heights. He enters into a paralyzed state when he realizes he’s in a high place.
    • He can go on thrill rides at amusement parks, but he still freezes up when the ride goes too high.

OTHER TRIVIA

  • Lee Know had attended Gimpo Jeil Technical High School (currently Gimpo Science Technology High School) and had a major that was specialized in soldering computer parts and machinery.
    • Jungwoo of NCT had also graduated from this school, but they were in different grades and did not know each other.
    • The two met again as MC’s of Music Core after debut; they had had a mutual friend, Seungkwan from SEVENTEEN.
  • Lee Know’s role model is Taecyeon from 2PM.
  • Lee Know has been seen with charity items sponsoring various causes including protecting the lives of stray cats/polar bears, UNICEF, and working for human rights of the minorities.
    • Lee Know has once said on an interview that “It’s better for even just one more person to have a better life, rather than living well on my own.”
  • Lee Know takes a lot of selfies using filters from the camera app, SNOW.
    • He was even listed as the number 1 on the list of “Best Selfie Master Idol” on Idol Champ.
  • Lee Know has three cats, named Sooni, Doongi, and Dori. Fans call the three cats “Soondoongdori.”
    • All three of Lee Know’s cats are Korean short-hairs. Sooni and Dori are rescues, while Doongi was a kitten of a friend.
    • Lee Know always lists his cats in the “Thanks to” section of all of Stray Kids albums.
    • Lee Know always calls his cats “my younger siblings / dongsaengs.”

LEE KNOW’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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KOR
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MEANING
Yi Lee Know 이리노 Lee Know’s real name is Lee Min Ho (or Yi Min Ho, in Korean). The nickname is a combination of his last name and his stage name.
Lino Given to him by international fans, “Lino” is a shorter form of his stage name, Lee Know.
Lee Know Is Cute 리노는기여어 #리노는귀여워 (Lee Know Is Cute) was the personal hashtag Lee Know used for his uploads on official group social media.
Butt Hunter 엉덩이 헌터 It is a running joke that Lee Know often touches the butts of other members when performing on music shows; he is often caught doing this on fancams.
Bottarino 보따리노 On the pre-debut survival show Stray Kids, Lee Know was packing before he moved into the dorms. He packed clothes that had been in a “bottari,” or traditional Korean wrapping cloth for storage.
Nyang Daddy 냥아범 “Nyang” is equivalent of the English word “meow,” and is used to describe cats. Lee Know has three cats that he loves very much.
Butler 집사 In Korea, cat owners are often called “butlers,” because the cats often have to be pampered and have a mind of their own.
Year-End Lee Know 연말리노 Lee Know is known for his year-end special stages where his visuals are often praised.