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6. TMI

BEOMGYU: TMI

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This page lists “TMI” of Beomgyu from TXT, a 5-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 Beomgyu’s official stats and positions within the team here.

PREFERENCES & TASTES

Food

  • Beomgyu is a very small eater and also a picky one.
    • He has once said that if he had to list all the foods that he can’t eat, he could be filming for 3 hours straight.
    • Beomgyu has once even been caught on camera eating one Kancho choco ball in 4 small bites. **
  • Beomgyu is a passionate hater of mint-chocolate flavor.
  • Beomgyu can’t eat chicken feet. Spicy chicken feet are a popular food in South Korea.

Hobbies

  • Beomgyu plays guitar and auditioned for Bighit Entertainment by playing guitar.
    • He was also in the school band when he was in middle school.
    • He first started playing guitar after watching the film August Rush.

Likes and Dislikes

  • Beomgyu is very afraid of bugs.
  • Beomgyu is afraid of a bright hue of red. He was even scared of a bright orange-colored sunrise.
  • Beomgyu likes the scent of perfumes, as the different scents often make him feel better and sentimental.
    • He has worn perfume from brands such as Lanvin, Elizabeth Arden, and Santa Maria Novella, etc.

OTHER TRIVIA

  • Beomgyu was a model student throughout his school years, often elected as class president and student council member.
  • Beomgyu’s family has a pet carrot called Toto that Beomgyu grew up with. Toto was born in 2011.
  • Beomgyu has a big stuffed rabbit called Sokuri that he had for 11 years. Sokuri is 120cm tall, and has been Beomgyu’s comfort doll since childhood.
    • Beomgyu brought Sokuri from Daegu to Seoul.
  • Without knowing it at the time, Beomgyu was a next-door neighbor with Suga from BTS when he was young and living in Daegu.
  • Beomgyu sometimes screams or shouts out loud like a little kid, and the fans call this a “maltese scream.” Fans have called Beomgyu a “tiny puppy” for his quick emotional changes, as when he’s happy, he gets quite bouncy, but when he’s sad or scared, his expression changes to pouty and dejected.
  • Beomgyu’s official emoji went through several changes.
    • At first, he used the tiger emoji (🐯) for the “beom” in “Beomgyu.” Beom means “tiger” in Korean.
    • Then, his official emoji became the chestnut (🌰) for his nickname “bamgyu.” Bam means “chestnut” in Korean.
    • The fans have started calling him a “teddy bear,” so Beomgyu switched his emoji to a bear (🐻), but ever since a fan requested that he use the teddy bear (🧸) emoji instead of the bear one, Beomgyu has been using the teddy bear emoji.

BEOMGYU’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
Bamgyu 밤규 Bamgyu was Beomgyu’s nickname from when he was in middle school, given to him by his friends. The “bam” (밤) is chestnut in Korean.
Bamtese 밤티쥬 Fans have compared Beomgyu to a maltese puppy. It is a popular meme in Korea to call someone a “maltese” if they are cute but sassy or wayward, not following directions well.
Baby Teddy 아기 곰돌이 Beomgyu’s official animal is a bear, and fans have compared Beomgyu to a teddy bear for his cute visuals.
Again, Beomgyu Doesn’t Know 범또몰 Beomgyu is known for being clueless in many situations, where he doesn’t know the name of a certain food or is the last to understand the rules of a game.
Jjopoo 쪼푸 When Beomgyu dyed his hair brown, he resembled a chocolate brown poodle, or “초코푸들” in Korean. Jjopoo is an abbreviation of choco poodle in Korean.
Intro Fairy 인트로 요정 Beomgyu often takes the first verse in TXT title tracks.
Cookey 쿠키 When Beomgyu was young, he gave himself the English nickname of “Cookey,” a misspelled version of the word “cookie.” Even though he later realized his mistake, he liked the misspelled version better and decided to keep it.
Bbabangi 빠방이 When Beomgyu first debuted, most of his tweets started with the Korean word “빠방” (bbabang) which is a Korean onomatopoeia, similar to “bang” or “bam” in English. ~이 (~i) is a Korean suffix to indicate someone in an endearing or familiar way.