Hyunjin (Stray Kids) Profile

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ARTIST NAME:	Hyunjin
REAL NAME:	Hwang Hyun Jin
KOREAN:	현진
BIRTHDAY:	March 20, 2000
HEIGHT:	179 cm (5´10“)
BLOOD GROUP:	B
MBTI TYPE:	ESTP
ZODIAC SIGN:	♓ Pisces
CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN:	Dragon

DEBUT:	March 25, 2018 (Stray Kids)
UNIT:	DanceRacha/Rap Line
AGENCY:	JYP Entertainment
TRAINING TIME:	2 years
POSITION:	Main dancer, rapper and visual

SKZOO:	Jiniret
EMOJI:	🥟 Dumpling  🐁 Rat 🦙 Lama (formerly)
Motto:	“Let's try even when you    regret later.” (Versuche es,    auch wenn du es später   bereust")

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BIOGRAPHY

Hyunjin (현진 hyeonjin) was born on March 20, 2000 in Seoul, South Korea. When he was six years old, he moved to Las Vegas with his family and lived there under the American name 'Sam'. Two years later, he returned to South Korea with his family. He is an only child, but grew up with his dog Kkomi. Since he was 16, he has had a new dog named Kkhami, who often appears in his vlogs.

Der junge Hyunjin war gerade ahnungslos auf Shoppingtour mit seiner Mutter durch Seoul, als er einem Mitarbeiter von JYPE auffiel, der ihn fragte, ob er daran interessiert wäre, ein Trainee zu werden. 2015 trat er JYPE bei, ohne jemals getanzt, gerappt oder gesungen zu haben und trainierte dort für zwei Jahre. Hyunjin wurde anfangs stark für seine Tanzkünste kritisiert, aber die anderen Trainees inspirierten ihn dazu, noch härter an sich zu arbeiten. Zusätzlich zu dem ohnehin schon harten Training bei JYPE nahm Hyunjin noch Tanzunterricht in verschiedenen Tanzstilen an der School of Performing Arts (SOPA).

Am 11. Oktober 2017 kündigte JYPE die Survival Show “Stray Kids” an. In der Show wurde Hyunjin als Tänzer und Rapper des “Male Group Projects” vorgestellt. Das “Male Project Team” war von Anfang an etwas Besonderes, denn im Gegensatz zu den meisten anderen K-Pop-Gruppen wurde es nicht von der Agentur gebildet. Stattdessen hatte der Trainee Bang Chan selbst das Team aus insgesamt neun Mitgliedern zusammengestellt. Die Mitglieder waren: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Han, Changbin, Felix, Hyunjin, Seungmin, I.N und Woojin. 

In the last episode of the Survival show on December 19, 2017, it was announced that the very group he had put together would make its debut. In October 2019, however, Woojin left the group for unknown reasons.

You can find out more about the history and success of Stray Kids here.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

In his career as a dancer and rapper in the up-and-coming and charismatic group "Stray Kids", Hyunjin and his members reached several milestones and surpassed themselves with every comeback. As the list of their successes is very long, we have recorded some of the most important milestones for you here:

• In August 2021, their album Noeasy sold over 1,127,800 copies. This was the first time that Stray Kids and a group from the JYPE label had broken the million mark.
• In March 2022, her album ODDINARY reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts for the first time.
• In August 2022, Stray Kids became the third Korean band after BTS and BIGBANG to reach 10 million subscribers on YouTube.
• In October 2022, Stray Kids reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts for the second time in a row with MAXIDENT.
• In June 2023, Stray Kids reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts for the third time in a row with the album 5-STAR. They also broke the record for the most pre-ordered album in the history of K-pop at the time of its release.
• In November 2023, Stray Kids reached #1 on the Billboard 200 for the fourth consecutive year with their album ROCK-STAR. "LALALALA" also became their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #90.

DISCOGRAPHY

Hyunjin hat bereits ein paar Solo-Songs, die er selbst geschrieben und mitproduziert hat, auf dem SKZ-Replay Album veröffentlicht. Sein bisher größter Meilenstein war jedoch, dass er als Feature in dem Song "Rush" von Troye Sivan zu hören war. Er war bereits als Trainee großer Fan und sang seine Songs bei der monatlichen Bewertung bei JYPE. Die beiden lernten sich im März 2023 auf der Versace Fashion “La Vacanza” kennen und schon im August veröffentlichten sie den gemeinsamen Remix.

Here you can find the discography of Stray Kids!

SONGWRITING CREDITS

As of March 2023, Hyunjin is officially registered with KOMCA (The Korea Music Copyright Association) with 25 songs. Hyunjin wants to focus more on writing songs. He composed the song "Cover me" from the 2023 album ROCKSTAR together with Bang Chan.

FILMOGRAPHY/ VIDEOGRAPHY

Da Hyunjin vor allem für sein Talent als Tänzer bekannt ist, überrascht es nicht, dass auf dem offiziellen Stray Kids Youtube Account einige Tanzvideos von ihm zu finden sind, die er selbst choreografiert hat. Auf VLive und Youtube war er ebenfalls immer mal wieder mit den Formaten ‘Hyunjins ́s Practice Room‘ und ´Hyunjins Counseling Center´, live zu sehen. Heute bevorzugt er allerdings Instagram, um live mit seinen Fans zu interagieren. Hyunjin war offizieller Moderator bei "Show!Music Core” von Episode 644 - 713. Sein bisheriges Highlight wäre für uns allerdings, dass er von STUDIO CHOOM als Artist of the Month für Oktober 2021 ausgewählt wurde. Seine Performance ist eine der erfolgreichsten in diesem Format und wurde bereits 43 Millionen Mal geklickt.

ILLUSTRATION

On July 20, 2023, Hyunjin was named Versace's global brand ambassador. This was big news as he is the first fourth generation male idol to receive this honor, and Hyunjin has often graced the cover of fashion magazines with his band members. His solo modeling career, however, is just beginning and his face has already been featured on the cover of two big names:

Year	Titel
06.2023	🇰🇷 ESQUIRE (magazine cover)
12.2023	🇰🇷 Harper's BAZAAR (magazine cover)

FUN FACTS

• Hyunjin is allergic to cats.
• He has a birthmark under his left eye.
• He loves to paint and draw flowers and visits museums and art shops in his free time. He painted the cover for his song "long for you" himself, and Hyunjin has ever-changing piercings.
• His favorite season is autumn.
• He doesn't like onions, eggplants and carrots.
• His favorite fruit is watermelon.
• He likes to listen to Dean and Crush.
• If he wasn't an idol, he would be an interior designer.
• Hyunjin sleeps with a sleep mask and it is very difficult to wake him up in the morning.
• According to I.N, Hyunjin is the most sentimental of the group.
• His members always call him flourboy because he eats a lot of snacks made from flour.

RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER ARTISTS

Hyunjin ist mit Younghoon (TheBoyz), Bomin (Golden Child) und Daehwi (AB6IX) befreundet und veröffentlicht regelmäßig kurze Tanzvideos mit anderen Idols, wie Taemin (Shinee) auf TikTok und Instagram. Seit seiner Bekanntgabe asl globaler Markenbotschafter posiert er immer wieder für Fotos mit Donatella Versace.

OUR FAVORITE PERFORMANCE

Hyunjin is a very special artist who is known for his versatility. He always manages to surprise his fans with new talents. He is currently making a name for himself worldwide as the "Prince of Versace". Who knows; perhaps he will soon go solo and conquer the international market independently of Stray Kids. In any case, we are looking forward to everything that is yet to come!

MORE STRAY KIDS PROFILES

BANG CHAN

FELIX

CHANGBIN

HAN

Lee Know

SEUNGMIN

I.N

Quellen: JYP Website, Social Media Kanäle von JYP, Stray Kids & Hyunjin