JUNGWON
KEY FACTS
Stage Name | Jungwon (정원) |
Birth Name | Yang Jungwon (양정원) |
Birthday | February 9, 2004 |
Nationality | Korean |
Height (cm & ft) | 175cm (5’9”) |
Blood Type | AB |
MBTI | ISTJ (ESTJ previous) |
Zodiac | Aquarius |
Position | Leader |
Representative Emoji | 🐈 |
PRE-DEBUT
Jungwon was a former SM trainee before he joined Big Hit. A mom of a friend who was also a Big Hit trainee at the time, showed Jungwon’s photo to a casting director, and that was how he got recruited. (source)
When he was still in I-LAND, he put ‘acrobatics’ as his hidden talent.
Jungwon has a sister who is 2 years older than him and he said they have very similar eyes. (source)
He was praised by Bang PD during ILAND for having a unique and charming voice. (source)
Jungwon is described by his classmates as 100% pure milk, really kind, soft-spoken, and laughs a lot with his friends. (source)
Jungwon was the class president for 5 years straight in his class followed by being the vice president in 6th grade. (source)
He was selected to become ENHYPEN’s leader after a 40-day selection process, which included interviews with all members and tests. (source)
HOBBIES AND SKILLS
Jungwon is very well-spoken. He was formerly the MC of EBS Listen along with Sunoo, which broadcasted every Sunday at 10 pm KST. (source)
He did taekwondo for 7 years and was a taekwondo athlete for 4 years.
He is good at table tennis. He was formerly a table tennis club member at school.
Jungwon is widely praised for unique singing skills and his dancing skills, and he is particularly good at popping.
LIKES AND DISLIKES
Jungwon loves his family dog Maeumi (he/him) who was coincidentally rescued on Jay’s birthday the same year ENHYPEN debuted in 2020. (source)
He is allergic to cats but he likes to watch cat videos to relieve stress.
Jungwon’s favorite color is blue.
Jungwon enjoys watching drama series when he can to help him understand emotions and relationships better which he finds helpful for composing and writing. (source)
Jungwon dislikes wearing socks to bed.
He also dislikes chewing food loudly.
Jungwon likes Twix the best out of chocolate candies. (source)
PERSONALITY
Jungwon is a person who is known for keeping his promises. Thus far, he has never broken a promise he has made with Engenes. (source)
Jungwon enjoys engaging with fans, meeting fan requests, and interacting almost daily with Engenes on social media.
Jungwon is usually the first to get up in the morning, and he helps wake up the rest of the members. (source)
He is often the last to shower after his members, and He will turn the shower tap to cold before he exits because his grandmother taught him that it would conserve the utility bills. (source)
Jungwon doesn’t usually play computer games, but he does occasionally play to get closer to the other members. (source)
Jungwon has a caring personality, and often brings things in his bag for the benefit of the other members. For example, he carried mosquito repellant for Sunghoon for a shoot because he knew Sunghoon was allergic to mosquito bites. (source)
RANDOM FACTS
Jungwon wrote the topline (melody & lyrics) to “Hundred Broken Hearts” on ROMANCE: UNTOLD
Jungwon popularized the buzzword ‘Lezzugo!’ (Let’s go!) since their ILAND days
His favorite movie is Aladdin
The members pick him as one who works the hardest among the group
Jungwon trained for 1 year and 4 months (according to I-land profiles)
He is currently a student at Hanlim High School
Chinese ENGENEs often address Jungwon as ‘Yang Emperor’ (梁帝). It’s a play on word since it has the same pronunciation as 弟 (little brother) in chinese. (source)
He is also frequently called ‘President Yang/ President Yang Jungwon’ (대통령 양정원) by Korean ENGENEs (source)
Jungwon was Elected as the ‘President of K-pop’ in Whosfan Global Fan Vote (source)
He was also selected as ‘Idol who is the Communication King’- He comes online almost daily with greetings like “good morning”, “have a great lunch”, and “good night” (source)
Jungwon is the member who updates the most on their SNS accounts (Weverse and Twitter). He posts almost daily. He also does solo Vlives frequently.
Jungwon (along with Ni-Ki) were selected as Enhypen’s representatives for the first ever Mix & Match collaboration by Studio Choom. (source)
Jungwon has three cacti: Miniwon, Injang and Garden. Injang and Garden were gifts from RM (leader of BTS) during I-land. 'Injang' passed away despite Jungwon’s efforts to revive it by repotting it. (source)
He is also a donator to UNICEF (according to Jay on a vlive). He also supports an organization that focuses on creating jobs for older women with financial difficulties called ‘Marco Roho’ (source)
Jungwon loves to take walks in the rain. (source)
Jungwon and Sunoo are similar in height, as mentioned by Sunoo in one of the episode of their EBS Listen FM Radio (source)
Jungwon’s shoe size is 42.