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Jay

Korean: 제이

Hometown:

Jeju Island

Country:

South Korea

Full name:
Kim Jinhwan
Native name:
김진환
Birthday:
Age:
30 years old
Blood type:
A
Height:
5'5" (165 cm)
Weight:
114.6 lbs (52 kg)
Group (2015-present):

Introduction

Jay, formerly known as Jinhwan, is the leader, main vocalist and lead dancer of the boy group iKON, He's also a solo singer and musical theater actor. Jinhwan was born in Jeju Island but during middle school, he moved to the Philippines for 7 months, where he learned Filipino and English. She initially began vocal training at SM Academy.

In 2011, he joined YG Entertainment after auditioning with a showcase of all his skills in singing, dancing and rapping. After passing the audition, he participated in the survival show "W.I.N: Who is Next" where he was a member of the B Team. In 2014, he was one of the members confirmed as part of iKON, debuting on September 15, 2015. Since his debut, he was praised for his stage skills and was even multiple times named as Taeyang's successor.

Michael Jackson is his role model. He is a big fan of artists like Usher, SE7EN, SHINee, and BIGBANG. His sister is a big fan of idols and coming from a family full of musicians, that was his inspiration to become a singer. He is also interested in languages and has played many sports, currently, he is interested in golf and surf.

Since 2019, since the departure of the former leader, he became iKON's leader. The announcement was confirmed in 2023 through the website JX Entertainment, his solo agency in Japan, where he is assigned the role of iKON's leader. The members have revealed that he is the person who sacrifices his own emotions the most for others' emotions so they consider him the mood-setter in the group. In 2022 in his profile update on iKON Youtube channel he was recognized as "the leader". He is also in charge of stage management and visuals for iKON.

In addition to being part of 143 Entertainment, in 2023 he signed as a solo artist at JX Entertainment and created his own fan club in Japan and has a character named JIU.

In 2023 he made his debut with the release of the 5-song LP "BLUE MOON" making his way into the Krnb. On July 20, 2023 he temporarily retired to fulfill his mandatory military service in Korea.

Jan 1, 2023-present
Jan 1, 2015-Dec 30, 2022
Debut:
Sep 15, 2015
Debut to 1st win:
12 days
Current state:
in hiatus 
Active years:
2015-2023
Zodiac-sign:
Language(s):
Korean, Japanese, English, Tagalog, Mandarin
Military service:
July 20, 2023 - present
MBTI:
ISFP
kpopping rank:
375th
Fandom:
iKONIC
Fandom color(s):
orange
red
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1 pics
11 videos
2 albums
25.6K viewed
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Fun facts

1
He is a multi-linguist. He can speak Korean, Japanese, English, Tagalog and Mandarin pretty well.
2
YG says he is the next Taeyang.
3
Jay has been iKON's leader since 2019.
4
Song said that sometimes Jay says “get out” as a joke, but when he says it with a straight face you should get out quickly or he might throw something after you.
5
He sang Last Goodby with AKMU’s Suhyun and got recognized as the Leonardo DiCaprio of Korea because of his stage presence.
6
Jay opened his own official account for solo promotions in Japan in May 2023 with the introduction of his character JIU.
7
Jay and his bandmate DK were judges at The Indonesian Next Big Star 2022 singing show.
8
Stray Kids‘ Changbin is a huge fan of Jay.
9
Jay had a cameo in Limelight's debut MV 'Honestly'.
10
They said he loves wine and drinking.

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