Yonggeun

ABOUT

• Stage Name: Yonggeun (용근)
• Birth Name: Jo Yong Geun (조용근)
• Possible Position: Leader, Lead Dancer, Vocalist
• Birthday: January 23rd, 1995
• Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
• Height: 175 cm (5’9″)
• Weight: 54 kg (119 lbs)
• Blood Type: A

TRIVIA

– He was a contestant on Produce 101 (ranked 93).
– He ranked MIXNINE (ranked 25th).
– Education: Kyunghee University.
– He and Jinyoung have been friends for 8 years.
– He auditioned for MIXNINE, with Woodam, Hyunsoo, Jinyoung and former members Jaehee, Junhyeong, Hyunsik, Jongmin, and Yooncheol, but they didn’t pass the audition.
– Before becoming a trainee, Yonggeun attended STC Academy with Minhwan, Jinyoung and former members Jaehee and Hyungjin.
– He is friends with EXO‘s Sehun, BLK‘s Taebin, IN2IT‘s Jiahn and The Rose‘s Dojoon.
– His role model is EXO‘s D.O.
– Yonggeun was a DSP Media trainee from September 2014 to 2016, alongside Produce 101’s Choi Dongha.
– Yonggeun and Junhyeong made an appearance in the “Fri. Sat. Sun.” teasers by Dal★Shabet alongside Ziu of VAV.
– He appeared in the 1st episode of Gu Hara ON&OFF: The Gossip as one of the DSP Media trainees alongside Joonghee of A-JAX, Dojoon of The Rose, BM, J.Seph and Somin of K.A.R.D, Chaekyung and Jinsol of APRIL, as well as Yuji of Apple.B.