Yoon Jeonghan is best known as a member of SEVENTEEN, a popular South Korean boy group formed in 2015 by South Korean record label Pledis Entertainment.
He joined the thirteen-member group shortly after graduating from high school and spent two years and two months honing his singing career and learning photography operations.
Unlike most of his SEVENTEEN peers, Jeonghan never auditioned before being admitted to the vocal group. Discovered in a mall, he was invited to perform for Pledis Entertainment in order to become a member of the group.
From childhood, Yoon had a talent for singing and directing. Today, he is happy that his family supported his career, which helped him a lot to become known and become the “king” he is today.
Yoon Jeonghan Biography
The talented singer’s full name is Yoon Jeong Han. He was born to Korean parents on October 4, 1995 in Busan, formerly known as Pusan. You don’t need to know that he is Korean, do you?
Yoon studied at Hyangnam High School, Seoul, South Korea. Records say he graduated in 2014 as the third best student. It is difficult to say whether he continued his studies or not because there is no information on the name of the higher institution he attended and its location.
More so, it could have been that he is still entering middle school since he came to SEVENTEEN shortly after graduating from high school. As Jeonghan once said, he would like to study psychology because it seems the course is interesting.
What you need to know about the singer
1. Nicknames
Yoon Jeonghan’s nicknames are 1004, Elder Maknae, and Angel. He received his nickname Angel from his date of birth – October 4 or 10. In Korea, 1004 is pronounced Cheonsa, meaning Angel.
2. His love life
Jeonghan, no doubt, has a swell time in his career, but the same cannot be said for his love life. The singer is currently single and looking for love. He once admitted that he goes for the older girls because he likes to be pampered and treated like a baby. Although he has never had a known relationship, his bandmates believe that his future girlfriend will be the luckiest woman in the world, as Yoon is an amazing and caring person.
3. Jeonghan is the “mother” of SEVENTEEN
The vocal group members refer to Yoon as their mother and the leader of the group, Choi Seung Cheol, popularly known as S.Coup for father. The singer was crowned mother of SEVENTEEN because he is very caring and keeps his hair long, unlike S.Coup.
4. He likes to sleep
Yoon Jeonghan is known to be the weakest member of his group. He loves sleeping so much that he considers it his greatest weakness. Whenever he gets sleepy in the studio, he usually sleeps five minutes anywhere, but mostly in the bathroom.
5. His hobbies
In addition to sleeping, the singer loves so many things. His favorite sports are badminton, football and basketball. Yoon’s favorite meal is Korean soup, chicken, and stew. He dislikes sweet foods such as candies, chocolate and their tastes.
6. The singer loves long hair. As mentioned earlier, he keeps his hair long. He once revealed that he likes girls who keep their hair long.
7. Jeonghan’s Chinese name is Zhenghan.
8. The singer hates using perfume.
9. Her best season is summer.
10. His best friend in SEVENTEEN is Joshua. They met during his training days with the group and since then they have remained inseparable. Yoon and Joshua’s nickname is ShuJeon or ShuHan.
11. Besides singing, he is very good at bass guitar.
12. Jeonghan is also famous for his fashion sense. His best color is red and black, and his bandmates consider him an avid fashionista.
13. While many people think that Yoon Jeonghan is silent, the singer on the contrary claimed that he was not quite the opposite.
14. The Busan-born singer made his film debut in 2015 with the music video Replay. He also featured in the following shows – Like Seventeen, Wapop Concert, and Seventeen TV, which was produced by Pledis Entertainment.
15. Her sun sign is Libra.
16. The singer is 178cm tall and weighs 62kg.