On this day, May 28, former Wanna One member Park Jihoon celebrates his birthday as he turns 23 years old. To celebrate his special day, let us get to know more about the "Burn It" hitmaker with some facts about him below!
To know more about the idol, keep on reading!
Who is Park Jihoon?
Park Jihoon, also known as just Jihoon, is a South Korean singer and former member of the "Produce 101" project boy group, Wanna One. Park Jihoon made his debut as the lead dancer, sub vocalist, sub rapper, and visual of the group back in August of 2017.
He promoted with Wanna One until their disbandment in December 2018 and their final concert in January 2019, and since then, Park Jihoon has been working as a solo artist for the past years.
4 Facts About Park Jihoon
1. Park Jihoon was known as the 'wink boy.'
Park Jihoon
Park Jihoon earned the nickname "wink boy" back when he was still competing on the second season of the Mnet survival program "Produce 101." The nickname first came to be during the contestants' first performance stage of the song "Pick Me," where the camera features Park Jihoon as one of the ending fairies. While the camera was focused on him, Park Jihoon captured everyone's hearts when he gave a wink. This instantly became viral at the time and gave him the nickname "wink boy."
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2. Park Jihoon is known as a 'fashion terrorist.'
Park Jihoon
While most idols are known for their amazing fashion sense, Park Jihoon is dubbed as a "fashion terrorist" by his former Wanna One members. According to them, Park Jihoon has a questionable fashion sense for his love for fluorescent clothing, which many found ironic due to his favorite color being black. In fact, he once wore fluorescent shoelaces, and also loves to wear pink clothes - even pink underwear!
3. Park Jihoon was a child actor.
Park Jihoon
Prior to participating in "Produce 101," Park Jihoon was a child actor. He acted in numerous dramas and musicals, such as "Jumong," "The King and I," "Iljimae," "Kimchi Cheese Smile," "Peter Pan," "The Harmonium in My Memory," and "Radio Star," among others. Throughout his childhood, Park Jihoon continued to make appearance in musicals, dramas, films, and even worked as an advertisement model. He even appeared on shows with SS501 and BIGBANG!
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4. Park Jihoon trained to debut with ASTRO
Park Jihoon
When Park Jihoon entered his teenage years, he decided to begin training to become a K-Pop idol. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment before moving to Fantagio. In Fantagio, Park Jihoon trained alongside the ASTRO members and was even supposed to debut with the group. However, due to a knee injury, Park Jihoon did not make it in ASTRO's final lineup, and he subsequently transferred to his current label Maroo Entertainment.
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Written by Robyn Joan
