Meet The Beloved JBJ From Produce 101 Season 2!
The South Korean boy band consisting of six members, JBJ (제이비제이), was formed and managed by Fave Entertainment, while CJ E&M was watching over the band’s release production. All of the members were participants in the famous idol survival show titled Produce 101 Season 2, that was held by Mnet in 2017.
JBJ debuted on October 8th, 2017. They also held concerts on many different locations, especially in Asia. However, since their contracts were short-term, JBJ only lasted for six months, which is a lot shorter than WannaOne.
Are you guys still curious about them and want to know more about JBJ? Or, maybe you are a Joyful who misses these boys and wants to have a sweet flashback of JBJ? We are here for you guys! Today, Byeol Korea will provide you with more information about their profiles, discography, and a lot more. Ready? Let’s go!
Tae Hyun JBJ Member’s Profiles and Facts
Birth Name: Roh Tae Hyun (노태현)
Stage Name: Tae Hyun (태현)
Date and Place of Birth: October 15th, 1993, Seoul, South Korea
Position: Leader, Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Rapper
Blood Type: A
Height: 167,7 cm (5’6″)
Weight: 59 kg (130 lbs)
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Instagram: @roh_taehyun
Fun Facts About Tae Hyun:
- Education: Korean Art Highschool.
- He has a sister.
- His hobbies involve watching movies.
- His old stage name was Kid Monster.
- His nickname used to be KIMON.
- Tae Hyun was under Ador & Able Entertainment.
- He is a member of HOTSHOT.
- Tae Hyun (or Kid Monster) debuted with HOTSHOT back in 2014.
- He is a former trainee of YG Entertainment.
- He is a member of the Korean hip-hop dance crew Monster WOO FAM.
- His specialty is krumping.
- He appeared in Rude Paper’s MV “Fight like the Lion.”
- In Produce 101 Season 2, he was eliminated in episode 20 and his rank was 22.
- He is a close friend of Girl’s Day Minah and Brave Girl’s Noh Hye Ran.
- Tae Hyun is fluent in the Japanese language (from JBJ Just Be Joyful ep. 4).
- He is also fluent in English (from an earlier Instagram live, after his elimination from Produce 101).
- Tae Hyun says that he’s a bit uncomfortable in the dorm since Sag Gyun is always shirtless.
- Tae Hyun and Sag Gyun are allergic to cats. They only found out about their allergy when they met Yongguk’s cats.
- Tae Hyun and Dong Han were roommates.
- Tae Hyun says that he favors Dae Hwi from Wanna One a lot, but he is worried about the big age gap between the two of them. Dong Han then joked that in love there is no such thing as age gap (Must Eat ep.09).
Kenta JBJ Member’s Profiles and Facts
Birth Name: Takada Kenta (髙田健太)
Stage Name: Kenta (켄타)
Korean Name: Go Geon Tae (고건태)
Date of Birth: January 10th, 1995
Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Blood Type: B
Height:175 cm (5’8″)
Weight: 56 kg (123 lbs)
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Instagram: @rkm0855
Twitter: @kenta_starroad
Facebook: KENTA
Fun Facts About Kenta:
- He is Japanese.
- He used to be called the Sexy Cutie Kenta.
- Kenta was under STAROAD Entertainment.
- He was training for 1 year and 3 months before going to Produce 101 Season 2.
- His specialty is speaking Korean and making latte art.
- In Produce 101 Season 2, he was eliminated in episode 10 and was ranked 24th.
- He is close friends with Teen Top’s Ricky.
- Kenta loves cats.
- He doesn’t like to organize (from Keep Your Eyes On Us JBJ).
- Kenta doesn’t like milk (Just Be Joyful JBJ ep.4).
- Kenta is terrible at telepathy games.
- He is a big fan of Teen Top’s Ricky and Highlight (Beast).
- Kenta can dance to a lot of K-Pop girl group dances.
- Kenta will always dance to Despacito if it was played, anywhere and anytime.
- Everyone teases/lies to Kenta and most of the time he believes them.
- Previously, he was a part of a dance cover group.
- Kenta and Sag Gyun were roommates.
- Kenta and Sag Gyun will be acting in a web drama Barefoot Diva
- Kenta and Sag Gyun have officially debuted as a duo named JBJ95.
Sang Gyun JBJ Member’s Profiles and Facts
Birth Name: Kim Sag Gyun (김상균)
Stage Name: Sang Gyun (상균)
Date of Birth: May 23rd, 1995
Position: Main Rapper
Blood Type: O
Height: 178 cm (5’10”)
Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Instagram: @8eomatom
Twitter: @kimsaggyun_twt
Fun Facts About Sang Gyun:
- Education: Gwang Deok High School (graduated in 2014).
- He has a younger brother.
- Sang Gyun is a former trainee of Big Hit Entertainment. He was supposed to debut in a group with RM from BTS but then the plan changed.
- Sang Gyun was under Hunus Entertainment.
- He was a member of Top Dogg.
- Sang Gyun (former nickname A-Tom) debuted with Top Dogg in 2013.
- In Produce 101 Season 2, he was eliminated in episode 10 and was ranked 26th.
- He enjoys listening to music and loves to play soccer.
- He can write rap lyrics.
- Before his debut, Sang Gyun was a back dancer for EVol with their song “Get Up,” from March up to April 2010.
- He thinks his most charming feature is his smile.
- If Sang Gyun was not a singer, he would want to have a career in fashion.
- Sang Gyun doesn’t like to organize (from Keep Your Eyes On Us JBJ).
- Sang Gyun was a participant of SMTM5.
- Sang Gyun and Kenta were roommates.
- Member says that Sang Gyun has the best body in JBJ.
- He can be a little bit of a scaredy cat.
- Sang Gyun and Tae Hyun are allergic to cats. They only found out about their allergy after meeting Yong Guk’s cats.
- His agency announced that after Sang Gyun finished his promotions with JBJ, he will return to his agency and will discuss his further activity but he won’t be joining Top Dogg again.
- Sang Gyun and Kenta formed a duo called JBJ95.
