Get Closer With Boy Story (男孩的故事), the First JYP’s Chinese Boygroup
Boy Story is the first Chinese group from collaboration between JYP Entertainment and Chinese music label, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME). The members are all still young, born between 2004-2007, and made them as the group who has the youngest members. Right after their debut, they made headlines in several news because of their powerful hip-hop concept. Wanna know more about the group and the members’s full profile? Find out in this article!
Profile and Facts All of Boy Story Members
Profile and Facts Hanyu
- Stage Name: Hanyu
- Birth Name: Jia Hanyu
- Korean Name: Ka Ham-yeo
- Date of Birth: May 20, 2004
- Place of Birth: Henan, China
- Height: 167 cm
- Weight: 50 kg
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Blood Type: O Type
- Position: Main Rapper, Leader
Facts:
- His role model is American band, Maroon 5
- His favorite color is blue.
- His favorite food is bread.
- He gets easily shy around people.
- He likes stuffed doll. To help him sleep, he always hug his dolphin and hippo stuffed doll.
- He wants to making a song with GOT7’s Jackson.
- He has funny nickname as “professional babysitter” because he have to taking care of his members.
Profile and Facts Zihao
- Stage Name: Zihao
- Birth Name: Li Zihao
- Korean Name: Lee Jae-ho
- Date of Birth: October 22, 2004
- Place of Birth: Tianjin, China
- Height: 165 cm
- Weight: 44 kg
- Zodiac Sign: Libra
- Blood Type: O Type
- Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer
Facts:
- His nickname is Uncle Li, Qi Qi.
- He is the only child in his family.
- He can speak the most foreign language; Chinese, English, and Basic Korean.
- He has been dancing since he was 8.
- He can dance to all kind of genre; hip-hop, popping, urban dance, etc.
- He likes TWICE and likes to dancing their song TT.
- He can play guitar.
- He likes the Kamen Rider and One Piece.
- He looks up to Park Jin-young (JYP).
Profile and Facts Xin Long
- Stage Name: Xin Long
- Birth Name: He Xin Long
- Korean Name: Ta Heum-yong
- Date of Birth: March 11, 2005
- Place of Birth: Taiyuan, China
- Zodiac Sign: Rooster
- Blood Type: O Type
- Position: Vocalist, Main Dancer
Facts:
- He has abs eventhough he is still young.
- He can speak fluent Korean.
- He is close with Felix from Stray Kids.
- He have mysophobia.
- He likes Justin Bieber.
- He’s hot tempered.
- He can B-boying and beatbox.
Profile and Facts Zayu
- Stage Name: Zeyu
- Birth Name: Yu Zeyu
- Korean Name: Yoo Seok-woo
- Date of Birth: December 24, 2005
- Place of Birth: Tianjin, China
- Height: 156 cm
- Weight: 40,2 kg
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Blood Type: O Type
- Position: Main Vocalist, Visual
Facts:
- He has one younger brother.
- He is close with GOT7’s Jackson and Stray Kids’s Felix.
- He is has the longest trainee time than other members.
- He was trained dancing first but later trained to be a vocalist.
- He can speak Korean fluently.
- He is good at doing aegyo.
- He has introverted personality.
Profile and Facts Ming Rui
- Stage Name: Ming Rui
- Birth Name: Gou Ming Rui
- Korean Name: Kwak Myeong-ye
- Date of Birth: August 28, 2006
- Place of Birth: Chengdu, China
- Height: 143 cm
- Weight: 33 kg
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Blood Type: A Type
- Position: Main vocalist, Sub-rapper
Facts:
- He has a younger sister.
- His favorite food is hot pot.
- He likes to eat a lot.
- He has the shortest training period.
- His favorite artist is JJ Lin.
- He can learn dancing fast.
- He has martial arts skills.
Profile and Facts Shuyang
- Stage Name: Shuyang
- Birth Name: Ren Shuyang
- Korean Name: In Seo-yang
- Date of Birth: April 27, 2007
- Place of Birth: Pingyao, China
- Height: 145 cm
- Weight: 34 kg
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Blood Type: O Type
- Position: Lead Vocalist, Maknae (youngest)
Facts:
- His nickname is Yang Yang.
- He has a younger sister
- His favorite artists is Michael Jackson.
- He is good at locking dance.
- He is good at aegyo.
- He looks like a girl and often get mistaken at school.
- He looks up to Stray Kids.
Boy Story Pre-debut project
Prior to their debut, JYP Entertainment subsidiary, NCC Entertainment, releases four singles to introduce Boy Story’s concept to the public. This project is named “Real! Project”. All singles is written and produced by Park Jin-young. The first single that was released titled How Old R U? on September 1, 2017. The song itself is using hip-hop concept.
The second single is Can’t Stop which released on December 15, 2017. The song tells about the members’s dream to change themselves into a better person and they can’t stop about it. In the music video, each members use different characters to show their dream.
The third single is JUMP UP that released on March 30, 2018. In this single, their choreography is using table as the instrument. No wonder, their unique dance catches many attention from their fans.
You can check out their dance practice here.
The last pre-debut single is Handz Up that released on June 12, 2017. This is their last single before set off to debut with mini album. Unlike other singles, Handz Up has EDM beat in it and mixed with hip-hop. News reports said that the music video is shot at South Korea with big budget.