Get Closer to All Members of ZE:A (제국의 아이들)
ZE:A, also known as Children of Empire, is a South Korean band formed by Star Empire Entertainment in 2010. They debuted on January 7th, 2010, with the single album Nativity, with the title song “Mazeltov.” The group consists of 9 members, they are Kevin, Hwang Kwang-hee, Park Hyung-sik, Im Si-wan, Moon Jun-young, Kim Tae-hoon, Jung Hee-chul, Ha mMin-woo, and Kim Dong-jun.
They also made a debut in Japan and released a Japanese single “ZE:A! (ゼア!)” and their single album titled Love Letter/My Only Wish was released on December 21st, 2010. ZE:A is further divided into 3 sub-groups, namely ZE:A FIVE (Siwan, Hyungsik, Kevin, Minwoo and Dongjun), ZE:A 4U consisting of Kwanghee, Lee-hoo, Taehoon, and Heechul and the last sub-groups is ZE:A J with 5 Members: Kevin, Heechul, Taehoon, Minwoo and Dongjun.
Profile and Facts of Members of ZE:A
Full Profile of Lee-hoo/Junyoung
- Real Name: Moon Jun-young (문준영)
- Stage Name: Lee-hoo
- Former Stage Name: Junyoung(준영)
- Date of Birth: February 9th, 1989
- Position: Leader, Main Vocalist
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
- Height: 180 cm
- Weight: 64 kg
- Blood Type: A
- Twitter: @ZEA_leader
- Instagram: @zeafter
Facts About Lee-hoo:
- Lee-hoo doesn’t have siblings
- He was born in Seoul, South Korea
- Lee-hoo studied at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University
- Before he became an Idol group member, he was a former Ulzzang
- He is a member of the ZE:A sub-unit named ZE:A 4U
- The other members of ZE:A and their fans call him the ‘Moon Leader’
- He is good at impersonating a boss
- His hobbies are playing soccer, playing bowling, watching movies, and playing games
- Lee-hoo’s ideal type of woman is “a girl that is good to the elders, and knows how to cook soup because he can’t eat without it.
Full Profile of Kevin
- Real Name: Kim Ji-yeop (김지엽)
- Stage Name: Kevin
- Date of Birth: February 23rd, 1988
- Position: Lead Dancer, Lead Vocalist, and Rapper
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Height: 180 cm
- Weight: 66 kg
- Twitter: @kevinkim88
- Instagram: @kevinkim88
Facts About Kevin:
- He used to live in Sydney, Australia, but he was born in Korea
- He studied at Epping Boys High School
- Kevin has one younger sister, named Michelle
- He can fluently speak English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese
- Kevin’s hobby is playing games, but besides that, he has a unique hobby compared to other men, which is online shopping
- Kevin is a member of ZE:A’s sub-unit ‘ZE:A FIVE alongside Siwan, Minwoo, Hyungsik, and Dongjun
- Not only he is part of ZE:A FIVE, but he is also a member of ZE:A’s other sub-unit, that is ZE:A J
- Kevin was a host in the Australian Popasia radio show called SBS Popasia!
- Kevin has a type of a girl, that is ‘A kind-hearted girl’
Full Profile of Kwanghee
- Real Name: Hwang Kwang-hee (황광희)
- Stage Name: Kwanghee
- Date of Birth: August 25th, 1988
- Position: Vocalist, and Visual of the group
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Height: 173 cm
- Weight: 54 kg
- Blood Type: A
- Twitter: @hwangkwanghee
- Instagram: @prince_kwanghee
Facts About Kwanghee:
- Kwanghee was born in Pan-gun, Gyeonggi, South Korea
- He has a younger sister named Inyoung
- Kwanghee is called the ‘Princes Kwanghee’
- He has many hobbies, such as playing tennis, traveling, taking photos, scuba diving, shopping, snowboarding, and he really likes to follow Siwan
- He played in the drama Vampire Idol in 2011
- In 2012, he acted in the drama To Beautiful You with F(x)’s Suli and SHINee’s Minho
- He also became a cameo in several dramas, such as, Detectives in Trouble (2011), Standby (2012), and What Happens to My Family (2014)
- He has studied at the same place as Lee-hee, namely Digital Seoul Culture Arts University
- During the ‘2011 Environment Day’ event in Seoul, Kwanghee participated in ‘clothes layering games’ and wore a t-shirt, giving him the Guinness World Record for the most worn shirts
- He participated in the show We Got Married in 2012 and paired with SECRET’s Sunhwa
- He became a cast member of the show Infinite Challenge, in 2015
- He’s part of the ZE:A 4U sub-unit
- In 2015 he became the MC of The Best Cooking Secrets Season, and the next year he became K-star Reform Show’s MC
- Now he’s under Bonboo Entertainment since his contract with Empire Entertainment has expired
- His type of girl is someone who loves cats
Full Profile of Siwan
- Real Name: Im Woong-jae (임웅재) and he changed it to Im Si-wan (임시완)
- Stage Name: Siwan
- Date of Birth: December 1st, 1988
- Position: Vocalist, visual
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Height: 175 cm
- Weight: 51 kg
- Blood Type: B
Facts About Siwan:
- He was born in Busan, South Korea
- He has one older sister
- He studied at Busan Gudeok High School, Busan National University, University of Broadcasting Arts; Woosong Information College
- Siwan is called the ‘Fashionista’ of ZE:A
- He can play the violin and the guitar
- He has many hobbies, some of which are collecting newspaper scraps, skiing, snowboarding, and shopping
- Besides being a singer, he is also an actor and has appeared in several dramas, such as The Moon Embracing The Sun (2012), Man From the Equator (2012), Standby (2012), Reply 1977 (2012), Pure Love (2013), Triangle (2014), Misaeng (2014) and King Loves (2017)
- Siwan has also acted in several movies, Ronin Pop (2011), The Attorney (2013), A Melody to Remember (2016), One Line (2016), and Robber (2017)
- He is part of the ZE:A FIVE sub-unit
- Now he’s under Plum Entertainment after his contract with Empire Entertainment expired
- Siwan wants a girl who has similar interests as him
