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!
1. 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.
2. 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’
3. 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
4. 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
5. Taeheon
Real Name: Kim Tae-heon (김태헌) Stage Name: Taeheon Date of Birth: June 18th, 1989 Position: Main Rapper, and Vocalist Height: 177 cm Weight: 63 kg Twitter: @zea_th Instagram: @th_618 Blood Type: A Facts About Taeheon:
He was born in Busan, South Korea Taeheon has an older sister He studied at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University ‘Snowflakes’ is his nickname His hobbies are watching dramas and movies, listening to music, exercising Taeheon can do and is good at beatboxing He is a member of the ZE:A 4U sub-unit He likes girls who look good in jeans
6. Heechul
Real Name: Jung Hee-chul (정희철) Stage Name: Heechul Date of Birth: December 9th, 1989 Position: Lead Rapper, vocalist Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Height: 177 cm Weight: 58 kg Blood Type: B Twitter: @ZEA7777 Instagram: @heecheol1209 facts About Heechul:
He was born in Jeju, South Korea He has two younger brothers named Heejun and Heemang He studied at Korea National University of Arts Heechul is called ‘Mr. grumpy’ He is good at playing the trumpet Heechul’s hobbies are watching movies, playing squash, playing soccer, and playing video games He is part of the sub-units ZE:A 4U and ZE:A J Heechul’s ideal type of girl is “A sexy and cheerful girl, and a girl who is wearing white clothes on a rainy day”
7. Minwoo
Real Name: Ha Min-woo (하민우) Stage Name: Minwoo Date of Birth: September 6th, 1990 Position: Main Dancer, Rapper, Visual Zodiac Sign: Virgo Height: 178 cm Weight: 54 kg Blood Type: B Twitter: @zea_mw Instagram: @minwoo1482 Facts About Minwoo:
He was born in Yangsan, South Korea He has an older sister, named Anra Minwoo studied at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University His hobbies are cooking, listening to music, shopping Minwoo became part of the Japanese project group 3peace Lovers with two celebrities from Japan, Nikaido Hayato and Sesake Yoshihide He is a member of ZE:A’s sub-unit named ZE:A FIVE He was discharged in June 2017 He likes girls who know how to take care of themselves and have a pretty smile
8. Hyungshik
Real Name: Park Hyung-sik (박형식) Stage Name: Hyungshik Date of Birth: November 6th, 1991 Position: Main Vocalist, visual Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Height: 183 cm Weight: 65 kg Blood Type: AB Instagram: @phs1116 Twitter: @zea_hyungsik Facts About Hyungshik:
He was born in Yongin, South Korea He has an older brother, named Minshik He studied at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University Hyungshik is called the ‘Baby soldier’ and the ‘Prince’ Hyungshik’s hobbies are playing games, fencing, and skiing He was a member of The Romantic & Idol in the first season, and he paired with 4Minute’s Jihyun Hyungshik has acted in several dramas, such as Foolish Mom (2012), Sirius (2013), The Heirs (2013), What Happens to My Family (2014), Persevere, Goo Hae-ra (2015), High Society (2015), She Was Pretty (cameo), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016), Strong Woman Doo Bong-soon (2017), and Suits (2018) He is a member of the sub-unit ZE:A FIVE Hyungshik moved to a new agency, United Artists Agency on April 12th, 2017 Hyungshik doesn’t have an ideal type of girl
9. Dongjun
Real Name: Kim Dong-jun (김동준) Stage Name: Dongjun Date of Birth: February 11th, 1992 Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Face of the group and Maknae Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Height: 175 cm Weight: 58 kg Blood Type: B Instagram: @super_d.j Facts About Dongjun:
He was born in Busan, South Korea He has an older brother, named Donghyeon Dongjun studied at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University Dongjun is called the Athletic Idol, Sexy maknae, and ambitious Kim His hobbies are playing soccer, gymnastics, exercising Dongjun appeared in Let’s Go Dream Team season 2 He won 2 gold medals in Idol Athletes Chuseok Special on August 27th, 2011, in men’s 100-meter and 110-meter Hurdles against other idols He has acted in several dramas, such as Crossing the Youngdo Bridge (2011), You Who Rolled in Unexpectedly, Girl K (2011), The Fugitive of Joseon (2013), Couple Clinic: Love in War 2 – Idol Special, Aftermath and Aftermath 2, Climb the Sky Walls, Boarding House 24th St., Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho (2016), Still Loving You (2017), Happy Hostage, Black (2017), About the Time (2018) He played in the movies Ronin Pop, A Company Man, and Take My Hand He is a member of ZE:A J He signed with Gold Moon Entertainment after his contract with Empire Entertainment expired
