B.I.G Members Profile: B.I.G Facts

B.I.G (비아이지) consists of 5 members: J-Hoon, Benji, Gunmin, Minpyo, and Heedo. The band debuted on July 08, 2014, under GH Entertainment.

B.I.G Fandom Name: Biginning
B.I.G Official Fan Color: Light Blue

B.I.G Official Accounts:
Twitter: @big_ghofficial
Instagram: @big_official_insta
Facebook: big.GHofficial
YouTube: GHENTofficial
Fan Cafe: B.I.G.Official

B.I.G Members Profile:

J-Hoon

Stage Name: J-Hoon (제이훈)
Birth Name: Im Jung-hoon (임정훈)
Position: Leader, Lead Dancer, Lead Vocalist
Birthday: July 15, 1990
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 172 cm (5’8″)
Weight: 62 kg (136 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Twitter: @big_jhoon715
Instagram: @jhoonstyle

J-Hoon facts:

– He was born in Seoul, South Korea [Sports World 2014.07.15]
– Family: mother, father [K-Crush America 2014.07]
– His stage name comes from a shortening of his real name JungHoon. It’s a name he’s been using since he was active in the street dance scene.
– His nickname is Duck.
– J-Hoon has been practicing various forms of street dance for the past 10 years, ever since he was in middle school.
– He is very talkative.
– He eats a lot.
– His favorite food is meat.
– His favorite beverage is coffee, in particular, iced vanilla lattes. (He’s so addicted that he says he has to drink at least two cups a day to function.)
– J-Hoon has a fear of heights.
– He used to be really good at inline skating when he was in elementary school. He was even scouted to by a coach who offered to train him. [Sound K 2014.07.28]
– Prior to debut, he had experience working at street dance academy where he taught kids the popping genre & also did part time jobs at a couple of cafes & a movie theater. [K-Crush America 2014.07]
– His hobby is street dancing.
– J-hoon and Heedo both acted in web drama “Idol Protect the World”. (2015)
– As of November 15, 2018, J-hoon enlisted into the military.

Benji

Stage Name: Benji (벤지)
Birth Name: Bae Jae-wook (배제욱)
English Name: Benjamin Bae
Position: Main Vocalist, Visual, Face of the Group
Birthday: May 3, 1992
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: 183 cm (6’0″)
Weight: 72 kg (158 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Instagram: @baebenji92

Benji facts:

– He grew up in the United States.
– He was born in Indiana, USA, then moved to Seattle, Washington, USA [Sports World 2014.07.15 + K-Poppin’ 2014.07.24]
– Family: mother, father.
– Education: Juilliard School (Violin major, 2010~2011)
– He came to Korea in 2011/2012 with the purpose of becoming a singer & trained for 3 years before debuting.
– His nicknames are: BenJi, Puppy, BenjiBear
– His specialties are rap, violin, beatbox.
– He is funny, sexy and cute.
– Benji has his driver license in the U.S.
– His favorite food are everything except veggies.
– He started playing the violin at the age of 4 and studied it up until his first year of college.
– His hobbies are violin, yoyo, beatboxing, rap, writing lyrics, composing, cooking.
– Benji did a special stage with ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo, Super Junior M’s Henry, N.Flying’s Jaehyun and Day6’s YoungK where they performed Love Yourself by Justin Bieber. Benji played the violin.
– He appeared in f(x)’ Amber “Rogue Rouge: Get Over It” MV.
– Benji hosts Show Champion: Curtain Talk

Gunmin

Stage Name: Gunmin (건민)
Birth Name: Lee Gun-min (이건민)
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist
Birthday: October 3, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 177 cm (5’10”)
Weight: 64 kg (141 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Instagram: @big_gunmin1003

Gunmin facts:

– He was born in Gangwon-do, South Korea, then moved to Gwangju-si, South Korea [Sports World 2014.07.15 + ”Hello” MV Interview 2014.07.30]
– Family: mother, father, older brother.
– Education: He attended Joy Dance & Plug In Music Academy in Gwangju.
– His nicknames are GunDuGi, GunPpang (Anything starting with Gun) XD
– When he was in middle school, he watched the game show X-Man (X맨) & knew he wanted to become some kind of celebrity & go on variety shows.
– He choreographed the dance for B.I.G’s 2nd single “준비됐나요” (“Are You Ready?”). [K-Populous 2014.12.07] Gunmin also choreographed their 5th single “1.2.3”
– Despite the fact that he & MinPyo have been friends since back when they used to live in Gwangju, MinPyo says he did not have a very good first impression of him; he thought GunMin was weird & thus purposely avoided him. [”Hello” MV Interview 2014.07.30]
– His specialties are dancing and choreographing.
– The members unanimously chose him as the manliest member of the group. [K-Poppin’ 2014.07.24]
– His favorite foods are pork belly and dontaksu.
– His favorite color is purple.
– His hobbies are teasing a tired MinPyo and poking a sleeping J-Hoon, watching movies, sleeping.
– In 2017, Heedo and Gunmin debuted as a duo, with the song “Vanilla Sky”.
– In May of 2018 Gunmin and Heedo did a cover of “All I Wanna Do”.
– Gunmin was a participant in ‘The Unit’. (Ranked 33rd)
– HEEDO and GUNMIN 3rd duet- “Don’t Worry” came on 10 April 2018 (its lyrics are written by Heedo and it’s choreographed by Gunmin)

Minpyo

Stage Name: Minpyo (민표)
Birth Name: Gook Min-pyo (국민표)
Position: Main Rapper
Birthday: November 15, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 173 cm (5’8″)
Weight: 57 kg (125 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Twitter: @big_MINPYO1115
Instagram: @good_minpyo

Minpyo facts:

– He was born in Gwangju-si, South Korea.
– He has a younger brother.
– Education: Joy Dance & Plug In Music Academy in Gwangju.
– His nickname is “Child Adult”.
– Personality: sweet unless being naughty.
– He says his eyes are both his complex & his charm point. [STARAZ 2015.02.10]
– GunMin named him as the group’s worst dancer. [K-Populous 2014.12.07]
– He & GunMin have been friends since when they used to live in Gwangju.
– He makes a lot of noise when he sleeps. According to J-Hoon, it’s to the extent that he had to kick MinPyo out of their room because he wasn’t able to sleep. [”Hello” MV Interview 2014.07.30]
– His specialty is rapping.
– He did a variety of part time jobs prior to his debut including being a waiter at a rice noodle restaurant, washing dishes at a few buffet restaurants & working at construction & demolition sites. [K-Crush America 2014.07]
– His favorite food is meat.
– His hobbies are illustrations, drawing, traveling.
– He collects sneakers and wears white t-shirts a lot. (Minpyo ‘s profile made by Gunmin on Makeastar)
– Minpyo was a part of a web drama called “My Melody” (2018).
– Minpyo had health issues, so he couldn’t promote with the others while “1.2.3”, but he returned for “Hello Hello” promotions.

Heedo

Stage Name: Heedo (희도)
Birth Name: Yoo Hee-do (유희도)
Position: Lead Rapper, Maknae
Birthday: April 22, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Aries/Taurus cusp
Height: 180 cm (5’11”)
Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Instagram: @yoo_heedo96

Heedo facts:

– He was born in Seoul, South Korea.
– Family: younger brother, younger sister.
– Education: Joy Dance & Plug In Music Academy.
– His nickname is HeeDongIe.
– Personality: He doesn’t usually express his feelings.
– Specialty: Rap writing.
– He loves Ttokbbokki (spicy rice cakes). It is his favorite late night snack and if given the chance, he would like to film a Ttokbbokki commercial & open a Ttokbbokki restaurant chain in the future. [Pops in Seoul Secret BOX 2014.08.13]
– He used to have a part-time job at a convenience store. The store also sold soft serve ice creme & he would give a little bit extra when the customers were young kids. [K-Crush America 2014.07]
– He enjoys studying/speaking Chinese.
– Heedo is really scared of bugs. (BIG Project ep 2).
– He always watch girl groups fancams by using his handphone and know all by the order of their age. (BIG Project ep 2)
– During “The Unit”, people said Heedo’s voice is charming and when he speaks it feels like they are in the cave. (The Unit ep 18).
– He ranked no.2 for the rap battle in The Unit ep 13.
– He is really close to Jun from Ukiss in “The Unit”.
– In one of their interviews Heedo said be believes he is the least attractive member. 
– He acted in the drama “Love & Secret” (달콤한 비밀) (KBS2, 2014).
– J-hoon and Heedo both acted in web drama “Idol Protect the World”. (2015)
– In 2017, Heedo and Gunmin debuted as a duo, with the song “Vanilla Sky”.
– In May of 2018 Gunmin and Heedo did a cover of “All I Wanna Do”.
– Heedo was a participant on ‘The Unit’. (Ranked 28th)
– HEEDO and GUNMIN 3rd duet- “Don’t Worry” came on 10 April 2018
– He rapped in Soya’s “Y-Shirt (Deep Inside)” and promoted together in different music shows.

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