Seventeen (세븐틴)

MINGYU

PROFILE

Real Name: Kim Mingyu (김민규) (ミンギュ)

Nickname: Mr. Wristband, Technician, Mingyu Shop, Kim-ssi ahjussi

Team: Hip Hop

Birthdate: April 6, 1997

Education: Seoul Broadcasting High School (Current), Burim Middle School ('13)

Blood Type: B

Height: 185cm

Weight: 68kg

Hometown: Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

Shoe Size: 270mm

Specialty: Rap, Acting

Hobbies: Soccer, basketball (ball games), making plastic models/action figures

Training Period: 4 years

FACTS

*He enjoys and wants to try acting someday.

*One of his favorite foods is meat.

*His favorite animals are dogs. He has a pet dog too.

*His favorite number is 17.

*If he had the opportunity, he would like to date someone older than him.

*He is left-handed.

*His favourite color is red.

*He was voted by the other members as the most handsome member.

*He was voted by the other members as the member whose looks and personality don't match.

*He's the shikshin of the group (member who eats the most).

*He's envious of Junhui's Wushu skills.

*He was voted by the other members as the member who's most different from their first impressions of him.

*The members thought Mingyu was older than them when they first met him but after getting to know him, they feel like he's a younger brother to them now.

*He is the tallest member in the group.

*He is closest to Wonwoo.

*His ideal type girl is a girl who is tall, kind-hearted & easy-going.
*He's the loudest member at their dorm.

*He likes spicy foods.

*He gets along well with older and younger students because he thinks it's their duty to harmonize with each other.

*He is an optimistic guy.

*He wants to meet EXO.

*He wants to visit Latin America.
*He ranks himself #1 visuals in Hip Hop unit.

*He said if he could be any other member, he'd want to be Joshua because he can speak English.

*Between cats or dogs, he prefers dogs.

*He likes to vacuum and clean up the trash in the dorm.

*He said since there's a lot of members, the rooms get dirty quickly but he likes to clean them.

*The meaning behind his real name is that Min means 'precious gem stone' and Gyu means 'star'. He is a precious gem stone that shines like a star.

*He got casted by Pledis in his 2nd year of middle school.

*A lot of people tell him he has good hand skills. He can repair broken things.

*When he was young, he made a sailing ship with chopsticks. When he is bored at the dorm, he changes the interior. He's also in charge of changing the light bulbs because he's tall.

*He's in charge of hair styling in the group.

*He sometimes does it so badly that he feels sorry.

*One time he touched DK's hair and told him to wash it.

*His role model is Big Bang's TOP. TOP shows his cool images on stage and does well as an actor. He wants to emulate those sides.

*His dream is not "I want to be something" but "Wherever I am, whatever I do, I hope people will like me".

*He wants to be a person whom people become happy when they work with him.

*He views himself as a tall kid with dark skin.

*When he smiles, his white teeth shines.

*He's a bright kid who isn't shy when meeting new people and befriends them quickly.

*Between pork belly and pig feet, he prefers pig feet.