Stage Name: Vernon (버논)
Birth Name: Hansol Vernon Choi
Position: Main Rapper
Birthday: 18 February 1998
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Korean-American (half Korean, half Caucasian)
Hometown: New York, United States
Height: 176 cm (5’9″)
Weight: 62 kg (136 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Sub-Unit: Hip-Hop Team
Vernon facts:
– He’s from New York but moved to Korea when he was 5 years old.
– He has a little sister named Sofia.
– He got cast at a station in front of his middle school.
– His family lives in Hongdae but he lives in Gangnam since Seventeen’s dorm is located there.
– His favorite rappers are Drake, T.I, J.Cole, and Kendrick Lamar.
– He’s extremely ticklish.
– He’s one of the members that gets scared the easiest.
– He likes the month December.
– He admires David Bowie.
– He has an interest for fashion and he owns a lot of hats.
– His favorite ice cream is Vanilla ice cream.
– His favorite food is chocolate.
– He likes chocolate cakes and cheesecakes.
– He loves cheeseburgers.
– His hobbies are reading webtoons, watching movies, reading.
– He likes the actors Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio & Johnny Depp.
– His favorite Korean actor is Lee Byung Han.
– He is a Harry Potter fan.
– His favorite Seasons are Summer and Fall.
– His favorite animals are dogs.
– He likes cats and he has his own pet cat, named ‘Dodam’. The name of the cat was picked by his cousin.
– He doesn’t have a favorite girl group.
– He prefers watching movies over reading.
– If he could introduce a member to his family, he would choose Soonyoung.
– He received the nickname ‘Twix’ because he had a lot of Twix in their practice room.
– He was voted by the other members as the shyest member.
– He was voted by the members for acting most cute around girl groups. He says he smiles with his eyes around girls and not around his members.
– He was in Man of K’s “Falling” MV, Hello Venus’ “Venus” MV, and Orange Caramel’s “My Copycat” MV.
– He loves English/British accents and he likes Australian accents.
– He views himself as a really free person.
– His role models are his parents and his teachers, as well as the American rapper J Cole.
– The meaning behind his stage name is that it’s his middle name and also his mother’s surname.
– He wishes he could have good speaking skills like SeungKwan does.
– He shares rooms with SeungKwan the most.
– Vernon’s ideal type is someone his heart can connect with.
