WINNER MEMBER PROFILE

WINNER MEMBER PROFILE

Stage Name: Seungyoon

Real Name:  Kang Seung Yoon

Birth Date: January 21, 1994

Position: Leader, Main Vocalist

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 54 kg

Education: Busan Music and Arts High School

Hometown: Busan, South Korea

Blood Type: B

Hobbies: Composing music, writing lyrics, going to the pool, playing the guitar, and drawing

Specialties: Playing billiards and imitating Shin Seung Hoon

Trivia: – He finished in 4th place on the popular TV show Superstar K2 

- He chose to train under YG Entertainment because he agreed upon the idea that they’d offer the best potential in helping him to “hone his craft”

- Made his acting debut in the year 2011 with the sitcom High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged

- Made his solo debut in the year 2013, where his song “It Rains” reached the top spot on many charts

- Can speak Japanese

- His favorite musical genres are R&B, rock, classical music, and anything that sounds soulful

- Claims himself to be a look-alike of Lee Jun Ki or So Ji Sub

- His Chinese zodiac is the rooster, and his astrological star sign is the Aquarius

 Stage Name: Jinwoo

Real Name:  Kim Jin Woo

Birth Date: September 26, 1991

Position: Lead Vocalist

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 54 kg

Education: Joy Dance Academy

Hometown: Imjado, South Korea

Blood Type: A

Hobbies: Swimming

Specialties: Acting

Trivia: – Became a YG trainee in the year 2010, and is known as one of YG’s oldest trainees

- Was a backup dancer at the 2011 YG Family Concert alongside fellow group member Taehyun

- Is thought of as the “diligent one” by his members, partly because he often stays up the longest during night practices

- Is the member that usually takes the longest when it comes to memorizing lyrics to a new song

- Known for having “deer-like” eyes

- His Chinese zodiac is the zebra, and his astrological star sign is the Libra

- Can speak Japanese

  

Stage Name: Seunghoon

Real Name:  Lee Seung Hoon

Nicknames: Hip-Hop Baby Lion

Birth Date: January 11, 1992

Position: Lead Rapper, Main Dancer, Choreographer

Height: 179 cm

Weight: 63 kg

Hometown: Busan, South Korea

Blood Type: A

Hobbies: Writing lyrics

Specialties: Dancing

Trivia: – Is a former contestant of K-Pop Star Season 1, where he came in fourth place

- Was also a former contestant on a reality singing show

- Admits to having wanted to be a part of YG Entertainment ever since he was in high school

- Because his rooftop room was right by YG Entertainment’s building growing up, he states that “at night he would stare at [it] and dream of making it big there”

- Can speak Japanese

- His Chinese zodiac is the sheep, and his astrological star sign is the Capricorn

Stage Name: Mino

Real Name:  Song Min Ho

Nickname: Hugeboy Mino

Birth Date: March 30, 1993

Position: Main Rapper

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 66 kg

Education: Hanlim Arts High School

Hometown: Yongin, South Korea

Blood Type: A

Hobbies: Composing music, writing lyrics, drawing, and playing basketball

Specialties: Beat-boxing and drawing/painting caricatures

Trivia: – His star sign is the Aries, and his Chinese zodiac is the rooster

- He was a former trainee of Brand New Stardom and was originally in Block B’s final lineup, but decided to leave the group at the very last second

- Featured in the 2012 TV drama The Strongest K-POP Survival, and afterwards was privately recruited to YG Entertainment

- Made his debut as a rapper in the group BoM (they disbanded in 2013 under Y2y Contents Company)

- He started out rapping in the underground scene alongside Block B’s Zico, Kyung, and P.O (of whom Mino is good friends with); and M.I.B’s SIMS

- Can speak Japanese

- Was originally supposed to be the leader of WINNER, but due to an ankle injury the position was switched to Seungyoon

- His sister is Danah from the girl group, New F.O.

- Has been told that he looks like a mix of Big Bang’s G-Dragon and Taeyang

 Stage Name: Taehyun

Real Name:  Nam Tae Hyun

Birth Date: May 10, 1994

Position: Main Vocalist, Maknae

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 63 kg

Education: Hanlim Arts High School

Hometown: Hanam, South Korea

Blood Type: A

Hobbies: Composing music and writing lyrics

Specialties: Boxing and martial arts

Trivia: – He was recruited to YG Entertainment in 2011 through a private audition

- Was a backup dancer for the 2011 YG Family Concert

- Credits YG Entertainment for helping him grow and improve his style of singing from when he first

 started out

- Can speak Japanese

- His Chinese zodiac is the dog, and his astrological star sign is the Taurus

- Has a tattoo on his left arm that says “Jean Michel Basquiat”, and one on his left wrist that says “Stay Gold”