Kim Hongjoong Natal Chart Reading
Right on the tails of the Bang Chan natal reading, I decided to give Hongjoong’s a go. Mostly because no one else in Stray Kids has a confirmed time, and this exercise really doesn’t work without it, though I might do an analysis of Lee Know’s potential charts one day. In the meantime, I’ll continue my fixation on rapper-leaders.
Full Disclaimer: Most of my knowledge is by traditional astrology, which involves but is not limited to: using whole signs, excluding Uranus-Pluto for natal charts, different sign rulers, and different planetary interpretations. Astrology is subjective by nature; I do not think my way is best, simply that this is the version of interpretation that makes the most sense to me. This is not a professional service, simply a hobby meant for entertainment purposes only. Feel free to disagree with or question my conclusions.
Sun: Scorpio - 11th house
Mercury: Sagittarius - 12th house
Venus: Scorpio - 11th house
Jupiter: Pisces - 3rd house
Saturn: Aries - 4th house
Midheaven: Scorpio - 11th house
North Node: Leo - 8th house
I saw a Tiktok recently talking about how there were no earth (sun) signs in all of Ateez (or Xikers, apparently), which I think is an interesting catch, considering I find earth signs to be more predisposed to idol life due to the insane amounts of discipline the profession takes. That being said, we can immediately clock Hongjoong’s Capricorn rising bringing balance to the force. A Sun in Scorpio being ruled by a Mars in Virgo is also helping bring a lot more earth energy into play. Capricorn’s cardinal nature helps bring leader energy while that mutable Virgo, especially in Mars, is giving him a solid work ethic.
This makes his chart ruler his Saturn in Aries, of all things. Between that and his Scorpio Sun, there’s just a lot of intensity in his countenance. Saturn ruling the chart brings severity to one's disposition, but Aries is quite youthful in nature, helping to redirect that energy. It’s no wonder he’s in the demon line with all this Saturn/Mars energy.
Sitting lonesome in the 12th house is Hongjoong’s Mercury in Sagittarius. Fire signs in Mercury are quite fun and witty, and it’s definitely helping combat that 12th house placement, which could make him much more reticent otherwise. Its ruler being Jupiter in Pisces also helps bring artistic flair to his communication style. Speaking of Jupiter in Pisces, this is a very strong placement sitting nicely in his 3rd house of communication. Unfortunately, it is in retrograde, causing it to not work as smoothly as it could, but overall this Jupiter is bringing a lot of benefits to what could’ve been a much more restricted placement of the Mercury. Jupiter is making a trine aspect with his Scorpio in Venus as well, pointing to someone with good social graces (and perhaps expensive taste).
Is it any wonder that he's into fashion?
However, going back to that 11th house, Hongjoong’s sun is combust both his Venus and his midheaven, hiding them. With the 11th house being the house of goals and dreams, I take this to mean that those things will tend to overshadow his relationships and public life. The midheaven can sometimes be taken to mean one's job (since this is often our most public persona), but in the case of Hongjoong and his work as an idol, I see it as his pursuit of music continuously trumping or superseding being able to publicly be himself or establish relationships. Really, his whole chart is a case of two steps forward, one step back the more that I look at it. Just like I mentioned in an earlier post, Hongjoong’s family life also seems marred by this push and pull, a good relationship with siblings in the 3rd house versus a poor placement for home in the 4th house.
Speaking of complications, Moon in Gemini in the 6th house. Moon in air signs are already not the best at processing their emotions (trying to be too logical about it), but with it sitting both square Jupiter, square Mars, and in a house opposite his Mercury…. How do you say…. He’s lucky his work allows self-expression because otherwise his feelings may just sit there until they die. And seeing his North Node up in the 8th house of secrets, I think that’ll be the big life lesson for him- bottling up emotions for the fear of being vulnerable may be a thing he works on his whole life.
In conclusion: Hongjoong’s chart is a complex set of checks and balances that point towards loving and loathing expressing himself. As with most charts, one singular placement does not define someone in their entirety; so too are we all composed of dozens of complex factors. I don’t mess with predictive astrology, as I think that is more subject to personal bias and thus tends to be more subject to error, but with this predispositions he’s born with, I think Hongjoong is someone who will have a very interesting life.
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