IZZY FACTS
She was born in Seoul, South Korea but was raised in LA, California, United States.
She has a younger brother named Liam who's 6 years younger than her.
Her family lives in LA but they come and visit her here and there.
She moved back to Korea and lived with her grandparents in 2011 to audition.
She applied an audition for the big three, but she never got a call back.
She auditioned for Pledis with no expectations and was planning to go back to LA if she never heard anything from them. 3 days after her audition, she got a call saying she got accepted.
She was immediately put into training with the other Seventeen members.
She was a trainee for 4 years and 2 months.
She trained with the performance unit when they were trainees.
She was originally put in the performance team.
She can speak English, Korean, German, and Japanese.
The meaning behind her stage name is that it's her mother's nickname for her.
She's one of the "official" writers for Seventeen's songs.
She plays piano and guitar, both acoustic and electric.
The nickname "Panda" comes from her mild obsession with them
She has a panda plushie that was a gift from a fan that she brings everywhere.
She has poor eyesight on her right eye.
She and Jeonghan share the same zodiac sign.
She's allergic to alloy.
Her favorite color is purple.
She has a cat named Nalu.
She recently adopted a dog named Christopher.
Her comfort food is chicken nuggets.
She's a very picky eater.
She can't handle spicy foods.
She can't sleep in pitch black room.
She gets scared easily.
She claims that people will never not see her with a bottle of water near her.
She's a major HP and Marvel fan.
Her favorite fruit is pineapple.
She doesn't like wearing earrings.
She has a lot of plushies in her room.
She's extremely ticklish.
She doesn't call the members "oppa" very much and tends to call them "hyung". This develops even more as she lives with them for years.
She has her own room in the same floor as Wonwoo and Mingyu.
Izzy's ideal type is someone who is kind to people around them and genuine who's also like a friend to her.