Facts about Jonghyun from BNR
All facts are from Jonghyun himself from Blue Night Radio
His fetal nickname was “Chi Guk”
He tried to knit a muffle once in 6th grade
He didn’t believe in Santa Claus because his parents never tricked him
He listened to Richard Marx’s “Right Here Waiting” a lot during trainee days
He claims he didn’t sleep enough during middle and high school (which caused his short height)
He used to go to a friend’s house daily and listen to music, especially n*sync
He had to cut his hair twice to comply with school rules
When he was 3, he lived in front of a marketplace.
In his first year of elementary school, he liked a girl in another class. He would run in front of her and look back to a “friend” just to look at her.
He used to want to be a police officer then a Korean teacher.
His mom took him to piano lessons when he was around 6 but he quit
He and his sister lived with their grandparents for some time during elementary school
He used to have a husky named Choro
His middle school band’s name was Zion because he went to a Christian school
His family received welfare support during his middle school years and he didn’t like getting the help
He was the class president in primary school
His grandfather is still alive but grandmother isn’t (mother’s side)
The biggest regret in his life was an argument with his mom
His sister, Seodam, works at a cosmetic company
His mom sold fish shaped buns and rice cakes and he would ask her for money to play at the arcade.
Seodam is a huge fan of Shinhwa
His mom and sister have many couple items
Both Seodam and his mother go to church
His mom entered university at 36
His mother studied women’s & child psychology; she worked as principal at a daycare center and now works as a psychosocial therapist
Jonghyun often sets his sister’s picture as his phone’s wallpaper
His mom calls him a workaholic
His mom can use his credit card
His mom doesn’t want him to get married until he’s 35
He called his father a “thieving guy” because he married his mother at a young age
His mother sing in her church choir
His mom had to have knee surgery but didn’t tell Jonghyun until after his concert
His father is over 180 cm but his mother is 150 cm tall
When he enrolled in music school, his father didn’t know and tried to cancel his enrollment
When he goes out with his older sister, she often gets mistaken for his girlfriend or younger sister
He lived with his grandparents (mother side) in 1st and 2nd grade.
He has bad eyesight without glasses/contacts
He doesn’t have a religion
He can only doggy paddle/can’t swim
He always tells Roo goodnight
He wants to make a children’s album someday
His bedroom is mostly black
When the members all lived in a dorm, Jonghyun was in charge of getting them all together to eat and play
He has Seasonal Affective Disorder (depression, usually in winter months)
Food made with bones like pork bone stew
Dogs—especially ones with short legs like a corgi or dachshund
(English translations: cosmicsticks, thatcoolcatmeow)
