Jongho (ATEEZ) profile

BIOGRAPHY

Jongho (종호) was born on October 12, 2000 in Ilsan, South Korea, but moved to Seoul at a young age. He attended Noil Middle School and graduated from Surak High School. In October 2017, a few of KQ Entertainment's trainees took part in a casting for the show MIXNINE (a survival reality show). Jongho was one of the four trainees who made it onto the show. He placed 27th in the MIXNINE Just Dance showcase, but was later eliminated in the 10th episode. In the end he reached 43rd place.

Before Jongho's big debut, he was part of "KQ Fellaz" - that's the name of KQ's group in which all trainees train together. On October 24, 2018, Jongho debuted as a member of ATEEZ with the album "Treasure". The group consists of the members Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho.

You can find out more about ATEEZ’s history and success here.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

As the singer and maknae of the promising and colorful group "ATEEZ", Jongho has achieved a plethora of milestones together with his members and has continuously surpassed himself with each comeback. Below we have summarized the most important achievements for you.

• In December 2018, ATEEZ was named “New Asian Artist at the Mnet Asian Music Awards” (MAMA), marking a notable start for the up-and-coming group.
• A year later, in January 2019, they received the coveted “New Artist of the Year Award” at the Golden Disc Awards, thereby securing a permanent place in the Korean music scene.
• International recognition followed in October 2020 when they received the title of "Best Korean Act" at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), demonstrating their global presence.
• In 2021, ATEEZ was once again named “Artist of the Year” at The Fact Music Awards.
• In January 2022, ATEEZ received the coveted Bonsang Award at the Seoul Music Awards.
• With the release of their EP The World EP.Fin: Will, they achieved diamond and platinum status in South Korea in December 2023.
• In 2024, their song "Not Okay" achieved the coveted platinum status in Japan.

DISCOGRAPHY

Jongho is known for his voice with a unique character. He released his first solo song in the album Fin:Will.

YEAR	TITLE
2023	'박효신 - 야생화' [Youtube, Special Clip]
2023	“Everything” (The World EP Fin:Will)

FILMOGRAPHY/ VIDEOGRAPHY

Jongho has only done a few solo filmographic projects so far. However, he played a supporting role in the K-drama “Imitation” and has his own episode in the Lee Mujin interview series where he shows off his skills.

YEAR	TITLE
2020-today:	log_1DAY VLOG #JONGHO
2023	Lee Mujin Interview Episode 24

ILLUSTRATION

FUN FACTS

• Jongho was supposed to be an athlete, but always wanted to be a singer.
• He is left-handed.
• His hobbies are playing football and training.
• Bruno Mars is his favorite musician.
• Jongho is very sensitive to the cold.
• Wooyoung and him always tease each other.
• He would like to perform at Jamsil Stadium for Ateez's 10th anniversary.
  

OUR FAVORITE PERFORMANCE

Jongho makes the hearts of fans all over the world beat faster with his voice. It contributes an important part to Ateez's uniqueness and is indispensable. It is well known that he is a good singer, but where will his path take him? Will he perhaps try his hand at acting or as a presenter? Are we excited?

MORE ATEEZ PROFILES

• HONGJOONG
• SEONGHWA
• YEOSANG
• SAN
• MINGI
• YUNHO
• WOOYOUNG

Sources: KQ website, social media channels of KQ, ATEEZ & Jongho