Seonghwa (ATEEZ) profile

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ARTIST NAME:	Seonghwa
REAL NAME:	Park Seong Hwa
KOREAN:	Holy fire
BIRTHDAY:	3. April 1998
Size:	178 cm (5´10“)
BLOOD GROUP:	EITHER
MBTI TYP:	ENFJ-T
ZODIAC SIGN:	♈  Aries
CHINESE ZODIAC SIGNS:	Tiger

DEBUT:	October 24, 2018 (ATEEZ)
AGENCY:	KQ Entertainment
POSITION:	Singer, Rapper

Aniteez:	DDEONGbyeoli
EMOJI:	🐱 ⭐️

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BIOGRAPHY

Seonghwa (성화) was born on April 3, 1998 in Jinju, South Korea and attended Myungshin High School. Later, he joined KQ Entertainment as a trainee to become an idol. In October 2017, a few of KQ Entertainment's trainees took part in a casting for the show MIXNINE (a survival reality show). Unfortunately, Seonghwa didn't make it.

Before Seonghwa'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, Seonghwa 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 of the promising and colorful group "ATEEZ", Seonghwa 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, 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, her song "Not Okay" achieved the coveted platinum status in Japan.

FILMOGRAPHY/ VIDEOGRAPHY

There are no solo projects from Seonghwa yet. However, he had a supporting role in the K-DRAMA “Imitation”, where he demonstrated his acting talent.

ILLUSTRATION

Seonghwa has already been able to take part in various events, such as Isabel Marant's fashion event at Château Marmont in Los Angeles in April 2024. He also had his own cover for Cosmopolitan Korea in August 2023.

FUN FACTS

• Seonghwa describes his own clothing style as genderless.
• He likes to cook and clean.
• His name means “star” + “become,” which means “to be a star.”
• His nickname is Hwaseong, which means Seonghwa when read backwards.
• He was originally supposed to debut as a rapper, but then switched to being a singer.
• His role models are Kai (EXO) and Taemin (Shinee) .
• His favorite hair color is black.
  
• Seonghwa is the “mother” of the group.
• The younger members don't really listen to him.
• There is no food he doesn't like.
• Seonghwa loves taking long showers.
• He watches a lot of ASMR videos.

OUR FAVORITE PERFORMANCE

Seonghwa is an exceptional artist in the Kpop world. He has mastered rapping and singing and impresses his fans every time with his versatility. His genderless clothing style makes him special and breaks down gender roles in the Kpop universe. He stays in people's minds and is a great inspiration for many of his fans. Will he turn more to modeling in the future and conquer the world's catwalks?

MORE ATEEZ PROFILES

HONGJOONG

YUNHO

YEOSANG

SAN

SOMETHING

WOOYOUNG

JONGHO

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