Keonho

Four years of saying no

Keonho was a competitive swimmer with a stack of wins and a competition record to his name. He swam until sixth grade.

HYBE first came for him when he was ten and he turned them down. The company did not give up and kept trying for four years. He finally joined because his mum and his sister talked him into it, and it was his family who suggested the idol life in the first place. His sister still cries every time he comes home.

The human puppy

He is energetic, hyper, adorable and the actual definition of a lovable youngest sibling. He copies his hyungs’ movements, words and even the way they talk, which earned him the nickname copycat. He loves imitating people and animals, and lately he has been doing a lot of sea lions.

He teases his hyungs constantly, Martin most of all. Some people read that as rude and it really is not: it is his love language. Martin has said he loves Keonho despite all of it, and that they get along because they think in very similar ways.

He is also probably the most famous member inside Korea, mostly on the strength of the visuals.

The quieter side

For all the puppy energy, he journals, and he likes getting introspective in it. He has also said he wants to throw a rooftop listening party, which is a very specific dream and I need it to happen.

Facts worth knowing

Credits

Full breakdown here: songs CORTIS produced for other artists.