IZ*ONE Members Profile and 10 Facts You Should Know About IZ*ONE

IZ*ONE Members Profile, IZ*ONE Ideal Type and 10 Facts You Should Know About IZ*ONE

IZ*ONE is a Korean-Japanese girl group debuted in Korea on October 29, 2018 and they debuted in Japan on February 6, 2019. They formed by MNET’s Produce48, the third season of Produce 101. Produce48 brought together Japanese trainees from AKB48 & their sister groups and Korean trainees from many different labels. The members consist of Jang Wonyoung, Miyawaki Sakura, Jo Yuri, Choi Yena, Ahn Yujin, Yabuki Nako, Kwon Eunbi, Kang Hyewon, Honda Hitomi, Kim Chaewon, Kim Minjoo, and Lee Chaeyeon.

IZ*ONE Fandom Name: Wiz*one

IZ*ONE Members Profile:

Eunbi

Stage Name: Eunbi (은비)
Birth Name: Kwon Eun Bi (권은비)
Position: Leader, Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
Birthday: September 27th, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 160 cm (5’3”)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Running, shopping, dancing and playing the guitar
Hometown: Siheung-Dong, Geumcheon-Gu, Seoul, South Korea
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Green tea chocolate
Official color: Purple
Family: She has an older brother
Rank: 7
Trained: She trained for 5 years, 6 months
Company: Woollim Entertainment

Kwon Eun Bi is the oldest member and the leader of IZ*ONE. She placed 7th in Produce 48, making her a member of the group.

10 Facts about Eunbi

1. She debuted in the group Ye-A in 2014 and left in November 2014, her stage name was “Kazoo.
2. Eunbi has a knack for discovering dessert restaurants.
3. Eunbi said that Minjoo and her have similar tastes.
4. Woollim trainees said that Eunbi is like their mother cause of her good leadership skills.
5. She was part of a dance group called PLAY.
6. EunBi and Cherry Bullet‘s HaeYoon are close, they share friendship rings.
7. Eunbi worked as a part timer in a Paris Baguette franchise.
8. She was a back dancer for Lovelyz.
9. She’s known for looking like Irene from Red Velvet.
10. Eunbi really admires IU.

Sakura 

Stage Name: Sakura (さくら) (사쿠라)
Birth Name: Miyawaki Sakura  (みやわき さくら) (미야와키 사쿠라)
Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Visual
Birthday: March 19th, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 163 cm (5’4”)
Weight: 43 kg (94 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Playing video games, reading, watching movies, and acting
Hometown: Kagoshima City, Japan
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: –
Official color: Pastel Pink
Family: She has a younger brother
Rank: 2
Trained: She trained for 6 years and 11 months
Company: EMI Records 

10 Facts about Sakura

1. She’s currently under HKT48, she is the sub-captain of HKT48 team KIV.
2. She was chosen before as center for AKB48.
3.  Sakura received a Nintendo Switch and a PS4 from fans during IZ*ONE’s fansigns.
4. Her special talent is drawing funny pictures.
5. Sakura sleeps with eyes open.
6. Sakura is a Reveluv (Red Velvet fan) and her bias is Irene.
7. She was a member of theater appreciation and drama club in school.
8. Sakura was given a lead role in AKB48’s drama “Majisuka Gakuen 4” (2015).
9. Sakura was always in the upper ranks of Produce48 and was P48’s first center.
10. A few of her other members say she has a very weird way of running.

Hyewon 

Stage Name: Hyewon (혜원)
Birth Name: Kang Hye Won (강혜원)
Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Visual
Birthday: July 5th, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 163 cm (5’4”)
Weight: 43 kg (95 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Watching animations and dramas, also she can play the piano and guitar
Hometown: Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Vanilla
Official color: Coral
Family: She has a younger brother
Rank: 8
Trained: She trained under 8D Creative for 9 months
Company: 8D Creative

10 Facts about Hyewon

1. Hyewon can eat a small cup of noodles in 3 bites.
2.  She’s a former Music K Entertainment trainee.
3. She’s a former HYWY Entertainment trainee.
4. Hyewon known for her pure and innocent looks.
5. Hyewon and Yena attended the same school, but they never met each other for 3 years.
6. Yujin said that recently Hyewon and Yena are getting very well with each other.
7. Hyewon almost debuted in DAYDAY
8. She is known as the Innocent Rapper.
9. She is very close with AKB48’s Kenkyuusei Sato Minami and wants to visit her in Japan.
10. Her manager is TWICE’s former manager Kim Na Yeon

Yena 

Stage Name: Yena (예나)
Birth Name: Choi Ye Na (최예나)
Position: Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Birthday: September 29th, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 163 cm (5’4”)
Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Reading comic books and watching movies alone
Hometown: Gil-Dong, Gangdong, South Korea
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Strawberry and chocolate
Official color: Yellow
Family: Her older brother is Sungmin of SPEED
Rank: 4
Trained: She trained for 3 years and 5 months
Company: YUEHUA Entertainment

10 Facts about Yena

1. Yena has an older brother: actor and former SPEED member Choi Sungmin.
2. She’s a former Polaris Entertainment trainee.
3. Her talent is playing claw machines and playing games in general.
4. Yena is close to DIA‘s Jueun. they’re both former BBC/Polaris trainee.
5. She is the happy virus of the group
6. Yena is a childhood cancer survivor, she had lymphoma & was told there was no chance of survival but miraculously recovered. Her family wasn’t well-off so her parents had to sell kimbap every morning to be able to pay her hospital bills.
7. Her parents didn’t want her to become an idol because her brother’s group didn’t do well.
8. Yena is known for looking like a duck.Yena is known for looking like a duck.
9. She is a fan of Bora
10. Yena is one of the fixed members of tvN’s program “Prison Life of Fools” together with GOT7‘s JB and SEVENTEEN‘s Seungkwan.

Chaeyeon 

Stage Name: Chaeyeon (채연)
Birth Name: Lee Chae Yeon (이채연)
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper
Birthday: January 11th, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Height: 165 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 47 kg (104 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Cooking and playing badminton
Hometown: Yongin, South Korea
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Yogurt
Official color: Blue Mint
Family: 2 younger sisters
Rank: 12
Trained: She trained for 4 years and 1 month
Company: WM Entertainment

10 Facts about Chaeyeon

1. She is a former JYP Ent. trainee.
2. Chaeyeon’s sister Chaeryeong, is a member of JYP’s new girl group ITZY.
3. Her talent is making choreographies.
4. Chaeyeon can learn choreography extremely well and rapidly. She learned the 1000% chorus choreography whilst only watching it one time.
5. Chaeyeon is friends with Stray Kids’ Changbin, AB6IX‘s Daehwi, Woojin, Woong
6. Chaeyeon used to wear braces.
7. The members said that Chaeyeon is good at cooking.
8. Chaeyeon is close to Twice‘s members, fromis_9 Jiwon, Jeon Somi and Wanna One’s Daehwi
9. In IZ*ONE Chaeyeon is closest to Sakura.
10. If she were a boy, out of the IZ*ONE members she’d date Sakura.

Chaewon 

Stage Name: Chaewon (채원)
Birth Name: Kim Chae Won (김채원)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Birthday: August 1st, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 164 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 42 kg (92.5 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Singing and dancing
Hometown: Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Mint chocolate
Official color: Mint
Family: Mother which is the theater actress Lee Ran Hee and an older sister
Rank: 10
Trained: She trained for 11 months
Company: Woollim Entertainment

10 Facts about Chaewon

1. She is the daughter of theater actress Lee Ran Hee.
2. She trained for 11 months.
3. Many fans think Chaewon looks like the female version of Stray Kids’s Felix.
4. She can peel 3 tangerines in 30 seconds.
5. She appeared in Golden Child’s “Let Me” MV.
6. Chaewon was featured on Mamamoo’s Moonbyul song “Selfish” during Mama 2018 in Japan.
7. Chaewon really admires Taeyeon.
8. Her nickname is “Angel Chaewon”, “Fairy Chaewon”, “Raddish Cabbage Fairy”
9. Chaewon really loves mandarins.
10. Her talent is eating spicy food.

Minju 

Stage Name: Minju (민주)
Birth Name: Kim Min Joo (김민주)
Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Visual
Birthday: February 5th, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 166 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 45 kg (99lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Hobbies: Cooking, photography, playing the guitar and watching sitcoms
Hometown: South Korea
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Chocolate
Official color: White
Family: She has a younger sister and an older brother
Rank: 11
Trained: She trained for 2 years and 2 months
Company: Urban Works

10 Facts about Minju

1. Minju was a child actress for “The Great Seducer”.
2. She is a Harry Potter fan.
3.  She also likes rollercosters and amusement park rides.
4. Minju is the best friend of the soloist Kriehsa Chu.
5. She acted in a movie called “The Fault Is Not Yours”, as a supporting role.
6. Minju loves gummy bears.
7. She is good at cooking.
8. Minju appeared in a web drama called “Immortal Goddess”.
9. She was featured in Kriesha Chu’s song “Falling Star”.
10. Minju made a cameo in ATEEN season 2.

Nako 

Stage Name: Nako  (なこ) (나코)
Birth Name: Yabuki Nako  (やぶき なこ) (야부키 나코)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: June 18th, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height: 150 cm (4’9″)
Weight: 40 kg (88 lbs)
Blood Type: She doesn’t know
Hobbies: Watching movies by herself, karaoke, playing cards
Hometown: Tokyo prefecture, Japan
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: –
Official color: Sky Blue
Family: Mother, younger, and elder sister
Rank: 6
Trained: She trained for 4 years and 10 months
Company:  EMI Records (HKT48)

10 Facts about Nako

1. Nako likes to play card games specially daifugou.
2. Nako’s skill is to braid her hair fast.
3. Nako is a fan of Twice and especially Jihyo.
4. Nako is the best at Korean in the Japanese line.
5. Was the shortest trainee on Produce48.
6. Became the center of Wink wa Sankai within a month of debuting in HKT48.
7. Nako is afraid of heights.
8. She believes she was Sashihara Rino’s cat in a previous life.
9. She can do ballet.
10. Her charm point is her dimples.

Hitomi 

Stage Name: Hitomi  (ひとみ) (히토미)
Birth Name: Honda Hitomi  (ほんだ ひとみ) (혼다 히토미)
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper
Birthday: October 6th, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 158 cm (5’2”)
Weight: 44.4 kg (98 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Watching cooking videos, composing songs and playing basketball
Hometown: Tochigi prefecture, Japan
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Strawberry
Official color: Peach
Family: She has an older sister (Erii) and an older brother
Rank: 9
Trained: She trained for 4 years and 2 months
Company: Kings Records (AKB48)

10 Facts about Hitomi

1. She is under AKS and Toyota
2. She trained for 4 years and 2 months.
3.  In elementary school she was a cheerleader for 4 years
4. Hitomi enjoys watching cooking videos in her spare time.
5. She is very competitive.
6. She is good at composing songs.
7. Hitomi said that if she was a boy, she would date Yena because she’s funny.
8. She wants to go to Nasu when she can drive.
9. Her special skill is basketball.
10. She admires Sashihara Rino’s positive thinking.

Yuri 

Stage Name: Yuri (유리)
Birth Name: Jo Yu Ri (조유리)
Position: Main Vocalist
Birthday: October 22nd, 2001
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 160 cm (5’3”)
Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Hobbies: Singing, playing the guitar, piano, keyboard and drums
Hometown: Busan, South Korea
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Cotton candy
Official color: Orange
Family: She has a younger sister
Rank: 3
Trained: She trained for 9 months
Company: Stone Music Entertainment

10 Facts about Yuri

1. She trained for 9 months.
2. Yuri knows how to play the piano, but she ended up giving up on that, because of financial issues.
3. Her specialty is her husky voice which she’s she became known for on Produce48.
4. Yuri hates bugs.
5.  She’s also known for looking shockingly similar to former IOI and current Weki Meki member Choi Yoojung.
6.  As a former contestant of Idol School, Yuri close to all the Fromis_9 members
7. Yuri thinks her lips are her charm point.
8. Yuri was an individual trainee and went on Idol School, where she ranked 15th.
9. Playing the keyboard and drums are also her other specialties.
10. Yuri was an Idol School contestant.

Yujin 

Stage Name: Yujin (유진)
Hometown: Daejeon but currently lives in Seoul
Birth Name: Ahn Yu Jin (안유진)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Birthday: September 1st, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 169 cm (5’7″)
Weight: 48 kg (106 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Shopping, girl’s hip hop and piano
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Green tea
Official color: Blue
Family: She has an older sister
Rank: 5
Trained: She trained for 1 year and 4 months
Company: Starship Entertainment

10 Facts about Yujin

1. Yujin is close to Jiheon from fromis_9 because they are from the same agency and are the same age.
2. She trained for 1 year and 4 months.
3. Yujin is good at sports.
4. Hitomi’s dad is Yujin’s fan.
5. She appears in MVs: Soyou X Baekyun‘s “Rain” MV, Jeong Sewoon‘s “Just U” MV, Ailee X Mad Clown’s “Thirst” MV and Yoo Seungwoo X Sandeul’s “Oppa” MV.
6. Yujin is the “vitamin” of IZ*ONE.
7. Dropped quickly in rank, expected to be eliminated.
8. She is the youngest participant on “King of Mask Singer”
9. Before appearing on Produce48 Yujin was already a well known face from her appearance in a CF.
10. Yujin appeared in “Idol Room” as Special MC in ep. 31.

Wonyoung 

Stage Name: Wonyoung (원영)
Hometown: She is part Korean and part Taiwanese
Birth Name: Jang Won Young (장원영)
Chinese Name: Zhang Yuanying (張員瑛)
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper, Center, Maknae
Birthday: August 31st, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 169.2 cm (5’7″)
Weight: 47 kg (104 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: Dancing girl’s hip hop and singing
Favorite Ice-Cream flavor: Mint chocolate
Official color: Pink
Family: She has an older sister (3 years older)
Rank: 1
Trained: She trained for 1 year and 2 months
Company: Starship Entertainment

Jang Won Young is a trainee under Starship Entertainment and member of IZ*ONE. She is a former participant of Produce 48. Won-young ranked 1st on the final episode of Produce 48, making her the youngest member and also the center of IZ*ONE.

10 Facts about Wonyoung

1. She enjoys playing with her sister she when she’s home.
2. She trained for 1 year and 2 months.
3.  Wonyoung’s father is a music teacher
4. Wonyoung used to wear braces.
5. During Produce 48 some netizens thought that Wonyoung and fromis_9‘s Gyuri look-alike.
6. Speculated to be of Chinese/Taiwanese descent.
7. On the show the other trainees commonly complimented her body ratios, her legs are rather long.
8. Wonyoung is ranked 88th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”
9. She was declared as the center/rank 1 of the group exactly on her birthday.
10. Wonyoung can wink 63 times in 30 seconds.

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