ZEROBASEONE, the winning group from the survival show "Boys Planet" is already very popular among K-Pop fans, and recently held their very first stage at "K-Con Japan". Yet, they're not known by everyone yet, and some of you might have heard of them only recently. So it is only natural that if you are interested in them, you are looking to know more about the group and its members. But usually, K-Pop fans are looking for more than regular information such as members' height and age, after checking that basic information of course.
Don't worry, we've got your back! Even if they just debuted, ZEROBASEONE members are full of surprises and interesting facts about them, that you'd surely want to know. If you've watched the survival show they're from, "Boys Planet", you might know about some of those facts, but for the brand new fans, enjoy learning about this rising group! Let's not waste any more time and take a look at 7 unique yet important pieces of information you should know before stanning the group!
1. Zhang Hao, the music genius of the group
This is a fact that was part of Zhang Hao's impressive introduction in "Boys Planet", Zhang Hao is a music genius. On his first appearance on the show, he played the violin in front of the other contestants, and he rocked the stage. Everyone was very moved by his music, and he won all hearts with a single note. Not only this but at only 22, soon turning 23, Zhang Hao also used to be a music professor back in China. One thing is for sure, Zhang Hao is full of various talents, and he surely hides some more along his sleeve.
2. Sung HanBin and his past as a dancer, and more
HanBin has been shining bright since the very beginning of "Boys Planet" as well thanks to his vocal and dance skills. But he left a big impression on the audience by showing his unique voguing skills. He even managed to have a dance battle with one of the star masters during the survival. But his talent didn't come as a surprise after fans got to know that he used to be a dancer for many other artists before such as BTS, and Wanna One. He also participated in many small dance shows and contests, winning multiple times, and surely everyone's hearts. Luckily, after shining at the back of the stage, HanBin finally gets a chance to shine at the front of the stage as well.
3. Kim JiWoong and his idol and actor charms
JiWoong gained a quite unique nickname after debuting with ZB1, which is 'the idol who debuted four times'. And that is an actual fact as JiWoong made his fourth debut with ZB1. It makes sense that JiWoong simply owns the stage, after debuting so many times, he is familiar with the spotlight! But that's not all, JiWoong also had an acting career before entering the survival show "Boys Planet"! He acted in a few web dramas, like "The Sweet Blood" and "Pro, Teen" but he got even more popular after his appearance in two Korean BL dramas "Kissable Lips" and "Roommates of Poongduck 304", which we highly recommend. JiWoong is full of charms that we'll never get enough of.
4. Kim GyuVin and his best friend
After "Boys Planet" ended, GyuVin shared that he had a dog, but of course, this is just a regular fact. The fun and interesting part is actually the name of his dog and its appearance. For some reason, the name of GyuVin's dog, Umpa, made the entire fandom burst into laughter, many fans said it was very much like GyuVin's personality, light and goofy. And the dog, while being the cutest, also has a funny look that just matches his quite unique name. So in the end, GyuVin and his dog are a good pair that fans also fell in love with.
5. Han YuJin the dance prodigy the world needed
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YuJin was praised by many people for his incredible dance skills since the very beginning of the survival show. And if his young age was already a factor for people to look at his dance skills as something incredible, his training time was even more shocking to the audience. Indeed, YuJin shared on his first appearance on the show that he had only been dancing for a year when he joined "Boys Planet". It seemed almost surreal to the audience that this young trainee could be so talented after such a short period of training, but it was the truth. Some pre-debut videos of YuJin were shared of his numerous dance practice, and those just shows how much he is naturally talented and born to be a star.
6. Park GunWook, the top student in the group
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GunWook also left a big impression on fans from the very beginning. Not only was his physic pretty outstanding because of his muscles, tall size, and handsome visuals, but he also did an amazing performance on the first star-level mission. So GunWook appeared as a very charismatic person, but he later showed a softer side of himself, especially when fans got to know about his past. Back in high school, GunWook participated in many school subject-related contests and won first place each time, he was also head of his class for many years in a row, showing just how much of a hardworking and reliable person he is. But it is true that many fans were surprised to see this perfect-student image of him after seeing his super cool side on the survival show.
7. Ricky's "Young and Rich, Tall and Handsome"
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Even if this slogan was intended as a cute, fun, and catchy way to present himself to viewers of "Boys Planet", after Ricky shared pictures taken with his family, fans realized that it was not just a slogan but a reality. Ricky is indeed all he said to be! Of course, he is young, no doubt about him being tall and handsome either, and now fans know that he is indeed rich as well. So it's not only his visuals that are so fancy, but he really is a fancy person. And looking at his family, it is no longer a secret where he got those pretty visuals from!
8. Seok Matthew and his handful of experience
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Matthew mentioned during "Boys Planet" that back in Canada, he used to have a lot of part-time jobs. During the final of the show, Matthew had a strange reaction to his announcement as Top 3, and fans were confused as to why he made such a confused face instead of being happy, even if he celebrated not long after. During their special live after the survival ended, Matthew gave an answer about his unique reaction. He confessed that he really did not expect to win, especially at such a high rank, so at the moment he was announced, he was already thinking about which part-time job he should do when heโd be back to Canada! This was such a unique anecdote that it can now be listed as one of his fun facts!
9. Kim TaeRae a master of cover
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More than a fun fact, TaeRae has more of an unknown fact about him. Actually, many people discovered him on "Boys Planet", but he participated in another survival a few years ago. And it was not just a regular K-Pop survival show, "Top 10 Students" had for particularity to have his teenage contestant cover songs from the top chart of the 80s and 90s to give those songs a fresh feeling. TaeRae being among the contestant did not miss on showing beautiful performances back then as well. So if you also love TaeRaeโs angel voice rush to see his old performances!
Now that you know more about a few of the members, were you able to choose your favorite already? Anyway, one thing is sure, we're excited about their official first release as ZEROBASEONE.
